Stars Are Arriving at the 2021 MTV VMAs: See All the Photos from the Red Carpet

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March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 640 words · Carol Peck

Stars of Documentary 'Far From the Tree' on Living with Dwarfism and Raising Average-Sized Kids

Photo: Alyson Aliano On a recent muggy afternoon in San Diego, Leah Smith and her husband, Joe Stramondo, are sitting outside their San Diego apartment, watching their 6-week-old son, Silas, snooze in his stroller, while his 2-year-old sister Hazel is at preschool. The pair, who both have a form of dwarfism, are cracking each other up as they try to explain how their height —or lack thereof—isn’t the hardship some seem to think....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Russell Hunt

Stars Who've Spoken About Raising Their Kids Without Gender Stereotypes

Zoe Saldaña with her husband, Marco Perego and their children.Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic Parenting is all about raising your kids to be the happiest, healthiest versions of themselves. For these celebrity parents, that means not tethering their children to any specific gender expectations — and defending their kids from critics of their choices.From getting manicures with their sons to letting their daughters play with all kinds of toys, here’s whatZoe Saldaña,Megan Fox,Dean McDermottand more stars had to say about raising their children without gender stereotypes....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1800 words · Hannah Marshall

State Department Says Brittney Griner Has Been 'Wrongfully Detained' as WNBA Announces Tribute

Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty The U.S. State Department said it has now classifiedBrittney Griner’s February arrest in Russia as wrongful detainment, which indicates a shift in how government officials will attempt to bring her home. In February, the 31-year-old WNBA star wasarrested in Russiaafter customs officers allegedly found vape cartridges that contained liquid hash oil while she was traveling through an airport outside Moscow. The basketball player has not yet been formally charged but is scheduled for a court hearing in Russia on May 19....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Jamie Barron

Stephen Colbert Praises 'Ray of Hope' Mitt Romney for Voting Against Trump at Impeachment Trial

Utah Sen.Mitt Romney, as he expected, faced widespread conservative condemnation this weekafter voting to convict atPresidentDonald Trump‘s impeachment trialover his Ukraine scandal. It made him the first senator in history to vote to remove a president from his own political party. Detractors dismissed Romney as a jealous has-been, but he earned support, too, including from late-night hostStephen Colbert. At the start of Wednesday’s episode ofThe Late Show, Colbert, 55, devoted much of his monologue to praising Romney for breaking with his Republican colleagues....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 724 words · Pamela Thompson

Stephen Colbert Used Performing to Get Through His Anxiety and Cut Out Xanax

Photo: Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/APThe term “stage fright” didn’t apply toStephen Colbertwhen he was just starting his career in comedy.TheLate Showhosthad crippling anxiety — except when he was performing onstage.Colbert, 54,spoke candidly inRolling Stoneaboutthe anxiety and nervous breakdownshe experienced soon after he and his wife, Evelyn McGee-Colbert, wed and had their first child in 1995.“I had a bit of anervous breakdown after I got married — kind of panic attacks....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1791 words · Jacob Hoffman

Stephen Smith's Death Ruled a Homicide Nearly 8 Years After He Was Found Near Alex Murdaugh's Home

Police had initially said Smith died of “highway vehicular manslaughter,” the Bland Richter Law Firm, who is representing Smith’s mother as of this week, said in a press release on Tuesday. Lawyers said the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s (SLED) Chief Mark Keel disclosed the information during a phone call. “We have a chance to right eight years of wrongs, and we intend to do just that,” said attorney Eric Bland....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 639 words · David Clark

Sterling Skye, 6 Months, Wears Adorable Birthday Crown to Celebrate Mom Brittany Matthews

Sterling Skyeis celebrating her mom’s birthday in style! On Wednesday, new momBrittany Matthewshad an early birthday party for her upcoming 26th birthday where she celebrated with her daughter Sterling and fiancé Patrick Mahomes. Matthews, who turns 26 on Tuesday, documented the party on her Instagram Stories, sharing a picture of her holding her 6-month-old daughter. In the sweet photo, Sterling looks too cute in a red and blue outfit — with matching red Converse!...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Jessica Evans

Steve Martin and Martin Short Reveal What They Love Most About Each Other

Steve MartinandMartin Shorthave been close friends for 35 years, ever since their first meeting at Martin’s house in the 1980s just before they were to start filming the 1986 comedyThe Three Amigos, which Martin, 72, wrote with Lorne Michaels. (It also starred fellow funnyman Chevy Chase.)Now the duo is taking their funny friendship on the road with their show “The Funniest Show in Town at the Moment.” The two previously worked together on their 2018 Netflix special, “Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 880 words · Barbara Brady

Stolen Massachusetts Dog Reunited with Owner 11 Years After Disappearance: 'Hard to Believe'

Photo: Stoughton Police DepartmentA dog stolen 11 years ago was recently reunited with his family in Stoughton, Massachusetts.In April, animal control officer Michelle Carlos found Rex, a Yorkshire terrier, running loose. She then scanned the pup’s microchip and called the dog’s owner, Marzena Niejadlik, according to aFacebook postfrom the Stoughton Police Department.“Animal Control Officer (ACO) Michelle Carlos responded to a loose Yorkie running on Record Street,” the post read. “The Yorkie had not been taken care of....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1165 words · Marcus Edwards

Study Finds Traces of Fecal Bacteria on Multiple McDonald's Touchscreens in the U.K.

Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty If you’re ordering McDonald’s from a touchscreen, you may want to bring your own disinfectant. “We were all surprised how much gut and fecal bacteria there was on the touchscreen machines. These cause the kind of infections that people pick up in hospitals,” remarked Dr. Paul Matewele, a senior lecturer in microbiology at London Metropolitan University. Samples were taken from six franchise locations in London and two in Birmingham....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Teresa Hooper

Subglacial Eruption Begins at Iceland's Bardarbunga Volcano (Updated)

When you purchase through links on our site , we may make an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . One hebdomad after an quake cloud first warned of magma on the rise , a volcanic eruption has started near Iceland ’s Barðarbunga volcano , the Icelandic Met Office announce today ( Aug. 23 ) . The diminished - scale eruption is taking place nor'-east ofBarðarbunga , underneath the Dyngjujökull glacier ....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 597 words · Cathy Nelson

Summer Chic! Cameron Diaz Steps Out in Beverly Hills on Her 47th Birthday

Cameron Diazis celebrating her birthday with a little retail therapy!The actress, who turned 47 on Friday, was photographed stepping out in Beverly Hills. Diaz looked relaxed and laid back in a colorful plaid jumpsuit while shopping for jewelry.Diaz’s outing comes weeks after the actressopened up about taking a step back from the spotlight.“I started [experiencing fame] when I was 22, so 25 years ago — that’s a long time,” Diaz said in an interview forInStyle’s 25th anniversary issue....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 858 words · Loretta Gordon