Barack Obama Gets a Street Named After Him in Los Angeles: A 'Reminder ... That No Dream Is Too Big'

On Saturday Los Angeles officially renamed a 3.5-mile road Obama Boulevard after former PresidentBarack Obama, an honor he described as humbling but really “not about” him. “This is about this neighborhood’s next generation and all we want for them,” Obama’s letter continued. “We hope they look at the new street signs and find inspiration in all that a group of committed citizens can achieve together.” Saturday’s ceremony was held in the same park where, 12 years earlier, Obama staged a rally in the early days of his 2008 presidential campaign,according to CNNand theTimes....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Shane Stark

Barbra Streisand Spills the Tea on Prince Charles Sending Her Flowers from Highgrove — 'Before He Met Diana'

Photo: AP/ShutterstockPrince Charlesrecently said he foundBarbra Streisand"dazzling" when he was a young man, and now the legendary singer is returning the compliment — and spilling the tea on their friendship origin story.“It was so sweet,” Streisand told U.K. presenter Ross King of the “special memories” the Prince of Wales recently shared with theTimes of London.The singer confirmed the prince’s telling that she was recording in San Diego in 1974 when Charles was 26 years old and serving in the Royal Navy....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 908 words · Christopher Phillips

Baseball Blunders: Cat Crashes Yankee Stadium, Praying Mantis Sits Atop Nationals Player's Hat

Photo: youtube (2)Creatures of all kinds are taking over the mound.Monday saw two separate instances of more than just human players on the baseball field — with a stray cat crashing the game at Yankee Stadium and a large praying mantis making an appearance at the Washington National’s matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies.During the New York Yankees' game against the Baltimore Orioles in New York City, play was briefly halted in the bottom of the eighth when a cat had wandered onto the field....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1075 words · Roy Hensley

Beanie Feldstein Praises Gay Representation in Olivia Wilde's Directorial Debut 'Booksmart'

Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Beanie Feldstein is glad a movie likeBooksmartexists to help young girls feel more accepted. TheLady Birdactress, 25, stars as one half of a friend duo who decide to go wild their last week of high school after getting into the colleges of their dreams The movie, which marks the directorial debut of Olivia Wilde and recently premiered at SXSW, held a panel at the Austin-based festival where Feldstein discussed how the film doesn’t make a big deal about Kaitlyn Dever’s character Amy being gay....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Michele Simpson

Becca Kufrin Defends 'Bachelorette' 's Garrett Yrigoyen After He Allegedly Liked Controversial Memes

Becca Kufrinis addressing the controversy surroundingBachelorettecontestantGarrett Yrigoyen. Yrigoyen, one of Kufrin‘s 28 suitors, has come under fire after allegedly liking offensive posts on Instagram that mock the trans community, a Parkland high school shooting survivor, undocumented immigrants and more. “What’s up with Garrett? He’s come under attack recently over things he’s liked on social media,” Mario Lopez asks Kufrin in PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek of Thursday’sON With Mario Lopez. “I mean, here’s the thing....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Andrew Edwards

Behati Prinsloo Defends Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: Let's 'Not Make It About Anything'

Photo: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock Behati Prinsloodoesn’t think people should be taking theVictoria’s Secret Fashion Showso seriously. “There’s a lot of talk about everything but I think people need to also understand that it’s a show. It’s not saying negative or positive about any body type, it’s ‘this is who they are,'” Prinsloo, 30, toldElle. “We’re strong, we’re confident, and I think any woman is a Victoria’s Secret woman. But people also need to understand that it’s just a show....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Lauren Taylor

Behind the Falling Out of a Former White House Photographer and White House Doctor-Turned-Lawmaker

