Why Luke Combs Says Writing 'Beautiful Crazy' for Wife Nicole Hocking Was a 'Total Baller Move'

Luke Combsknew his wife Nicole Hocking Combs was the one long before they began dating.The country star, 31, and Hocking Combs officially tied the knot on Aug. 1, butwhile guesting on Lindsay Czarniak’s new podcasttitledThe Artist and The Athlete, Combs revealed that he wrote his track “Beautiful Crazy” for his leading lady “probably like three, four months” after they met.PEOPLE has the exclusive video premiere of the segment, which aired on Tuesday....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 828 words · Elizabeth Bates

Wife of NHL Star Accuses Teammate's Fiancée of Cyberbullying and 'Wishing My Unborn Child Dead'

Melinda Karlsson, the wife of Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson, is accusing the longtime girlfriend of one of her husband’s teammates of launching a months-long cyberbullying attack that continued in the weeksfollowing the death of the couple’s unborn son, Axel, on March 19. On May 4, Karlsson filed an application for a peace bond to an Ottawa, Canada, court, alleging that Monika Caryk — fiancée of Senators forward Mike Hoffman — had sent her hundreds of messages over social media using fake accounts (also known as burner accounts) in order to harass her and her husband since November 2017....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 597 words · Anthony Brewer

Will Smith Weighs in on SAG-AFTRA Strike: 'It's a Pivotal Moment for Our Profession'

Will Smith poses with an acting class in a photo he shared to show his support for the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike,.Photo:Will Smith/Instagram, Frazer Harrison/GettyWill Smithis the latest actor to weigh in on theSAG-AFTRA strike.TheMen in Blackstar, 54, took to Instagram to show his support for the ongoing strike, which SAG-AFTRA (the union that comprises the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists)announcedon July 13 after failed contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP)....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1844 words · Jamie Wall

Winter Is Coming! HBO Announces 'Game of Thrones' Season 8 Premiere Date, Drops Moody New Teaser

This spring, expect some Snow in the forecast. (Sorry, we had to.)Winter is officially coming April 14, when the eighth and final season ofGame of Thronespremieres, HBO announced Sunday night.The network also released an atmospheric teaser depicting Jon Snow (Kit Harington) grappling with his true parentage as he passes a statue of Lyanna Stark, his birth mother, in the Winterfell catacombs. Sansa (Sophie Turner) and Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) join the man they thought was their half-brother (surprise, they’re cousins!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Michael Shah

With Orphans in the Midst of Adoption Stuck in Ukraine, One U.S. Family Fights to Bring Their Child Home

A group of Ukrainian orphans is in a race against time as they attempt to escape theongoing Russian invasion. Trent and Muff Hartsfield, of Alabama, are among the families eagerly awaiting the children’s arrival in the United States. The couple fell in love with a Ukrainian orphan named Angelina, who Trent said entered the foster system after her parents' “tragic deaths,” while hosting her throughBridges of Faithin December 2021. The Hartsfields wasted no time attempting to adopt Angelina upon her return to Ukraine in mid-January....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Christina Leonard

Woman Accused of Critically Wounding Niece, 1, While Allegedly Trying to Stab Dog Who Stole Her Sandwich

Photo:Indiana Metropolitan Police Department Indiana Metropolitan Police Department An Indiana woman faces charges after police allege she accidentally stabbed her 1-year-old niece while trying to attack her dog who’d stolen her chicken sandwich, according toFOX59, theIndianapolis Star, andKFOR. The incident took place at a Wyndham hotel in Indianapolis, on Tuesday evening, after Key and her family went to Burger King to pick up food, according to FOX59, which cites the Indianapolis Metro Police Department....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Linda Mack

Woman Devastated After Long-Awaited Kidney Transplant Is Canceled Due to Hurricane Michael

