Photo: Georgia State University Perimeter CollegeIn May 2018, Uber driver Latonya Young’s passenger changed her life. Chatting with Kevin Esch after picking him up from an Atlanta United soccer game, the single mom told him she was driving an Uber to pay off her electric bill, and to save enough money to go back to school. He told her to stop thinking about going back to school and to actually do it....
Ukrainian emergency workers recently rescued a cat from a destroyed building near Kyiv. When the crew member returns to ground level in the clip, they unzip their jacket to reveal the small animal within. The cat is then placed into a travel carrier and given water. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....
Scottish runner Joasia Zakrzewski competes in the first-ever Arctic Triple in Norway in 2016.Photo:Kai-Otto Melau/Getty Kai-Otto Melau/Getty Scottish runner Joasia Zakrzewski will be unable to compete for 12 months after she got a ride in a car during an ultramarathon. In April, Zakrzewski came in third place in the 2023 GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool 50-mile race, butshe was later disqualified when it was discovered that she had used a carfor more than two miles during the ultramarathon, theBBCreported....
Photo: Sean Lewis/Twitter Tuesday’sfatal crash that killed three Indiana siblingshas left their family reeling from the tragedy. The childrens’ father is inconsolable, his brother tellsWNDU. “He didn’t lose one kid, he lost all of his kids,” said the victims’ uncle, Elgin Ingle. “What do you tell your little brother, how do you tell your little brother it’s going to get better? You can’t.” Elgin Ingle also believes the setup of the school bus stop contributed to the tragedy....
It was a “thank you” note from their son that started it all. In 2008, Steven and Linda Larsen of Ogden, Utah, heard from their youngest child, Christian, who was serving as a medic with the Utah National Guard’s Ghostriders task force in Kuwait. “He wrote, ‘Thanks, Mom, for the cookies and socks and other goodies — I really appreciate it,’ ” Linda, 66, tells PEOPLE. “And then he added, ‘I’ve noticed there are four guys in my unit who don’t get any mail or care packages....
The 14-year-old girl and the 25-year-old man met online and communicated through an app that connects video gamers through their smartphones or computers. But after the girl stopped talking to the man, he allegedly came to her house — traveling for two days from his New Zealand home to Goochland, Virginia. Along the way, he stopped at a Walmart to buy duct tape and a camouflage folding clip with a 2....
Photo: CDC/ Heinz F. Eichenwald, MDVaccinations remain a priorityas the Centers for Disease Control reports that there have been 107 cases of measles during the first seven months of 2018.Between Jan. 1 and July 14, there have been 107 reported cases of measles in 21 states and Washington, D.C. The majority of people who got the disease were unvaccinated,the CDC said.The reported cases came from Arkansas, California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Washington....
Jack and Mercedes Kilmer (inset: Val Kilmer).Photo: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images; Inset: EuropaNewswire/Gado/Getty Images Val Kilmer’s kids are giving an update on their dad’s health. While the 61-year-old actor didn’t attend the Los Angelespremiere of his new documentaryValon Tuesday night, his daughterMercedestoldEntertainment Tonightat the event that her father is “doing really well.” “He’s seen it probably a thousand times, so we can’t control what he does,” she added of the documentary....
Valerie Bertinelli.Photo: John Russo Knowing the number on the scale has never worked forValerie Bertinelli, which iswhy she quit weighing herself cold turkey— and so far, it’s working. The star and Food Network host, 61, gave up what used to be a daily ritual in the hopes of helping her “mental and emotional health” after realizing that the number she saw was never going to be enough. Bertinelli wrote inan essay forNew Beautythat she used to think that “the number on the scale is never low enough — it’s always too high — so I’m going to just crawl under the covers and not have anyone see me until it is....
Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images (2) Vanessa Bryantis paying tribute to her late daughterGianna Bryanton what would have been her 17th birthday. In a secondpostcelebrating Gianna’s birthday, Vanessa wrote, “Happy birthday, sweet Gigi! We love you to the moon and back infinity +1. Forever & Always. ❤️” Vanessa Bryant Instagram Ciara, Taraji P. Henson and Kathy Hilton also commented on the photo on Monday. Vanessa began the celebrations for Gigi’s birthday early, reminding fans that proceeds from all sales of the Kobe IV Protro ‘Mambacita’ sneakers will go to the Mambacita Sports Foundation....
Photo: Gary Gershoff/WireImage “It ate away at my father’s body for years before he was diagnosed and when he was, it was too late. The same thing happened to my partner’s mother,” she added referring to her boyfriendAustin Butler. “It was a traumatizing time and I’m still dealing with the pain of the loss.” Now, as the American Cancer Society’s new Global Ambassador, Hudgens is participating in their Super Bowl LIII weekend package to help raise funds to fight cancer and honor her father....
Man smoking an e-cigarette.Photo: Getty The majority of vaping-related lung illnesses are coming from THC-containing products, the Centers for Disease Control said Friday, and thelack of regulations around e-cigarettesmeans that “users do not know what is in their e-cigarettes.” The wide range of e-cigarette products, and the ease of tampering with them, has made the CDC and Food and Drug Administration’s investigation into the805 cases of severe lung illness“complex,” Dr....
Photo: GoFundMe A 20-year-old veteran was able to marry the love of his life hours before he he passed away from his battle with cancer. After joining the U.S. Army in July 2016, Tristan Laue was medically discharged just two years later when it was discovered he had a rare form of liver cancer, according to theArmy Times. But Laue remained motivated to accomplish many more things, and even enrolled to study at the University of Northern Iowa....
