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Photo: Courtesy Maxamillian Neubauer Maxamillian and April Neubauer, of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, were excited to welcome their first child, Rosalía Lupita Valentina Neubauer, via C-section last week. But when April suffered a pair of seizures during labor due to pre-eclampsia, leaving her unconscious, Maxamillian says he knew he needed to step up in an extra special way. Courtesy Maxamillian Neubauer Soon, he was holding his little girl as she sucked the milk through the contraption....

Brittney Griner.Photo: Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty A full-court effort has been launched to secure Brittney Griner’s safety following her arrest and detainment in Russiaon drug charges, and the WNBA is actively engaged with, hopefully, orchestrating the return home of their superstar athlete.WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue that the league has been coordinating with the Phoenix Mercury, “her agent, authorities, administration, strategist experts … it’s a huge coordination to find the best way to get her home the quickest....

Photo: University of St. Thomas/Twitter Last weekend, Zeinab Abdalla walked across the stage at her graduation from the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Less than 24 hours earlier, she was in a hospital giving birth to her daughter. Abdalla earned her master’s degree in autism spectrum disorders and plans to get her PhD, according toKARE 11. She described making it to the ceremony after the delivery as a “struggle,” but said she knew she couldn’t miss her big day....

Photo: Jack Casino An Ohio jury awarded a woman $3 million after she slipped and fell next to a collapsed “wet floor” sign at a casino in 2016, PEOPLE confirms. The sign lay flat on the floor that day in September 2016, and a Jack Cincinnati Casino employee even walked around it but did not pick it up, Sadowski’s attorney, Matt Nakajima, said,according to theCincinnati Enquirer.Moments later, Sadowski tripped over it and broke one of her knee caps....

Photo: Courtesy Alexis Cook When Alex Cooper was 15 years old, she came home with a hickey. The teen, who was raised Mormon, didn’t plan on telling her parents that she was gay just yet, but the obvious mark on her neck forced the conversation.“I told my mom it was from a girl,” Cooper, now 23,tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue.“I didn’t fit into the religion being gay, but I didn’t expect my parents’ reaction to be as drastic as it was....

A plane passenger got very creative at the airport whenthe airlinetried to charge her for an overweight bag.Instead of forking up the €75 ($85), 30-year-old Natalie Wynn began pulling clothes out of her suitcase and putting them on her body before she boarded a Thomas Cook Airlines flight,The Sunreports.“I didn’t want to be using the little amount [of money] I had just so I could get my bag on the plane,” Wynn told the U....

Shamayim “Mama Shu” Harris and her son Chinyelu.Photo: Courtesy of Avalon Village Losing a child is a pain no parent should ever know — yet Shamayim “Mama Shu” Harris has endured it twice. Her successful efforts resulted in Avalon Village — which, in a cruel twist of fate, is where her 23-year-old sonChinyelu Humphrey was shot and killedin an ambush attack on Jan. 26. “It just feels like lightning striking twice,” Harris, 55, tells PEOPLE in a statement....

Ten years after his initial leukemia diagnosis, WWE Champion Roman Reigns will be stepping away from the ring. On Monday, the 33-year-old wrestler, born Joe Anoa’i, announced during an episode ofWWERawthat his cancer had returned and he would be giving up his championship title and taking a leave of absence from the sport. “The reality is my name is Joe and I’ve been living with leukemia for 11 years and unfortunately it’s back,” he said, with tears in his eyes....

Photo: Matt Baron/Shutterstock Paul “Triple H” Levesque has issued a public apology after making an off-color joke aboutretired WWE star Paige. Ahead of a wrestling event in England over the weekend, Triple H — a former wrestler and the current Executive Vice President of talent, live events and creative for WWE — made a remark about the former star, born Saraya-Jade Bevis, whose life story was depicted in the 2019 filmFighting with My Family....

Wynonna Judd performs in Tennessee on Nov. 3, 2022.Photo:Jason Kempin/Getty Jason Kempin/Getty Reba McEntireisn’t the only country legend offering guidance on this season ofThe Voice. On Tuesday, NBC announced thatWynonna Juddwill appear as a mega mentor on Season 24 of the music competition series. The country music star, 59, joins the reality series starting Nov. 6 to help the singers who remain after the competitive battle rounds to prepare for their three-way knockouts....

Lauren Alaina; Wynonna Judd; Mickey Guyton.Photo:Todd Williamson/NBC via Getty; Emma McIntyre/Getty; Todd Williamson/NBC via Getty Todd Williamson/NBC via Getty; Emma McIntyre/Getty; Todd Williamson/NBC via Getty It’s Christmastime at the Grand Ole Opry, y’all! MusicianWynonna Juddwill host theGrand Ole Opry’sChristmas at the Oprywith a just-announced star-studded lineup of blockbuster singers – includingLauren Alaina,Mickey Guytonand more, NBC shared exclusively with PEOPLE. Country starsAdam Doleac,BRELAND, Brenda Lee,Chris Janson,Chrissy Metz,Kelly Clarkson,Meghan Patrick,Mitchell TenpennyandTrace Adkinsare set to lend their voices for the festive two-hour special, held at the historic music venue in Nashville....

IsYolanda Hadidmaking a modeling comeback? On Thursday, the former supermodel andReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, 56, walked theOff-WhiteParis Fashion Weekrunway — alongside daughtersGigi HadidandBella Hadid— in black cigarette pants, a white graffiti-print blazer and cateye sunglasses. Yolanda’s surprise appearance marks her return to the modeling world, after gracing the pages of French and GermanVogueand booking several shows during Paris and Milan fashion weeks in the ’80s and ’90s. Taylor Hill/Getty Images...

Zayn Malik.Photo: Presley Ann/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Zayn Malik’s gotOne Directionon the brain! On Monday, the 29-year-old singer-songwriter shared a video of himself performing ana cappella cover of One Direction’s 2014 hit “Night Changes”— just over two months after he posted a video singing the group’s “You and I,” released the same year. In the black and white clip, Malik dons a black tank top, overalls, chain necklace and headband as he sits at a table in front of two windows and a stone wall....