How Cher Helped Save the 'World's Loneliest Elephant' and Even Sang to Him: 'It Was Life-Changing'

Cher and Kaavan.Photo: Courtesy The Smithsonian Channel WhenCherfirst learned about Kaavan — azoo pachyderm known as “The World’s Loneliest Elephant”— via Twitter, she remembers thinking, “I can’t go to Islamabad and save an elephant.” But over the course of the next four years, that’s exactly what she did. To ensure Kaavan made the trip safely, his rescuers created a custom crate to carry the elephant and outfitted and reinforced a plane for the animal....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Teresa Morgan

How Lily Allen's Daughters Inspired David Harbour to Marry the Singer During the Pandemic

David Harbourmade it official withLily Allendue, in part, to some accidental advice from the British singer’s two young children. TheStranger Thingsstar, 46, appeared onJimmy Kimmel Live!Tuesday, where he spoke about how Allen’s daughtersMarnie Rose, 8, andEthel Mary, 9, whom she shares with ex Sam Cooper, played a role in the couple’s decision to wed ina low-key Las Vegas ceremonylast September amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We got engaged right before the pandemic....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Justin Richard

How Many Medals Did Team USA Win at the 2022 Winter Olympics?

01of 25Jessie Diggins, SilverJessie Diggins.Lintao Zhang/Getty ImagesCross-Country Skiing, Women’s 30km Mass Start Free 01of 25 Jessie Diggins, Silver Jessie Diggins.Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Cross-Country Skiing, Women’s 30km Mass Start Free 02of 25Elana Meyers Taylor & Sylvia Hoffman, BronzeAdam Pretty/GettyTwo-Woman Bobsled 02of 25 Elana Meyers Taylor & Sylvia Hoffman, Bronze Adam Pretty/Getty Two-Woman Bobsled 03of 25David Wise, SilverAl Bello/GettyMen’s Freestyle Halfpipe Ski 03of 25 David Wise, Silver Al Bello/Getty Men’s Freestyle Halfpipe Ski...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Margaret Oconnor

How Sofia Vergara Has Quietly Helped Save Small Businesses amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

At the beginning of the pandemic,Sofia Vergarafelt fear like everyone else — but felt a drive to help, too.“I knew I had to do something, something that was going to make a difference, something more than a social media post,” she tells PEOPLE in this week’sWomen Changing the Worldissue. Together with her manager, she came acrossKiva, a California-based non-profit that gives microloans to people in underserved communities around the world.“It felt like the perfect partnership for me to help them launch the COVID-19 Response Fund,” theModern Familyactress andAmerica’s Got Talentjudge, 48, says of the role she ultimately stepped into....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Anna Johnson

How the Drowning Death of Maya Wiley's Dad - and Her Parents' Fight for Justice - Shaped Her Future

Maya Wiley.Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Shutterstock “It wasn’t something that was part of a plan or I started plotting out intentionally to do,” she says. “It was something that pulled me - and I think, honestly, my parents were role models in this.” Wiley, who is one of a handful of candidates leading the New York City mayoral race, was born in Washington, D.C., to civil rights activists Wretha Frances and Dr....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 861 words · Lindsey Pham

How To Plan A WeddingAuthor Reveals 5 Mistakes Brides Make When Planning Their Special Day

Photo:GettyTerri Poushelped plan her first wedding – her sister’s – when she was just 15 years old. Then, in 2016 when another one of her sisters got married, she helped plan that one too.“I’ve always just had a love for weddings,” Pous tells PEOPLE. “I love that it’s the combination of all these things, it’s style, travel, food, flowers, it’s just such a happy thing.“Pous is the author of the new bookHow To Plan A Wedding....

