5 Things to Watch Out for During the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty A big change at theScripps National Spelling Beethis week brings to mind some wise words: “If you’re tired and you walk into a roomful of kids, your energy is brought up to their level.” That is, yes, former first daughter andTodayshow correspondent Jenna Bush Hager discussing being a former teacher in an interview withGood Housekeeping, but it also applies to the starkest difference between the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee and its predecessors....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 635 words · Sherri Atkins

7 Great Director's Cut Movies You Can Stream Right Now

Since the earliest days ofVHS , the base telecasting grocery store has sometimes allowed for filmmakers to reconcile their regrets of studio interference and release director ’s baseball swing of certainmovies . These editions , which are often longer and sport restoredplot pointsand more fully fleshed out characters , typically represent the director ’s true esthetic intentions . Check out seven of the most interesting director - approved edits or expand editions currently stream ....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 703 words · Samantha Larson

7-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot in Head amid Reported Argument over Reckless Driving of Jet Skis: 'Senseless'

Photo: Getty/iStockphotoA 7-year-old boy was fatally shot in the head on Tuesday evening at a beach in Tampa, Fla., from a reported altercation over allegations of reckless jet ski driving.Tampa Police Deputy Chief Calvin Johnson said in anews conferenceWednesday morning that police responded to a call about a shooting at Courtney Campbell Causeway west of Ben T. Davis Beach.“When the shooting began, the grandfather of a young man that was shot grabbed him and pulled him into the truck when they heard the gunfire going on,” Johnson explained....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1717 words · Pamela Greer

8 Foster Children Recovered in Calif., After Alleged Abduction in Ark., Birth Mother Arrested

Trista Fullerton.Photo:Anderson Police Department Anderson Police Department An Arkansas woman suspected of abducting her eight biological children from their foster families has been arrested in California. In astatement posted to Facebookon Saturday, The Anderson Police Department in California said that Trista Fullerton, 36, was arrested and booked into the Shasta County Jail. According to police, a person contacted authorities around 12:30 a.m. requesting a welfare check after noticing six children with a woman who they claimed was displaying “bizarre behavior....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Amy Vega

90 Day Fiancé StarsSam Wilson and Citra Herani Marry in Farmhouse Wedding: 'We Are Truly One Now' (Exclusive)

‘90 Day Fiancé’ stars Sam and Citra Wilson.Photo:Madalyn R Photos Madalyn R Photos 90 Day FiancéstarsSam Wilson and Citra Heranihave tied the knot! “We wanted an intimate wedding with both of our families in attendance so we could feel supported and celebrate with our loved ones. We were so happy that both of our parents were able to attend and left their own religious beliefs to the side to celebrate our union wholeheartedly,” Herani, who is Muslim, tells PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Antonio Lloyd

90 Day's Sheila Pushes David Away When Her Mother Dies Just Hours After They First Meet: 'I Want to Be Alone'

Photo:TLC TLC Sheila’s family suffered a horrific loss during Sunday’s episode of90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days. AfterDavidspent just one night at Sheila’s family home after traveling to the Philippines from America, the couple woke up to find her mother had fatally fallen through the treacherous family stairs. The episode featured glimpses into Sheila’s devastation amid her family’s Filipino funeral traditions — the first of which required Sheila to stay with her mother’s body for 24 hours....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Joshua Moore

911 Dispatcher May Be Fired for Allegedly Hanging Up on Caller Trying to Report Buffalo Mass Shooting

The scene outside Tops Supermarket Saturday.Photo: Matt Rourke/AP/Shutterstock A 911 dispatcher has been suspended from her position after she allegedly hung up on a caller who was inside the Tops Supermarket in Buffalo, New York, duringSaturday’s mass shootingthat killed 10. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz spoke to reporters Wednesday, and called the 911 dispatcher’s alleged actions “totally inappropriate.” Poloncarz said the dispatcher, who was not identified, has been placed on leave and faces possible termination pending the outcome of an administrative hearing set to take place at the end of the month....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Eric Collier

A Cordless Stick Vacuum That Sucks Up 'Never-Ending Dog Hair' Is 75% Off at Amazon

Photo: People / Reese HerringtonIf you find cleaning day to be a source of stress and back pain, it might just be time to try out different cleaning tools, like acordless stick vacuum cleaner, that will make the job so much easier — even for pet owners.TheZokerVacuum Cordless Vacuum Cleanerhas everything you need to keep a tidy home, and is equipped to take on every corner of the house. It has a mighty 250 watts of power, 20 kilopascals of suction, and a brushless motor, allowing the vacuum to handle dust, crumbs, and dirt, that seems to live on every surface with ease....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1424 words · Gabrielle Nunez

A Day in the Life of a Teenage Girl Who Can't Make New Memories After Accident 2 Years Ago

Caitlin Little.Photo: Maggie Steber Caitlin Little doesn’t remember her 17th birthday, which was just one week ago. She doesn’t know what gifts she received, that she went out to dinner with her family, and that she made gift bags for the homeless. That’s because on Oct. 12, 2017 — just eight weeks into her freshman year at Southeast Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina — Caitlin, then 14, collided head-to-head with one of her cross-country teammates at school, and suffered a traumatic brain injury....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 688 words · Pamela Castro

A Great Big World's Ian Axel Opens Up About His 'Lonely' OCD Battle: 'I Felt Completely Out of Control'

A Great Big Worldsinger Ian Axel thought for years that his battle with obsessive-compulsive disorder was one he’d have to fight on his own.But the realization that he wasn’t alone in his mental health struggles was a pivotal turning point in the singer’s life — and now, through his music, he’s hoping to reach others dealing with similar things.Axel, 36, puts his deepest fears on display in the emotional new ballad “Save Me from Myself,” which features on A Great Big World’s new albumParticles, and for which PEOPLE is exclusively premiering the video....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1494 words · Steven Alvarez

A Man Ate A Load Of Chestnuts Without Chewing And It Ended Very Badly

Warning : This clause contains graphical aesculapian images Just as your grandma always used to tell you , chewing your solid food is very important . But while you could brush aside that old urban myth about how youshould chew 32 times , this especially grisly clinical case shows why you should definitely take care to chomp your food ( even if you have lost your denture ) . As reported inBMJ Case Reports , a military personnel had a prospicient stop in the hospital after his bowel became obstructed and then penetrate by eating a “ expectant amount of chestnut ” without chew fully because he had lost his false dentition ....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Danielle May

A Timeline of Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Kim Porter's Relationship

Kim Porter and Sean “Diddy” Combs.Photo: Chris Polk/FilmMagic Throughout all of the ups and downs of their relationship,Sean “Diddy” CombsandKim Porteralways remained close. Porter, who dated Combs for many years, wasfound deadin her home on Nov. 15, 2018. She was 47. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Porter’s death in a statement, explaining that officers responded to a death investigation at 11:40 a.m. in Toluca Lake, California, where they found a female unresponsive at the residence....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1102 words · Angel Martinez

A Timeline of the Golden Globes Controversy

Golden Globe trophies.Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images TheGolden Globesreturned to NBC in January after beingembroiled in controversy the past few years. The award show came under fire in February 2021, whenaLos Angeles Timesexposéreported thatthere were zero Black members withinthe Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which is the voting organization behind the Golden Globe awards. That May, NBC announced that it would not broadcast the 2022 awards show as a result of the news and backlash....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1585 words · Nancy Hampton