Cloverdayle.Photo: Chris MeyerThree years ago, the life of country duoCloverdaylebegan to collapse.First, Chad Hamar’s dad died. Then, the couple began to lose several close friends to somewhat sudden illnesses. And then, Rachel Hamar found herself undergoing a hysterectomy, a procedure which led doctors to discover that following a stage 4 endometriosis diagnosis in 2013, Rachel had also been unknowingly suffering from conditions such asadenomyosisand fibroids. She also showed signs of pre-cancer....

It’s the circle of life!Days after falling to number one women’s tennis player Naomi Osaka in the third round of the U.S. Open, teen sensation Coco Gauff was enjoying the sights of New York City.In a series of photos and clips posted to her Instagram Story on Tuesday, Gauff, 15, revealed she was seeingThe Lion Kingon Broadway with her mother, Candi Gauff.After showing off herPlaybillfor the musical, Gauff shared in a video, “I’m here in New York with my mom, and we watchedLion King, which is great....

In April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had taken hold in the U.S. Hospitals were filling up, thousands were dying and the country’sfood supply chain was strainedas workers got sick andbusinesses shut downin an attempt to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Ben Collier and Aidan Reilly, then 21, had just been sent home — Reilly to Los Angeles and Collier to Connecticut — during their junior year atBrown University, when they observed how labor shortages had caused food from local farms to go to waste as food banks scrambled to feed millions in need....

Ingrid Betancourt.Photo: RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty Thirteen years after being released from guerillas who held her hostage for more than six years, French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt faced her captors this week, according to multiple news outlets. TheAssociated Press,BBCandFrance 24report that Betancourt, a former Colombian presidential candidate, delivered remarks to ex-combatants as part of a meeting held under Colombia’s 2016 peace accord, which put a halt to years of civil war between armed groups and the government....

Photo: COPARKSWILDLIFE NorthEast Region/ twitterA rubber weight has been lifted from the shoulders of a long-suffering bull elk in Pine, Colorado.According toColorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) release, wildlife officers Dawson Swanson and Scott Murdoch removed a tire off the wild animal’s neck. This successful rescue operation came after several failed attempts to help the elk out of the tire this year.CPW first spotted the elk with the tire stuck around its neck in July 2019 during a population survey of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and mountain goats in the Mount Evans Wilderness....

Photo: Colton Underwood Legacy Foundation Colton Underwoodis using his platform to advocate for mental health. Through his foundation, theColton Underwood Legacy Foundation, the former reality star has launched the TEAMS Act (Targeting Emotional And Mental Stability), allowing the Secretary of Education to fund school-based mental health programs to support student-athletes struggling with anxiety and depression. Additionally, the TEAMS Act would greatly enhance training for coaches and staff on responding to students exhibiting signs of mental distress....

A group of Buffalo Bills fans didn’t leave empty-handed after watching their team lose to the Indianapolis Colts this past weekend.Colts owner Jim Irsay handed out autographed $100 bills to several Bills fans who sat in front of his suite during the Colts 41-15 victory over the Bills at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday.“Saying thanks to the classy Bills fans (who sat in front of us and tolerated our cheering yesterday) with some personally autographed ‘Benjamins,’ " Irsay wrote on his Twitter account....

Photo: Alantria SmithTwins A’ja and Kyrie Smith-Cotton were born three months early with various health issues last November. As if that weren’t difficult enough for Alantria Smith, the new mom began struggling to produce enough breast milk for both babies due to stress.Desperate to see her babies grow, Smith enlisted the help of moms in Abilene, Texas, in a Facebook post, asking for breast milk donations. Moms flocked to help Smith, and now the little ones have a new lease on life....

Photo: Getty A German-based startup company has made it their mission to produce sustainable “chocolate.” QOAis set to launch thechocolate, grown from other plants, in the hopes of curbing the environmental impact of the cocoa industry as well as the widespread child labor issues in farms. Food scientist Sara Marquart and her entrepreneurial brother are the company co-founders who started the project earlier this year. “We started making chocolate in my brother’s kitchen,” Marquart toldFast Company....

Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Logan Paulwants another chance. In a new interview with theHollywood Reporter,the 23-year-old social media star opened up about thecontroversy that eruptedearlier this year after he posted a YouTube vlog that showed the body of an alleged suicide victim in Japan — and his plans for what’s next. “I had never had a crisis before, ever,” said Paul, who deleted the video,apologizedandcreated a suicide prevention PSA. “Everything had been a smooth-sailing ride to the top....

Samuel Hartman.Photo:Arkansas Department of Corrections Arkansas Department of Corrections An Arkansas man convicted of raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter was arrested in West Virginia a year after he escaped from prison on a jet ski, authorities said in a press release Tuesday. The U.S. Marshals Serviceannounced the arrestof Samuel Hartman, 39, along with his wife, Misty, mother, Linda White and her boyfriend, Rodney Trent, at a hotel in Lewisburg, WV....

Cooper Hefneris speaking out in defense of his late fatherHugh Hefnerahead of the new docuseries on the Playboymogul. “Some may not approve of the life my Dad chose, but my father was not a liar,” Cooper wrote. “However unconventional, he was sincere in his approach and lived honestly. He was generous in nature and cared deeply for people. These salacious stories are a case study of regret becoming revenge.”...

A New York State Police cruiser is parked in front of Cornell University’s Center for Jewish Living on Oct 30, 2023.Photo:AP Photo/David Bauder AP Photo/David Bauder Remi Haas never felt uncomfortable wearing her Star of David or hamsa necklace at Cornell University. But amidst an outbreak of antisemitic threats at Cornell’s Ithaca, New York, campus this week, the third-year communications student made a conscious decision to hide any religious symbols....