Hoda Kotb Is Rooting for Simone Biles Ahead of Beam Final: 'I Hope She Gets a Medal'

“This is just a moment for her to overcome something that has been scaring her. And I’m rooting for her. I hope she gets a medal. I think that would be great. But, what I’m really rooting for is so she can overcome what’s bothering her,” Kotb adds. “I think that that’s an important moment for her.” Hoda Kotb and Simone Biles.Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images; Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Tara Anderson

Hoda Kotb Opens Up About Getting Engaged at 55: 'It Is All Right on Time'

Hoda Kotbhas been on cloud nine since her longtime boyfriendJoel Schiffmanproposedon Nov. 23, and while the NBC co-host says she never pictured herself walking down the aisle again, marriage — and motherhood — couldn’t have come at a better time.“If someone had said to me when I was a little girl, ‘Hey Hoda, guess what your life is going to be like: When you’re 49 or 50, you’re going to meet the guy you’re going to fall in love with, and you’re going to have children at 55 and 56,’ I would have been like, ‘What?...

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 661 words · Corey Savage

Holly Madison Finalizes Divorce from Husband Pasquale Rotella After 5 Years of Marriage

Holly Madisonand Pasquale Rotella have finalized their divorce. According to the outlet, the documents relating to support, property and custody of their two children — daughterRainbow Aurora, 5, and sonForest Leonardo Antonio, 2 — were sealed. PEOPLE is out to Madison’s rep for comment. Kevin Mazur/Getty Their divorce comes five months after multiple sources confirmed to PEOPLE in late September that thecouple had split. At the time, an insider said the pair separated over the summer, with another source revealing that Madison was based in Los Angeles and “doing okay....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Samantha Gomez

Hot Chelle Rae Is Back as Band Announces Tour Dates: 'We've Been Itching to Hit the Road'

Hot Chelle Rae is back with a bang! The band, which is comprised of members Ryan Follesé, Nash Overstreet, and Jamie Follesé, has released the official lyric video for their latest track, “I Hate LA.” Debuting the lyric video exclusively with PEOPLE, the single is Hot Chelle Rae’s first new song in five years. “It’s been overwhelming to see the incredible response to our first song in five years, ‘I HATE LA’, and we’ve been itching to hit the road to share what else we’ve been up to,” Ryan Follesé said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · John Thomas

How a Fake Online Profile Created by Slain Woman's Family Helped Catch a Serial Killer Suspect

Photo: Facebook A suspected serial killer, on trial in New Jersey for murder in connection with the deaths of three women, was allegedly caught after friends and family members of a victim launched an online sting operation, according to local reports. PEOPLE confirms with court officials the triple-murder trial of Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, 23, began Wednesday in Newark. NorthJersey.com reportsthat the family and friends of slain 20-year-old college student Sarah Butler, knowing her password, logged into her social media accounts and allegedly identified Wheeler-Weaver as the man she was interacting with prior to vanishing in late 2016....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Michelle Lawrence

How a Nonprofit Flower Project Is Helping Black Men to Heal and Improve Their Mental Health (Exclusive)

John Caleb Pendleton and Robert Washington Vaughns, founders of the Black Men Flower Project.Photo:Black Men Flower Project; Eat Pomegranate Photography Black Men Flower Project; Eat Pomegranate Photography Robert Washington-Vaughns looked like he had it all. He had a good job as a lab scientist, a nice apartment, and a beautiful girlfriend, yet he was deeply unhappy. “I felt like I just wanted to end it all,” he tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Joshua Wallace

How Biden Stayed COVID-Safe in Governors' Meeting: Social Distancing and No Masks Off for Drinking

Photo: Shutterstock A meeting PresidentJoe Bidenheld Monday with the nation’s governors demonstrates the precautions still in place to protect him fromCOVID-19. “We are at an inflection point,” Biden, 79, said in the East Room of the White House to kick off a meeting with the National Governor’s Association. “And we have an opportunity … America is one of those nations — I think the only nation — that’s come out of every crisis stronger than it went into the crisis....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 607 words · Tony Leach

How Cardi B, Kacey Musgraves and Camila Cabello All Honored Selena at the 2019 Houston Rodeo

Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty; Burak Cingi/Redferns; John Shearer/Getty On March 5,Camila Cabelloperformed a stirring rendition of “Dreaming of You,” a posthumous hit for Selena in the fall of 1995. Clad in a studded top, dark chaps and topped off with a matching cowboy hat, the 22-year-old pop star led the crowd through the emotional moment — which she later shared on Instagram. “55,001 souls dreaming of Selena last night at the Houston rodeo,” she captioned the video of her performance....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Stephanie Wood

How Five' Feet Apart' Director Justin Baldoni Channeled Love for Late Friend Into Directorial Debut

Photo: Alfonso Bresciani Jane the Virginstar Justin Baldoniadmits that he “has no idea” how he convinced Hollywood to let him make his directorial debutFive Feet Apart—a romantic drama starring Haley Lu Richardson andRiverdale‘sCole Sprouse. “If this movie being made were a math equation, it wouldn’t add up,” he tells PEOPLE. That’s nottechnicallytrue because Baldoni, best known for his work in front of the camera as reformed rich playboy Raphael onJane the Virgin, was in the right place at the right time — with the right idea and genuine passion for the project....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 886 words · Angela Singh

How Haunting Teenage Conversations Led Track45's KK Johnson to Co-write 'When I Grow Up' (Exclusive)

It took four years forTrack45’s deeply personal new single “When I Grow Up” to materialize, but many more years for the feelings behind the song to simmer within the soul of KK Johnson. “Simmeris actually the perfect word,” says KK Johnson, 27, in a revealing interview with PEOPLE. “This song has gone on a journey, and we’ve rewritten and written and rerecorded and worked on the song for a long time, probably four years trying to get it right....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 636 words · Judith Davis

How Kim Kardashian Supported Kanye West Through Controversy, from Trump to Twitter Rants

01of 09 POWER COUPLE Garguibo/SplashNews.com If there’s one thingKanye Westknows how to do, it’s make headlines. And though they went through ups and downs over the years, sources told PEOPLE thatKim Kardashianalways did her best tosupport Westwhen hestirred up controversy— even though it could be challenging. Kim filed for divorce on Feb. 19, 2021. Here, a look back at the times she publicly stood up for her man. 02of 09...

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1566 words · James Wilson

How King Charles and Queen Camilla Will Mark the First Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's Death Next Month

Camilla, Charles and Queen Elizabeth on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Jubilee in June 2022.Photo:Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty The end of the summer will come with an emotional anniversary forKing CharlesandQueen Camilla. On Sept. 8, the royal family will mark one year since the death ofQueen Elizabethand the accession of the King. Nearly a year ago, Queen Elizabeth died “peacefully” at age 96 atBalmoral Castlein Scotland, hours after her doctors announced they were “concerned” for her health....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · Lori Eaton

How King Charles' 70-Year Wait Prepared Him for the Throne 'Better Than Any Previous Monarch'

King Charleshas beenofficially crownedas monarch — and he is uniquely suited for the challenge. BeforeQueen Elizabeth’s death in Sept. 2022, Charles became the longest-serving heir apparent in British history. Unlike his mother, who acceded the throne at age 25 when her father died, Charles — at age 74 — had plenty of time to prepare for his role. “He’s known his country, and indeed the world, better than any previous monarch because he’s traveled…far and wide,” says Paddy Harverson, Charles’s former communications secretary, in this week’s PEOPLE cover story....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Brad Hoover