1995 Cold Case Murder of a 14-Year-Old Atlanta Girl Solved After More Than 25 Years

Photo: atlanta pd The cold case murder of a 14-year-old Atlanta girl has been solved after more than 25 years. On Tuesday,authorities announcedduring a news conference that they had identified a suspect in the 1995 rape and murder of Nacole Smith, who was attacked on her way to school. The suspect, who authorities did not publicly identify, died of liver and kidney failure in hospice care in August, according to police....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Kari Park

2 Dead and 10 Injured After Mississippi Highway Collapses Following Heavy Rain From Hurricane Ida

Photo: Rogelio V Solis/AP/Shutterstock Two people have died and 10 others are injured in Mississippi after a highway collapsed Monday night, according to local authorities. Seven cars were involved in the incident at the two-lane Highway 26 in George County near Lucedale. Mississippi Highway Patrol Cpl. Cal Robertson said days of heavy rain fromHurricane Idalikely caused the road to be washed away, perThe Associated Press. “You can imagine driving at night with heavy rain coming down,” Robertson said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Joshua Collins

2 Killed, 8 Injured After Family Horse-Drawn Buggy Was Rear-Ended in Virginia: 'Please Pray'

Photo: Getty Images Two Amish parents are dead and eight children are injured after an accident involving the family’s buggy in Virginia, authorities say. Barbie Esh, 38, and her husband John Z. Esh, 39, were killed as a result of a collision with a 2005 Toyota Tundra on Sunday in Cumberland County, Virginia State Police spokesperson Corinne Geller said in a statement shared with PEOPLE. The mother was pronounced dead at the scene....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Alyssa Williams

2 Men Reveal They Survived Lost at Sea for 29 Days on 'Rainwater and Coconuts and Our Faith'

Solomon Islands.Photo: Getty What started off as a routine trip turned into an epic survival tale for two men from the Solomon Islands. Livae Nanjikana and Junior Qoloni set off to make the trip from Mono Island to New Georgia Island, a distance of about 124 miles, on Sept. 3, according toThe Guardian. “We have done the trip before and it should have been OK,” Nanjikana told the newspaper. Instead, theywere found 29 days laterabout 250 miles away, off the coast of Papua New Guinea....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Janet Ibarra

2 Missouri Men Charged After Allegedly Kidnapping 33-Year-Old Woman and Keeping Her in a Cage

James Phelps and Timothy Norton.Photo: Dallas County Sheriff’s Office (2) Two Missouri men were arrested in connection to a missing woman whom they’d allegedly been holding in a cage, authorities say. On Sept. 1, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office in Missouriissued detailsabout a missing person, asking locals for help finding 33-year-old Cassidy Rainwater, who had last been seen on July 25. They had received a missing person report on Aug....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · John Villarreal

2 of the First Photographers to Use New iPhone 15 Pro Max Reveal Stunning Images (Exclusive)

Photographer Stephen Wilkes shot his latest series, “The Endless Summer,” on the iPhone 15 Pro Max.Photo:Stephen Wilkes/Apple Stephen Wilkes/Apple The much-anticipatediPhone 15 serieswill beavailable to the publicFriday, but two renowned professional photographers got a sneak peek of the device — and PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at their images. “I think it’s a really great upgrade in terms of the image quality,” saysStephen Wilkes, who used the new iPhone 15 Pro Max for his photographic series,The Endless Summer....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 873 words · Nicholas Stevens

20-Month-Old Boy Survives 6-Story Fall After Landing on the Roof of a Car

If you ask Edward Lu, he parked in the right place, at the right time. When a 20-month-old boy fell out of a six-story window last week, he landed directly onto the roof of Lu’s car, which broke his fall and likely saved his life. “That’s a big dent, I couldn’t believe it,” Lu, of Redmond, Washington, toldKOMO. “If I had driven on [Thursday] I don’t know what would have happened....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Fred Singh

2023 People's Choice Country Awards — See the Complete List of Winners

Lainey Wilson; Blake Shelton; HARDY.Photo:getty (3) getty (3) The People’s Choice Awardsoff-shoot — thePeople’s Choice Country Awards— made its debut on Thursday night at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The full list of nominees was revealed in August, with country superstarsLainey Wilson,Luke CombsandMorgan Wallendominating the nominations.Kane BrownandJelly Rollwere also top contenders, earning six nominations each. Shay Mooney and Dan Smyers of Dan + Shay at the People’s Choice Country Awards in Nashville on Sept....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 727 words · David Jones

22-Year-Old Latina Model with Down Syndrome Says 'There Are No Limits' After Modeling at NYFW

ForSofía Jirau,no hay límites(there are no limits). Jirau, a 22-year-old model withDown syndrome, stunned audiences while working the runway atNew York Fashion Week. She “lived her dream” of modeling in New York, but she says this is just the beginning. “When I was little, I looked myself in the mirror and said, ‘I’m going to be a model and a businesswoman,'” she tells PEOPLE from her native Puerto Rico. Now, she’s doing exactly that....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Robert Clark

22-Year-Old Md. Woman Locked Out of Fla. Hotel Room Dies After Being Stuck in Window

Photo: FacebookSydney Therriault, a 22-year-old woman from Maryland, died last week after she got stuck in the window of her hotel in Florida.Therriault was staying at the Pelican RV Resort & Marina when she appeared to misplace her hotel key and attempted to enter it through the window, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office revealed in astatement.“She became stuck and asphyxiated,” the statement said, adding that “no foul play” is expected.FacebookThe Sheriff’s Office and Marathon Fire Rescue were called to the scene around 7:30 a....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 651 words · Joseph Wagner

23 Dead After Powerful Tornado Rips Through Southeast Alabama: 'The Devastation Is Incredible'

Nearly two dozen people are dead after a vicious F3 tornado tore through southeast Alabama on Sunday. The tornado — which also left several people injured and more than 40,000 homes and businesses without power — touched down in Beauregard in Lee County around 2 p.m. local time and was at least a half-mile wide as it ripped through the region, reports say. “The devastation is incredible,” said Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones,WRBL reported....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Kenneth Wright

25 Fun Facts About the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Walk of Fame may have begin its life as a Chamber of Commerce marketing tactic , but today it ’s one of Los Angeles ’s most famous tourer attractions , drawing an count on 10 million visitor each yr . As a master of ceremonies ofnew celebrities , from Minnie Mouse to Mark Hamill , get ready to make their ( lasting ) mark along Hollywood Boulevard in 2018 , here are 25 thing you might not know about the humans ’s most star - studded sidewalk ....

March 16, 2025 · 11 min · 2166 words · Jade Steele

25 Reasons to Watch the Golden Globes on Sunday: These Super-Hot Nominees

01of 25CHADWICK BOSEMANEmma McIntyre/GettyofBlack Panther 01of 25 CHADWICK BOSEMAN Emma McIntyre/Getty ofBlack Panther 02of 25BRADLEY COOPERDia Dipasupil/Gettynominated for best actor in a motion picture – drama and best director – motion picture forA Star Is Born 02of 25 BRADLEY COOPER Dia Dipasupil/Getty nominated for best actor in a motion picture – drama and best director – motion picture forA Star Is Born 03of 25 STEPHAN JAMES Rich Fury/Getty...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Melissa Hale