Pete Souza (left), Ronny Jackson.Photo: Jörg Carstensen/picture alliance via Getty; Mark Wilson/Getty While once friendly colleagues during their respective tenures in the Obama White House, photographerPete Souzaand physician-turned-lawmakerRonny Jacksonare now — per a new report — the opposite. Souza, who worked as the White House photographer during the Obama administration, has in recent years used his social media platforms to criticize former PresidentDonald Trumpand his supporters. That includes Jackson, a retired Navy medical officer and the physician for PresidentsBarack Obamaand Trump....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 430 words · Judy Andrews

Being a MAGA Asshole On a Plane Could Soon Net You a $35,000 Fine

Checked bags are n’t the only thing that be special : Under a new policy announce by the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday , airplane rider who act like gargantuan SOB by threatening or assail crew members could soon be subject to $ 35,000 in fines or up to 20 years imprisonment . Here ’s look at you , Plane Karen . In apress releaseaccompanying the announcement , the FAA does not mince dustup : Flight attendants are sick to death of emboldened assholes scream at them , imperil their life-time or doing a combining of the two by refuse to wear out their masks aboard trajectory ....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Larry Sanchez

Bella Thorne Shares Makeup-Free Selfies After Weeks of 'Long Night Shoots': 'Skin Is Poppin'

Bella Thorne poses for early morning selfies.Photo: bella thorne/instagram Rise and shine! Bella Thorneis all for early morning selfies and shared a handful to her Instagram feed on Wednesday to celebrate being makeup free when she gets up in the A.M. “Does anyone else wake up and take selfies ?:),” the Disney alum, 25, captioned herInstagramcarousel. “After weeks of prep and long night shoots skin is poppin!!! My brain body and knees are tired from directing but the skin is NOT 🥹👏😍”...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Michael Goodwin

Ben Affleck, Tracee Ellis Ross and Hillary Clinton Teaming Up to Talk About Gerrymandering

From left: Hillary Clinton, Ben Affleck, Tracee Ellis Ross. The movement to end partisan gerrymandering will receive some star power next month asHillary Clintonteams up withBen Affleck,Tracee Ellis Rossand former Attorney General Eric Holder for a virtual event. Clinton announced the event, held Dec. 7, on Twitteron Monday, sharing a link to donate $25 or morein order to watch the conversation. Entry to the event begins at $25, though donors who give at least $1,000 will be offered a virtual VIP reception with the four headliners: Clinton, Holder, Affleck and Ross....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Jacqueline Thomas

Ben and Erin Napier Reveal They Almost Didn't Move Back to Laurel After College

In this week’s PEOPLE cover story, theHome Townhosts open up about why they chose to dedicate their shows and their work to revitalizing small-town America — and reveal that they almost didn’t return to their own now-famous home town of Laurel, Mississippi, after moving away. “When we finished college we weren’t planning to come back here,” says Ben. “We had talked about living in Memphis or Birmingham, maybe going to Nashville....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 579 words · Justin Maxwell

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor 'Never Even Dated Other People' Before Rekindling Marriage: Source

Ben StillerandChristine Taylornever fully called it quits on their relationship.Stiller, 56, revealed in a recent interview withEsquirethat he and Taylor, 50, haverekindled their marriage after separatingnearly five years ago in 2017. They got back together after he and Taylor decided it would be best if he moved back in with her and their two kids during the early days of the pandemic, as it would be the only way he’d be able to see the kids during lockdown....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1084 words · Stephanie Jackson

Bernie Sanders Says Hillary Clinton Campaign 'Tolerated' Him While Biden Welcomed Him

From left: Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.Photo: Scott Eisen/Getty; Alex Wong/Getty; Drew Angerer/Getty Though he faced them both in hard fought presidential primaries and served with them in the Senate,Bernie Sandersis painting a stark contrast betweenJoe BidenandHillary Clinton. Hetold CNN in a new interview thatthe Biden campaign team made him feel “very welcome,” while the Clinton camp merely “tolerated” him. After Biden opted not to launch his own run for president in 2016, the former vice president reached out to Sanders to offer some insight during the latter’s initial campaign, Sanderstold Gloria Borger....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 450 words · Wendy Mccarthy