Photo: Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty One year ago,Tayshia AdamsandZac Clarkbegan their love story. The couple, who got engaged last year on the season 16 finale ofThe Bachelorette, honored the special occasion Saturday night with a pair of heartfelt Instagram posts. Adams, 30, shared a pair of adorable videos: one of the two on her first night as the new lead on season 16 of the ABC reality series, and a second of them making a wish at a gorgeous fountain in a tropical setting....

Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty The U.S. men’s freestyle halfpipe skiers just added two more medals to America’s total. In the halfpipe final on Friday night (Eastern), all four Team USA skiers followed up their qualification runs with strong performances. Aaron Blunck earned 7th place with a high score of 78.25, while David Wise took home the silver medal with a score of 90.75, and Birk Irving took 5th place with a score of 80....

Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty The death of Tech 9, aka Akeem Mickens, caused much sadness for those who knew him and also led to confusion after some music fans misidentified him as fellow rapper Tech N9ne this week. On Monday, many mistakenly mourned the Strange Music founder, whose real name is Aaron Dontez Yates, before he spoke out on social media to squash the rumors circulating about his death and express his condolences to the family of the Philadelphia battle rapper with a similar stage name who had died over the weekend....

Photo: teddimellencamp/Instagram Teddi Mellencamp Arroyaveis helping her 7-year-old son overcome a major fear. On Tuesday, theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, 40, shared that Cruz is in exposure therapy to beat his elevator phobia. She first shared a video of Cruz in an elevator on herInstagramStory that showed him standing in the corner of an elevator. “Day 4 of 7. Brand new elevator. Let’s go Buddy!!!” she wrote, tagging her husbandEdwin Arroyave, with whom she shares Cruz and daughters Slate, 9, and Dove, 2....

“They aren’t just numbers — they are real people who had lives, jobs, families and friends, a pet,” Madeleine, now 14, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. Her outrage led to a realization: “We have to remember them.” She began her COVID memorial quilt in April 2020 as her seventh-grade Community Action Project through Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California. It has since exploded into an open-ended endeavor to record the worldwide losses to the ubiquitous virus....

A teenage boy from North Carolina contracted a flesh-eating bacteria while visiting family in Baltimore, and is now receiving treatment at an area hospital. CBS Baltimorereports16-year-old Kahlil Colkley initially started showing symptoms for strep bacteria, but when his condition didn’t improve over the course of the next several days, the teen then developed a fever and chills. Then he noticed something spreading on his leg, prompting his mother, Christel, to take him to the emergency room at Sinai Hospital....

Grant Brown didn’t hesitate when he heard screams coming from down the street as he headed out of his family’s Conroe, Texas, home on Sunday. And his quick action saved a 6-year-old boy’s life. Brown, 19, is being hailed a hero after rescuing Mason Lindeman from a dog attack outside the boy’s home, reportsNBC affiliate KPRC. Video footage shows the moments the dog jumped onto Mason, prompting Brown to run to the scene to distract the animal....

Photo: Getty It’s been just under a month since theFood and Drug Administration banned companies from producing or selling flavored e-cigarettesin an effort to reduce the soaring increase in youth tobacco use, and teens have already found a loophole. What the ban doesn’t include is disposable e-cigarettes that cannot be refilled, and teens have caught on. According to high schoolers and teachersquoted inThe New York Times, they’ve latched on to a disposable brand called Puff Bar, that comes in flavors like strawberry, banana ice and sour apple....

Fito Olivares. Tejano musicianRodolfo “Fito” Olivares, who was known for his popular songs often used at celebrations such as quinceañeras and weddings, has died. He was 75. Olivares died at his home in Houston on Friday afterhaving been diagnosed with cancer last year, his wife, Griselda Olivares, confirmed to the Associated Press. She did not say what type of cancer he had been diagnosed with. Olivares, who was born in Tamaulipas, Mexico, in 1947, got his musical start in his teenage years,writing songs and performingwith groups such as Duet Estrella and Tam y Tex, according toBillboard....

A Tennessee mother of two is facing charges after her 11-month-old son died after being left in the bathtub after she allegedly stepped away to have a cigarette and listen to music on her phone, say authorities. Lindsee Leonardo, 32, of Knoxville is charged with aggravated child abuse, neglect and endangerment, online jail records state. Now that the child has died, she may face additional charges, authorities say. On Wednesday at about 8 p....

Photo: Scott Keller/The Daily Times via AP Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett has been charged with driving under the influence after attending the Bonnaroo Music Festival. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Mark Humphrey/AP/Shutterstock “I respect law enforcement and will trust the legal process as we move forward,” the statement added....

Teresa Giudiceis focusing on her fitness as her family grapples with her husband Joe having to leave the country. The 46-year-old posted an Instagram Story of herself working out following news thatJoe’s deportation appeal was deniedearlier this month. Teresa Giudice/Instagram Earlier, she was photographed out and about in New Jersey. Sporting an athleisure outfit — including white, grey and black workout pants, a black top and sweater, and matching black sneakers — theReal Housewives of New Jerseystar was snapped leaving a salon, where she got her eyelashes done....

Photo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife/AP/ShutterstockCalifornia’s Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve is suffering through one of its largest egg abandonments on record.According to theLos Angeles Times, on May 12, two drones were illegally flying over the reserve in Huntington Beach when one of the devices crashed in the area’s wetlands. Unfortunately, the drone landed near the nesting grounds of 3,000 elegant terns, causing the birds to flee and abandon their eggs — about 1,500 eggs altogether....