Mary Lou Retton Eliminated from 'Dancing with the Stars' After Revealing She Is Divorced

Mary Lou Rettonmay not have won the Mirror Ball Trophy, but she’s leavingDancing with the Starshaving achieved a personal victory. “This has been the time of my life,” Retton, 50, said on Monday after being eliminated. Although her time on the show came to an end, Retton is thankful for how the series pushed her in more ways than one. “I hadn’t challenged myself in decades,” Retton admitted to Bergeron, “and I challenged myself and I’m off to a fresh start....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Alec Wood

Maryland Man Contracted Flesh-Eating Bacteria Through 'Simple Cut' During a Trip to Virginia

James Mitchell and his family were taking their usual trip to Colonial Beach, Virginia — one they have made many times before. However, while heading to Pennsylvania the next day, Mitchell had to be rushed to the hospital after he began to feel unwell, the Maryland residenttold CBS. “[My wife] actually looked at my leg, my ankles and all had swollen up. My leg was swelling,” Mitchell told the outlet. “In addition, my leg became very hot and actually the skin tone itself changed colors....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Stephen Cervantes

Mass. Woman Wins $2 Million Lottery Prize — and Plans to Use It to Help Those in Need This Winter

Kathyann Pellegrini.Photo: Massachusetts State LotteryA Massachusetts woman recently won big — and she’sgiving backin an even bigger way!Kathyann Pellegrini won a $2 million prize on Oct. 18 after playing the “$2,000,000 50X Cashword” instant ticket game as part of the Massachusetts State Lottery, accordingto a press release.The Southwick resident purchasedthe lottery ticketat a local Foodmart, where she said she selected the winning ticket out of bin 16 because it was the same number as her father’s birthdate....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 936 words · Julie Reyes

Matt Damon Has Dinner with Ben Affleck's Ex Lindsay Shookus Ahead of Hosting 'Saturday Night Live'

Matt Damonis spending some time with best friendBen Affleck‘s exLindsay Shookus.The Oscar winner, 48, is hostingSaturday Night Livethis week, where Shookus, 38, serves as producer. The two were seen grabbing dinner on Tuesday night at Lattanzi Restaurant just months after Shookus and Affleck, 46, split after over a year of dating.The host often goes out to dinner withSNLproducers and creator Lorne Michaels during the week leading up to the show. Damon is hosting the Christmas episode ofSNLthis week, with Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson serving as musical guests....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 522 words · Stacy Lopez

Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie Attend Same Wedding 6 Years After He Was Fired fromTodayShow

Photo:Eric Kowalsky / MEGA Eric Kowalsky / MEGA Matt LauerandSavannah Guthriereunited this weekend. The former co-hosts both attended the wedding forTodayshow producer Jennifer Long and her husband Reid Sterrett in New York City on Saturday. Matt Lauer and his girlfriend Shamin Abas attend a wedding reception Today Show producer Jennifer Long and husband Reid Sterrett in New York City on Dec. 9, 2023.Eric Kowalsky / MEGA Arriving separately at the N....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Brenda Mccarthy

Matthew McConaughey and Wife Camila Share Video of Themselves Campaigning for Gun Safety at White House

Photo: Rick Kern/WireImage Matthew McConaugheyand his wife Camila Alves McConaughey are using their platform for the greater good. The actor, 52, shared a video of himself and Camila, 40, campaigning for gun safety at the White House on Instagram Friday in wake of last month’sschool shooting at Robb Elementaryin his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 children and two teachers were senselessly killed. “This is and was about gun responsibility,” the black-and-white video reads before cutting to clips of theTrue Detectiveactor and theWomen of Todayfounder meeting with “over 30 members across both parties,” including “leaders of the Senate, the House,” and PresidentJoe Biden....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Christopher Garcia

Matthew McConaughey Wears Bunny Ears and Plays the Bongos in Funny Throwback Easter Photo

