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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church,condemns those who act on same-sex attractionandare in same-sex relationships. So to many, it came as a surprise that Matt Easton, a 24-year-old senior at the Mormon Brigham Young University, came out as gayduring a graduation speechbefore thousands of people last Friday. “I stand before my family, friends, and graduating class today to say that I am proud to be a gay son of God,” said Easton during his convocation speech for the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences....

Matt Quinn, Sam Cooper, Jackie Miclau, Michael Byrnes and Sotiris Eliopoulos.Photo:Alana Swaringen Alana Swaringen Matt Quinn and Sam Cooper will be the first to say that their road to fame has been more of a “gradual” climb rather than a “rocket ship” to the top. The two Pennsylvania natives, who make up two of the five-piece bandMt. Joy, have known each other since they were kids — though it wasn’t until they were both young adults that they decided to give music a real go....

Leave itJenni “JWoww” Farleyto pipe up when no one else dares. In PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek at Thursday’s episode ofJersey Shore Family Vacation, things get incredibly awkward whenRonnie Ortiz-Magroshows up to a group dinner in Atlantic City with his on-off girlfriend Jen Harley. Needless to say, everyone is more or less terrified to see her, considering it was just days after she allegedlydragged Ronnie with her carwhile their infant daughter was in the backseat,landing him in a sling....

Multiple people were killed in a fiery car crash outside of Denver on Thursday that involved three semi-trucks and 12 vehicles, police said.The Lakewood Police Department said ina press conferenceon Thursday night that there were “multiple fatalities” in the crash, and six additional people were taken to a local hospital. Their condition was unknown as of Thursday night.According to police, the investigation into the crash is ongoing, and investigators are still in the process of talking to witnesses who were at the scene to determine the details of the crash....

Before hekilled his wife and three children before turning the gun on himself, a Delaware father refused his wife’s pleas to seek professional help for what she believed was depression, and the couple’s marriage was strained, a family friend tells PEOPLE. Family friend Brianna Horney, tells PEOPLE that the couple’s relationship recently came under pressure after Matthew moved to North Carolina for work, and Julie, believing Matthew suffered from depression, encouraged him to seek professional help....

Photo: GoFundMe Michael Gaffney, 21, of Maywood,was arrested on Nov. 2 and charged with reckless murder in connection with the death of Frances Veronica Garcia, 19, of Bloomingdale, after allegedly strangling her to death during sex in a parked car, say authorities. During a court appearance Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Margaret Foti read Gaffney’s Snapchat post aloud, which allegedly said,“Just f****ed this bitch. She passed out. I don’t know what to do,”theDaily Voicereports....

Paul Caneiro.Photo: Ocean Township Police The brother of the New Jersey man who owns the mansion that was engulfed in flames Tuesday beforepolice found the dead bodies of four people, including two children, has been arrested for setting his own home on fire, PEOPLE confirms. The 51-year-old has not yet entered a plea, and it was unclear if he had retained a defense lawyer who could comment on his behalf....

Christina Yuna Lee.Photo: LinkedIn A New York City woman who’d just gotten home after an evening out on Saturday night was followed into her apartment building where a homeless man stabbed her to death, say police. Early Sunday morning, Christina Yuna Lee, 35, was dropped off at her building on Chrystie Street in Chinatown, police toldWNBC. Surveillance video revealed that a man followed her into the building, her landlord, Brian Chin, told WNBC....

House Speaker EmeritaNancy Pelosiannounced on Friday that she will seek reelection to another two-year term in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024. “Now more than ever our City needs us to advance San Francisco values and further our recovery,” a statement posted on X reads. “Our country needs America to show the world that our flag is still there, with liberty and justice for ALL. That is why I am running for reelection — and respectfully ask for your vote....

Even as the No. 1 female tennis player in the world, the first Japanese tennis player to win a Grand Slam and thefirst Asianto ever hold the top spot in either men’s or women’s tennis,Naomi Osakaepitomizes humility and perseverance — scarcely inflating her achievements and already setting new goals for herself. “I feel like my career has just started,” Osaka, 21, tells PEOPLE. “I’ve always dreamed about being number one, I’ve pushed myself along the way and of course I have other goals now....

Naomi Osakais continuing to push boundaries. The tennis superstar is featured in a new video promoting the upcomingSummer Olympics, in which she says she wants “to inspire” other girls who may, like her, have been told they “don’t fit the box of what an Olympian should be.” “People might think I’m quiet, different … but I am proof that the definition is bigger than people think,” Osaka, 23, says in a voiceover....

NBA player Anthony Edwards seen in a game against the Denver Nuggets.Photo:AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty The fine comes nearly four months after the Minnesota Timberwolves player missed a 3-point overtime buzzer-beater in a playoff match against the Denver Nuggets on April 25. The game led to his team’s elimination from the playoffs, and after he missed the shot, Edwards, 22, ran off the court and was seen spinning a chair and apparently tossing it before going into the locker room....

Photo: Khoa Photography Savannah Sellers has found her happily ever after with Alex Yaraghi! The NBC News correspondent, 29, and Yaraghi, a 32-year-old investment analyst at Cohen and Steers Capital Management, got engaged on Friday, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. “He said it was in a tent on the cliffs at Torrey Pines. I had an idea something was up but didn’t want to let myself fully believe it,” Sellers, who initially believed that they were visiting her native San Diego, California, to attend the US Open and go to a cocktail party later that night, tells PEOPLE....