Photo: Jeremy Esposito A young boy battling cancer was treated to a much-needed distraction when he and his father faced off against two nurses in a Nerf war that brought smiles to everyone. At the end of last year, then-4-year-old Drew Esposito had been experiencing headaches and vomiting spells for weeks. Though his parents, Jeremy and Sondra Esposito, initially believed his symptoms were the signs of a stomach bug, Drew’s symptoms became more persistent as time went on, so on Christmas Eve they went in for a scan on his brain and saw something unimaginable....

Bettina at the Montecito Country Mart.Photo:Carter HiyamaOn any given weeknight, a pizza takeout order fromBettinaat the Montecito Country Mart in California could be forPrince Harry and Meghan Markle, who, like many of the area’s locals, are fans of the restaurant.The hotspot,which is the brainchild of husband and wife team Brendan Smith and Rachel Greenspan, has become one of the most popular casual restaurants in town, offering Neopolitan-style pizzas on naturally leavened sourdough crust, along with offerings like pasta — including theircrowd-favorite mafaldine cacio e pepe— and antipasti....

Billy Ray Cyrus.Photo: Ebet Roberts/Getty Billy Ray Cyrusreleased"Achy Breaky Heart"was sweeping the nation in the spring of 1992, and though the song was about how the singer’s titular ticker was in danger of bursting, it was the song itself that exploded, thanks to Cyrus’s swiveling hips and the stomping feet of his fans. “Heart” first climbed the country charts, then went mainstream, peaking at No. 4 on theBillboardHot 100 on its way to becoming a legitimate global phenomenon — a rare feat for a country tune....

Photo:Chuck Zlotnick / Universal Pictures Chuck Zlotnick / Universal Pictures Straysis filled with doggone great actors. The R-rated talking dog comedy — in theaters August 18 — from Universal Studios features over 75 canine actors, according to Mark Forbes, the head dog trainer on the film. And while A-list celebrities speak for the pups in the movie, it was up to the canine stars to do most of the on-screen acting....

When Amanda Shires’ daughter Mercy, who turned 4on Sunday, began to show interest in music, the singer-songwriter started worrying. “That’s scary enough as a mom, or as anybody in music — it’s not an easy business,” she tells PEOPLE. “And I thought, Well, what’s the worst that can happen? And I was looking at the charts and I was like, Well, the worst that could happen is that she’d have to fight really hard in country music....

After getting over the shock of seeingCameron Diazback to blonde, we were wondering how she (and other stars likeJessica Simpsonand Nicole Richie) was able to switch between light and dark locks without destroying her hair. Turns out that familiar reddish-brown hue that we’ve seen all the stars sporting is actually part of the process of switching shades. “To make your hair dark from blonde, you have to use a color refresher to make it look shiny and dark,” explains Rita Hazan, who is Simpson’s long-time colorist....

Photo: Abbey Key Photography Life forWall Street Journal-bestselling authorChristopher Greysonwasn’t always as “crazy blessed” as it is today. After surviving 20 tumultuous years that included addiction, bankruptcy and constant relocation with his wife Katherine and his two children, Laura and Christopher, the 50-year-old author says he has now found his purpose. “I wake up every morning like a kid at Christmas and I get to open the best present in the world — the lid of my laptop so I can write,” he says....

Carole Middletonis passing on her love of gardening to her grandchildren. Kate Middleton’s mom is now a grandmother of five after therecent birthofPippa Middleton’s daughter, Grace (she joins 2-year-old brother Arthur), and she is already getting her young grandkids — including Prince George, 7, Princess Charlotte, 5, and Prince Louis, 3 — interested in growing plants. “If I’m doing planting with my grandchildren, I like to have it all laid out at ‘activity stations’ with their own little trowel and pot so they can get started immediately,” she told the U....

SinceKatie Holmes, 40, andJamie Foxx, 51, were first spotted dancing together in 2013 in the Hamptons, the duo have gone to great lengths to keep their relationship under the radar. But lately the couple appear to be dropping some of their intense secrecy surrounding theirfour-and-half-year romance.“Their relationship seems so much more serious this year,” a source tells PEOPLE in the magazine’s new issue. “Katie and Jamie keep having public dates, and although they try to not be photographed together, they are clearly not as concerned about keeping their relationship private....

Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage WhenMeghan Marklesteps onto the stage Friday for apublic discussion on girls’ education, she will be continuing a fight she has championed for many years around the world. Angie Murimirwa, executive director ofCampaign for Female Education (CAMFED), will be among those joining Meghan on a panel discussion forInternational Women’s Day— along with musician and activist Annie Lennox, model and activist Adwoa Aboah and former Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard....

WhenSelma Blairwasdiagnosed with multiple sclerosisnearly one year ago, she was due to start work on a newNetflix series,Another Life— and admittedly thought that as soon as she revealed her diagnosis, she’d lose her role. “I was expecting to be fired that day,” Blair, 47, tells PEOPLE exclusively in the latest issue. “I was fully expecting [the producers] to say, ‘Okay, we need to talk to the people who are in charge and we’ll get back to you....

cyberspace memory access is passably all-important to get anything done these days , whether it ’s natter with workings - from - home colleague in Slack , binge - watching the in style hit Netflix show , or writing up reports in Google Docs . Most of the apps we rely on foot race from the cloud , and it ’s all too sluttish to just adopt the cloud will always be there ....

Photo: John Minchillo/AP/Shutterstock The recent shootings inEl Paso, TexasandDayton, Ohiowere the latest in a long line of mass shootings that have plagued the United States in recent years. Since those high-profile shootings earlier this month in which a combined 31 people were killed, police have made at least 27 arrests over threats to commit mass shootings,reports CNN. While many of them may have been hoaxes and jokes,NBC News reportsthat police in at least four cities have thwarted credible potential attacks....