Fitness Influencer Ali Spagnola Gets 'Most Redundant Tattoo' — the Flexing Emoji on Her Bicep — After Losing a Bet

Ali Spagnola gets a “flexing bicep” tattoo on her bicep after losing a bet.Photo:Vivien Killilea/Getty, Ali Spagnola/Instagram Vivien Killilea/Getty, Ali Spagnola/Instagram Fitness enthusiast,comedian,YouTube star,artist, andmusicianAli Spagnolacan now add another title to her resume: owner of the “most redundant tattoo.” His choice? The flexing arm emoji (💪) — to be tattooed on her bicep. Spagnola documented the experience for her nearly 340k followers on Instagram, beginning, “Here’s what it’s like getting the most redundant tattoo possible....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Terry Jackson

Fitness Trainers Gain 60 Lbs. and Drop it Again to Demonstrate How Hard it Is to Lose Weight

Photo: Sharny and Julius Kieser Gaining 60 lbs. on purpose may sound a little crazy – but fitness trainersSharny and Julius Kieserwanted to show that they could lose it again, and that losing weight is tough for anyone. The Queensland, Australia-based fitness experts had already packed on a couple of pounds after the birth of their fifth child, “We just let go with our eating. Let the food take us wherever it wanted to go,” Sharny, 36, tells PEOPLE of their weeks post-delivery....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Matthew Ortega

Fla. Amazon Driver in 'Very Serious Condition' After Rattlesnake Bite During Home Delivery

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake.Photo:Getty Getty An Amazon driver in Florida is in “very serious condition” after a rattlesnake bit her on Monday during a package delivery. The “highly venomous” snake “was coiled up near the front door” when the driver went to put the package down. It then bit her on “the back of her leg, just above the knee.” The woman “immediately became ill and called 911” for help, the sheriff’s office said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Derek Martinez

Fla. Couple Tips Waitress $2,000 After Learning She Used Christmas Money for Car Repairs

Photo: Fox13 One hard-working waitress’ financial burden was eased thanks to a pair of generous customers and their four-figure Christmas gift. Lynette Baio of Clearwater, Florida, worked a Christmas Eve shift at Speggtacular, the local restaurant where she has been employed for the past five years, according toWFLA. The woman, who lost her husband two years ago, had already given up hopes of buying presents for her loved ones since her bank account had been recently emptied in order to fix her car....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Angela Fitzgerald

Fla. Deputies Pull Over 10-Year-Old Driver and 11-Year-Old Sister Who Tried to Flee to California

10-year-old boy driving with his 11-year-old sister exits vehicle.Photo:Alachua County Sheriff Alachua County Sheriff Two young siblings werepulled overhundreds of miles away from their Florida home early Thursday after stealing their mother’s car and attempting to flee to California. According to theAlachua County Sheriff’s Office, deputies stopped a white sedan on Interstate 75 in Alachua just before 4 a.m. local time. “The vehicle was reported stolen out of North Port, Florida causing deputies to conduct a high risk traffic stop,” the sheriff’s office said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Diane Wallace

Florida Boy Dials 911 to Give Police Officer a Hug: 'We Deeply Appreciate the Genuine Kindness'

A police officer who responded to a 911 call at a Florida home is going viral fora sweet momentthat was captured on camera. TheHillsborough County Sheriff’s Officeshared bodycam footage on their Facebook account on Thursday of Deputy Scott Pracht being dispatched to a residence. In the video, Pracht knocks on the door of a home as a woman appears from the backyard saying she’d been walking her dog. “Hello, is this your home?...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Michael Johnson

Florida Gov. Threatens to Withhold Pay of District Employees Who Mandate Kids Wear Masks in School

Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis.Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday threatened school districts enforcing masks despite hisexecutive orderthat puts the decision solely in the hands of parents. “The State Board of Education could move to withhold the salary of the district superintendent or school-board members, as a narrowly tailored means to address the decision-makers who led to the violation of law,” DeSantis wrote. The governor also stated he is focused on “protecting parents' rights and ensuring that every student has access to a high-quality education that meets their unique needs....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 557 words · John Curtis

Florida Man Arrested for 2001 Murder of Pregnant Soldier at U.S. Army Base in Germany

Amanda Gonzales.Photo: FBI A Florida man has been arrested and charged in connection to the murder of a pregnant soldier at a former U.S. Army base in Germany 21 years ago, according to the Department of Justice. On Tuesday, Shannon L. Wilkerson, 42, was arrested in the Northern District of Florida in connection with the murder of U.S. Army Pfc. Amanda Gonzales, 19,the Department of Justice said in a statement....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 573 words · Rebecca Taylor

Florida Teen Dies 2 Days After Saving a Young Mom and Her Son: 'He Is a Hero'

Photo: Go Fund Me A Florida teenager has tragically died just two days after he heroically saved a mother and her son from drowning. On Monday, Elvia Venegas, 25, and her 9-year-old son were swimming along a sandbar at Virginia Key Beach when they were hit with a strong current that pushed them away from shore,WSVN News 7reported. Thinking fast, Cristian Burgos, 17, sprang into action and leapt into the water....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Michael Collins

Former 'Vogue' Cover Star Nastasia Urbano, Who Once Earned Millions Modeling, Is Now Homeless

Photo: Nastasia Urbano/Instagram A formerVoguemodel, who spent her days starring in high-profile campaigns, partying with Hollywood’s biggest stars, and making millions of dollars, is now living on the streets. Nastasia Urbano seemingly had it all: beauty, fame, riches — but that all came crashing down when her marriage failed she says, forcing her to now sleep in Spanish bank foyers, according toel Periódico. In her prime, as a top model in the 1980s, Urbano had it made....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 370 words · Ian Barrera

Former Flight Attendant to Honor Late 9/11 Colleagues by Pushing Beverage Cart from Boston to NYC

A former flight attendant is planning to push a beverage cart from Boston to New York City, all to honor his colleagues who tragically died onSept. 11, 2001.Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks,Paul “Paulie” Venetowill be walking from Boston Logan Airport, where two of the hijacked planes departed, to Ground Zero.Veneto — who worked on the same United Airlines route from Boston to Los Angeles but was off on the day that Flight 175 hit the South Tower of the World Trade Center — tells PEOPLE he’s doing it for those who are no longer here, and for their loved ones....

March 16, 2025 · 10 min · 1940 words · Todd Lee

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Assassinated While Giving Campaign Speech

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hasdied from gunshot woundssustained during a campaign speech in Nara, Japan on Friday morning. A spokesperson for Nara Medical University confirmed the tragic news of Abe’s assassination in a press conference Friday, reported CNN. Japan’s longest-serving prime minister was officially pronounced dead at 5:03 p.m. local time, the outlet added. He was 67. Shinzo Abe.Chung Sung-Jun/Getty According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in Tokyo, Abe, was shot in the right side of his neck at around 11:30 a....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Tiffany Hill

Former NFL Pro Frank Wycheck Dead at 52

Frank Wycheck.Photo:JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Former NFL tight end Frank Wycheck has died. He was 52. The retired Tennessee Titans player died after reportedly falling and hitting his head at his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Dec. 9. His family confirmed the news in a statement posted on the team’s official websiteon Sunday. “At this time, it appears Wycheck fell inside his Chattanooga, TN home and hit his head on Saturday morning....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Ruben Kennedy