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Mellissa Carone speaks in front of the Michigan House Oversight Committee in Lansing on Dec. 2.Photo: JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty A Michigan womanwho went viral for her supporting roleinDonald Trump’s attempts to have votes overturned in the2020 presidential electionis now launching a campaign of her own. Still, Carone grabbed the spotlight of social media — and the Trump campaign, who hailed her as something of a key witness — for her unusually chatty and somewhat combative appearance in 2020 in front of Michigan lawmakers....

Goingon vacationcan often mean a boatload of unanticipated expenses, but Virgin Voyages is looking to mitigate that—at least when it comes to tipping. On Monday, the company announced thatits debut ship, Scarlet Lady, will have a gratuity-free policy. That means that when it comes to meals at each of the 20-plus restaurants on board, all of which are included in the price of booking, guests will not have to worry about adding on a service fee (though theycanadd an additional tip on board if they so choose....

Photo:Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA/ AP Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA/ AP U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton announced on Monday she will not be running for reelection in 2024 due to her recent diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare neurological disorder. Before Monday’s announcement, the Virginia Democrat, 55, was being treated for Parkinson’s Disease, which she was previously diagnosed with. Wexton has since been diagnosed with a more aggressive neurological disorder, which she described as “Parkinson’s on steroids....

A 17-year-old Virginia boy is recovering after a giant hogweed plant left him with second- and third-degree burns to his face and arms.Alex Childress was working at his summer landscaping job on Tuesday in Fredericksburg around 12 p.m. when he unknowingly chopped down a large hogweed, a dangerous plant with sap that can cause severe damage to the skin, according to theNew York Department of Environmental Conservation.Childress, of Spotsylvania County, says the plant fell onto his face, but he thought nothing of the incident and carried the cut weed away under his right arm to throw it away....

Donald Trump (left), Vladimir Putin.Photo: Noam Galai/WireImage; Peter Muhly/WPA Pool/Getty Donald Trumphas at least one ally when it comes to his myriad criminal charges: Russian PresidentVladimir Putin, who said in recent remarks the myriad investigations of the former U.S. president demonstrate corruption and “rottenness” in American politics. “As for Trump, for us what is happening in today’s conditions, in my opinion, is good because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others democracy," Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum held in Russia on Tuesday....

Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather are in police custody after two children were allegedly found locked in a shed in Sissonville, West Virginia, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s office said in apress release. Deputy H.K. Burdette responded to a call to the 200 block of Cheyenne Lane in Sissonville just after 5:45 p.m. local time on Monday afternoon, the department said. The caller saw a man open the shed, speak to the minors and then lock the shed behind him, authorities said....

Nikki Kuhnhausen.Photo: Facebook A Washington State man has been charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of a transgender teenager who disappeared in June. David Bogdanov, 25, was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the strangulation death of 17-year-old Nikki Kuhnhausen. “They were collecting bear grass in this rural area of the county and found this human skull,” Vancouver police spokeswoman Kim Kapp tells PEOPLE. Kuhnhausen was last seen alive in the early morning hours of June 6 when she showed up at her friends’ house around 5 a....

Photo: Elsa/Getty ImagesWashington Spirit forward Kumi Yokoyama is opening up publicly about their gender identity for the first time.The Japanese soccer star, 27, who played for Japan in the 2019 World Cup before joining the NWSL team, came out as a transgender man in avideoposted Sunday to their Japan national women’s soccer teammate Yuki Nagasato’s YouTube channel.Yokoyama said they use they/them pronouns, also revealing they underwent top surgery at 20. They plan to have further surgeries after they retire from the sport,ESPN reported....

An’Twan Gilmore.Photo: Justice for Antwan Gilmore/Instagram A Washington, D.C., police sergeant has been charged with murder for allegedly fatally shooting a man while on duty who had been found asleep in his car in 2021. Metropolitan Police Sgt. Enis Jevric, 41, was charged March 7 with a federal civil rights violation and second-degree murder in connection with the death of 27-year-old An’Twan Gilmore, according to apress releasefrom the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia....

Stephen Colbert is rapping about his love forLord of the Rings. On Wednesday’s episode ofThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the host and self-avowed Tolkien superfan commemorated the first of Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth films, 2001’sThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, marking its 20th anniversary. Introducing the rap segment, Colbert said ofFellowship of the Ring, “It was 20 years ago this Sunday that this movie kicked off my favorite film series of all time....

Numerous dads are learning new and colorful techniques to help their daughters achieve their dancing dreams! According to a new video from NBC’sTodayshow, there are many dads who are now mastering the art of applying makeup and sewing dresses all to prepare their daughters for dance practices and recitals, and they’re having a blast doing it — even if some of them would rather pick up a dumbbell than a makeup brush, like weight-lifting dad Jason Patterson....

Photo: getty (2) Mandy Moorecan belt out a tune with the best of them – whether she’s actually singing or not! “When you call ‘grace’ to make a @tiktok… 😜,” Moore – who was in full costume as the older version of herThis Is Uscharacter, Rebecca Pearson – captioned a video posted to Instagram on Wednesday, adding the hashtags, “#itsallcomingbacktomenow #thisisus #celinedion,” while tagging Dion, 53, and herThis Is UscostarsSterling K....

Jeff Lewisis back with a brand new show! In an exclusive preview shared with PEOPLE, the formerFlipping Outstar gave the first look into his new series,Hollywood Houselift withJeff Lewis. With a small team of trusted project managers, including long-time employee and SIRIUS XM radio co-host Megan Weaver, Tyler Meyerkorth, and new assistant Shane Douglas, the team comes together to complete one-of-a-kind renovations for celebrity clients, including Anderson, Rivers, Fortune Feimster, Lamorne Morris, Ashlee Simpson Ross, Roselyn Sanchez, Mira Sorvino, and Wilmer Valderrama....