Burning Body Found in Fire Pit Following Welfare Check on Missouri Student with Autism, and Woman Is Charged

Emma Adams.Photo: Boone County Sheriff’s Office A 20-year-old woman has been charged with murder after police allegedly found a burning body in a fire pit outside her Columbia, Mo., home. On Tuesday, Jan. 10, around 5:30 p.m., campus police responded to the Hudson Hall dormitory when the mother of a University of Missouri student called for a welfare check on her son, who has high-functioning autism. She reportedly hadn’t heard from him since 11:30 p....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 278 words · Lance Richardson

Busta Rhymes Talks Weight Loss Transformation: 'I Ain't Just Getting in Shape to Look Good'

Busta Rhymes.Photo: Andre L. Perry for Men’s HealthBusta Rhymesworked hard to transform his body.In the Jan/Feb 2021 issue ofMen’s Healthmagazine, the rapper, 48, opened up about his dramaticweight loss journey.The star explained that although he was still in good shape in 2009, when he first started working on his albumExtinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God—which was released in October — following the deaths of his longtime manager in 2012 and his father in 2014, he stopped working out and caring about his diet....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1368 words · Kevin Savage

Busy Mom of Two Opens Up About the Fitness Program That Helped Her Lose Nearly 100 Lbs.

Photo: Kara Cline When 32-year-old Kara Cline started experiencingpanic attacksafter having her second child, she knew she needed to make a major life change to be healthier for her family. Cline tells PEOPLE she worked out vigorously in high school but when she went away to college, her routine changed. “I became complacent and the weight just kept piling on,” the certified public accountant says. “I didn’t really work out, didn’t go for walks and I just hung out with my friends and ate a lot of food I shouldn’t have eaten....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Lisa Shaw

Busy Philipps Pokes Fun at Gwyneth Paltrow's Trial Remark About Having 'Lost Half a Day of Skiing'

Busy Philipps; Gwyneth Paltrow.Photo: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic, Rick Bowmer-Pool/Getty Busy Philipps appears to be emulatingGwyneth Paltrowin a recent Instagram post. On Saturday, the formerDawson’s Creekstar, 43, and fellow actressJen Tullockshared a selfie in which they werepictured each holding a cocktail. “Well, welost a half day of skiing,” the caption read on both women’s posts. The text is seemingly a nod to a quote Paltrow, 50, gave during herongoing Utah civil court case, during which she was asked about the impact of the corresponding ski incident in terms of it having “deterred [her] from the rest of what was a very expensive vacation....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Juan Sharp

Busy Philipps Shares Videos and Photos of Her Daughter Cricket 'Finally' Getting Her First Haircut at Age 7

Busy Philipps' daughter Cricket.Photo: Busy Philipps/instagramBusy Philipps' youngest daughter is enjoying a brand new ‘do!Cricket, 7, had her hair cut for the first time ever on Tuesday, Philipps revealed on Instagram, documenting the monumental process both on her Stories and grid.“THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST!” the actress, 41,wrote in the captionfor a post that included several before, during and after photos of the chop. Cricket’s hair was well past her waist before the cut....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 824 words · Troy Sampson

C-Knight, Dove Shack Rapper, Dead at 52: Report

Rapper C-Knight of The Dove Shack performs onstage on August 5, 2017.Photo:Scott Dudelson/Getty Scott Dudelson/Getty Rapper C-Knight, known as a member of Dove Shack,has died. He was 52. A family membertold TMZthe rapper died on Tuesday after being taken off life support. C-Knight, whose real name was Arnez Blount, was admitted to the hospital after suffering a stroke on Oct. 18. Rapper C-Knight performs onstage during the Summertime in the LBC festival on August 5, 2017....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Jermaine Chavez

Calif. Boy, 8, 'Slowly' Waking from Coma After Hitting Head in Trampoline Accident: 'We Are Hopeful'

Photo: GoFundMe A California boy is making positive progress after he was hospitalized for head trauma he suffered while jumping on a trampoline. “I ran into the room and my son was seizing and not responsive,” she told the outlet. The accident resulted in abrain hemorrhage, Leeland’s third grade teacher Melanie Lupica wrote in a GoFundMe campaign for his family. Leeland also had a blood clot that caused him to have a stroke, according to the teacher....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 281 words · Kelly Brown

Calif. Mom Accused of Throwing Secret Alcohol-Filled Parties for Teens and Watching Them Have Sex

Photo: Santa clara district attorney The mother of a teenager is being accused of hosting alcohol-fueled sex parties for him and his friends and then “facilitating and watching” their sex acts, some of which were non-consensual. Shannon Marie O’Connor, from Los Gatos, California, is charged with offenses including felony child abuse, sexual assault, and providing alcohol to minors for hosting the parties, which she attempted to keep secret, according to the criminal complaint filed with theSanta Clara County Superior Court,...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · April Schaefer

California Aquarium Apologizes After Calling Their Sea Otter 'Thicc' on Instagram

Photo: Tyson V. Rininger/Monterey Bay Aquarium An attempt to be cool and create an instant meme went very wrong for California aquarium this week. In aseparate tweet, the employee added: “#bodypawsitivity” But it turns out the tweet wasn’t taken so “pawsitively” after all, when people began criticizing the aquarium for their insensitive remarks about the otter’s weight and, more seriously, as the slang in it is often used to referring to black women’s bodies, being racially insensitive....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Luis Russell

California Dance Instructor Accused of Sexually Assaulting 4 Teenage Students

Police car.Photo: Getty David Mandujano Silvas is being held without bond and is scheduled to appear in court Thursday for an arraignment. A statementfrom the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department confirms Silvas faces charges of alleged assault with intent to commit rape, sexual assault of a child under the age of 14 and other felony sex crimes. “In July of 2020, a 30-year-old woman came to the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station and reported her former dance instructor had sexually molested her on several occasions,” according to the statement....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Erica Miller

California Man Arrested After Allegedly Decapitating Santa Rosa Relative, Police Say

Previous mugshots for suspect Luis Aroyo-Lopez.Photo:Santa Rosa Police/X Santa Rosa Police/X A California man was arrested on Saturday morning after police say he killed a female relative, decapitated her and took the victim’s head. On Saturday, Santa Rosa Policeannouncedthat 24-year-old Luis Aroyo-Lopez was taken into custody in San Francisco, less than two days after police responded to a call about a decapitated woman at the 2500 block of Pomo Trail around 3:40 p....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Brent Perez

Cam Newton Says He's Giving Up Sex for a Month — But It's Been 'Challenging'

Cam Newtonis keeping things PG in the bedroom — for the time being.On Thursday, the Carolina Panthers quarterback appeared onThe Late Late Show with James Corden, revealing that he’d decided to give up sex for the month.“Every month, it’s been the off-season, I try to challenge myself in many different ways,” Newton, 29, shared, explaining that in January, he gave up on gambling, and in February, he decided to adopt a vegan diet....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 661 words · Shelley Horne

Cameron Diaz Says She 'Couldn't Imagine' Making a Film and Being Away from Her Daughter

Cameron Diaz.Photo: Tibrina Hobson/GettyCameron Diazisn’t in a hurry to step in front of the camera again.The actress, 48, appeared on the SiriusXM showQuarantined with Bruceto promote her new wine line, Avaline, Thursday and spoke about whether she’d return to acting.“Will I ever make a movie again? I’m not looking to, but will I? I don’t know. I have no idea,” she said. “Maybe, never say never, but I couldn’t imagine being a mom now where I’m at as a mother with my child at her first year to have to be on a movie set that takes 14 hours, 16 hours of my day away from my child....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1184 words · Tracey Mclean