Barack Obama Gets Second Emmy Nom for ‘Outstanding Narrator’ — but His Competition Couldn’t Be Fiercer

Photo:Isa Foltin/WireImage, Amy Sussman/Getty Isa Foltin/WireImage, Amy Sussman/Getty Former PresidentBarack Obamais now a two-time Emmy nominee. The 44th president, 61, landed a nomination for outstanding narrator inWorking: What We Do All Dayon Wednesday. While he beat out the competition towin in the same category last year, this year’s nomination places Obama in a category with some particularly iconic fellow nominees known for their standout voices. The other nominees areMorgan Freeman(Our Universe),Mahershala Ali(Chimp Empire),Angela Bassett(Good Night Oppy) andPedro Pascal(Patagonia: Life On The Edge Of The World)....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Michelle Johnson

Barbara Bush Has a Sweet Inkling of Why Her Grandfather George H.W. Bush Passed When He Did

WhenGeorge H. W. Bushwas a 20-year-old Navy pilot serving in World War II, he spent eight long months apart from the love of his life — fiancéeBarbara Pierce. It was 1944. “I arrived Christmas Eve,” Bush later remembered of his holiday homecoming. “There were tears, laughs, hugs, joy … No reunion could have been scripted more perfectly.” Now, 74 years later, as the family that George and Barbara Bush built together prepares tolay him to reston Thursday — just shy of eight months after his wife’s death in April—her namesake granddaughter, Barbara Pierce Bush, thinks she knows why the 94-year-old former president finally let go....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Erik Cochran

Barbie Debuts First Doll with Down Syndrome to 'Counter Social Stigma Through Play'

First-ever Barbie doll with Down syndrome.Photo: Mattel Barbieismaking historyonce again! Mattel on Tuesday announced the debut of its first-ever Barbie with Down syndrome. The doll was “created to allow even more children to see themselves in Barbie, as well as have Barbie reflect the world around them,” the popular toy manufacturer said in a press release. “The Barbie doll with Down syndrome is meant to inspire all children to tell more stories through play....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 643 words · John Fleming

Baylor Asst. Coach Alvin Brooks III Will Face Dad, Houston Asst. Coach Alvin Brooks Jr., in Final Four

Photo: ALDeWalt ;John Rivera/IGetty ImagesA father and son will go head-to-head this weekend as they both lead teams into the NCAA Final Four.Alvin Brooks III, assistant coach at Baylor University, will face his dad Alvin Brooks Jr., the assistant coach at the University of Houston, on Saturday night as both teams fight for a spot in the National Championship game.Brooks III posted a video on Tuesday of the pair embracing after Baylor won their game against Arkansas to secure their spot in the Final Four....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1228 words · Roger Smith

Bear Enters Montana Home, Proceeds to Take a Nap in the Closet: See the Unbelievable Photo

One sleepy bear in Montana got very creative when it came to nap time.On Friday, authorities were called to a home in Missoula, Montana, where they found a bear making itself right at home, nestled up on a closet shelf where it had been napping, as noted in theMissoula County Sheriffs Office Facebook group.The 911 call alerted the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office at 5:45 a.m., after someone reported a black bear had entered their Butler Creek residence....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 774 words · Douglas Lowery

Bebe Rexha Shares Photo Update of Eye Injury After Onstage Assault: 'Black and Blue Now but Much Better'

Bebe Rexha.Photo:Twitter/beberexha; Mike Marsland/WireImage Twitter/beberexha; Mike Marsland/WireImage The pop star took to Twitter on Friday and shared aphoto update of her eye injuryfollowing the incident, which split her eyebrow, required stitches and resulted in the crowd member’s arrest on assault charges. Responding to a fan’s question about how she’s feeling, Rexha shared a selfie with a bandage on her heavily bruised eye. “My eye black and blue now but much better!...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Robert Butler

Becca Kufrin and Thomas Jacobs Defend Their Untraditional Proposal, Reveal They'll Share a Joint Surname

