Barack Obama with daughter Sasha Obama.Photo: Barack Obama/Twitter BarackandMichelle Obamaare wishing daughterSashaa happy 21st birthday. On Friday, both the former president, 60, and the former first lady, 58, shared throwback photos of their youngest daughter in honor of her birthday. Mrs. Obama, meanwhile, posted a similar photo, in which she can be seen holding Sasha when she was an infant. Sasha is currently in college, while the Obama’s eldest daughter, 23-year-oldMalia, graduated from Harvard University last spring and is nowa writerfor the upcoming Amazon seriesHive....

Barack Obama.Photo: ROBERT PERRY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Barack Obamais lending his voice to the fight to protect voting rights. Obama shared a link to the op-ed — published onUSA Today— on Instagram Wednesday and wrote, “Now is the time for the U.S. Senate to do the right thing and call a vote on crucial voting rights legislation. Future generations are counting on us to protect our democracy.” “That’s why I fully support @POTUS’s call to modify Senate rules as necessary to make sure pending voting rights legislation gets called for a vote,” he added....

Barack Obama.Photo: ROBERT PERRY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock While arguing that notable progress had been made addressing climate change in the years since thelandmark Paris agreement in 2015, former PresidentBarack Obamaon Monday nonetheless said that the world was still “falling short.” “Paris showed the world that progress is possible and created a framework. Important work was done there and important work has been done since here. That is the good news,” the 60-year-old Obama said in remarks delivered at the2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26....

Photo: Jennifer CauseyRenowned pitmasterAaron Franklinknows barbecue, so when he says a recipe is “perfect,” he means it.“I’ve been making this rich, creamy potato salad for years, as it goes great with just about anything,” says the chef-owner of Franklin Barbecue in Austin. “It’s the perfect summertime side dish.“The James Beard Award winner describes the salad, which is featured in his newFranklin Smokecookbook, as “light, acidic and fresh.” He also likens the smell it gives off to “your grandma’s backyard garden....

Country music sensationKacey Musgraveshas a clear vision of what kind of “old lady” she’d like to be.Counting women likeDolly PartonandLoretta Lynnas role models, Musgraves hopes her future includes “a rhinestoned cane, platinum-silver hair like Emmylou Harris, endless good stories and a (hopefully) sharp memory,” says the singer inPEOPLE’s Beautiful Issue, where she is named a Beauty of the Year. “And still finding inspiration along the way.”The singer, whose recordGolden Hourearned her fourGrammy awards,includingalbum of the year, at February’s ceremony, also has sound advice to her 15-year-old self: “Stop....

Behati Prinsloois once again speaking candidly about her postpartum depression. The model — who shares daughtersGio Grace, 16 months, andDusty Rose, 2½, with husbandAdam Levine— opened up about experiencing emotional challenges following the births of her children. “I had moments of postpartum that I felt like it was coming through, but my husband was so incredibly supportive and always got me out of it,” Prinsloo, 31, toldTodayon Wednesday. “I think it’s very normal though, as a young momand a new mom, to feel helplessand to feel over-emotional, you know,” the mother of two adds....

Bella Hadidhas once again found herself on the receiving end ofcriticismfrom those who believe the model looks too thin. In the clip, the 22-year-old model — who recently commanded the runway at the 2018Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show— wears a variety of skimpy one piece bathing suits that show off her frame and prominent hip bones, as she reflects on herlengthy journal to self-acceptance. “Growing up, I definitely was not the most confident person,” she said in the clip....

Aesha Scott and Captain Jason Chamber at BravoCon 2023.Photo:Rich Polk/Bravo via GettyIt’s no secret that fans are shippingBelow Deck Down Under’sCaptain Jason ChambersandAesha Scott.The Captain and Chef Steward opened up to PEOPLE atBravoCon 2023about their on-screen spark and why they have kept things platonic.“People love us together, and I understand that because we do have a lot of chemistry — but it’s like a sibling chemistry,” said Scott, 32.Chambers, 50, agreed, “It would feel a bit weird....

Ben AffleckandJennifer Garnerhave a history of spending Thanksgiving together as a family — and they didn’t let the tradition go this year. Although Affleck and Garner, both 46,finalized their divorceearlier this month — three years after separating — they spent the November holiday in Montana with their kids, Violet, 12, Seraphina, 9, and Samuel, 6, sources tell PEOPLE. “Jen, Ben and the kids were in Montana for Thanksgiving,” a Garner source tells PEOPLE....

Jennifer LopezandBen Affleckdid more than just flash their pearly whites on Monday night.The couple were all smiles, all laughs and all kisses as they attended the Los Angeles premiere of Affleck’s new movie,The Flash.Lopez, 53, took to the red carpet at Ovation Hollywood in a Gucci floor-length gown featuring a black zip-up bodice and peach-colored skirt. She accessorized the look with a black Kurt Geiger clutch bag, while her hair had been styled into a sleek long ponytail....

Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesSen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing surgery as treatment for a stroke he suffered last week, his office says.Luján, 49, “began experiencing dizziness and fatigue” Thursday morning, his Chief of Staff Carlos Sanchezsaid in a statement. After checking himself into Christus St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Santa Fe, the senator was transferred to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque for further evaluation....

Sen.Bernie Sandersis “in good spirits” but will pause campaigning while he recovers from a blocked artery discovered after he had chest pains on Tuesday night, PEOPLE confirms. In a brief statement to reporters on Wednesday morning, a senior adviser said that the 78-year-old Sanders, one of the leading contenders to challenge PresidentDonald Trumpnext year, had two stents inserted after doctors discovered the blockage. Weaver continued: “Sen. Sanders is conversing and in good spirits....

Bernie Taupin attends a reception in Hollywood in January 2020.Photo:Michael Tran/Getty Michael Tran/Getty Though the song has found itself the butt of many a joke, Taupin, 73, takes it in stride, laughing as he proudly shows off the comic’s position on his desk. “A lot of the people that have knocked it aren’t around anymore, so…" he says. “I have no regrets about that whatsoever.” Living a life free of regrets is a mantra that Taupin will repeatedly return to over the course of his Zoom call with PEOPLE, and one that quickly becomes clear within the pages ofScattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me, his new memoir due out on Tuesday with Hachette....