Leah Herod and her son, Kai.Photo:Leah Herod Leah Herod One Ohio mom received a thoughtful surprise from her best friend after receiving some news, and decided to share the sweet gesture with the world. In a video posted to TikTok on Jan. 13, a woman named Leah Herod (whose username is@LeahHerod) films herself opening the door to a letter and bouquet of flowers, with the caption, “POV: your son just got his official autism diagnosis and your bestie said something was at your door....

A stock image of the Baltic Sea.Photo:Getty Getty An affiliate of a Lithuanian energy company announced earlier this month that it had discovered a shipwreck about 125 feet below the surface of the Baltic Sea. Ignitis Renewables, part of Lithuania’s state-operated Ignitis Group that focuses on green energy,said on Dec. 5that it discovered the wreck while examining the area for research to build offshore wind power plants. Before the discovery of the 230-foot-long, 20-foot-high sunken ship, there had been only 19 shipwrecks in Lithuania’s territorial waters officially registered, said the company....

Marques Hudson.Photo:New Jersey Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association New Jersey Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association A New Jersey community is mourning a firefighter and father of three who died after battling a house fire on Friday. Marques Hudson, 32, was responding to the blaze at the two-family home on Emerson Avenue in Plainfield on Friday morning when he was seriously injured. “He either fell through the floor or fell down the stairs, and we don’t know the circumstances at this time,” Mayor Adrian Mappsaid at a press conferenceon Friday....

A nail technician secretly did his girlfriend’s engagement nails. Many women hope to have perfectly manicured and painted nails when they’re proposed to so that their hands look good while photographing or showing off their new engagement ring. Knowing this, Ansan Nguyen wanted to ensure his girlfriend’s nails looked great before he proposed to her. The tricky part was that he was her nail technician and didn’t want to make it obvious that he was about to pop the question....

Naomi Ackie.Photo: Dave J Hogan/Getty Naomi Ackiehas a feelingWhitney Houstonwould have feedback about her new movie. In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, Ackie says she hopes Houston would be a fan of the film — and that she’d, of course, be open to any notes from the icon. “I would hope she would be like, ‘OK, Nai, you did a thing!’ " says Ackie with a laugh. “Also, she might have loads of notes and I’d just be like, ‘Great — let’s do another one....

Photo: NASA NASA’s Artemis I missionto the moon launched on 1:47 a.m. EST on Monday and just hours later, it had already captured an impressive photo of Earth. “The views of our blue marble in the blackness of space [are] now capturing the imagination of a new generation — the Artemis generation,” NASA spokesperson Sandra Jones saidduring a broadcast from the launch, which NASA also posted clips from on social media....

Steph Curry.Photo: Andre D. WagnerStephen Curryis trying to bridge the divide between sports and politics, but he knows he’s “not gonna please everybody.“The 34-year-old athlete’s graces theOctober cover ofRolling Stone, which focuses on the athlete’s continued efforts to use his influence for change while navigating a tricky public perception as an athlete.“I have certain beliefs that not everybody vibes with,” the Golden State Warriors star toldthe magazine. “As long as there’s equality, in the sense of you having all your protections and your rights as a citizen, that should be the very low bar for everybody to adhere to....

Neel Nanda.Photo:Randy Holmes via Getty Randy Holmes via Getty Neel Nanda, a stand-up comedian who had made appearances onJimmy Kimmel Live!and Comedy Central’sAdam DeVine’s House Party, has reportedly died at the age of 32. The cause of Nanda’s death has not been publicly disclosed. Weiss also described Nanda as a “great comic” and “great human being," perVariety. 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 celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

Nicki Minaj performs in New Jersey in September 2023.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Barbz, you now have more chances to seeNicki Minajlive this year. On Tuesday, the rap icon announced she’s extending her upcoming Pink Friday 2 World Tour with 13 additional shows throughout the United States and Europe — “plus more on the way,” she told fans on X (formerly Twitter). According to a Live Nation press release, Minaj, 41, has already sold out more than 25 arena concerts, meaning the Pink Friday 2 World Tour is already her best selling to date....

Nicki Minaj, Kanye West.Photo: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage; Gotham/GC Images DidNicki Minajthrow shade at Kanye West? During her headlining performance at the 2022Essence Festival of Culturein New Orleans on Friday, Minaj instructed her DJ to stop playing her West collaboration “Monster” and appeared to call the Chicago-born rapper a “clown.” “A monster though! A monster though! But we don’t f— with clowns,” a grinning Minajtold fans after the song stopped playing. She then changed the subject and said she wanted to “give a shout-out to New Orleans” in lieu of performing the two-time Platinum-certified hit....

Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty On Wednesday, the “Super Freaky Girl” performer honored the success of Swift, 34, after she wasnamed Spotify’s top-streamed artist of 2023. “The SAG[ITTARIUS] QUEEN TAYLOR DESERVES!!!! PERIOD!!!!!” Minaj, 41,wrote on X(formerly known as Twitter), about Swift’s record of 26.1 billion global streams since Jan. 1. The multiple-Grammy winner is also on target toearn more than $100 millionin Spotify royalties this year, PEOPLE confirmed in early December....

(L-R) Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie arrive for The Simple Life 2 Welcome Home Party at The Spider Club on April 14, 2004 in Hollywood, California.Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Paris HiltonandNicole Richie’s connection runs deep.Having known each other since their playground days growing up in Los Angeles, the two socialites turned business moguls have experienced a lot of life together. The starred in the megahitThe Simple Life, which premiered in 2003 and ran for five seasons, and they’re together again in the new Peacock series,Paris & Nicole, The Encore....

This post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode ofThe Masked Singer. BeforeThe Masked Singercould begin Vegas Night, they had to reveal the identity of Hummingbird, the last contestant booted inthe previous week’s premiere. When the colorful bird popped off his mask, *NSYNC memberChris Kirkpatrickappeared. JudgesKen Jeong,Jenny McCarthy,Nicole ScherzingerandRobin Thickekicked themselves for not guessing the boy bander, 50, after tossing his name out for different characters across the past seven seasons. Donny Osmond,season 1’s Peacock, kicked off Vegas Night with a performance of “The Greatest Show” andElvis Presley’s “Viva Las Vegas....