Amazon's Alexa Can Help Change Subject of Conversation During Christmas Arguments

Photo: AP/REX/Shutterstock Amazon’s Alexa just might come in handy during arguments this holiday season. In anticipation of heated conversations between family members onChristmas, the online retailer announced a feature that allows the virtual assistant to change the subject of the conversation. In the event that the family fun turns to family fiasco, people can use the phrase, “Alexa, change the subject,” which will prompt the virtual assistant to ask a series of distracting debate questions....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · David Nguyen

Amber Heard Accuses Johnny Depp of 'Sexual Violence' at Defamation Trial, He Calls Claim 'Fictitious'

Amber Heard’s lawyers have accused her ex-husbandJohnny Deppof sexual assault as the actor sets out to prove defamation charges against her. For more on Johnny Depp’s defamation suit against Amber Heard, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. About the headline, “tragically, it’s true,” Rottenborn told the courtroom. “Amber did suffer sexual violence at the hands of Depp. … You will hear in the most graphic and horrifying terms about the violence that she suffered....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 624 words · Elizabeth Rodriguez

Amber Heard Says Johnny Depp 'Thought I Was Sleeping with' 'Danish Girl' Costar Eddie Redmayne

Photo: STEVE HELBER/POOL/AFP/Getty (2); Mike Marsland/WireImage/Getty Amber Heardsays thatJohnny Depponce suspected her of having an affair with herThe Danish GirlcostarEddie Redmayne. During her second day of testimony on Thursday,the actress, 36, recalled returning to the set ofThe Danish Girlshortly after marrying thePirates of the Caribbeanstar, 58, in 2015. “We communicated pretty consistently, and it was positive until it started to change,” she said of their calls to each other at the time....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 831 words · Ashley Mccullough

Amber Heard Talks Elon Musk Relationship in Biography: He 'Loves Fire, and Sometimes It Burns Him'

Amber Heard; Elon Musk.Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty; Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Elon MuskandAmber Heardrecall details about their relationship in Walter Isaacson’s new biographyElon Musk. In the book, out Tuesday, the SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO, 52, and theAquaman and The Lost Kingdomactress, 37, open up about their romance, with which they went official in April 2017. The pair dated on and off in the months that followed, before breaking up for good in 2018....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 488 words · Donald Jones

America Ferrera Rewears Her 2007 Emmys Dress to a Friend's 40th Birthday Party: See the Photos!

Photo: Albert L. Ortega/WireImage; America Ferrera/Instagram America Ferreraunderstood the assignment! Ferrera, 37, unearthed the cobalt Monique Lhuillier gown she wore to win her first Primetime Emmy Award in 2007 and put it on once again for a friend’s 40th birthday with a very fun theme. Aside from her hair, which she wore down styled in waves for the birthday party rather than the romantic up-do she had at the Emmys, Ferrera looked nearly identical in the dress as she posed with her Emmy Award in hand....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Amanda Moyer

American Luger Chris Mazdzer Celebrates 'Truly Special' Connections He Made in Beijing

Chris Mazdzer closed out his Olympic career in Beijing and is reflecting on the incredible opportunity it gave him to connect with other athletes from around the world. “Yes, I am trying to go as fast as possible, pushing myself and my equipment to the limits under the agreed upon conditions of fair play,” said Mazdzer. “But that is not what makes the Olympics truly special. To me, the Olympics represents the best way to connect our world so that we can understand that no matter the country that you come from we are all more similar than ethnicity, language and social structures suggest....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 781 words · Leah Kelley

Americans Admittedly Don't Have Much Knowledge About How Sleep Affects Their Health, Survey Finds

Photo: SWNS Over one in four Americans don’t know how much sleep they should be getting, according to new research. That’s unsurprising given the fact that in a new survey of 2,000 Americans, on average, people reported not going to bed until a full two hours after when they feel like they should. The study also demonstrated that nearly 28% of respondents believe the amount of sleep you need remains constant regardless of your age....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Paul Roberts

Americans Finish Historic Free-Climb of El Capitan in Yosemite

Photo: Ben Margot/AP(2) Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson woke up Thursday without the peculiar feeling of being in tents perilously fastened to sheer rock thousands of feet above the ground. After 19 nerve-wracking days inching their way up the 3,000-foot granite face of El Capitan’s Dawn Wall in Yosemite National Park, the Americans – with their calloused hands cracked and bleeding – became the first men to “free climb” what’s been billed as the world’s toughest rock face....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Nicole Gonzalez

Amy Duggar King Says Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar Should Be 'Humble' After Putting Daughters 'Through Hell'

Amy Duggar King.Photo:Prime Video Prime Video Amy (Duggar) Kingwill not let her uncleJim Bob Duggarand his wifeMichelleshy away from scrutiny easily. Nearly two weeks after the release of Prime Video’s four-episode docuseriesShiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, which digs into the dark story behind the19 Kids and Countingfamily, King thinks the documentary was a “chance to kind of be humble” for Jim Bob, 57, and Michelle, 56. Ahead of the series' release, the Duggar parents issued astatementtheir website: “The recent ‘documentary’ that talks about our family is sad because in it we see the media and those with ill intentions hurting people we love....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 848 words · Lisa Walsh

Amy Olson to Play U.S. Open 7 Months Pregnant: 'One of Those Memories I'll Talk About Forever'

Photo:Amy Graves/Getty Images for Boxing WAGs Association-Telli Swift Amy Graves/Getty Images for Boxing WAGs Association-Telli Swift Amy Olsonwon’t be hitting the green alone at the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open. The professional golfer, 30, is set to play this week’s tournament at Pebble Beach in California while seven months pregnant. TheLPGA Tourstar qualified for the tournament with six under in 36 holes. 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 · 313 words · Miranda Patterson

Amy Schumer Calls Parenting 'Nuts': 'I Want to Recommend Being a Parent If You Can'

Amy Schumeris loving being a new mom — even if parenting can be a little crazy at times. Over the weekend, the comedian, 38, posted a photo of herself andhusband Chris Fischer, which was taken after the pairplayed “doubles volleyball” together. “Three months after a C playing doubles volleyball for 90 minutes!” she captioned the selfie. “I feel so strong!” Schumer went on to list of some of the top things she’s recommending these days, includingNew Yorkerwriter Jia Tolentino’s new bookTrick Mirrorand Quentin Tarantino’s filmOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, which she described as “very fun....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Mary Mills

An 'Excruciating' Mystery After Beloved Student Vanishes — as Locals and Celebrities Seek Answers

In a matter of days,Mollie Tibbettsis supposed to accompany her boyfriend on an international trip to watch his older brother get married. First, though, she has to be found. The last time anyone saw the 20-year-old college student was Wednesday night, as she was jogging in the small town of Brooklyn, in eastern Iowa, authorities say. She’d been dog-sitting but headed out for some exercise. Shereportedly senther boyfriend a photo on Snapchat that night....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 820 words · George Espinoza

Andrew Yang Driven Out of Campaign Event by Protesters

“The gaggle of about eight demonstrators followed the mayoral candidate for more than a block,“The New York Daily Newsreported. Chants and signs bearing the words “No new cops” and “Hedge fund mayor” could be heard and seen as Yang tried to speak, according toPolitico. The chair of the group, LeRoy Johnson, told the outlet: “We have been fighting for this city for many years, from fast food, raising the minimum wage, all this stuff....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 562 words · Erik Henderson