Couple Killed in 6 Vehicle Pileup While Driving to Their Own Wedding Were 'the Brightest Lights'

Photo: Facebook (2) A New Jersey couple traveling to their wedding last week were killed in a fiery automobile crash involving at least five tractor trailers, according to reports. The couple’s car and two of the tractor-trailers caught fire, according to WNBC. Pennsylvania State Police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. “Our nephew Joseph Kearney and his beautiful fiancé Kate Schurtz were killed in an automobile accident on their way home for their wedding to be held that day,” an apparent relative, Mary Heinle,wrote in a Facebook post....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Mitchell Stevens

Couple with Down Syndrome Goes Viral on TikTok After Getting Engaged at Advocacy Event (Exclusive)

Lucia Romano and Matthew Schwab.Photo:Daniel Trujillo Daniel Trujillo While taking pictures at a Down syndrome advocacy event in Chicago,Matthew Schwabdid something he’d been planning for several months: He got down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend of 10 years. A viral TikTok video captured the special moment on camera. In the clip, Schwab’s girlfriend, Lucia Romano, looks him in the eyes as they pose for a photo together....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Cynthia Ramsey

COVID Safety Negotiations in Chicago Leave Classes Canceled for Fourth Straight Day

Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Opening schools during the COVID pandemic has been no easy task in Illinois, where talks between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have led to the fourth day of canceled classes. “Out of fairness and consideration for parents who need to prepare, classes will be canceled again Monday,” CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said in astatementposted over the weekend. “Although we have been negotiating hard throughout the day, there has not been sufficient progress for us to predict a return to class tomorrow,” he explained....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Debbie Durham

COVID Survivor Who Spent 110 Days in Hospital Eyes Ironman: 'There's Going to Be a Lot of Tears'

Photo: courtesy Tom Butts Tom Butts admits he likes challenges, but the one he faced in 2020 was like none he had ever experienced before. The 67-year-old attorney from Northern California spent 110 days at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in San Jose last year. Throughout that time, doctors fought to spare Butts from the same fate that’s befallen more than562,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the United Statessince the start of the pandemic....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 745 words · Jamie Bailey

Cynthia Bailey Leaving 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' After 11 Seasons: 'It's Time to Move On'

Bailey, who has been a full-time cast member of the Bravo series since its third season in 2010, announced the news onInstagramMonday. “After much thought and consideration, I have made the very difficult and heartfelt decision not to return for the next season of Real Housewives of Atlanta,” she wrote. “Thank you NBC Universal, Bravo, and Truly Original for over a decade of partnership. I can’t wait to see what we do next!...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Joshua Jones

Cynthia Nixon Shares Story of Mother's Illegal Abortion While Holding Up a Wire Hanger

Cynthia Nixongave an impassioned speech at a pro-choice rally in Union Square on Tuesday, where she opened up about the illegal abortion her mother got in the 1960s, years before Roe v. Wade. TheSex and the Cityactress, who iscampaigning to be the governor of New York,took the podium a day after President Trump announced conservative judge Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee for the Supreme Court — a candidate with a history of voting against abortion rights who many fear, if put on the bench, could lead to abortion becoming illegal in various states again....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 696 words · Austin Norton

Céline Dion Slams the Criticism Over Her Slimmer Look: 'Leave Me Alone'

Céline Dionlikes her new look — even if critics think she’s too slim orher style is too outlandish. The singer, 50, went through a personal revamp after thedeath of her longtime husband, René Angélil, in January 2016. Dion started gravitating towards haute couture pieces, but she said that she’s not “trying to take chances,” but simply opting for clothes that make her “feel attractive.” Pierre Suu/Getty And her updated clothing choices came as Dion lost some weight....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Robert Russo

Dad Surprises His Daughter, 5, with a 'Captain Marvel' Movie Poster — Featuring Her as the Heroine

Josh Rossiloves nothing more than making his daughter’s dreams come true — and he does it with his photography and Photoshop prowess. Also known as thePhotoshop Dad, Rossi has used his skills to transform his 5-year-old daughter Nellee into strong female characters likeWonder Woman, Mulan,Belleand now Captain Marvel, surprising her with a poster of “Captain Nellee” on display at the movie theater. “My daughter is obsessed withCaptain Marvel,” Rossi says ina YouTube videohe shared on Thursday....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Christian Gordon

Dad Who Was 'Obsessed with Possession and Control' Convicted of Luring, then Murdering Teen Daughters

Sarah and Amina Said.Photo: Facebook Yaser Abdel Saidwill be spending the rest of his days in prison now that a Texas jury has convicted him forthe 2008 capital murdersof his two teen daughters. Online records confirm the jury returned its verdict on Tuesday. Said had spent six years on the bureau’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List prior to his arrest in 2020. Jurors agreed with prosecutors that Said brought his daughters — 18-year-old Amina and 17-year-old Sarah — for a drive in his taxi on New Year’s Day in 2008, “under the guise of taking them to get something to eat....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Teresa Murray

Dad-of-Five Terry Crews Shares His Top Gift Picks for Father's Day

01of 10Terry Crews' Father’s Day Gift PicksTodd Williamson/GettyHe plays a sergeant onBrooklyn Nine-Nine,but the veteran actor leads a team in real life, too. He’s dad to Naomi, 32, Azriel, 29, Tera, 20, Wynfrey, 16, and Isaiah, 13. With more than three decades of Father’s Days under his belt, he knows exactly what to get any deserving dad this June 16th. 01of 10 Terry Crews' Father’s Day Gift Picks Todd Williamson/Getty...

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 981 words · Michael Anderson

Dakota Johnson Reveals She's Actually Allergic to Limes After Claiming to Love Them: 'I Just Lied'

Photo: Architectural Digest/ youtubeDakota Johnsonis coming clean as a fruit fibber.During Tuesday’s episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actress revealed that she had lied about her infatuation with limes during her viralArchitectural Digesthouse tourback in March 2020.While giving a behind-the-scenes look at her all-green kitchen, Johnson pointed out a bowl of limes and said, “I love limes, I love them. They’re great. I love them so much and I like to present them like this in my house....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 892 words · Jimmy Gonzalez

Dakota Johnson Says Jesse Eisenberg 'Didn't Acknowledge Me' on 'The Social Network' Set

WasDakota Johnsona witness of method acting fromJesse Eisenberg? The actress recently sat down with herThe Social NetworkcostarAndrew GarfieldforVanity Fair, where the two reminisced about the 2010 biographical drama (one of Johnson’s first movies!) and working with Eisenberg, 38, who played Facebook co-founderMark Zuckerbergin the David Fincher-directed film. “You and Jesse were so busy on that movie, and I was obviously in it for four seconds, but I spent a few days on set just watching,” Johnson, 32, told Garfield, 38....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · David Miller

Dan Levy Stars in M&M's New Super Bowl Ad: 'It Is Funny and Sweet, and I Can't Wait for Everyone to See It'

Photo: Getty Super Bowlweekend will be full of big firsts forDan Levy. On Feb. 6, the night before the big game, the starwill make his debutas host ofSaturday Night Live.Then on Sunday, Feb. 7, Levy will appear in his firstSuper Bowl commercialfor M&M’s candy. “It is a one-two punch of things that I never dreamed of for myself,” Levy, 37, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “It’s a strange time to have lovely things happen....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · Emily Miller