Utah Family of 8, Including 5 Children, Found Shot Dead in Their Home: A 'Senseless Tragedy'

A Utah family of eight, which included five children, was found shot dead inside their home this week. Police officers discovered the bodies of the family members in their Enoch City home on Wednesday while they were taking part in a “welfare check,” according to a news release from Enoch City officials. Each of the family members' bodies were found inside the home, the release noted, adding that they all “appeared to have sustained gunshot wounds....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Tanya Sandoval

Vanessa Bryant 'Devastated' by Claims of L.A. Deputies Sharing Photos of Helicopter Crash Site

Vanessa Bryant‘s legal team is speaking out about the allegations that Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies shared photos of the helicopter crash site where Vanessa’s husbandKobe, 41, and their daughter Gianna, 13, along with seven others were killed on Jan. 26. “Mrs. Bryant personally went to the Sheriff’s office on January 26th and requested that the area be designated a no-fly zone and protected from photographers,” Robb said. “This was of critical importance to her as she desired to protect the dignity of all the victims, and their families....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Erica Snyder

Vanilla Ice On Board Emirates Plane Quarantined in New York After Passengers Taken Ill

This is a developing story, please check back with PEOPLE.com for updates. An Emirates flight that landed at New York’s JFK airport Wednesday morning was quarantined after 10 passengers on board were taken ill. One passenger, Larry Coben,shared a photo on Twittershowing a line of responders’ vehicles lined up on the tarmac outside the plane. ABC News reporter Dom Proto also tweeted that the pilot of the flight reported “2 male passengers with extremely high fevers and approximately 100 passengers ‘coughing non-stop....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · David Hudson

Veterans Discharged Under Anti-Gay 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' May Be Eligible for Benefits

Photo: Getty Ten years after the repeal of the U.S. military’s controversial “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy banning openly gay, lesbian and bisexual service members, tens of thousands of veterans who were dismissed for admitting their sexual orientation may soon be able to receive full benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. “Today, we are also taking steps to clarify VA policy for Veterans who were given other than honorable discharges based on homosexual conduct, gender identity or HIV status,” Kayla Williams, assistant secretary for public affairs in VA’s Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs,wrote in a blog postpublished Monday on a VA site....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 529 words · Billy Collins

Victim of Christmas Eve Shark Attack Identified as 'Great Guy' Who Loved the Ocean: 'One of a Kind'

Tomas Butterfield.Photo: facebook Loved ones are mourning the loss of a mankilled in a California shark attackon Christmas Eve. Tomas Butterfield, 42, of Sacramento, was identified as the victim of Friday’s attack in Morro Bay, a California State Parks spokesperson confirmed toTheSan Luis Obispo Tribune. In a previous statement, police said they responded to a call Friday morning regardingan “unresponsive” male victimthat had been pulled from the water. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene just after 10:45 a....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Sarah Smith

Victim of Texas Homecoming Shooting Was Father of 2 With Third Baby on the Way

Photo: Facebook (2) On Saturday night, the men were fatally shot while attending a homecoming party for Texas A&M-Commerce students held at The Party Venue in Greenville, Texas. On Monday morning, the victims were identified as Kevin Berry Jr.’s and Byron Cravens Jr., both 23,NBC5, theAssociated PressandFox4report. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Clickhereto get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Steven Newman

Video Shows Lori Vallow Daybell Receiving Guilty Verdicts for Killing Children

Lori Vallow Daybell.Photo: AP Photo/Kyle Green Courtroom video shows the moment a jury foundLori Vallow Daybellguilty of killing her two children and conspiring to kill her husband’s first wife. J.J. and Tylee were reported missing in October 2019. The two childrens' bodies were later discovered in 2020, buried and dismembered in her husband Chad Daybell’s backyard. Chad, 54, is also charged with murder in connection to Tylee, J.J. and Tammy’s deaths, but will be tried separately....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Jessica Bailey

Viewers Aren't Sure How to React to the Oatly Super Bowl 2021 Ad That Was Banned in Sweden

Photo: youtube People on social media are split on Oatly’s unique commercial for Super Bowl LV. The Swedish company — which makes alternative dairy products — debuted the ad in the United States on Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. On a night known for star-studded commercials, Oatly’s ad stood out because it featured its CEO Toni Petersson sitting in front of a piano in the middle of a field — and that’s it....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Brandon Galloway

Vin Diesel Says He Would Do a 'Fast & Furious' Musical: 'I'm Dying to Do' It

Vin Dieselis ready to belt out songs in his next project. TheF9actor appeared onTheKelly ClarksonShowon Wednesday where he promoted his latest installment of theFast & Furiousfranchise, now in theaters. When hostKelly Clarkson, 39, asked him if he’d ever do a musical of the franchise, the actor said, “I’m dying to do a musical, so yes, I would!” “I’ve been dying to do a musical my whole life,” he continued, revealing he was “this close to doingGuys and Dollswith Steven Spielberg, but we ended up not doing that....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Matthew Brennan

Vinny Guadagnino Has Convinced Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino to Try the Keto Diet Post-Prison

TheKeto Guidois spreading the wealth! Jersey Shore‘s Vinny Guadagnino, who has been known on social media as the “Keto Guido” since adapting the high-fat, moderate-protein, and low-carbketo dietover four years ago, tells PEOPLE that he’s since influenced his friends and fellow castmates to give thetrendy lifestylea try. “Mike was the first person to ever call me and ask me how the diet works and I got him onto the keto diet,” says Guadagnino, who released the newKeto Guido Cookbookon Tuesday....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Antonio Welch

Viral Anonymous Instagram Account Shares Congressional Woes as Hill Staffers Push to Unionize

U.S. Capitol building.Photo: Getty An anonymously run Instagram account called@dear_white_staffersis going viral for what it describes as an insider look at life as a staffer on Capitol Hill — which, according to the account, is rife with staff diversity issues, intense hours, and low pay. Some of the posts express frustration at the notoriously low pay for staffers — particularly in comparison to their bosses — while others claim that many on the Hill suffer from substance abuse issues as a way to cope with the stress of their jobs....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Denise Watson

Virginia Patton Moss, Star of 'It's a Wonderful Life', Dies Aged 97: 'We Have Another Angel'

Virginia Patton Moss.Photo: Everett Virginia Patton Moss, the last surviving adult cast member fromFrank Capra’s 1946 holiday classicIt’s a Wonderful Life, has died aged 97. The former actress was best known for her role as Ruth Dakin Bailey in the Jimmy Stewart-ledIt’s a Wonderful Life, which also starredDonna Reed,Lionel Barrymoreand Thomas Mitchell. Karolyn Grimes— who played Zuzu, the daughter of Stewart’s character George Bailey in the movie — honored Patton Moss on Facebook, writing “We have another angel!...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Samuel Berry

Virtual Romance Between Humans And Chatbots Is Flourishing, And This Is Why

few than ten years have passed since the science fiction movie ‘ Her ’ depicted the apparently far - fetched concept of human - chatbot relationship , yet new enquiry suggest thatvirtual lovemay now be in the air . inaugurate the construct of “ wild-eyed theanthropism ” , the subject field authors reveal how player of romanticist video games ( RVGs ) attribute human qualities to “ digital agents ” and enter into practical relationships that feel reliable ....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 705 words · Rachel Ritter