'Grey's Anatomy' 's Ellen Pompeo Talks Continued Need for Diversity in Writers Rooms: 'It's Not Enough'

Photo: Todd Williamson/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Ellen Pompeois eager for change in Hollywood. Grey’s Anatomyhas put minority characters in the spotlight on screen, but Pompeo said their stories can’t come to authentic fruition without a diverse team behind the cameras and writing the scripts. In a conversation withInsiderabout her company,Betr Remedies, Pompeo, 52, who stars as Meredith Grey, explained the successGrey’shas had, and what still needs to change in Hollywood....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Shane Wallace

'High Probability' Police Shot and Killed 8-Year-Old Fanta Bility by Mistake at Football Game

Fanta Bility.Photo: Facebook In a statement, the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office said that Friday’s tragic events outside Academy Park High School in Sharon Hill are still being investigated. However, “there is a high probability that the responsive gunfire of the Sharon Hill Police Officers struck four victims,” including Fanta and her sister. It was unclear how the other two victims were fairing. The statement alleges the shooting happened around 9 p....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Joseph Williams

'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' Is Back with Olivia Rodrigo Returning as a Guest Star

High School Musical: The Musical: The Seriesis back — and so isOlivia Rodrigo! At least, for a few episodes.On Friday, Disney+ revealed a first look at season 3 featuring a few fan-favorite characters as well as other familiar Disney faces. Plus, ahead of the show’s July 27 premiere, the streamer announced the series has been greenlit for season 4.Disney+ also confirmed that star Rodrigo is returning to the series but as a recurring guest....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 667 words · Jennifer Smith

'I Wish I Didn't See What Happened': The Children Killed in the Israel-Hamas Conflict

An excavator clears the rubble of a destroyed building in Gaza City’s Rimal residential district on May 16, 2021.Photo: MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty That death toll includes 66 in Gaza and two in Israel and underscores the extent of the bloodshed in what has been the deadliest fighting between Israel and the Palestinians in years. Israel — which has taken pains to shield itself from such attacks with a sophisticated interception system — responded with what officials said were strikes on military targets in densely populated Gaza, where Hamas presides....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 724 words · Benjamin Walker

'iCarly' 's Jennette McCurdy on Her Painful Battle with Anorexia and Bulimia: 'I Could Have Died'

For seven years,Jennette McCurdywas the star of the hit seriesiCarlyand its spinoffSam and Cat, but behind the scenes, the young actress was hiding a painful secret. “I was a mess for a long time,” McCurdy,who battled disordered eating for years, including anorexia, binge eating and bulimia, tells PEOPLE. “But I no longer think about food in an obsessive way. And I once didn’t believe that was ever possible.” For more on Jennette McCurdy and other top stories, listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Stephanie Walker

'Inside Edition' 's Deborah Norville Says She Once Suffered a Miscarriage: 'I've Never Talked About That'

Deborah Norvilleis opening up about previously suffering amiscarriageyears ago. While walking the red carpet of the 49th annual DaytimeEmmy Awardson Friday evening, theInside Editionanchor, 63, chatted with PEOPLE aboutthe Supreme Court’s overturning ofRoe v. Wade. Norville detailed how she now worries for pregnant people who could face obstacles should they suffer a miscarriage as well, given restrictions that could come about in certain states tied to the landmark ruling. “Well, the reality is at this moment, depending on where you are in America, if you have a miscarriage, you may not be able to receive the medical treatment you need to avoid death,” she said....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 798 words · Lori Rivers

'Jagged Little Pill' Won't Reopen on Broadway Following COVID-19 Suspension

Matthew Murphy. Jagged Little Pillwill not be reopening onBroadwayas the ongoing Omicron outbreak continues to paralyze New York City’s theater scene. After initiallycancelingshows from Saturday to Tuesday, producers of the musical based on the iconic 1995 Alanis Morissette album announced on Monday that it will not return to the Great White Way, making Dec. 17 as the date of its final performance. The decision was made after “the detection of multiple positive COVID-19 cases within the company,” producers told PEOPLE in a statement....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Adam Case

