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Jessica Alba.Photo: Kelly Sullivan/Getty Jessica Albathinks there is still work to be done for racial diversity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a cover interview forGlamourUK’s July/August issue, the 41-year-old actress — who has been open in the past abouther Latina roots— says she believes the superhero giant’s films are “still quite Caucasian.” “Even if you look at the Marvel movies — that’s the biggest driver of fantasy and what’s happening right now in entertainment, because it’s sort of the family thing — it’s still quite Caucasian,” said Alba, who played Sue Storm/the Invisible Woman in Fox’sFantastic Four(2005) and the 2007 sequelFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer....

Camila María Concepción.Photo: Camila María Concepción/Instagram Camila María Concepción, a trans Latina activist who most recently worked onGentefied, has passed away at the age of 28. A vocal advocate for trans and Latinx representation in the entertainment industry, Concepción worked on Netflix’s post-apocalyptic drama-comedyDaybreakbefore becoming a writer’s assistant onGentefied.She later cowrote the ninth episode of the first season, titled “Protest Tacos.” In anInstagram tributeshared on Sunday,Gentefiedco-creater Marvin Lemus described Concepción as “the most special, raw talent” he had ever met....

Known as the Crossroads of the World, Times Square serves as home to dazzling Broadway shows, a variety of delicious restaurants and the world-famous New Year’s Eveball drop. And forRobin Robertsand herGood Morning Americacolleagues, the New York City tourist hotbed has also been where they come to work every morning for the last 20 years. “Who doesn’t want to come to Times Square?” Roberts, 58, asks PEOPLE in this week’s issue....

Photo: Albert L. Ortega/Getty Carmine Caridi, best known for his role as Carmine Rosato inThe Godfather: Part II, has died at age 85.TMZ first reported the newson Wednesday. The actor died on Tuesday, and had been in a coma at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. He remains one of only three actors to play two different roles in theGodfatherfilm franchise, as he portrayed Albert Volpe in the third film, who is killed at a hotel in Atlantic City....

Grey’s Anatomyshowrunner Krista Vernoff was overjoyed toreunite with former colleaguesandCharmedstarsAlyssa MilanoandHolly Marie Combsfor Thursday night’s episode — so much so that she decided they should channel their witchy characters, sisters Phoebe and Piper.“Our goal was to wink atCharmedwhile still making an episode ofGrey’s Anatomy,” Vernoff, who worked on seasons 3-6 ofCharmed, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “Holly’s character is more serious, a lawyer. Alyssa’s is more free-spirited. They bicker a lot, but underneath it, they love each other....

Photo: ABC/Eric McCandlessThis post contains spoilers from Thursday’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy.The romance was heating up on Thursday’s episode ofGrey’s Anatomy.With her wedding fast approaching, Lucas Adams (Niko Terho) walked in on Simone Griffin (Alexis Floyd) trying on her dress for the big day. With feelings still lingering between the pair after hooking up earlier this season, their roommate Mika Yasuda (Midori Francis) almost referred to him as the groom but corrected herself, saying, “It’s bad luck for the bride to see the roommate before the wedding....

Ten babies are safe and sound in Atlanta, Georgia, after a group of hospital staffers drove to the coast to move the sick infants from Hurricane Dorian’s path the as the storm approached, PEOPLE confirms. Three teams of drivers, respiratory nurses and respiratory therapists from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta drove to a pair of hospitals in Savannah to move vulnerable infants to the Atlanta facility as forecasters predicted the deadlyhurricane would move “dangerously close”to the Georgia coast....

An Indiana man was injured this week after saving five children from a burning home. Nicholas Bostic, a 25-year-old pizza delivery driver from Lafayette, suffered severe smoke inhalation and a cut on his arm after jumping out the second-story window of the burning house with a 6-year-old during Monday’s rescue, according to areleasefrom LPD. The child was “miraculously mostly uninjured.” Lafayette Police Department; Lindsey Nichole The kids alerted Bostic that a 6-year-old might still be inside and he ran back in “without hesitation,” returning to the bedroom upstairs, according to the release....

Jazz Jennings' siblings are rallying around her as she tries to get to herfirst semester at Harvard University. In PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek at Tuesday’s episode ofI Am Jazz,the 21-year-old transgender activist sits down with her three siblings, Sander, Ari and Griffen, for an intervention of sorts. To Jazz, Griffen then explains the purpose of their talk. “We really are looking out for you and we came up with this idea called a vision square where we’re all going to come together and help bring something of value to you so that you can be a happier and healthier version of yourself,” he says....

Photo: ALLISON DINNER/getty A mother of a student at Robb Elementary School is recounting the aftermath of a horrific shooting that left 21 people – 19 students, a teacher, and an adult – dead. Evelyn, whose third-grader attends Robb Elementary, tells PEOPLE that the school’s automated system alerted parents via a phone message that an active shooter was on school grounds. The students were then moved to the Uvalde Civic Center to be reunited with their parents....

The back-to-school buying season filled the bustlingWalmart in El Paso, Texas, on a typical Saturday, and shoppers included many who’d come from the city’s Mexico neighbor, Ciudad Juárez, across the border a mile away. Someone shoved Patricia into a bathroom stall — “She doesn’t know who saved her,” says Arturo’s great-niece Jacklin Luna — but in the chaos Arturo was lost. By the time police arrived and the shooter surrendered, he was among 22 people fatally shot, with another 27 wounded....

Photo: Parker Young After 16 years together,Parker Youngand his longtime love, Stephanie Weber, recently took a big step forward in their relationship. PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that Young and Weber quietly wed in September 2021 in a private backyard ceremony held at their California home. The 33-year-old actor’sUnited States of Alcostar Adhir Kalyan officiated the intimate ceremony, which commenced on Weber’s birthday. The two high school sweethearts previouslygot engagedin March 2018 and laterwelcomed their daughter, Jaxon Orion, that July....

Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Rina Sawayamahas her own opinion about the Internet’s Boyfriend —Keanu Reeves! While walking the red carpet at the New York City premiere ofJohn Wick: Chapter 4on Wednesday evening, the actress and singer, 32, told PEOPLE exclusively that her costar and “captain of the ship” killed everyone with kindness while filming the movie. All of which was something that the Japanese-British pop musician appreciated while making her film debut in the latestWickinstallment....