Florida May Be Reversing Course on Barring AP Psychology from Its Schools over Inclusion of LGBTQ+ Topics

AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee A schism involving the Florida Education Department and the College Board over the teaching of Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology due to the inclusion of LGBTQ+ subjects may have come to a resolution. NBC Newsreports that Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. sent a letter to school superintendents Friday indicating the state is not preventing school districts from teaching the AP Psychology course, a statementcontrary to what the College Board saidjust one day earlier....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 662 words · Guy Bridges

Florida Woman Allegedly Stabbed Husband, then Swiped on Dating App as He Lay Dying

Photo: UCF; Orange County Jail At 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 12, Danielle Redlick called 911, her voice shaking and broken, to report that her husband, Michael, 65, had suffered a “tragedy” in their upscale home in Winter Park, Florida. “He’s stiff, and he might have had a heart attack,” she told the dispatcher. But soon, the 45-year-old mother of two’s story changed: “We had an altercation, and he stabbed himself, and I ran into the bathroom,” she said, sniffling....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Susan Tanner

Following Historic U.S. Governor Races in 2022, There Are a Few Long-Overdue Firsts Yet to Pan Out

Stacey Abrams.Photo: John Bazemore/AP/REX/Shutterstock There’s a lot to celebrate coming out of the 2022 midterms, including the election ofthe nation’s first openly lesbian governors— two of therecord 12 womenwho will lead states concurrently next year — and the victory ofWes Moore, only the third Black man to be elected governor of a U.S. state and the first in Maryland. “Lack of representation is one of the greatest threats to our democracy,” says Erin Loos Cutraro, CEO and founder of nonpartisan organizationShe Should Run....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 683 words · Charles Jones

Former Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko Posts Graphic Video of Dead Bodies in Ukraine

Photo: twitter Wladimir Klitschkois continuing to share testimony of the war occurring in his home country of Ukraine sinceVladimir Putin’s Russian invasionbegan there in February. The former heavyweight champion of the world, 46, posted a harrowing video to his Twitter account on Sunday, from the city of Bucha in Ukraine. (Warning: this post contains graphic content.) The clip shows Klitschko — who is also brother to Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Ukrainian capital city Kyiv — speaking to the camera in front of an industrial site....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Eric Jones

Former Iowa Hawkeyes Offensive Lineman Cody Ince, Who Was 'About to Be Married,' Dead at 23

Cody Ince.Photo:AP Photo/Justin Hayworth AP Photo/Justin Hayworth FormerIowafootball offensive lineman Cody Ince was found dead on Saturday. He was 23. The former Hawkeye was found dead in his home in Grantsburg, Wisconsin. No cause of death has been announced, though hisobituarynotes that the death was unexpected. Specter Petras and Cody Ince.David K Purdy/Getty David K Purdy/Getty Ferentz went on to describe Ince’s other pursuits along with collegiate football: “He loved football, fishing and hunting, and believed in the importance of family and friendships....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Elizabeth Townsend

Former Partner of TikTok Star Kelsey Pumel Fatally Shot, Person Detained

A stock image of police cruisers.Photo:Getty Getty One person has been detained in the shooting of a man in Indianapolis, who was the former partner of a TikTok star. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) said in a press release to PEOPLE that officers responded to a home located on the 5900 block of Riva Ridge Drive, near South Arlington Avenue and Thompson Road at around 6 a.m. local time on Monday and located a male with gunshot wounds....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Jessica Garcia

Former West Virginia Teacher, Aides Charged After Mom Secretly Records Alleged Abuse

Photo: Eastern Regional Jail (3) A former West Virginia teacher and her two aides have been arrested after they were allegedly recorded abusing a 6-year-old girl with autism. The trio’s arrest comes months after the little girl’s mother, Amber Pack, found bruises on her 6-year-old daughter, Adri, when she came home from school, the Pack family attorney, Ben Salango, tells PEOPLE. Adri is nonverbal but she would actively resist going to school, crying when she had to get on the bus....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Jimmy Obrien

Fotis Dulos, Estranged Husband of Missing Conn. Mom, Dead 2 Days After Suicide Attempt

Photo: Connecticut State Police The estranged husband of missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Farber Dulos — who is charged with her murder – has died 2 days after attempting suicide,NBC News,the Hartford Courant, andWFSBreport. His lawyer, Norm Pattis, announced Dulos’ death Thursday evening. Pattis also said Dulos’ family flew in from Greece to try to harvest his organs. In a statement to ABC, Pattis said, “Mr. Dulos was tried and convicted in the court of public opinion....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 617 words · Kimberly Smith

Fox Sports' Jen Hale on How She's Living with Heart Condition Her Colleague Helped Her Discover

Jen Hale.Photo: FOX Sports Fox Sportsreporter Jen Hale has beaten the odds. At age 38, Hale, now 43, was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle that leads to the ventricle stretching and thinning, affecting its ability to pump blood. Hale’s prognosis at the time was just five more years. Obviously, that timeline has come and gone, and Hale says she has fellow broadcasterRonde Barberto thank, in part....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 618 words · Justin Melendez

Frances Bean Cobain, 26, Reveals Her 'Guilt' Over Inheriting Late Dad Kurt Cobain's Fortune

Frances Bean Cobain, the only child of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, is opening up about the complicated relationship she has with money after inheriting her late father’s fortune. The 26-year-old musician appeared on a recent episode of theRuPaul: What’s the Tee?podcast, where she revealed that she feels “guilt” over the wealth because she “didn’t earn it.” “My relationship to money is different because I didn’t earn it. And so it’s almost like this big, giant loan that I’ll never get rid of,” Frances said....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 851 words · John Miller

Freshman Congresswoman Says If Republicans ‘Cared About Crime’ They Would Expel Rep. George Santos (Watch)

Rep. Jasmine Crockett.Photo:Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett sent a brief and blunt message to her Republican colleagues at the U.S. Capitol this week: If you care about crime, expel CongressmanGeorge Santos. Crockett, a Democrat who was recently elected to represent parts of Dallas in Congress, used her 30 seconds with a microphone to argue for expelling her Republican colleague, who wasindicted on 13 criminal countslast week on charges of fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and lying to the U....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Daniel Wilson

Fried Chicken and Heart Pancakes! John Legend Cooks a Valentine's Day Feast for His Family

Photo: John Legend/Instagram (2); Inset: Frazer Harrison/GettyJohn LegendandChrissy Teigenare one ofHollywood’s hottest power couples, and while Teigen is usually the one in the kitchen, Legend showed off his cooking skills with a seriously impressive meal ahead ofValentine’s Day.Thursday night wassoul foodnight at the Legend-Teigen household. Legend, 41, spent the evening cooking upcrispy fried chicken, greens and his famousmac and cheese— which is one of his wife’s favorites.“I like to make macaroni and cheese....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 722 words · Mark Bowman

Friends Remember Slain Fla. Man Whose Husband Is Now Suspect in Case: 'Most Amazing Human'

Timothy F. Smith.Photo:Timothy Smith/FacebookA caregiverwhose killinghas remained unsolved for months is being remembered as “a staple” in his hometown of Ocala, Fla., where his flashy outfits and kind personality “made everyone feel warm and loved in any room he walked into.”Timothy Floyd Smith, 59, was found slain in late March after his coworkers at the Brookdale Senior Living community began to worry when he didn’t show up for work and asked police to check on him....

March 16, 2025 · 10 min · 1965 words · Alexis Lee