'Kind and Special' 10-Year-Old Boy Drowns in S.D. River While Saving His Little Sister's Life

Ricky Lee Sneve.Photo: GoFundMe A 10-year-old boy who family members said was kind and selfless died after he jumped into a South Dakota river after his younger sister, saving her life. His mother Nicole Eufers told theArgus Leaderthat Ricky was on the river with his dad and siblings when several of them fell into the water. “Dad jumped in for two of them, and Ricky jumped in to save his sister Chevelle,” she said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Kathleen Morton

'Little Women' Reactions Praise Saoirse Ronan's 'Fierce' Performance in Greta Gerwig's Adaptation

Saoirse RonanandGreta Gerwigare receiving Oscar buzz for the upcoming film adaption ofLittle Women.Based on Louisa May Alcott’s classic coming-of-age novel, which tells the story of the March family around the time of the U.S. Civil War, the Gerwig-directed film stars Ronan, 25, alongsideTimothée Chalamet,Emma Watson,Meryl StreepandLaura Dern, plus two rising stars, Eliza Scanlen (HBO’sSharp Objects) and Florence Pugh (Midsommar).On Wednesday night, the movie screened for the first time in Los Angeles....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1045 words · Jordan Anderson

'Love Is Blind' Creator on That Jaw-Dropping Reveal: What They Knew and When They Knew It (Exclusive)

‘Love Is Blind’ season 5 cast, including JP (left), Milton (center) and Uche (back right).Photo:Netflix Netflix Warning: This post contains spoilers from episodes 1-4 ofLove Is Blind season 5. Only four episodes have been released inLoveIsBlind’sfifth season, but there’s already plenty of drama to unpack! The biggest question fans likely have after watching the first batch of episodes is how exesLydia Velez GonzalezandUche Okorohamanaged to be cast on the series together....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1546 words · Frederick Wilkins

'Lovely Bones' Author Alice Sebold Apologizes to Man Wrongly Convicted of Raping Her

Photo: Paul Marotta/Getty Alice Sebold,New York Timesbest-selling author ofThe Lovely Bones, is finally apologizing to the man she wrongly accused of raping her nearly four decades ago while she was a student at Syracuse University. In a public statement posted toMedium, Sebold issued an apology to Anthony Broadwater, who wascleared last Monday of all chargesin his 1982 conviction – which served as the main subject in Sebold’s best-selling 1999 memoir,Lucky....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 647 words · Sharon Murphy

'Loving' Arizona Couple Who Were 'Adventure Partners' Among Those Presumed Dead in Calif. Boat Fire

An Arizona couplewho were each other’s “adventure partners” in life aretwo of the 34 people presumed deadafter a commercial diving boat fire broke out early Monday morning on a Labor Day weekend excursion. Neal Baltz and his girlfriend Patricia Beitzinger, who lived in Phoenix, both loved the outdoors and taking trips together, Michael Pierce, the viticulture and enology director at Yavapai College, tells PEOPLE. Baltz, an engineer, studied winemaking and was supposed to be back at class on Tuesday night to present about wines he had recently discovered in Washington state....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Patricia Shannon

'LPBW' : Amy Roloff Says 'It's Getting Easier' Meeting with Ex Matt at Farm — but She's 'Guarded'

AmyandMatt Roloffare making positive strides in their relationship as exes. In PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek at Tuesday’s episode ofLittle People, Big World, the former couple sits down to discuss Amy’s upcoming wedding to fiancéChris Marek, to be held Aug. 28 at Roloff Farms — the property where she and Matt raised their four children. (They share twinsJeremyandZach, 31, daughter Molly, 27, and son Jacob, 24.) “When I come to the farm now and when I meet with Matt, I mean, it’s getting easier, but I think I’ll probably always be guarded and I think that is just, you know, 25 years of history,” says Amy, whomoved away from Roloff Farmslast year (following her2016 divorcefrom Matt) and into herown home, which she shares with Chris....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 574 words · Chase Meyer