Angel Goss was “overjoyed” earlier this month when Ohio doctors told her they had finally found her a donor kidney after 10 long years. But the mom of three’s hope for a new life was sadly taken away from her when Hurricane Michael made landfall on Oct. 10.Just two days before the storm touched down in Florida, doctors in Cincinnati told Goss that they had finally found a living organ that was the perfect match for Goss, 38....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1032 words · Kiara Graham

Woman Gets Eye Infection that Can Cause Blindness from Swimming and Showering with Her Contact Lenses

Photo: GettyA 41-year-old woman in England was diagnosed with Acanthamoeba Keratitis — a rare eye infection which can cause permanent loss of vision — after swimming and showering with hercontact lenses, according to a report published on Wednesday in theNew England Journal of Medicine.The woman, who wore “monthly disposable soft contact lenses” first sought treatment two months after experiencing “intermittent pain, blurry vision and light sensitivity in her left eye.”While she had 20/20 vision in her right eye, her vision was only 20/200 in her left eye....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1090 words · David Yates

Woman's Body Found in Suitcase Near N.C. River amid Search for Missing Pregnant Woman

Scene in Wake County where the woman’s body was found Monday.Photo: CBS 17Five days after a pregnant North Carolina woman was reported missing, authorities discovered a body that had been stuffed into a suitcase near a river.The body was discovered Monday morning near the Neuse River, which is located on the state’s coast east of Raleigh,CBS 17 reported.Wake County Sheriff’s deputies had been combing the area all weekend in search of 28-year-old Brittany Samone Smith, who was reported missing on Thursday,ABC 11 reported....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1124 words · Erin Davis

Women in Music Are Ready to Get Loud — with Help from the Recording Academy

Jennifer Nettles.Photo: John Shearer/WireImage In music — as in nearly every industry — equal representation for women has come a long way since the early days, but it still has a long way to go. As women in the industry have begun to up the pressure for equal airplay, equal recognition at awards shows including the Grammys, and equal compensation, they’ve run into some very public resistance that shows that it’s not enough to ask for more — work is going to have to be done at every level to change attitudes and encourage inclusion from at every level of the music industry....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Nicholas Scott

Women Navigate Their Boyfriends' Extreme Closeness to Their Mothers in TLC's 'I Love a Mama's Boy'

A mother’s relationship with her son is sacred — just don’t tell his girlfriend.TLC’sI Love a Mama’s Boy’sis returning for its third season on Sunday, and PEOPLE has two exclusive sneak peeks at the premiere.Both clips show glimpses of the relationship between Matt and his mom Kelly. “I’m very close with my mom. She’s my best friend,” he says. “A lot of people find that odd.“Coincidentally, TLC found four other men — Ethan, Roberto, Tres and Shakeb — who feel the exact same way....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 843 words · Vanessa Farmer

WWE Star Bret 'The Hitman' Hart Speaks Out After Being Tackled by Fan During Hall of Fame Speech

“What a wild weekend to say the least!” Hart, 61, wrote on Instagram Monday, along with photo highlights from Wrestlemania weekend. “First of all I want to thank WWE for not only the Hall of Fame honor for myself andJim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart, but for their hospitality with my family and friends,” the WWE legend continued. Hart and Neidhart were part of one of the best tag teams in wrestling history, the original Hart Foundation, which was being inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · James Davis

Wyatt Russell and Wife Meredith Hagner Are Expecting Baby No. 2 (Exclusive)

Wyatt Russell and Meredith Hagner.Photo:Leon Bennett/FilmMagic Leon Bennett/FilmMagic Wyatt Russelland wife Meredith Hagner’s family is growing! A rep for the actor could not be reached for comment. 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 juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Meredith Hagner and Wyatt Russell.David Livingston/Getty Russell and Hagner, 33, connected on set in 2016 while filmingFolk Hero & Funny Guytogether, following in the footsteps of his parentsGoldie HawnandKurt Russell, who hit it off while shootingSwing Shiftin 1983....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Amanda Mueller