The pair met onBachelor in Paradise’s seventh season last year. Though Kufrinpumped the brakes on their romancebefore filming wrapped, they reconciled shortly after. Now, theBachelorNation duo are engaged thanks to Kufrin, 32, who took the initiative to ask Jacobs, 29, to marry her. “Here’s the thing: usually, [it’s] pretty traditional that the man proposes to the woman. I remember being in eighth grade in dance and at the recital, my ballet teacher proposed to her now-husband,” the formerBachelorettestar told co-hostMichelle Youngon theBachelor Happy Hourpodcast....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Greg French

Becky G Steps Out at iHeartRadio Music Awards Sans Engagement Ring amid Fiancé's Cheating Allegations

Becky G.Photo: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Just hours after her fiancéSebastian Lletgetissued a public apologyin response to infidelity rumors,Becky Gstepped out at theiHeartRadio Music Awardssans engagement ring. The “Arranca” singer, 26, was in good spirits as she posed on the red carpet Monday night and took the stage toaccept the awardfor Latin pop/reggaeton song of the year. “I think it really just demonstrates that… when we come together as women in this industry, we are capable of not just making hit songs but making history and setting an example that when we come together we are powerhouses,” she said while accepting her win for “MAMIII,” a collaboration with Karol G....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · James Long

Bekah Martinez 'Devastated' About Nanny Quitting: We'll 'Miss Her Being a Part of Our Daily Life'

Bekah Martinezis continuing to be open about working with a nanny in her daily life, getting emotional while revealing that her current nanny has quit. On herInstagram StoryMonday, the 26-year-oldBacheloralum spoke through tears in a video, saying that she’d been crying about the news since the night before, explaining that their nanny had to quit due to “personal reasons” and “nothing to do with our relationship.” She added, “I’m honestly just so devastated....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 552 words · Austin Marshall

Bekah Martinez Says Fan's Comment on Daughter's Sleep Schedule Is 'Rude': 'It's Not Helpful'

Bekah Martinez.Photo: RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesBekah Martinezisn’t asking for unsolicited parenting tips.Martinez, 25, responded to a fan who told her on Instagram Tuesday that not having her daughterRuth Ray De La Luz, 2 in February, on a consistent sleep schedule is a “big problem” that she will come to “regret.“The formerBachelorcontestant shared the comment on her Instagram Stories, saying that while the commenter was likely “well-intentioned,” their message was “rude and unprompted.““She DOES have a sleep schedule we established well over a year ago,” Martinez explained of her oldest child, “but she’s been waking up a lot over the past couple months because we have a tiny house and she hears Frank crying while we’re trying to get HIM on a sleep schedule (even though we have literally four sound machines)....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1293 words · Diana King

Bella Hadid Shares Mental Health Struggles: 'Something That I Have Been Dealing with for a Few Years'

Photo: Robert Kamau/GC ImagesBella Hadidfollowed her23rd birthdayfestivities with a more serious message for her followers: remember to take care of yourself.The supermodel thanked fans for their birthday wishes in an Instagram post on Friday and used her own experience to stress the importance of speaking up if you’re feeling down.“Yesterday was mental health awareness day. A struggle that I know a majority of us have dealt with in the past or dealing with currently,” she wrote....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1246 words · Sara Schmitt

Ben Affleck Is 'Doing Great' Five Months After Completing Rehab: Source

In October,Ben Affleckrevealed he’dcompleted a 40-day stayat a treatment center, and on Monday, the actor spoke candidly about his ongoing battle with alcoholismon theTodayshow.“Being an alcoholic, it’s part of my life, it’s something that I deal with,” Affleck, 46, toldHoda Kotb. “It doesn’t have to subsume my whole identity and be everything, but it is something that you have to work at.”In the latest issue of PEOPLE, a source close to Affleck says theTriple Frontierstar’s health has been on the upswing....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 612 words · Christopher Armstrong

Ben Affleck Reveals the Very Relatable Reason His Daughter Violet, 14, 'Teases' Him

Ben Affleck‘s daughterVioletlikes poking fun at her dad! At the Miami screening ofThe Way Backon Tuesday, Affleck — who plays a high school basketball coach struggling to keep his life together in the movie — shared that his 14-year-old daughter with ex-wifeJennifer Garnerlikes to “tease” him over his use of emojis and group chat ability. When asked if he uses emojis, the 47-year-old actor said he’s “learning a lot” about “everything that’s going on....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 585 words · Russell Mitchell