Photo: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Without any family of his own, Tony Basco feared he would be the only person attending his wife’s funeral service, so he invited the public to attend. Within 24 hours, the Perches Funeral Home received 300 phone calls for Friday’s visitation and funeral service for Margie Reckard, a 53-year-old woman who was one of 22 people killed during a mass shooting at the El Paso Walmart on Aug....
Photo:Alamy Alamy The Saint Louis Zoo is mourning the death of one of its beloved Asian elephants, Rani.The 27-year-old female collapsed on Friday after a lost dog was seen running in a non-public area near the elephant barn. Zoo officials explained in anews releasethat Rani was indoors and having dinner when the incident occurred but became agitated after witnessing an elephant’s reaction to the dog. “They saw Rani circle and vocalize, all within a very brief period, before collapsing,” the release explains of what zookeepers observed....
Surfingpro Mikala Jones died in a freak surfing accident Sunday morning. He was 44. The athlete’s daughter, Isabella Jones, broke the news onInstagramSunday. According toSurfline, Mikala, who relocated from Hawaii to Indonesia years ago, was surfing along the coast of the Mentawai Islands while staying at the Awera Resort in North Sipora, Indonesia, with his family. A surfboard fin severed his femoral artery from a 10-centimeter wound inside his left groin, the outlet reported....
The first photos from the live-actionAladdinhave been released — and the internet can’t stop talking about Hot Jafar!Entertainment Weeklyunveiledfirst-look photosfrom the upcoming live-action version of the Disney classic on Wednesday. The film starsWill Smithas the genie while Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott play Aladdin and Princess Jasmine.But it’s the movie’s bad guy who has a lot of the internet sweltering like Agrabah in August. Commentators immediately dubbed Marwan Kenzari “Hot Jafar....
Photo: Paul Archuleta/Getty Danielle Fishelhas a birthday surprise! Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday. RELATED GALLERY:Who’s Due Next? Celebs Who Are Expecting The pair, whotied the knot in November 2018, welcomed their first child together, sonAdler Lawrence, in June 2019, one month before his due date. Adlerwas in the neonatal intensive care unitdue to fluid build-up in his lungs for 21 days....
Jacqueline and Clarence Avant.Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Police in Beverly Hills have made an arrest in theWednesday killing of Jacqueline Avant, a philanthropist and wife of prominent music executive Clarence Avant. Prior to that, multiple surveillance videos showed Maynor’s vehicle leaving Beverly Hills after Avant’s killing. According to the police, unspecified evidence connected Maynor to Avant’s homicide. Maynor has not yet been charged, and it was not immediately clear if he has retained an attorney....
Thesuspect in the broad daylight killingof a Houston cardiologist who treated former PresidentGeorge H.W. Bushfatally shot himself Friday morning after two police officers confronted him. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo announced the suicide ofJoseph James Pappas, 65, at a Friday press conference, saying, “This doesn’t bring anybody back but it does bring closure.” Houston police had announced on Wednesday that Pappas’ mother was once one of Hausknecht’s patients and died during surgery more than 20 years ago....
Photo: Al Goldis/AP/Shutterstock The mass shooter whokilled three students and critically injured five otherson the Michigan State University campus Monday night was identified early Tuesday as a 43-year-old man who has no known ties to the school, authorities said. Anthony Dwayne McRae was identified as the gunman after he was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Lansing around 11:35 p.m., about three hours after opening fire on students in multiple buildings on campus, Interim Deputy Chief Chris Rozman announced during a morning news conference....
Swedish House Mafia.Photo: Alexander Wessely Swedish House Mafiais celebrating their new album release with Spotify Live before their headliningCoachellaset. The house music supergroup made up of Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso has revealed they’ll be throwingan exclusive virtual partyon Friday, April 15 with Spotify Live, formerly known as Spotify Greenroom, to celebrate the group’s comeback and the release of their debut album,Paradise Again. “Returning to the stage after so long is surreal,” Swedish House Mafia exclusively tells PEOPLE in a statement....
Princess Victoria.Photo: Thron Ullberg/The Royal Court of Sweden01of 05Princess VictoriaPrincess Victoria.Thron Ullberg/The Royal Court of SwedenFor her solo shot, Crown Princess Victoria looks graceful and elegant in an off-the-shoulder gown topped with the Napoleonic Cut-Steel Tiara.02of 05Princess SofiaPrincess Sofia.Thron Ullberg/The Royal Court of SwedenPrincess Sofia, the wife of Prince Carl Philip, sported her wedding tiara with the pearl setting, perfectly complementing her pink patterned long-sleeved dress.03of 05Princess MadeleinePrincess Madeleine.Linda Broström/The Royal Court of SwedenThe King’s youngest daughter Princess Madeleine — whorelocated to Floridawith her husband and three children in 2018 — sported the Modern Fringe Tiara for her new photo....
Photo: Twitter Who let the baboons out? “This is not a Mandrill!” NSWPFjokedon Twitter. “Earlier this afternoon, a troop of baboons escaped from a facility and were going bananas in Camperdown. Police and wildlife handlers now have the situation under control, so please let them do their job and don’t be tempted to pry, mates.” The hilarious incident unfolded early on Tuesday as a male baboon and two female baboons were being transported from National Health and Medical Research Council Baboon Colony in Wallacia to a hospital in Sydney,The Guardianand9 Newsreported....
Sydney McLaughlin.Photo: Giovanni Reda Sydney McLaughlinis ready for a victory lap. The rising track and field star, 21, is training hard for the upcomingTokyo Summer Olympics, and crediting an extra spring in her step to her New Balance kicks. “The decision was really a no-brainer. I’ve loved and worn New Balance all throughout high school,” McLaughlin tells PEOPLE of being an ambassador for the brand. “They’ve been so gracious and so loving ever since then....
Photo: Prince Williams/Wireimage; David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty T-Painis opening up about how his iconic Auto-Tune music led to a dark time in his life. In the newNetflixseriesThisIsPop, which premiered on the streaming service Tuesday, the 35-year-old rapper and producer said that he fell into a depression after Usher told him he “f—– up music” with his pitch correcting tunes. “Usher was my friend,” T-Pain explained in the series. “I really respect Usher....
