Alex Murdaugh.Photo:Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP Earlier this week, convicted murderer and disbarred South Carolina attorneyAlex Murdaughwas sentenced to 27 years in prison for financial crimes. Creighton Waters, the lead prosecutor on the Murdaugh case, talked to PEOPLE Wednesday about the impact his crimes had on his long line of victims and Murdaugh’s ability to use “trust” as a “weapon....

Shinzo Abe and Queen Elizabeth.Photo: DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/Getty; JANE BARLOW/POOL/AFP via Getty Queen Elizabethshared a message of condolences mourning former Japanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abe, whodied after sustaining gunshot woundsduring a campaign speech on Friday. The Queen, 96, added, “I wish to convey my deepest sympathy and condolences to his family and to the people of Japan at this difficult time.” The note was signed “Elizabeth R.,” the monarch’s standard signature (the “R” stands for “regina,” which means “queen....

Queen Elizabethwas aware that the clock was ticking during her final year, royal biographer Robert Hardman writes in his new book onKing Charles. Queen Elizabeth died on Sept. 8, 2022, at age 96 during the 70th year of her record-breaking reign, and Hardman sheds new light on details around her death inThe Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy(out Jan. 18). In an excerpt of his book in theDaily Mailon Saturday, Hardman writes that the Queen’s exact cause of death is unclear because she had been “suffering from multiple conditions in her final year....

Mariah Carey in Aspen, Colo., on Dec. 19.Photo:Backgrid Backgrid It’stiiiiime!Time forMariah Careyto show off her parade of winter-wear in Aspen, Colo., like she does every year, that is. The unofficial Queen of Christmas has been jetting off to the wintry city for the holiday season over the past few years, and every time she does, she shows off an absolute feast of fashions along the way.On Dec. 19, just days after wrapping up her Christmas tour in Brooklyn, N....

Quinta Brunson is pictured attending The 2024 BAFTA Tea Party at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on January 13, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Photo:Jon Kopaloff/GettyQuinta Brunsonis a woman of many talents — and an official Genius.TheEmmy winner, 34, looked back on some of her early jobs during an appearance onLive with Kelly and Markon Tuesday.Not every gig was a success, she shared: “I worked at American Eagle, folding jeans. I was very bad at it, it was not my calling....

Nicholas Alahverdian.Photo:KSTU via AP, Pool KSTU via AP, Pool By the time Utah County prosecutorsfiled rape chargesagainst him,Nicholas Alahverdianhad already faked his own death and fled to Scotland, authorities allege. “Objection, my lady, that is complete hearsay,” Alahverdian reportedly said. Nicholas Alahverdian leaving Edinburgh Sheriff and Justice of The Peace Court in 2022.Press Association via AP Images Press Association via AP Images The court hearing marked a significant milestone for a case that has involved many unexpected twists....

Raven-Symone in 2023 and her ‘Cheetah Girls’ costars, Kiely Williams, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton and Sabrina Bryan.Photo:Monica Schipper/WireImage; Steve Granitz/WireImageRaven-Symonémay be reuniting with her Amigas Cheetahs in the near future!While reflecting on the cultural impact the fan-favorite Disney Channel movies had on early 2000s youth,The Cheetah Girlsalum, 38, teased there may be a potential reunion in the works.“Another moment in culture that gave girl power, that gave fashion, that gave songs — [I’m] very blessed to be a part of that,” she toldEntertainment Tonightof the movies, which also starredAdrienne Bailon-Houghton,Sabrina BryanandKiely Williams....

Realtor Lauren Rockel was showing her clients a prospective home in Lowell, Mich., when she discovered an unusual feature. In a videoposted on TikTok, Rockel reveals how she found a “creepy” hidden room in the house, adjacent to the bathroom. “Secret rooms are one of my absolute favorite things to find when I’m showing homes,” Rockel notes in the video, which has racked up more than 800,000 views on the social media platform....

Will Ferrell, PEOPLE’sSexiest Man Alive2025?The actor and hisYou’re Cordially InvitedcostarReese Witherspoonwere asked about him potentially campaigning for the annual honor at a New York City screening of their new movie on Tuesday, Jan. 28.“Again. I mean, I missed out last year,” Ferrell, 57, tells PEOPLE, piggybacking off a hilarious conversation he had withSavannah Guthrieon theTodayshow that morning.Asked why Ferrellwould be a great SMA cover star, Witherspoon, 48, replies, " ‘Cause I mean, who else would it be?...

Photo: PBS Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezis opening up about the hostility she faced after being elected to Congress in 2018 — hostility that, in a new interview withGQ, came in part from those in her party. During her first days in Congress, the now 32-year-old Ocasio-Cortez told the outlet, her reception was “not the same” as her fellow newly elected Democrats. One instance, in particular, highlighted the ideological divide between the progressive lawmaker and the Democrats who had been in office for decades....

Chase Utley.Photo: Courtesy eBayPhillies legend Chase Utley is ready to start the next phase of his career — in Europe.The baseball champion, who retired from the MLB in 2018, spoke to PEOPLE about his upcoming plans after co-hosting the launch of the neweBay vaultalongside actorMiles Teller.Utley, 43, who helped thePhiladelphia Phillieswin the World Series in 2008, says he and his family will “travel around Europe a little bit” before he begins his new role with the MLB in London....

Photo:Eric Charbonneau/Getty Eric Charbonneau/Getty Ricky Martinmay have a longstanding music career, but his role as a father to his four children is the most rewarding for him. Martin has long been open about hisdesire to have a large familyand how the world hasn’t always made it easy due to his sexuality. “Many years I dreamt of being a father, and many, many, many times I went through this grieving process of ‘I am gay, I am a closeted gay man, and I’m not going to be able to be a daddy,” he once toldOutmagazine....

Robert Pattinson at the premiere ofMickey 17in London on Feb. 13, 2025.Photo:Neil Mockford/FilmMagic Neil Mockford/FilmMagic Robert Pattinson’s tolerance for horror isn’t what it used to be!In a conversation with hisMickey 17directorBong Joon HoforGQpublished Monday, March 3, the 38-year-old actor admitted that while he “used to watch a lot of really dark stuff” when he “was younger and just think, like, ‘Yeah, this is cool,’ " things have changed.“Now, I’m too sensitive,” he said....