Pamela Hargan, Megan Hargan and Helen Hargan.Photo: Fairfax County PoliceA Virginia woman convicted of killing her mother and sister in 2017 and staging it to look like a murder-suicide in their $1.3 million home in upscale McLean is getting a new trial because of juror misconduct.On March 28, 2022, jurors voted unanimously to convict Megan Hargan of McLean in the shooting deaths of her mother, Pamela Hargan, 63, a successful defense contractor executive, and her younger sister, Helen Hargan, 23, a recent graduate of Southern Methodist University....

Lisa Rutherford and Kelsi Pierce.Photo: Kelsi Pierce Lisa Rutherford, 54, gave birth to her granddaughter Everly on Oct. 1, while Rutherford’s daughter Kelsi Pierce, 31, welcomed the newborn’s sister Ava on Nov. 23. “It makes me proud to say, ‘Hey, we went through this,’” Rutherford tells PEOPLE. “It wasn’t conventional, but they ended up with kids at the end.” Pierce and her husband Kyle, who live about 12 hours away from Rutherford in Minnesota, tied the knot in 2016, and knew from the get-go that they were meant to be parents....

Jennifer Maedge wrestled with how to mark the occasion as Christmas approached last December. It had been eight months since her husband, Richard Maedge, vanished in April after texting his wife that he didn’t feel well and was heading home early from work. It was searching for ornaments for her Christmas tree that the mystery was solved. In what Jennifer describes as a sort of closet-within-a-closet beneath stairs in the couple’s two-story home in Troy....

Photo: kiss the bride wedding photography A Bedford, New Hampshire, woman says she is still waiting to get her wedding dress back in the wake ofBed Bath & Beyond’srecentbankruptcy filing. Last month, Jesse Moltenbrey purchased awedding gown preservation kitfrom the retailer, which is described on Bed Bath & Beyond’s website as an easy option “to have your gown cleaned and preserved after your wedding.” Moltenbrey tells PEOPLE she followed the instructions and shipped off her dress to Memories Wedding Gown Preservation, a Houston-based company and thought nothing of it until she received an alarming message on March 24....

Photo: Ellie Tran/Facebook Joseph Merlino III was convicted in June of the first-degree murder of Ellie Tran, 35,according tothe Virginian-Pilot.Jurors soon after recommended a life sentence for Merlino, who was originally scheduled for sentencing on Wednesday. The judge however postponed the penalty phase of the case until Monday after Merlino — unresponsive and foaming from the mouth — was wheeled into court on an upright gurney, covered in a blanket, rocking from side to side,theVirginian-Pilotreports....

01of 14 Kim Petras Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Universal Music Group for Brands Petras made history at the2023 Grammy Awards, when she and Sam Smith took home the award forbest pop duo/group performancefor “Unholy,” making her the first openly transgender woman to win the award. “I just want to thank the incredible transgender legends before me who kicked these doors open so I could be here,” she said in heremotional acceptance speech....

Photo: Davey G. Johnson/Instagram David Johnson, 44, was taking a spin on a Honda CB1000R forMotorcyclistmagazine when he disappeared,according to NBC affiliate KCRA. He had spent the weekend riding around with his girlfriend before driving to Las Vegas and then through the pass Tuesday night, KCRA reported. Johnson’s girlfriend, Jaclyn Trop, told KCRA that she last heard from him around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, when he sent her a text message to let her know he was okay....

Photo: Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Ettore “Big E” Ewenis on the mend. The WWE star, 36, revealed in a video shared on Twitter Friday evening that he broke his neck following an incident that took place amid a live broadcast ofWWE SmackDown. Big E, who has been with the WWE since 2009, told fans he will “be alright” in theclip, which sees him laying in what appears to be a hospital bed while sporting a neck brace....

America Ferrera and Ryan Piers Williams.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic America Ferreraand husbandRyan Piers Williamsbrought their real-life marriage to Barbie Land. The actress, 39, stars as the human Gloria inBarbie, an employee of Mattel and mom to teen Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt) who helps Margot Robbie’s Stereotypical Barbie learn what it’s like to be a woman in the real world. Earlier this month, Ferrera posted a photo of herself smiling alongside Williams at the European premiere ofBarbiein London,writingin the caption, “My favorite & forever Ken, you cute....

Yolanda Hadidis feeling grateful for her health.“I’m better than I’ve been in a long time,” the formerReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, who wasdiagnosed with Lyme diseasein 2012, tells PEOPLE.“But as I’ve learned, there is no cure for chronic Lyme disease,” Hadid, 57, adds of the tick-borne infection, which her childrenBella and Anwar have as well.“Being in remission is an everyday blessing,and I pinch myself every morning.“As Hadid moves into her “next chapter,” she’s putting an emphasis on her emotional wellbeing, which has a big impact on her health....

Kaity Biggarsaid yes toZach Shallcrosswhen he popped the question in Monday’sBachelorseason 27 finale, but the couple wants to wait before they say “I do.” “Right now, the main emphasis is living together in Austin, getting to know each other more and more, and just see how things go,” Shallcross, 26, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “There’s no rush.” Biggar, 28, agrees. “We have the rest of our lives together, so why does everything need to be a rush?...

Mike Tindall and Zara Tindall.Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage The royals have arrived at Wimbledon! ZaraandMike Tindallstepped out at the famed tennis tournament on Wednesday, leaving their three children —Mia, 8,Lena, 4, andLucas, 1 — at home while they enjoyed a daytime date. Zara and Mike Tindall.Karwai Tang/WireImage The couple is known to show off their love for each other in public, fromkissesto evenplayful pats on the bum! Royal etiquette expertMyka Meier, founder and director ofBeaumont Etiquette, previously told PEOPLE that there areno formal ruleson royal couples being lovey-dovey in public — it’s at their own discretion....

Zayn Malik.Photo: Nicholas Hunt/GettyZayn Malikis using his platform for good.The British singer wrote an open letter to the United Kingdom’sPrime Minister Rishi Sunakon Monday, asking the newly appointed head of state to ensure that his upcoming budget includes free school meals for all children on Universal Credit (which, in the U.K., is a monthly government payment to help with living costs).Malik, 29, relied on free school lunches while growing up in inner-city Bradford, West Yorkshire, and wrote in his note that he wants Sunak’s help in making it so that “no child living in poverty misses out on a hot nutritious meal at school especially since that school meal may be the only hot meal they receive all day....