History Made in Elections Around the Country as Voters Also Weigh in on Policing, Crime and More

Photo: Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Amid all the attention onGlenn Youngkin’s success over Terry McAuliffein the Virginia governor’s race and what it means for Democrats in Washington, D.C., there were a number of historic and notable winners — and losers, too — in elections across the country on Tuesday. Progressive Michelle Wu became the first person of color and first woman to be elected mayor of Boston....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1096 words · Kristina Wade

Hoda Kotb 'Overwhelmed' by the Kind Messages She's Received After Adopting Daughter Hope Catherine

Hoda Kotbis feeling grateful for the outpouring of love she’s received since welcoming homedaughter Hope Catherine. Days after she announced via phone on theTodayshow that she had adopted her second child, Kotb, 54, thanked her fans for their well wishes and support. “Hope is sleeping soundly…and i am reading all of your beautiful messages. I am overwhelmed with your kindness …thank you for the love you have shown us,” Kotb captioned an Instagram photo of herself holding Hope while sitting on the couch beside smiling daughterHaley Joy, 2....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Victoria Maxwell

Hoda Kotb Learned to Love Her Body After Mastectomy: 'Now I Look at My Scars and I'm Happy'

Photo: Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images Hoda Kotbis opening up about how she learned to love her body again after undergoing a mastectomy in 2007 related toher breast cancer diagnosis. During Wednesday’s episode ofToday with Hoda and Jenna, the mother of two revealed to her co-anchorJenna Bush Hagerthat she went on “long” journey with her body after her cancer surgery. “I did a surgery where it was a mastectomy but they also did a hip-to-hip incision to move some things around, the 57-year-old explained....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 667 words · Rebecca Dean

Hoda Kotb Shares Photo of Former Fiancé Joel Schiffman as He Celebrates Father's Day with Daughters

Photo: Patrick McMullan/Getty Hoda Kotbis celebrating her ex-fiancéJoel SchiffmanonFather’s Day. On Sunday, theTodayco-host, 58, shared a photo of daughtersHope Catherine, 4, andHaley Joy, 6, with their dad, 64, in honor of the special day. “Happy father’s day to a great dad!!” she captionedthe Instagram photoof Schiffman and her two daughters, who smile as their dad hugs them in his arms. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 336 words · Ashley Brown

Hoda Kotb Shares Sweet Videos of 2 Christmas Tree Lightings with Her Fiancé and Kids

Hoda Kotbis ringing in the holiday season with not one, but two Christmas tree lightings of her very own!TheTodayshow host, 55, gave each of her daughters a special moment to light up a mini-Christmas tree complete with ornaments and a star, andshared the fun family activityon her Instagram on Wednesday.Kotb’s new fiancéJoel Schiffmandid the honors and plugged in the lights as the couple counted down from five twice — once for 7-month-old daughterHope Catherine, and then again for 2-year-old daughterHaley Joy....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 744 words · Kari Wilson

Hoda Kotb Shares the 'Joyful' Nighttime Ritual (Involving Lizzo!) That She Has with Her Kids

Hoda Kotb’s kids Hope and Haley.Photo: hoda kotb / instagram; Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Hoda Kotband her kids areLizzofans! During an episode ofToday with Hoda & Jennalast week, the mother of two revealed that she has a very special musical bedtime routine with her two daughters:Hope Catherine, 2½, andHaley Joy, 5 next month. And the previous night, she wanted to test out whether the girls “really loved it,” initially telling them no when they requested the song only to surprise them later....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 510 words · Mr. Luke Williams

Holland Taylor Comments on Ireland Baldwin's Instagram After She Introduces Baby Girl with Same Name

Ireland Baldwin and RAC with daughter Holland, Holland Taylor.Photo: Ireland Baldwin/Instagram; Evans Vestal Ward/NBC via Getty Holland Tayloris sharing some sweet words for a very special new arrival. “faints thank you🩷🥹” the new mom replied. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In January, Baldwin appeared on theGirlboss Radiopodcast, where the entrepreneur was happy to reveal her little one’s moniker....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Cheryl Sanford

Hollywood's 'Pimp to the Stars' Tells All — From 3-Ways with Hollywood Icons to a Royal Scandal

“Pimp to the stars”Scotty Bowershas stories to tell in the new documentaryScotty and the Secret History ofHollywood— and all of them are sure to leave your jaw on the floor. The film follows Bower, a former sex worker, as he describes his wild life running a brothel out of a gas station during Hollywood’s Golden Age from the late 1920s to the early 1960s. Over the course of Matt Tyrnauer’s documentary, the former Marine who fought at Iwo Jima, recounts his eye-opening sexual escapades with an endless list of household names....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 611 words · Andrew Williams

Holy Mother! Jennifer Lopez Wears 5 Glam Looks (and Counting) for 'The Mother' Press Tour

Photo: Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images, Jason Howard/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images, Janet Mayer / SplashNews.com Jennifer Lopezis proving to be a matriarch of style with her latest rotation of designer looks. After commanding the2023 Met Galared carpet in anabs-baring Ralph Lauren gown, the musician and actress, 53, soon after hit the streets of New York City to embark on her ongoing press junket for her new action filmThe Mother— and she’s doing so in a handful (and counting!...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Courtney Morrison

HorrifiedBoard Game Brings All the Classic Universal Monsters Out to Play

Universal ’s architectural plan for a “ Dark Universe ” of films connecting all its monstersmay be kaput , but there ’s unexampled life-time in the franchise withLeigh Whannell ’s recently - announced Invisible Man labor . And thanks to a new table secret plan , you’re able to presently build your own shared universe of freak on your burnt umber table . Horrified : Universal Monsters comes with the tag line “ The Stakes Have Been Raised , ” which presumably also means literal stakes , since one of the fauna that role player make together to defeat is Dracula ....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Lisa Harris

How 'Abducted in Plain Sight' Victim Forgave Her Parents For Their Role in Her Two Kidnappings

Photo: Courtesy Top Knot Films Jan Broberg is used to public scrutiny. After sharing her harrowing story in the Netflix documentaryAbducted In Plain Sight,the 56-year-old actress received an outpouring of sympathy — but her parents became targets of widespread scorn. Incredibly, her parents waited days to report her first abduction to the police — and allowed their daughter to maintain contact with Berchtold after his arrest. Two years later, he abducted her for a second time....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Paul Walker

How 'Jeopardy!' 's James Holzhauer Is Using His Winnings to Help Others

James Holzhauerhad no idea just how much his life was going to change after his 32-game winning streak onJeopardy! Now, two months after he was finallybested on the showon June 3 (in which 14 million viewers tuned in), James — who is the fourth highest-winning contestant in the show’s 35 years — says life hassomewhatsettled down. “I’d say my phone never stops ringing, but it’s more like my email now never stops pinging,” he tells PEOPLE with a laugh....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Daniel Smith

How 2 Sandy Hook Moms Who Lost Daughters 8 Years Ago Honor Their 'Light, Hope and Legacy'

Emilie Parker and Josephine Gay.Photo: courtesy (2) First-grader Josephine “Joey” Gay was planning to celebrate her seventh birthday with her classmates at a party planned for Dec. 15, 2012. Joining the party would be Joey’s close buddy, Emilie Parker. “These two were fast friends,” Joey’s mother, Michele Gay, tells PEOPLE. “Two peas in a pod. They both likedFancy Nancyand had this kind of literally unspoken bond around all things girly....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 784 words · Heather Jensen