Photo: Matthew McConaughey/Instagram Matthew McConaugheyacknowledged the Easter holiday on Sunday with an epic throwback pic on Instagram. “bongos, bunny ears and blessings#happyeaster,” the Oscar winnercaptionedan old school shot of himself with a buzzed head, playing the banjos. In the photo, he’s wearing bunny ears alongside an unidentified friend. “What highlighter do you use ?” one fan on Instagram asked in regard to the shiny-faced pic that showed off the actor’s high cheekbones....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Ellen Hickman

Matthew Perry's Pickleball Coach Remembers His 'Heart of Gold': 'Your Day Was Better When You Saw Him' (Exclusive)

Matthew Perrywas doing what he loved just hours before hisdeath. Now his friend andpickleballcoach is sharing with PEOPLE how much the popular sport meant to the actor, who died on Saturday at the age of 54. Matt Manasse, who has known theFriendsstar for two years, says it was an outlet for him and a tool he used on hissobriety journey. “He thought it was something that couldhelp with his recoveryand he was doing an awesome job,” affirms Manasse, 35....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 576 words · Kathy Jimenez

Maury Povich on the Legacy of His 'Friendly Rival' Jerry Springer: 'He Didn't Change TV, He Radicalized It'

Photo: Heidi Gutman/getty Maury Povichis reflecting on the career and legacy ofJerry Springer, whodied of pancreatic cancerat age 79 on Thursday. Povich, 84, shared exclusively with PEOPLE that he was “absolutely shocked” upon hearing the news of Springer’s death and shared that their friendship began as “friendly rivals” on daytime television. “We were all rivals, but at the same time, Jerry and I, because for the last 20-odd years, we both worked for the same company, we had the same bosses,” he explained....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Emily Lynch

Meek Mill Is Now Co-Owner of the Sports Apparel Retailer Lids

Photo: Scott Legato/Getty Meek Millis making big moves in the fashion industry. The rapper, entrepreneur and prison reform advocate is now a co-owner of sports-apparel retailerLids, he announced in an interview withBusiness Insideron Wednesday. “I’ve been shopping at Lids my whole life, wearing hats, fitteds, of course, fitted hats and caps, all types of hats,” Mill (né Robert Williams) told the outlet. “In our culture, it’s been a big thing....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Lucas Mason

Meet 5-Time 2019 Grammy Nominee H.E.R.! What to Know About the Singer Up for Best New Artist

The Recording Academy thinks you should know H.E.R. On Friday, it was announced that the elusive 21-year-old R&B singer — whose real name is Gabrielle “Gabi” Wilson — isnominated for a total of five awardsat the2019 Grammysfor her self-titled albumH.E.R., including album of the year, best new artist and best R&B album. Her song “Best Part” featuring Daniel Caesar is nominated for best R&B performance, and her song “Focus” is nominated for best R&B song....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 761 words · Kevin Liu

Meet Dymka, The Bionic Cat Whose Frostbitten Paws Were Replaced With Titanium Ones

In the most devastating cases, feline frostbite injuries require amputation. But unlike most victims, Dymka the cat now has titanium prosthetics to help her walk around. Kirill Kukhmer / TASSDymka is now the second computerized axial tomography in the world to receive prosthetic replacements for all four manus . In October 2018 , Russian veterinarian Sergei Gorshkov , who run a clinic in the metropolis of Novokuznetsk , received a visit from a adult female who occur across a stray khat during a drive ....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 944 words · Steven Long

Meet One of JFK's Closest Confidants — Who Proposed to Jackie 4 Years After the Assassination

Twelve Books “He clearly felt very deeply about her,” Ginsberg says. “I think she felt deeply about him. They have both suffered grievous losses and he feels like the salve to that is to get married to her. She takes a different view, which is we can’t be married because there’s just too much pain between us and if we’re going to find happiness we have to do it outside of these worlds that we inhabit....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · David Murphy