Rhonda Hart.Photo: courtesy Rhonda Hart As a middle-class mom,Rhonda Hartsays she understands the economic difficulties many south Texans are facing. “I have lived paycheck to paycheck. I get it.” As a veteran of the U.S. Army, she says she would love better benefits and access to more doctors. And as a mother who lost her 14-year-old daughter,Kimberly Vaughan, in the 2018 school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, she would like stronger gun laws to protect other kids and adults from suffering the same fate....

Republicans and Democrats alike paid tribute to House SpeakerNancy Pelosion Wednesday as the longtime lawmaker’s official portrait was unveiled and placed on the walls of the U.S. Capitol. A ceremony to mark the occasion was emotional, as Pelosi — dressed in all white — told the crowd her members “had the courage to elect a woman speaker,” according toThe New York Times. TheTimesreports that the unveiling ceremony brought together a host of names, from ex-cabinet members and television anchors to former PresidentBarack Obama, who made a virtual appearance in which he described Pelosi as “one of the most accomplished legislators in American history....

Photo: Gregory Pace/Shutterstock Naomi Wattswas told her career could be on the downturn almost as soon as she broke through in Hollywood. “I was told, ‘You better get a lot done because it’s all over at 40 when you become unf—able,’ And I’m like, ‘What? What does that mean exactly?’ " Watts toldEW. Watts was 33 years old when she madeMulholland Drive. “Then you think about it, and you go, ‘Oh, right....

Natalie Joy and Nick Viall.Photo:Anna Webber/Getty Anna Webber/Getty Natalie Joyis remaining open to what the future holds. “Grief definitely comes in waves, and i really try to allow myself to feel the feelings when they come rather than pushing them away for another time,” she wrote. “I feel VERY lucky to have Riv who keeps a smile on my face every single day and Nick who truly keeps that babies spirit alive....

(L-R) NeNe Leakes, Porsha Williams.Photo:Prince Williams/WireImage Prince Williams/WireImage NeNe Leakesis calling outPorsha Williamsfor allegedly refusing to film with her on Netflix’sThe Upshaws. The formerReal Housewives of Atlantastar shared with her followers that she was “excited to do it” because it is a comedy and features stars likeMike EppsandWanda Sykes. “I haven’t seen Porsha. We always have a good laugh when we see each other, so I was like, ‘Ok, me and Porsha are going to kill this part,'” said Leakes of her former Bravo castmate....

Sit back, relax and prepare those Golden Goblets: moreLove Is Blindis headed your way! Netflixjust renewed the popular series for a sixth and seventh season — and announced that new episodes are coming sooner rather than later. The hit reality dating show will head to Charlotte, North Carolina for season 6, which — fittingly — is coming to Netflix on Valentine’s Day, the streamer announced on Tuesday. No one is more excited than co-hostsNickandVanessa Lachey, who shared the news in a new teaser clip, playfully teasing that they are preparing for contestants to return to the pods....

Skylar Neese.Photo:AP Photo/Vicki Smith, pool AP Photo/Vicki Smith, pool It was just before midnight when 16-year-old Skylar Neese sneaked out of her Morgantown, W.V., ground-floor bedroom and jumped into the waiting car of friends Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf. The three high school best friends drove to a remote wooded area in Wayne County, Pa., where Eddy and Shoaf, armed with kitchen knives, stabbed their friend to death. “This obviously rocked a small town to its core,” Harman tells PEOPLE....

Paris and Nicky Hilton in 2001; Nicky Hilton in 2023.Photo:Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Max Mara Getty; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Max Mara Nicky Hilton Rothschildis over the crop top craze. Once at the forefront of the 2000s crop top craze with sisterParis Hilton, Nicky says that the garment may be on-trend again, but she is just “not about” them anymore. “It’s not for me,” she tells PEOPLE. “There’s something a little trashy about them....

Queen Elizabeth II.Photo: Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Queen ElizabethII shared her birthday with an American pen pal. Before Her Majestydied at age 96last week, she exchanged letters every year with a North Dakota woman who was born on the same day, according toKFYR. Adele Hankey, of Park River, North Dakota, said she’ll miss corresponding with her friend: “Oh absolutely. You miss your pen pals.” Hankey sent her first letter to the Queen when she was crowned in 1953....

Olivia Munn and her daughter on Instagram stories.Photo:Olivia Munn/Instagram Olivia Munn/Instagram Olivia MunnandJohn Mulaney’s daughter is already growing up so fast. TheMagic Mikeactress, 44, shared a video to her Instagram Story of her4-month-old daughter Méiplaying in an activity center with her legs stretched out to the bottom. Using her finest parentese, Munn repeatedly said hello to Méi and told her she loves her. “She’s so strong and happy,” Munn wrote in a caption on the video....

Olivia Wildeis setting the record straight about her love life. In a new cover story forVanity Fair’s October issue, Wilde, 38, spoke candidly aboutHarry Stylesand how her relationship with exJason Sudeikishad ended before she and the musician got together. “The complete horses— idea that I left Jason for Harry is completely inaccurate,” Wilde told the publication of rumors that she had left her ex-fiancé, 46, to date Styles, 28. “Our relationship was over long before I met Harry....

Commuters in South Korea faced an unexpected reckless driver on Tuesday: Tadori the ostrich. According to Reuters, the 4-year-old male ostrich escaped a zoo in Seongnam, South Korea, and found his way onto the city’s streets, where the giant bird encountered heavy traffic. Ostriches are the fastest-running birds in the world,per the Smithsonian National Zoo. Tadori used that speed to his advantage, leading local authorities on a wild ostrich chase through Seongnam’s congested streets....

Paris Hilton (L), son Phoenix (R).Photo:Kevin Ostajewski; Paris Hilton/TikTok Kevin Ostajewski; Paris Hilton/TikTok Paris Hilton’s little guy has found his groove! Over the weekend, the proud mom of two, 42, shared videos on TikTok showing her toddler son showing off his dance moves. Hilton shared an edited version of an earlier TikTok on Sunday, wherePhoenix, who celebrates his first birthday later this month, dances to WHAM’s “Last Christmas.” This time, it’s edited so Phoenix appears to be dancing to his mom’s single with Steve Aoki, “Lighter,” as the background color flashes and changes....