Rep. Beto O'Rourke Defends NFL Protests in Viral Video: 'I Can Think of Nothing More American'

Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke made an impassioned defense of NFL players’ right to kneel in protest during the national anthem in a video that went viral this week. Asked at a campaign town hall if he thought the protests were “disrespectful,” O’Rourke — who is challenging GOP Sen. Ted Cruz for his Senate seat this November — responded, “My short answer is: No, I don’t think it’s disrespectful.”...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · George Cole

Research Reveals What Your Coffee Preference Says About Your Personality

Photo: SWNS Your coffee preferences may reveal more about your personality than you think. New research shows people who favor iced coffee are more likely to jam out to Megan Thee Stallion, be introverted and travel more than people who prefer hot coffee. A study of 2,000 coffee-drinking Americans compared the lifestyles of hot coffee drinkers and cold coffee drinkers. Results found that on average, those who prefer cold brew and iced coffee are more likely to prefer sunny weather (40%), binge-watch science-fiction shows (37%), and are more likely to be part of the Gen-Z crowd (40%)....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Mary Adams

Retired NFL Player Le'Ron McClain Says His 'Head Is Crazy' from Football, Pleads for Help from NFL

Photo: Maury Phillips/WireImage Former Baltimore Ravens player Le’Ron McClain says that playing football has led to some serious brain issues, and he is pleading with the NFL for help. McClain, 34, played for seven years in the league, with the majority of his career spent on the Ravens before shorter stints on the Kansas City Chiefs and the then-San Diego Chargers. He was released from the Chargers in 2014....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 621 words · Patrick West

Rhode Island Family Is Fundraising for a Cure for 2-Year-Old's Degenerative Disorder: 'Hard to Watch'

Photo: Loreen Pirnie When Sage Pirnie was 16 months old, her mom Loreen noticed something odd: one of her eyes crossed over, and wouldn’t look in the correct direction — a condition known as strabismus. “It was the first thing that seemed really odd,” Loreen, 37, tells PEOPLE exclusively. After the crossed eye, an MRI in June 2021 revealed no stroke, tumor or other neurological issues, which gave Loreen and Steve “a little bit of a relief....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 759 words · Carolyn Hudson

RHOP Reunion: Monique Samuels Reads 'Receipts,' Calls Gizelle Bryant's Relationship with Ex 'Fake'

Gizelle Bryantwas the first person to receive a read fromMonique Samuels’binder of receipts during Part 1 of theReal Housewives of Potomacreunion. And while the elephant in the room was the obvious tension between Monique and Candiace, as the two saw each other in person for the first time since their fight, Gizelle’s personal life was what took center stage during the reunion’s first part — thanks to Monique and her"thirst book" of receipts....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 862 words · Brandy Leonard

Richard Dreyfuss Claims 'Irish Drunken Bully' Bill Murray Threw an Ashtray at Him on 1991 Movie

Richard Dreyfussis recalling a scary alleged incident he had on set withBill Murray.The two actors worked together on 1991’sWhat About Bob?, butin a new interview with Yahoo, Dreyfuss claims the funnyman wasn’t as easygoing as he seemed in real life. Dreyfuss, 71, told the outlet about the time Murray, 68, allegedly got violent after a dinner where he had been drinking.“I didn’t talk about it for years. He was an Irish drunken bully, is what he was,” Dreyfuss said....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 605 words · David Chavez

Rick Perry, The Man In Charge Of America's Nuclear Arsenal, Just Fell For An Instagram Hoax

America ’s nuclear armoury include around 3,800 stockpiled warheads and 2,385 retired warheads , according toFederation of American Scientists estimates . With a aggregate of 6,185 warheads , and around 100 being all it might take tototally nooky humanity , you ’d hope they would be in a pretty good pair of hands . Someone who really recognise their stuff . Well , it appears the US ’s nuclear arsenal is in the men of a man who shared the same obvious Instagram hoax your grandpa did , under the superintendence of a Isle of Man who just try and fail to buy Greenland ....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Adrian Sutton

Rider Strong on 'Boy Meets World' Costar William Daniels Telling Him 'I Love You' After 100th Episode

Photo: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images; Cindy Ord/Getty Images Rider Strongis taking a stroll down memory lane. Over the weekend, the actor, 42, took part in thefirst-ever 90s Con, where he and his formerBoy Meets WorldcostarsDanielle Fishel,Will Friedle,Matthew Lawrenceand Trina McGee reflected on the iconic coming-of-age 1990s sitcom and important moments from the show, onscreen and off. At one moment during the panel, Strong recalled a special moment that took place after filming the series' 100th episode, where costarWilliam Daniels— who portrayed teacher and mentor George Feeny — expressed his admiration for him....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Ruth Lopez

Rihanna Jokes About Not Consulting Love A$AP Rocky on Savage X Fenty Men's Designs: 'I'm a Control Freak!'

When working on a lineup of undergarments for the Savage X Fenty men’s collection,Rihannadidn’t ask boyfriend A$AP Rocky for feedback until the designs were complete. “Are you kidding me? Do you know who I am? I’m a control freak,” Rihanna tells PEOPLE with a laugh at the premiere of the Savage x Fenty Vol. 3 show. Though she didn’t ask her man to partake in the design process, Rihanna says the collection got his stamp of approval....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Cheryl Norris

Rihanna to Release a Luxurious Coffee Table Book Filled with Photos of Her — All the Details

Singer, makeup mogul and now, author!On Monday, Rihanna announced the upcoming release of her newest project, a coffee table book packed with fashionable photos of herself through the years.Phaidon PressTo be published on Oct. 24, the book, fittingly titledRihanna, includes more than 1,000 photos in its 500-plus pages. According to the star, it’s been in the works for five years.“Happy to finally share this collection of incredible memories,” she tweeted. “Thanks to all of the photographers & artists that contributed & to@phaidonfor working with me to publish my first piece of art in a new industry!...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 458 words · Shelby Vazquez

Rob Gronkowski Opens Up About the 'Healing Energies' of Nature Following Retirement

Rob Gronkowski is embracing his time off afterannouncing his retirement last month. The 29-year-old former New England Patriots player shared a series of photos of himself on a dirt bike in the woods. Alongside the images — which also included a selfie of Gronkowski and a friend — the athlete wrote, “Nature, plants, veggies 🌶 🥬, bike rides till you’re lost🚵‍♀️ , meditation🧘‍♂️ ——all healing energies, bringing life and rejuvenation back to me....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Richard Frazier

Rob Gronkowski Says He 'Might Convince' Himself to Come Out of Retirement: 'You Never Know'

Never say never! Rob Gronkowski, whoannounced his retirementfrom the NFL in March, toyed with New England Patriots fans’ hearts at theBillboard Music Awardson Wednesday, as he joked about how he may still “convince himself” to return to the sport. Asked on the red carpet whether he hadactuallyretired, Gronkowski, 29, admitted that while he likes to “mess with people,” he has decided to hang up his cleats. “I mess with people. I say ‘fake retired’ to half the people....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Gloria Gill

Rob Gronkowski Was Trash-Talked During WWE Raw — Could Wrestling Be His Next Career Move?

WhileRob Gronkowskiwon’t be dodging tackles on a football field any longer, there’s a possibility he might be ducking punches in the wrestling ring.The now-former New England Patriots playerannounced his retirement on Sunday, and a day later on a taping of WWE’sMonday Night Rawfrom Boston, he was trash-talked in front of a crowd that was filled with diehard fans of the football franchise.“You should have just quit while you were ahead, you really should have,” WWE’s Lio Rush said while berating wrestler Finn Bálor....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 946 words · Jennifer Williams