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Photo: Instagram A high school football star in Philadelphia was fatally shot on Sunday, and the suspected killer is his twin brother, who was also a football standout at the same school. Police responded to a report of a person with the gun, the statement says, but police have not commented further on the circumstances of the killing or a possible motive. John Davidson, Mastery’s head coach, toldThe Philadelphia Inquirerthat Suhail had multiple colleges interested in him....

Photo: Courtesy Sarah Barnes and Kyle SmithA simple act of kindness went a long way in making the day of one delivery driver earlier this month.Kyle Smith, 25, works three part-time jobs, including one deliveringAmazon packagesduring the heightened holiday parcel season. According toToday, it’s not unusual for the man to deliver more than 200 boxes a day.During his shift on Dec. 12, Smith got a burst of joy when he noticed one Murfreesboro, Tennessee, household had left a display of snack offerings for hard-working delivery workers — so much sothat he broke into an infectious dance....

Padma Lakshmi can empathize with the thousands of children being torn from their parents due to the Trump administration’s child separation policy.Lakshmi opened up about her own immigration story while speaking at the VH1 Trailblazer Honors, saying she too was once separated from her family.“When I was two my mother left India to build a better life for us here in America while I stayed behind with my grandparents,” she said....

Photo: Disney Disney’s Moana inspired millions of little girls and boys to seek adventure and be true to themselves after its fall 2016 release, which saw the film’s titular character sing her heart out about how far she would go. Understandably, many children have flocked to the shelves of Halloween stores,Target, theDisney Storeand more to get their hands onMoanacostumes and accessories —but there has been some controversyover parents allowing their children to dress up as their favorite Polynesian princess....

Photo: Courtesy of the Johnson Family Afterlast week’s video of a coach cutting off a black high school student’s dreadlockswent viral, the family of the boy, Andrew Johnson, is criticizing the referee who made the call. A lawyer for Charles and Rosa Johnson, whose 16-year-old son attends Buena Regional High School in New Jersey,contended in a statement on Mondaythat the referee was late to the match on Dec. 19 and missed weigh-ins, which the Johnsons said is normally when the determination of any rule violations takes place....

Alexander Kearns.Photo: Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Homes & Crematory According to the lawsuit, Alex was sent an email demanding immediate action asking for a minimum deposit payment of more than $170,000, and when the college student attempted to reach customer service, he was unsuccessful. “I was incorrectly assigned more money than I should have, my bought puts should have covered the puts I sold. Could someone please look into this?” the college student wrote in one of several emails to Robinhood seeking help....

Paris Hiltonhas a new man in her life!The heiress kept close to date Carter Reum as she made her rounds at theGolden Globesafterparties on Sunday night. The two were spotted dancing and sharing a kiss at the Warner Bros. & InStyle party.A source confirms to PEOPLE that Reum is Hilton’s boyfriend, adding, “They are dating and happy.”A longtime friend of the Hilton family, Reum is an author and entrepreneur known for co-founding the liquor brand VEEV Spirits alongside his brother, Courtney Reum....

Photo: Joaquin Oliver/Instagram Months before Joaquin Oliver was killed last February in theParkland, Florida, school shooting, he convinced his dad to coach his recreation league basketball team. “I don’t have any skills to coach basketball,” Oliver admits. But he told his son: “I can certainly do that for you.” Joaquin, he says, “had a plan. He said, ‘You have to draft these guys, and then I’ll take care of the rest....

Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The student activistswho survivedlast year’s school shooting in Parkland, Fla., have put forward a set of proposals to curb gun violence ahead of the 2020 presidential election. The plan also calls for a ban on assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and “other weapons of war.” “It’s simple,” the plan states. “Weapons of war that enable more casualties during mass shootings should not be allowed on our streets and in our communities....

Randi Mahomes.Photo:Randi Mahomes/Instagram Randi Mahomes/Instagram Donna Kelceisn’t the only NFL mom who wants to hang withTaylor Swift. Randi Mahomes, whose son is Kansas City Chiefs quarterbackPatrick Mahomes, was in New York City over the weekend andsort ofshared a photo with the “Karma” singer. In a photo shared to her Instagram story, Randi stands next to a wax figure of Swift, whose lookalike is dressed in the cap and gown worn duringthe singer’s 2022 NYU commencement speech....

Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Patti Harrison is looking at her road to parenthood differently after portraying a surrogate on the big screen. InTogether Together, the comedian plays Anna, a loner millennial who agrees to serve as a gestational surrogate for Ed Helms' Matt, a single 40-something desperate to become a father on his own terms. Harrison, 30, tells PEOPLE that the role has drastically changed her perception of family planning....

The lyrics of “Lady Marmalade” weren’t always inPatti LaBelle’s vocabulary. During an interview onSherrilast week, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter revealed she didn’t understand the French lyrics in the girl group Labelle’s 1974 signature song upon recording it. At the time, LaBelle, 78, simply knew the song would be iconic. “For once I can say ‘yes’ and really mean ‘yes’ because we were on our way to New Orleans with Allen Toussaint back in the day before he passed,” she said....

Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant.Photo: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via GettyAfter the Los Angeles Lakers retiringPau Gasol’s jersey on Tuesday, the retired NBA star said the evening was “extremely intense” without his close friend,Kobe Bryant.Gasol, 42,toldThe Athleticthat his “emotions were riding extremely high” on Tuesday night during the ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena. “It was very intense, very overwhelming, very beautiful to receive such a huge honor, but with so many other emotional factors and triggers,” he said....