March 16, 2025 · 11 min · 2252 words · Laura Wu

Howard Stern Sends Kathie Lee Gifford Flowers for Her Last Day at 'Today' After Squashing Feud

The longtime anchordelivered her final broadcastas the host of the show’s popular fourth hour on Friday. She bid farewell to her co-host and close friendHoda Kotband the rest of the NBC crew, wrapping up her 11 years with the network. After sitting down with Kobt, 54, Gifford, 65, revealed that she received a very specialparting giftfrom Stern, whom she hadfeuded with for decades. “I came home yesterday [to] the hugest, hugest bouquet of red roses — you can barely get in my house,” she said....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 560 words · Scott Freeman

Howie Mandel Says He's 'Really Afraid' to Perform on Stage After Dave Chappelle Attack

Photo: RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images; Jacopo Raule/GettyHowie Mandelis speaking out following the onstage attack of fellow comedianDave Chappelle.The formerDeal or No Dealhost, 66, spoke withExtra’s Billy Bush on Wednesday about theevents that unfoldedduring Chappelle’s set at the Netflix Is A Joke event at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night. A man, who has since been identified as Isaiah Lee, appeared to rush the stage and tackle the comedian.“That hit… no pun intended… that hit very deeply,” Mandel said, later adding, “Watching what happened to Dave last night confirmed my fear....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1400 words · Carla Long

Huey Lewis Opens Up About His Career-Threatening Hearing Loss and New Album 'Weather'

Huey Lewiswas backstage, preparing to rock a crowd at a private gig in Dallas on Jan. 27, 2018 when he heard a sudden roar. The sound was unrelenting, and literally deafening. “Like a jet engine, or warfare going on,” he tells PEOPLE. He turned to his band, the News, to see if anyone else heard it. No one did. “I said, ‘What isthat?’ And they said, ‘Oh that’s, that’s the opening act....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 710 words · Denise Ryan

Hugh Jackman Posts Adorable Throwback to Teenage Years on His 55th Birthday: 'Assistant to the Assistant'

Hugh Jackman on Feb. 16, 2023, in London (L) and as a teenager in the 1980s.Photo:Matt Keeble/Dave Benett/Getty; thehughjackman/Instagram Matt Keeble/Dave Benett/Getty; thehughjackman/Instagram Hugh Jackmanis throwing it back on his birthday! In the 1980s image — where Jackman said he “was maybe 17” years old — the then-future actor wore a light-colored suit as he stood outside amid a grassy landscape, pulling a hilarious (and not-entirely-unlike-Wolverine!) face at the camera....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Angela Moreno

Hugh Jackman Says He Has 'Done Some Damage' to His Voice from 'Growling and Yelling' as Wolverine

Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine.Photo: Twentieth Century Fox Film/Kobal/ShutterstockWhile he might have finished a successful run ofThe Music Manon Broadway,Hugh Jackmandoesn’t think his singing is what it was — thanks toWolverine.TheX-Menactor recently revealed onBBC’s Front Rowthat he might have permanently damaged his vocal cords from playing the mutant superhero.“I’ve done some damage to my voice with Wolverine,” Jackman, 54, admitted. “My falsetto is not as strong as it used to be, and that I directly put down to some of the growling and yelling....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1230 words · Craig Schmidt

Hugh Jackman Touched by Viral TikTok of Grandpa with Dementia Watching 'The Greatest Showman'

Hugh Jackmanis glad thatTheGreatest Showmanbrought a smile to a fan’s face. The actor, 52, shared a viral TikTok video Monday that followed a fan who took their grandfather to seeTheGreatest Showman. “I am in tears at the sweetness and purity of this post. Thank you for sharing such a sweet moment 💕😭💕,” Jackman wrote, reposting the quick clip toInstagram. “My Grandad is at the second stage of vascular dementia and one way to cheer him up isTheGreatest Showman!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 419 words · Joel Day

Human Remains Found in Calif. Desert Belong to Missing N.J. Woman Lauren Cho, Authorities Confirm

Lauren Cho.Photo: Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Department “The cause and manner of death is pending toxicology results,” they added, noting that additional information will not be released until those results are available. Cho’s family has not yet released a statement regarding the news, but they shared a link to authorities' discovery on aFacebook pagededicated to finding Cho. Cho was last seen around 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, when she was walking away from the Yucca Valley home where she had been staying, according to theMorongo Basin Sheriff’s Department....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Anthony Burke