CNN's Abby Phillip on Being Pregnant and Covering 2020 Post-Election Madness

“Shortly after the [2020 presidential] election, I was pregnant covering all the madness while in my first trimester and having morning sickness,” she says in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. “Working with the intensity that I did post-election while carrying a child was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Between that and the delivery, I could accomplish anything at this point.” The Harvard grad, 32, and her husband Marcus Richardson welcomed daughter Naomi Angelina on August 16....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Mario Martinez

Coach Rescues Swimmer After Athlete Faints in Pool During World Championships

The incident occurred Wednesday at the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, theOlympicsreported. Anita Alvarez, 25, had just completed her performance in the women’s solo free routine when she started to sink. Her coach, Andrea Fuentes, immediately jumped into the water — fully clothed — to save her. “I jumped into the water again because I saw that no one, no lifeguard, was diving in. I got a little scared because she wasn’t breathing, but now she’s fine,” Fuentes toldMarcanewspaper, according to the Olympics....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Rebecca Barton

Coca-Cola Drops a Zero Sugar Flavor Created by AI

The Coca-Cola Company Coca-Colais known for its iconic flavors, but the latest one is out of this world. For a limited time, Coca‑Cola Y3000 will be sold in the US, Canada, China, Europe and Africa. Oana Vlad, Senior Director of Global Strategy at The Coca‑Cola Company, said in a statement that the new beverage explores the notion of “what a Coke from the future might taste like.” Coca-Cola...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Thomas Morris

Cole Sprouse Trolls Lili Reinhart After She Posts His Shirtless Pic — See the Cute Exchange

Photo: Lili Reinhart/Instagram; Dominik Bindl/Getty Images Cole SprouseandLili Reinhartknow how to keep their relationship light — so light that even a shirtless picture is an opportunity for a joke. On Saturday, Reinhartposted a sweet snapshotof her beau andRiverdalecostar on the beach sans shirt. With the ocean behind him, Sprouse, 26, contentedly gazes upward with a glint in his eye during golden hour as he carries a straw hat and slings a camera over his shoulder....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Sara Watkins

Colin Firth's Ex Livia Ducks for Cover in Instagram Post a Day After They Announce Their Split

Livia Firthis gearing up for the next chapter of her life. On Friday, the 50-year-old film producer shared a hilarious video of herself ducking for cover under a desk while wearing a white hard hat. She jokingly grimaced as she lowered herself out of view. The post was tellingly shared a day after PEOPLE confirmed that she and husbandColin Firthhad split after 22 years of marriage. They also share sons Luca, 18, and Matteo, 16....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Alex Guerrero

Colin Jost Says He Was 'Stone-Cold Sober' When He Bought Ferry with Pete Davidson

Photo:Paul Zimmerman/WireImage Paul Zimmerman/WireImage Colin Jostis setting the record straight about purchasinga decommissioned Staten Island Ferrywith hisSaturday Night LivecolleaguePete Davidsonlast year. On Wednesday, the 40-year-old comedian responded onInstagramto a headline which claimed the pair were “very stoned” when making the making the purchase. Jost responded, “Is it worse that I was actually stone-cold sober when we bought the ferry?” “We’re excited to prove the non-believers wrong,” he added. “You’re going to be BEGGING to get on this ferry in two years....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Kenneth Robinson

Colorado Dog Missing for Over a Week Found Trapped in 'Steep' Snow Piles Outside Her Home

Pepper the dog with one of her rescuers in Blue River, Colorado.Photo:Facebook/Summit Lost Pet Rescue Facebook/Summit Lost Pet Rescue A missing dog was found trapped in the snow just feet away from her owner’s home in Colorado — 10 days after she initially went missing. Pepper, a 6-year-old Bernese mountain dog/black Lab mix, went missing from her Blue River home on the morning of Feb. 22. In response, her family called Summit Lost Pet Rescue for assistance, the organization shared onFacebookWednesday....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Kimberly Kelly

Columnist Admits He 'Made Mistakes' in Handling of Rebel Wilson's New Relationship: 'That Was Not Fair'

Rebel Wilson.Photo: Getty The Sydney Morning Heraldjournalist Andrew Hornery is apologizing for how the newspaper “mishandled steps in our approach” in its reporting onRebel Wilson’s new relationship. On Thursday, theSenior Yearactress, 42, revealed in anInstagram postthat she is datingRamona Agruma. Wilson’s online followers criticized the newspaper for how they handled the situation, including journalist Kate Doak whowrote on Twitter: “So apparently it wasn’t @RebelWilson’s choice to come out… The @smh/@theage have admitted to giving her a heads up 2 days in advance that they were going to ‘out’ her....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Melissa Hawkins

Congress Holds Bipartisan Candlelight Vigil to Mark 500,000 COVID Deaths

One day after the U.S. death toll from theCOVID-19 pandemicpassed 500,000, and nearly one year after the country’sfirst COVID-19 deathwas reported, Congress held a candlelight vigil on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Tuesday evening in honor of those killed in America. In a moving scene, House and Senate members from both parties stood clutching candles, spaced six feet apart as they held a moment of silence for the many lives lost....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Christine Davis

Connecticut State Rep. Quentin Williams Killed While Driving Home from Governor's Inaugural Ball

Quentin “Q” Williams.Photo: State Representative Quentin Williams Facebook Connecticut state Rep. Quentin “Q” Williams was killed early Thursday morning in a head-on, wrong-way crash on his way home from Gov. Ned Lamont’s inaugural ball. Williams, 39, was one of two people who lost their lives in the accident, which happened after 12:30 a.m.The Hartford Courantreported that one vehicle was traveling south on Route 9 near the exit 18 ramp when a wrong-way driver struck it head-on....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 559 words · William Castillo DDS

Courteney Cox Extends Support to Kaley Cuoco as She Cries at Final 'Big Bang Theory' Table Reading

Courteney Coxknows the pain thatKaley Cuocois feeling. This week, theBig Bang Theorystar shared a crying photo of herself to Instagram following the last table reading for the CBS series. Among the hundreds of thousands of followers who liked or commented on the image was Cox, 54, who extend her love and support to Cuoco, 33. “Awwww I remember that feeling … and you guys have been together even longer,” wrote Cox, who added three emojis: a crying face, a red heart and clapping hands....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Christopher Flores

Courteney Cox Says She Felt Like an 'Imposter' When She Was Younger: 'I'm Getting Older, I Take More Chances’

Courteney Cox.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Kevin Mazur/Getty Courteney Coxsays with age, comes confidence — and a lot of ambition. “I think you value your time and also, you want to do everything you can,” Cox,who turns 60in June, explained. “At least, that’s the way I feel. The fear that I don’t have anymore is if I don’t want to do something, I can ask myself an honest question: ‘Do I want to do this?...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Nicholas Harris

D'Andra Simmons Claims LeeAnne Locken's Fiancée Doesn't Want to Marry Her: 'It's Embarrassing'

Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty; Frederick M. Brown/Getty LeeAnne LockenandD’Andra Simmonshave taken a break from their friendship, and it could have something to do with what Simmons said about Locken’s fiancé Rich Emberlin. On Wednesday’sReal Housewives of Dallas,Simmons had a frank conversation with Locken during a cast dinner in Beaver Creek — asking her longtime friend why she and Emberlin hadn’t yet made any wedding plans. The couple have been together for more than nine years and have been engaged formore than a year....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 590 words · James Howell