Florence Pugh Glows in Fiery Gown — and New Hair Color! — for London 'Oppenheimer' Premiere

Florence Pughignited theOppenheimerred carpet. The Oscar nominated actress, 27, was photographed at the film’s premiere in London wearing a fiery look on theme for the movie about the creation of the atomic bomb. Pugh opted for a copper-orange cutout dress, which matched the color scheme of the premiere’s backdrop featuring reddish smoke from an explosion. The dress had a dramatic flair with a plunging ruched neckline top that transformed into a long skirt with a train....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Laura Peterson

For Tiny Babies, Brain Growth Predicts Intelligence

When you purchase through links on our internet site , we may earn an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . How tight a infant ’s mental capacity grows , rather than how large it is , predicts the child ’s mental abilities by and by in liveliness , a new study of preterm infants suggests . The faster the mentality ’s intellectual cerebral cortex grew during the first calendar month of aliveness , the mellow the youngster scored at historic period 6 on intelligence tests designed to measure their abilities to think , utter , be after and pay attention , the researcher found ....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 668 words · Jessica May

Former Calif. GOP Congressman Admits to Participation in Capitol Riots: 'I Marched to Protest'

Dana Rohrabacher.Photo: Tom Williams/getty Former California Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher has admitted he marched during the deadlyJan. 6 riotingat the U.S. Capitol. The GOP member — who has since moved to Maine — was the subject of scandal after an anonymous social media accountshared photosof the former congressman, 73, protesting the November election results in Washington, D.C. Rohrabacher, 73, addressed his involvement on Monday. “I marched to protest, and I thought the election was fraudulent and it should be investigated, and I wanted to express that and be supportive of that demand,” hetoldthePortland Press Herald of Maineof PresidentJoe Biden’s win....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Jordan Grimes

Former FDA Adviser Who Voted to Approve LASIK Now Thinks the Eye Surgery Should Be Banned

Photo: Getty One former FDA adviser who voted to approve laser eye surgery now views the procedure differently. “Essentially we ignored the data on vision distortions that persisted for years,” Waxlertold CBS News, calling his vote a mistake. “I re-examined the documentation … and I said, ‘Wow this is not good.’ ” In recent years, Waxler has analyzed data independently and observed a vision complication rate of up to 30 percent, and he has petitioned for a LASIK recall....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Joseph Lopez

Former Los Angeles Angels Staffer Eric Kay Found Guilty for His Role in the Death of Tyler Skaggs

Tyler Skaggs.Photo: Vaughn Ridley/Getty Eric Kay, former Los Angeles Angels communications director, has been convicted on two drug charges related to the 2019overdose death of Tyler Skaggs. A jury in Fort Worth, Texas, found Kay guilty of providing Skaggs — then a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels — with fentanyl, which led to his death at age 27 in a Dallas-area hotel room in July 2019, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meachamannouncedon Thursday....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 752 words · Mackenzie Carson

Former NBA Player Eric Bledsoe Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges

Photo: Sam Forecich/NBAE via GettyFormer NBA player Eric Bledsoe was arrested last night on domestic violence charges, PEOPLE has confirmed.A spokesperson for the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Department tells PEOPLE that Bledsoe, 32, was arrested at 12:01 a.m. at a residence. He was released at approximately 3:42 a.m.The police department did not confirm the alleged victim’s identity.After the arrest, his girlfriend,Briona Mae, apparently posted on Instagram about being a victim of domestic violence....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 803 words · David Gutierrez

Former NBA Star Ben Gordon Opens Up About Struggling with Suicidal Thoughts in Powerful Essay

Photo: Rocky Widner/Getty Images Former NBA star Ben Gordon wrote a moving essay this week that gave an intimate look into his struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts after his retirement. Just like that, Gordon saw his career come to an unceremonious end. “There was a point in time when I thought about killing myself every single day for about six weeks,” Gordon said in his essay, which was published inThe Player’s Tribuneon Thursday....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Holly Macdonald

Former New York Mets Prospect Matt Pobereyko Dead at 31: 'Great Baseball Player and an Even Better Person'

Photo: Fernando Llano/AP/Shutterstock Matt Pobereyko, a pitcher who played under various minor-league baseball teams throughout his career, is dead. He was 31. “He just dropped, and that’s all we know,” he added. “We don’t know. There’s nothing outstanding on the autopsy. But from what I understand, he would have gotten a clean bill of health if he had a pulse.” Pobereyko’s brother said his death came as a shock this his family....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · John Gray

Former NFL Wide Receiver Mike Williams Dead at 36 After He Was Taken Off Life Support

Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams.Photo:Kellen Micah/ICON SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Kellen Micah/ICON SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Former NFL wide receiverMike Williamshas died at age 36, his agent confirmed toESPNon Tuesday. Williams died on Tuesday morning, according to the outlet. The former Tampa Bay Buccaneer had been hospitalized in an intensive care unit in Tampa Bay, Fla., following an accident at a construction site that left him partially paralyzed....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Amanda Woodward

Former Pet Tigers Found Wandering Texas Streets Adore Splashing Around Their New Sanctuary Home

These big cats aren’t afraid of water.Tigers Elsa and India likely look a bit different than the last time they made the news. Both young animals spent some timewandering the streets of Texas neighborhoods— India in Houston andElsa in San Antonio— earlier this year after escaping the care of their owners, who were keeping the endangered predators as exotic pets, according to a release from theHumane Society of the United States(HSUS)....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 762 words · Eric Barnes

Former U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte's Daughter Accused of Stabbing a Man to Death

Photo: Montgomery County Department of PoliceThe daughter of a former United States ambassador and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte has been accused of fatally stabbing a man.Sophia Negroponte was taken into police custody and charged with first-degree murder on Thursday following the death of Yousuf Rasmussen, according to theMontgomery County Department of Police.The 27-year-old was arrested after police responded to a report of a stabbing in a home located in Rockville, Md....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 994 words · George Briggs

Former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone to Testify Before Jan. 6 Committee This Week

Pat Cipollone.Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone has reached a deal with the bipartisan House committee investigating theinsurrection at the Capitoland will comply with a subpoena for his testimony this week. Various outlets including CNN report that Cipollone willsit for a transcribed interview — which will not be broadcast live — on Friday. Sources tell CNN and other outlets that the interview with Cipollone will be videotaped, though it’s unclear how — or when — it will be presented to the public....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · Michael Ortiz

Fran Drescher Reveals How Her Divorce, Rape and Cancer Diagnosis Changed Her

After years of dealing with a secret, unimaginable pain,Fran Dreschersays she’s finally found inner peace.In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, the actress, 62, opens up about discovering purpose through her painful past, which included aterrifying rape in 1985, a very public divorce from her husband of 21 years, Peter Marc Jacobson, in 1999 (after which hepublicly revealed he is gay), and auterine cancer diagnosisin 2000.Before finding success onThe Nannyin 1993, a 28-year-old Drescher and a friend were raped at gunpoint, while Jacobson, then already Drescher’s husband of seven years, was forced to watch....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 936 words · Sarah Jefferson