First Trans 'Jeopardy!' Contestant to Make 'Tournament of Champions' Says She's 'Incredibly Grateful'

Photo: Jeopardy!/YouTubeAmy Schneider, who became the first transgender contestant to make it toJeopardy!‘sTournament of Championslast week, is opening up about what it means to her to be on the show.Schneider currently has a 10-show winning streak on the beloved game show. When she hit five wins last week, she qualified for theTournament of Champions, an annual competition that includes all the best contestants from the year prior.In an interview withABC7, the Oakland, Calif....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1293 words · Adrian Parks MD

Fisk Provokes Matt Murdock’s Inner Demons in a NewDaredevilFeaturette

If the Netflix Marvel universe loves one thing , it ’s having defeated villains come back to haunt our heroes . And by the looks of a few moments in this tantalizing behind - the - scenes front at Daredevil ’s return , it seems the show is acquire a page out of Jessica Jones ’ playbook . Most of this new snippet focus on actors Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio discussing the income tax return of Fisk to Daredevil , after a least sandpiper in jail while Matt wasbeating up ninjas , exploring jumbo holes , andgetting a building put down on him ....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Danny Sawyer

Fla. Toddler Found Dead in Alligator's Jaws Had Just Turned 2, 'Brought the Greatest Joy': Family

The family of theFlorida toddler discovered inside the mouth of an alligatorafter authorities allege his dad threw him into a lake says he had just celebrated his 2nd birthday weeks before his death. The toddler’s cause of death is still under investigation, according to the Pinellas County Medical Examiner. Taylen Mosley.St. Petersburg Police Department “We’ve had to prepare funeral arrangements the last two days and it’s so very, very difficult to bury one [person]....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Kimberly Flowers

Fla. Woman Didn't Pick up Son From School — and Now Husband, Father-in-Law Are Charged With Murder

Photo: Facebook Florida investigators have recovered the body of a missing 35-year-old mom they allegedly found at the home of her estranged husband and her father-in-law. Osceola County Sheriff Russ Gibson held a press conference Sunday, confirming to reporters Nicole Montalvo’s remains were found on Friday. In custody are Christopher Otero-Rivera, 31, who was separated from Nicole, and 61-year-old Angel Luis Rivera, the husband’s father. Both men were named as persons of interest on Friday, but it wasn’t until Sunday that they were charged with premeditated murder....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Randy Winters

Flavor Flav Says He'll Be Attending Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Twice: 'Call Me a Swiftie'

Flavor Flav poses with Taylor Swift at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Swifties can “truss” thatFlavor Flavhas time forTaylor Swift! The Public Enemy rapper and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 64, is opening up about his love for the pop superstar, 33, tellingTMZon Friday that he plans to catch her Eras Tour once again following his viralconcert-going experience in Detroit last week. “Before I met Taylor Swift, I’ve always been a big fan of her music anyway, though,” Flav said of their first encounter at theiHeartRadio Awards in March....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 602 words · George Ruiz

Flight Attendant Comforts 'Screaming' 6-Month-Old In Viral Photos: He 'Saved the Day!' Mom Says

Photo: Jamie Hunter/ Facebook Viral photos show the moments Paris held 6-month-old Adalynn, smiling and playing with the little girl during a Colorado-bound flight from Texas on Frontier Airlines on Aug. 4. Initially cranky, little Adalynn appeared calm and joyful in Paris’ arms. Flight attendant Joel Paris holding 6-month-old Adalynn on Frontier Airlines flight.Jamie Hunter/ Facebook “We had just visited my dad and he wanted all her attention, so she didn’t get to take many naps,” Terry told the outlet....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 209 words · Jeffrey Stevens

Florence Pugh Cut Her Own Hair in 'A Good Person' Scene: 'I Found It Really Liberating'

Photo: MGM Florence Pughgives new meaning to the cutting room floor in her latest film. “For me, whenever I was particularly low as a teenager, I would do lots of quick fixes,” recalled Pugh. “I would buy things like nail kits or scissors and go onto YouTube and find out how to do it. I was just looking in any direction but the thing that was making me sad.”...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Mercedes Gray

Florence Pugh Is Still Defending Her 'Cute Little Nipples' After All That Sheer Dress Drama

Florence Pugh wearing a Valentino dress in July 2022.Photo: Jacopo Raule/Getty Florence Pughis speaking out again aboutthe now-infamous pink sheer dressshe wore last year. In a new interview inELLE, for which she is also featured on the cover of the magazine’s October issue, theOppenheimerstar, 27, spoke with actressJodie Turner-Smithabout her candid reaction to people scrutinizing her physical appearance. “I speak the way I do about my body because I’m not trying to hide the cellulite on my thigh or the squidge in between my arm and my boob: I would much rather lay it all out....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · Nathan Crawford

Florida Feeding Effort to Help Ailing Manatees Deemed a Success After Animals Eat All the Food

Photo: GettyFlorida wildlife officials are touting the success of anexperimental feeding programlaunched to help save starving manatees in December.For the program, officials visited the warm waters around Florida power plants — where the marine mammals like to rest in the colder months — to feed the manatees lettuce throughout the winter, according to theAssociated Press.“They’ve eaten every scrap of food we’ve put out,” Scott Calleson of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told the outlet....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 958 words · Logan Hansen

Florida Has Lots of Wild Monkeys With Herpes—and That Number Could Double Soon

The wild imp in Florida may be cute , but many of them carry a strain of herpes that can be deadly to humans who get scratched or bitten by one , according toWFTV.com . More than a quarter of the rhesus macaques that live in Silver Springs State Park are infected with the herpes B virus , and the total population of monkeys is expected to double over from 200 to 400 within the next three geezerhood ....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 400 words · Natalie Kidd

Florida Professor Lives Underwater for Record 74 Days: 'My Mission Doesn't End Here'

Joseph Dituri has lived underwater for a record 74 days.Photo: Joe Dituri/Instagram A Florida professor is celebrating after breaking the world record for the longest time spent living underwater without depressurization. Joseph Dituri, 55, otherwise known as “Dr. Deep Sea,” celebrated hitting 73 days underwater on Sunday, as he aims for 100 days at the bottom of a 30-foot lagoon in Key Largo, Florida. “Today I broke the world record for living underwater,” Diturishared on Twitter, which means he had reached 74 days at the time of reporting....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Vickie Reynolds

Florida Teen, 17, Dies After He Was Shot in the Eye with BB Gun

Photo: Gofundme A Florida teen is dead after he wasshot with a BB gun, according to multiple reports. Gofundme According to Fox 13 News, the gun was a Daisy 800 air rifle and a pellet that was discharged struck the teenager in the left eye. Police told WFLA the teen was taken to Tampa General Hospital in critical condition. An investigation is reportedly ongoing. The Tampa Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Sandra Miller

Former 'Bachelorette' Contestant Tyler Gwozdz Dead at 29 After Suspected Overdose

Photo: Ed Herrera/ABC FormerBachelorettecontestant Tyler Gwozdz has died following asuspected overdose. His body is with the Palm Beach Medical Examiner’s Office, a spokesperson for the office confirms to PEOPLE. According to the spokesperson, an autopsy will take a minimum of eight to 12 weeks to complete. Online records list his date of death as Jan. 22. He was 29. TMZwas the first to report the news. Earlier on Thursday, a spokesperson for the Boca Raton Police Services Department told PEOPLE that they “responded to a medical overdose” involving Gwozdz on Jan....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Erika Shepard