Mark MacDonald and daughters.Photo: Courtesy Mark MacDonald and Rachel Elliott When Mark MacDonald met his long-lost sister Rachel Elliott, he found more than just a sibling — and they were both blessed with the ultimate gift of all: family. MacDonald, an adjunct professor at Portland State University and principal engineer at Intel Corporation, and Elliott, who works in mortgage lending, tell their story in their new memoir,Love and Genetics, out March 22....

Photo: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Cracker Barrel has been ordered to pay a man $9.3 million dollars after he was accidentally served a liquid cleaning agent instead of water at a Tennessee location. The plaintiff, William Cronnon, was dining at a Marion County Cracker Barrel in April 2014 when he was allegedly served a mixture of the cleaning product Eco-San and water. After taking a few sips of what he thought was water, he “immediately” realized “that it was not ice water but was some chemical that caused a burning sensation in his mouth and esophagus,” according to CNN....

Photo: Cristiano Ronaldo Instagram Cristiano Ronaldois expanding his family!On Thursday, the soccer star, 36, announced onInstagramthat he and girlfriendGeorgina Rodríguezare expecting twins.The Manchester United athlete shared the exciting news alongside a photo of him lying in bed with Rodríguez while holding up ultrasound photos. He also included a sweet snap of him hanging out with his other four children, 4-year-old twins,Eva Maria and Mateo, 3½-year-old daughterAlana Martina, and 11-year-old sonCristiano Jr....

Critics are speaking out against an AI - generated enlargement of Leonardo da Vinci ’s Mona Lisa painting , among others , which fills the gap antecedently leave to the imagination . An image of the recreated picture shows an heroic background to the original picture that shows a canvas fill up with imagery of Mona Lisa ’s backdrop . 1 . Ever wonder what the rest of the Mona Lisa looks like ?...

You thought your morning commute was rough? Ford probably has you beat. Ford was likely trapped in these tight quarters for two days. The driver of the car, Steven Kane, realized the cat was caught up in the vehicle shortly after parking his car along the seafront of Clacton-on-Sea for a vacation. This means Ford the feline endured at least an 80-mile ride, from Kane’s origin point to this location, and could’ve been on a few more trips before being spotted....

Photo: Go Fund Me A 3-year-old Kentucky girl is dead after her uncle allegedly slit her throat in front of her siblings last week, PEOPLE confirms. Josephine Bulubenchi was playing with four of her brothers and sisters on Saturday afternoon when Emanuel Fluter, her maternal uncle, allegedly grabbed her and slashed her throat. Josephine’s dad was injured as he tried to disarm Fluter, authorities say. Josephine was rushed to the hospital and died the following day....

Photo: Courtesy Jose Sedano Officials found the body of a 16-year-old boy in Lake Michigan in Waukegan, Illinois, on Sunday, just one day after friends and family posted a desperate plea on social media to find the teen. The Waukegan Fire Department and police had been searching for Angel Sedano, of Gurnee, around the Waukegan Municipal Beach since Saturday and enlisted the help of a dive team on Sunday, theLake County News-Sunreports....

Full house!Dakota Johnsonspent Thanksgiving this year with boyfriendChris Martin, as well as his ex-wifeGwyneth Paltrow(whorecently wedBrad Falchuk) and their children Apple, 14, and Moses, 12, a source tells PEOPLE.“They’re a total modern family and had a great time celebrating together,” the insider shares.The November holiday came more than a month after afalse pregnancy reportclaimed that theBad Times at El Royaleactress, 29, the Coldplay frontman, 41, were expecting a child together. Shortly after the report first began circulating, a rep for Johnson confirmed to PEOPLE that she is not pregnant....

Photo: Dallas Zoo On Saturday, zookeepers noticed that Marekani, a 3-month-old giraffe born July 4, was walking with a limp sustained from an unknown injury. After veterinarians noticed the health issue, Marekani and her mother, Chrystal, were given their own barn space to allow experts to easily treat and monitor the calf. “The veterinary team performed a visual examination and did not see any external wounds, severe swelling, or deviation of the leg at that time,” the Texas zoo explained in aFacebook post....

Photo: Ari Michelson Dan Reynoldswent through a very difficult time before reconciling with wifeAja Volkman. “It was my apocalypse,” musician Volkman, 32, tellsParentsin a new cover story, as she and theImagine Dragonsfrontman, 32, open up about their temporary split and parenting their four children: twin girlsGia James and Coco Rae, 2½, and older daughterArrow Eve, 7, as well as 4-week-old sonValentine— who was still inside his mama’s belly when the family posed together for their photo shoot....

Darcey Silvawon’t give up her signature style in the name of love. In PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek at Monday’s episode ofDarcey & Stacey, Darcey is at odds withher matchmaker and dating coachMichelle regarding her wardrobe choices. In particular, Michelle wants the90 Day Fiancéalum to tone her look fordates. “The guidelines that I gave Darcey — we wanted to cover up some of her boobs because a lot of her outfits show a lot of cleavage and it gives the wrong impression,” Michelle tells cameras....

Darius Rucker and Beth Leonard Rucker in Nashville in November 2017.Photo: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic WhenDarius Ruckerand his wife Bethsplit in 2020 after 20 yearsof marriage, he turned to songwriting to help process his feelings. “You try to express those feelings, and it’s hard to say and it’s hard to put that on paper,” Rucker, 57, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “You try to do it as real as you can....

01of 11WHEN SHE CELEBRATED NATIONAL DAUGHTERS DAYLaura Moll Photography"Don’t know how I missed#nationaldaughterdaybut here I am with my beautiful sissy and my little thumping daughter still cooking,“she wrote in a Sept. 26 Instagram, with sister Haylie. “I feel so blessed to have my son and now to have the gift of a daughter! I don’t know what I possibly did so right!#waitingonyouB” 01of 11 WHEN SHE CELEBRATED NATIONAL DAUGHTERS DAY Laura Moll Photography...