Florida's Surgeon General Swiftly Criticized for Saying 'Healthy Kids' Shouldn't Get COVID Vaccine

Dr. Joseph Ladapo and Gov. Ron DeSantis.Photo: Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Florida’s surgeon general saw backlash on Monday after he announced that “healthy kids” should not getvaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Joseph Ladapo, along with Gov. Ron DeSantis, said they would issue guidance making Florida “the first state to officially recommend against the COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children.” Ladapo did not offer any additional details on when the guidance would become official or what they would define as a “healthy” child....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Kenneth Brooks

For KING + COUNTRY Unveil Cinematic 'What Are We Waiting For?' Video as They Announce Deluxe Album (Exclusive)

“He said, ‘Look, this is the culmination of the album,'” Joel recalled to PEOPLE. He and Luke were sitting in the front row of a small Nashville, Tennessee–area movie theater where they had planned a viewing party for the band and their families later in the night. “This is the title track. The whole album is built around a desert theme. A monologue in the liners reads about how you’ve been living in a no man’s land....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 613 words · April Bailey

Former Colorado School Custodian Becomes Principal of Elementary in the Same District

A former school custodian, who climbed up the ranks of the educational system, was named principal of an an elementary school earlier this year.Growing up, Michael Atkins hadn’t considered working in public education. But after graduating high school with a daughter on the way, he found himself wanting to work with children, and soon applied to become a teacher’s assistant at schools around his home in Denver, he recalled toKMGH.But he was faced with a roadblock when none of the schools offered him a job....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 781 words · Mr. Michael Davis

Former Defense Sec. Mark Esper Says Trump Complained that U.S. Navy's Ships 'Looked Ugly'

Defense Secretary Mark Esper (left) and President Donald Trump.Photo: Alex Wong/Getty; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Former Secretary of DefenseMark Esperwrites in a new memoir that PresidentDonald Trumpdidn’t like the look of the U.S. Navy’s ships. “On multiple occasions, the president complained that the U.S. Navy ships ‘look ugly,’ while the Russian and Italian ships, for example, ‘look nicer, sleeker, like a real ship.’ Maybe so, but as I told the president in defense of the Navy, ‘Our ships are built to fight and win, not win beauty contests; we prize function over form,” Esper writes inA Sacred Out,according toThe Hill....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Melissa Parker

Former MLB Pitcher Odalis Pérez Dead at 44 in Apparent At-Home Accident: 'A Really Good Guy'

Photo: Jon Soohoo/Getty ImagesOdalis Pérez, a former pitcher who played a decade in the MLB, died on Thursday in his native Dominican Republic.Pérez’s lawyer, Walin Batista, toldESPNthat the 44-year-old appeared to have fallen from a ladder at his home, where he was alone.“Around 7 p.m., his brother Cristian Perez arrived at the house and found Odalis lying in the patio,” Batista told the outlet. “We don’t know yet the cause of his death, but everything seems to indicate Odalis slipped down a ladder....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 914 words · Jamie Compton

Former New Mexico Governor, United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson Dead at 75

Bill Richardson.Photo:Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Bill Richardson, the former governor of New Mexico and a United Nations ambassador, has died. He was 75. “He lived his entire life in the service of others — including both his time in government and his subsequent career helping to free people held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad,” Bergman said. “There was no person that Governor Richardson would not speak with if it held the promise of returning a person to freedom....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Lindsay Gomez

Former NFL Star's Dog Found Dead in Trainer's Closet Weeks After She Lied About What Happened: 'I'm So Sorry'

Photo: Jerod Mayo/Instagram The trainer, 41-year-old Amelia Ferreira, now faces a charge of obstruction in Knox’s death. In an interview with PEOPLE, she admitted to lying about what happened and did not excuse what she did. The incident — which dragged on for weeks after Ferreira claimed Knox had run away while on a walk — was resolved on Sunday when his body was found in a plastic bag in a closet in Ferreira’s residence in Cranston, Rhode Island, according to local animal cruelty investigator Joe Warzycha, who assisted police....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1200 words · Randall Elliott

Fox News to Name Lawrence Jones a Permanent 'Fox & Friends' Co-Host

Lawrence Jones, the newest co-host on ‘Fox & Friends’.Photo:Fox News Fox News Fox News Channel is making a big change to itsFox & Friendsfranchise, planning to name Lawrence Jones a permanent co-host of the show during its Thursday morning broadcast. Beginning Monday, Sept. 18, Jones will join co-hostsSteve Doocy,Ainsley EarhardtandBrian Kilmeadefrom 6-9 a.m. on weekdays for discussions on news, weather, sports and entertainment. He will also continue to serve as the franchise’s enterprise reporter....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Nicholas Dorsey

Fran Drescher Reveals the Demand Donald Trump Made When He Made a Guest Appearance on 'The Nanny'

Fran Drescheris looking back atDonald Trump‘s guest appearance on her showThe Nanny— and how he made a request that ended up altering the script. Speaking with Seth Meyers on Feb. 3’s episode ofLate Night with Seth Meyers, Drescher, 62, revealed that there is “an interesting story” that accompanies Trump’s appearance on the CBS sitcom, which ran for six seasons from 1993 to 1999. “I stood in this scene and I said to the two of them, ‘Oh, all you millionaires are alike,'” Drescher explained of thescenein which Trump, 73, appeared, in 1996....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Gabriella Miller

From Their Whirlwind Romace to Welcoming Baby Caiden: 16 of Ryan Lochte & Fiancée Kayla Rae Reid's Cutest Pics

01of 16LITTLE FAMILYRyan Lochte/InstagramHe’s here! The happy parents shared first photos of their newborn son, Caiden Zane Lochte, on Instagram in June 2017. “Now this is what it’s all about….. family!!!!!!!“Lochte captioned a black and white photo of him, Reid and Caiden. And the proud parents have beensharing cute photos of their sonever since. 01of 16 LITTLE FAMILY Ryan Lochte/Instagram He’s here! The happy parents shared first photos of their newborn son, Caiden Zane Lochte, on Instagram in June 2017....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 832 words · Mary Pope

Frozen Honey Is the Easiest (and Sweetest) Food Trend on TikTok

Photo: Eloise Fouladgar/TikTokWe’ve seencreamy lemonade,whipped coffee, andinnovative wraps, but now food TikTok has a new trend to try out this summer that’s sure tobeeone of your favorites: frozen honey.The sweet phenomenon is taking over the app, and it’s easy to see why. It doesn’t require nearly as much effort as past trends, uses just one ingredient, and is a cool snack for these hot days. All you need is patience while you wait to take your honey out of the freezer....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1317 words · Michael Mora

Fun Short Film Tells a Story About a Pair of Scissors Escaping a House

Here ’s something for you to think about when you ’ve course out of things to think about . If scissors hold became sentient , would they still want to be scissors hold ? I mean , they ’ve been forced to be executioners and act as mobile closure by compartment ! Here ’s a short film from David Sandell showing a scissor escaping the spirit of being a scissor , with the help of other office supply ....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Mary Potter

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade's Daughter Kaavia James Makes Her First Red-Carpet Appearance

On Thursday, the 8-month-old made her first red-carpet appearance at the NickelodeonKids’ Choice Sports Awardsalongside her parents Union, 46, andDwyane Wade. “It’s amazing,” Wade told reporters of having Kaavia with them at the event. “Obviously our story is very documented and we werewaiting on her arrival for a long time. … It’s a lot for her but she will look back at these moments and appreciate them when she comes back again and she’s walking....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Brent Ellison