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Team USA Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has won a gold medal in a historic 0.4 monobob finish, making her the oldest woman to win gold in the sport in Olympic history. Taylor, 41, secured her first gold medal in the women’s monobob event at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics on Monday, Feb. 16. “I still can’t believe it,” a beaming Meyers Taylor said after the stunning victory, per The Athletic. “It’s surreal.” Taylor won the gold over German bobsledder Laura Nolte, per NBC News. Taylor, a highly decorated bobsledder, is no stranger to the Olympic Games, having previously competed…
King Charles was not given a heads-up about the arrest of his brother, ex-Prince Andrew. We understands that Buckingham Palace was not informed of Andrew’s arrest before it happened. The former Duke of York was arrested on Feb. 19, his 66th birthday, on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Authorities are investigating the King’s brother, who is now called Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, around an allegation claiming that he shared confidential information with the late Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a trade envoy for the U.K. Queen Elizabeth’s second son held that role from 2001 to 2011. Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing…
A Wisconsin woman made a devastating discovery when she pulled out her old wedding gown for her daughter to try on. Calyn Strobel of West Bend got married back in September 2014 and then had her wedding dress professionally cleaned and preserved by a local dry cleaner, according to local news outlet TMJ 4. The box remained stored away in her home for more than 11 years until recently, when her daughter, Madilynn, asked to try it on. When Calyn opened the box, she was shocked to see a dress she didn’t recognize. Her original gown featured a strapless neckline,…
A bus driver has died following a crash while they were transporting students home from a school in Northern Ireland. The vehicle was carrying 40 students from St Paul’s High School in Bessbrook, County Armagh, when it overturned on a country road on Tuesday, Feb. 17, according to the BBC, The Irish News and U.K. newspaper Metro. In a statement obtained, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed that a single vehicle crash had occurred on Tullyagh Road, which is around 38 miles south of the capital Belfast. “Police received a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision…
Brandi Glanville has revealed what caused her facial disfigurement. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 53, shared her “shocking” diagnosis to TMZ on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Talking about her breast implants, Glanville explained, “Mine had completely ruptured, and I had silicone all over my lymph nodes.” “That’s what caused the infection in my face; it couldn’t get out as my lymph nodes were all clogged,” she added. The reality TV made the discovery after struggling with facial disfigurement caused by the parasite. Glanville told TMZ that she finally got some answers after checking “everything else” and seeing “21 doctors.”…
A man was charged with open murder after he allegedly shot his roommate at an apartment complex, police said. Mychael V. Thompson, 38, was arrested on Feb. 12 and charged with open murder — with the use of a deadly weapon or tear gas, according to criminal records obtained. Thompson allegedly shot his roommate at their central Las Vegas apartment over a dispute on Feb. 12, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a release. Police responded to several 911 calls at 10 a.m. that morning, with reports that a man had been shot. Officers later found the roommate’s…
As the search continues for a man who fell through the ice while taking a Valentine’s Day walk with his wife, whose body has already been found, loved ones are remembering the devoted couple. “They walk all the beaches, all the time,” Dawn Varnum told independent station WHDH of her friends, Kit and Jerry Boucher. “They were a very loving couple,” Varnum continued, according to the outlet, which reported they met when they were both 15. “It’s devastating to the whole community, anyone who knew them is devastated by this tragedy.” The Bouchers hailed from Connecticut, where Kit, 71, worked…
The waiting room of a Colorado hospital isn’t where most couples imagine saying their vows. But for Muranda “Mandy” Lambert, it became the place where love, community, and compassion quietly came together in her final days. Facing terminal cancer, Mandy married her husband, Damon Lambert, in a ceremony created almost overnight by hospital caregivers determined to give the couple the celebration they never got to have. What unfolded was less a medical story than a deeply human one — about how strangers can step in at life’s hardest moments and help create something meaningful. When plans suddenly changed Mandy and…
For Lindsey Vonn, the journey home came without skis, medals, or finish lines — but with something quieter and perhaps more meaningful: relief. The Olympic champion announced on Feb. 17 that she had been discharged from a hospital in Italy and returned to the United States following a serious crash during the women’s downhill event at the 2026 Winter Olympics earlier this month. After more than a week confined to a hospital bed and multiple surgeries, Vonn says she still cannot stand. But simply being back home, she shared, feels like an important first step forward. A frightening fall on…
Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, has died. He was 84. The Baptist minister died on Tuesday, Feb. 17, his family announced in a statement on Instagram, sharing that he died “peacefully” and “surrounded by his family.” “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in the statement. “We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family. His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love…