Vanessa Bryant on 'Finding the Light in Darkness': 'Kobe and Gigi Motivate Me to Keep Going'

It’s been nearly 14 months sinceVanessa Bryant’s world changed in an instant. Some days, the grief fromlosing her husband Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Giannain a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020, brings Vanessa to her knees.“I can’t say that I’m strong every day,” she tells PEOPLE in the cover story for this week’s Women Changing the World issue. “I can’t say that there aren’t days when I feel like I can’t survive to the next....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 882 words · Jennifer Coleman

Vanessa Hudgens Hangs Around The Hamptons, Plus Usher, Selena Gomez, Nick Jonas and More

01of 94Hanging OutEugene Gologursky/GettyVanessa Hudgens in I.AM.GIA cargos hops on the bus during the FreshDirect and Thomas Ashbourne Cocktails for a Cause event at Southampton Social Club in New York on July 7. 01of 94 Hanging Out Eugene Gologursky/Getty Vanessa Hudgens in I.AM.GIA cargos hops on the bus during the FreshDirect and Thomas Ashbourne Cocktails for a Cause event at Southampton Social Club in New York on July 7....

March 16, 2025 · 20 min · 4257 words · Andrea Harris

Vanessa Hudgens Says She and Fiancé Cole Tucker Are 'Not Pregnant': 'Y'all Can Stop'

Cole Tucker and Vanessa Hudgens.Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty On Tuesday, the Disney Channel alum, 34, responded to speculation that she and fiancéCole Tuckerare growing their family. “Notpregnantso y’all can stop,” she stated in the comment section of her latest Instagram post. Earlier in the day, she posted a video recap of her “iconic” bachelorette weekend in Colorado with friends. “The mosticonic bachelorette weekendin Aspen thanks to my GIRLS and @airbnb ♥️ couldn’t ask for a more perfect home base 🥰,” Hudgens captioned the clip....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Amanda Hayes

Vanessa Williams Says Aging Is a 'Privilege' After Celebrating Milestone 60th Birthday

Vanessa Williams.Photo: Chris Millard/Warner Bros. Vanessa Williamsis celebrating the joys of aging. “It’s a privilege. There’s a sense of ease. The older you get the less you care about what everybody else has to say,” Williams began. “You’re living in your own glory. You accept yourself, you give yourself grace,” she continued. “And you don’t beat yourself up the way when we’re 20s and 30s, ‘I’ve gotta do this, I’ve gotta be this, I gotta please people....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Brooke Young

Venus Williams Shares Photo with Her and Serena's Dad: 'He Never Misses a Home Practice'

Venus Williamsgot in some quality practice time with her dad ahead of her next tournaments.The star tennis player shared a sweet photo with her and sisterSerena Williams‘ father, American tennis coach Richard Williams, out on the courts in Palm Beach, Florida, earlier this week.The father-daughter duo hugged it out after one of their “home practices.”“My last practice before China. Dad, the OG came out, he always comes out,” Venus captioned the post on Instagram....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 534 words · Jose Perez

Vermont Couple Shocked After Their Pet Chicken Hatched a Duckling: 'It's the Wrong Beak'

Photo: Courtesy Courtney Sugarman A Vermont couple is still trying to crack how their pet chicken hatched a duck egg. The pair said that one day they came across one of their chickens sitting on a duck egg and had no idea how the egg might have gotten there. “I didn’t think anything would happen with it, so we just kind of let her be,” Courtney told the outlet....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Julie Hurst

Victoria Monét Talks 'Jaguar II,' Motherhood, Perfectionism: 'Rather Be Underrated than Overrated' (Exclusive)

Victoria Monét opened up to PEOPLE about her upcoming project, ‘Jaguar II’.Photo:Foxxatron Foxxatron Becoming a mother has made everything feel “brand new” forVictoria Monét— because in her daughter’s eyes, it is. In between her breakthrough 2020 EPJaguarand next month’s long-awaited follow-upJaguar II, Monétwelcomed her first childHazel in February 2021. She may not have realized it at the time, but Monét was also welcoming her biggest fan, and as she explains to PEOPLE before the release of her new project, a little “A&R” who isn’t afraid to share some music advice with her mom....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 802 words · April Burns

VP's Wife Is Teaching at Anti-Gay Christian School, but Spokeswoman Calls Controversy 'Absurd'

Photo: JOE RAEDLE/AFP/Getty Second LadyKaren Pence, wife of Vice PresidentMike Pence, announced this week that she would return to teaching art at a conservative bible school in the Washington, D.C., area. Almost immediately reporters noted the school, Immanuel Christian School in Springfield, Virginia, requires that employees agree to a broad set of behavioral guidelines that explicitly discriminate against gay and transgender people. Among other things the school’s employee applications asks applicants to affirm that marriage is “the uniting of one man and one woman” and that they will “maintain a lifestyle based on biblical standards of moral conduct” which precludes “homosexual or lesbian sexual activity” and “transgender identity....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Gregory Hudson

Wash. Dad Who Miraculously Survived Wife's Alleged Hired Hit Is Now Hoping for Another Miracle

Baron Li (right).Photo: gofundme Baron Li should not have survived. Li tells PEOPLE he was shot in both arms, both legs, his left hip, and chest. Today, after months of intense physical rehabilitation, Li is back on his feet. But he’s only able to walk a maximum of 30 minutes before requiring a break. “This was nothing I deserved, and nothing my children deserved, either,” the father of three says....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Collin Johnson

Watch Elle Fanning in the Chilling 'The Girl From Plainville' Trailer About Suicide-by-Text Case

On Wednesday, Hulu released the chilling trailer forThe Girl From Plainville.The upcoming limited series stars Fanning asMichelle Carter, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after sheencouraged her teen boyfriend Conrad Roy III’s 2014 suicidethrough texts and phone calls. “All he thought about was dying… I really just wanted to help him,” Fanning says as Carter in the clip. Hulu 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 · 408 words · Brian Stewart

Watch Joe Manganiello and Sofia Vergara Flirt in Scene from Their Baseball Movie 'Bottom of the 9th'

Sofia VergaraandJoe Manganielloare taking their love to the big screen — and PEOPLE has an exclusive look at their chemistry.The married couple star inBottom of the 9th, a drama about a young baseball player who makes a life-changing mistake that lands him in prison at 19 years old, just as his career is taking off.20 years later, a grown-up Sonny Stano (Manganiello) tries to get his life back in order and win back his lost love....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Daniel Simmons

Watch Mindy Kaling Try Her 'Office' Character's Signature Cocktail for the First Time

Mindy Kalinghas never tried herOfficecharacter’s signature drink — until now. “That drink is a ‘seven and seven with eight maraschino cherries, sugar on the rim, blended if you can,’ " a laughing Clarkson, 39, reminded Kaling, 42. After asking theWhy Not Me?author, who portrayed the character of Kelly Kapoor on the long-running television series, if she had ever tried one, Kaling revealed that she has never had “the most sugary drink of all time,” admitting that it “sounds disgusting....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Michael Gonzalez

Watch Old Dominion Play an Acoustic Rendition of 'No Hard Feelings' on 'CMT Campfire Sessions'

Old Dominionis giving fans the acoustic rendition they didn’t know they needed!On Thursday, PEOPLE got an exclusive first look at the country music group performing their hit song “No Hard Feelings” with an acoustic spin, for their comingCMT Campfire Sessionsepisode.In the clip, the band — which consists of members Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Whit Sellers, Geoff Sprung and Brad Tursi — is seen sitting in a semi-circle outside, singing along and playing their instruments....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 647 words · Brianna Ferguson