White Wisconsin Republicans Force Colin Kaepernick's Name to Be Scrapped from Black History Month Celebration

Colin Kaepernick.Photo: Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Republicans lawmakers in Wisconsin successfully pushed to eraseColin Kaepernickfrom a state celebration for Black History Month, multiple news outlets report. The legislature’s black caucus initially included the former San Francisco 49ers quarterbackin an annual resolution to honorprominent black figures from Wisconsin, praising the Milwaukee native as an activist “who has sought to raise attention to racial injustice and systemic oppression.” But Republican lawmakers refused to pass it unless Kaepernick was left off the list,according to CBS Newsand theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Karen Shepard

Who Is Ghostface in 'Scream' ? A Guide to All the Killers in the Franchise

Ghostface inScream(2022).Photo: BROWNIE HARRIS/ Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group Everyone’s familiar with the infamous Ghostface mask, but who’s behind it is the constant question at the heart of theScreamfranchise. Since the widely-successful slasher film debuted in 1996, the five installments that followed kept its classic whodunnit format. InScream’s case — that is — a plot that chronicles a murder mystery surrounding a disguised killer who causes havoc in the California town of Woodsboro....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1036 words · Amy Reed

Who Is Jen Shah's Husband? All About Sharrieff Shah

Photo: Jen Shah/Instagram Their marital ups and downs as well as Jen’songoing legal woes— the reality star pled guilty to fraud and money laundering charges in July 2022 — were on full display for three seasons ofRHOSLC. Jen’s alleged financial crimes were also the subject of a Hulu documentary titledThe Housewife & the Shah Shocker, which was released in November 2021. The Shahs have been married since 1994. However, almost 30 years into their marriage, they nearlygot divorcedafter Jen’s father’s death....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1009 words · Jeffrey Hernandez

Who Is Michael Caine's Wife? All About Shakira Caine

Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/GettyMichael Cainehas one of the longest-standing careers in Hollywood, but what is perhaps even more impressive is his 50-year marriage to his wife,Shakira Caine.The Academy Award-winning actor first met Caine (née Baksh) in the 1970s and has said that it was love at first sight. The couple tied the knot in 1973 and welcomed their daughter that same year. They’ve been going strong ever since and are now proud grandparents....

March 16, 2025 · 13 min · 2598 words · Jonathan Dean

Who Isn't Taking Sides in the Kimye vs. Taylor Swift Drama – and Why

In the time sinceKim Kardashian Westleakedthenow-infamous phone callbetween her husband,Kanye West, andTaylor Swiftabout the lyrics to his song, “Famous,” it seems as if just about everyone has taken sides in the feud. In fact, the people who have yet to take a side in the great Kimye V. Taylor Debate most likely have held their tongues because they just so happen to be a member of both squads. Let’s take a closer look at those who have refrained from chiming in:...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 591 words · John Cuevas

Why Carly Pearce Chose Two (Short!) Wedding Dresses: 'It Felt Like Something Dolly Would Have Worn'

WhenCarly Pearcewent shopping for her wedding dress, she thought she would choose a classic strapless ballgown. Instead, she settled on a short, fitted style with a full-length lace overlay and a high neckline — and she couldn’t be happier! “It had the ‘wow factor’ for me,” the musician,who wed fellow country singerMichael Rayon Sunday, tells PEOPLE exclusively of theSamantha Sleeperdesign. “I wanted a dress that felt very unique to me… I’ve never really seen anything like it....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Jackson Harmon

Why Elizabeth Taylor Got Famously Real About Sex at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992

Photo: Michael Putland/Getty; Phil Dent/Redferns WhenElizabeth Taylortook the stage on April 20, 1992 at theFreddie Mercurytribute concert in London’s Wembley stadium, she silenced the crowd with the simple phrase:“I have something to say.” And, boy, did she. “We are here to tell the whole world that [Freddie] like others we have lost to AIDS, died before his time,” said the screen legend (who was 60 at the time), dressed in slim black pants and a glittering Versace jacket....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 702 words · Wayne Reilly

Why Joe Biden Keeps Pushing Back His Expected Reelection Announcement

President Joe Biden.Photo: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/Shutterstock PresidentJoe Bidenfirst announcedhis intention to run for reelectionless than two months after his 2021 inauguration — but more than two years later, the 80-year-old has yet to make a formal announcement. It was thought that the president would announce his 2024 reelection campaign around Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January,according to CBS News. The launch was then reportedly pushed back to “not long after” his State of the Union address on Feb....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 601 words · Brittany Moss

Why Kate Middleton Was Wearing a Blue Sash to the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace

Kate Middletonmay have worn hergo-to tiarafor Monday’s state banquet at Buckingham Palace forPresident Donald Trump’s official state visit to the U.K.— but she was also sporting a brand new accessory. Victoria Jones- WPA Pool/Getty Images Camilla, Princess Anne and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, also wore their blue sashes for Monday’s banquet. Donald Trump, Queen Elizabeth, Melania Trump, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.PA Images/Sipa Royal wives are typically given the Royal Victorian Order or the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II, and they can collect additional orders as time goes on, and they have done more work for the family....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 230 words · Tina Potts

Why New York Mets Players Are Giving Thumbs-Down Gestures to Their Fans During Games

Photo: Corey Sipkin/AP/Shutterstock The New York Mets have come up with one of the most unique — and controversial — celebrations in baseball. Mets players have recently been seen flashing thumbs-down signs toward fans at Citi Field after scoring home runs or big hits. The reason, newly acquired Mets player Javier Báez explained, is to return the courtesy after fans booed the team when they were struggling. “When we don’t get success, we’re going to get booed,” 28-year-old Báez told reporters this week, according to the Associated Press....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Jeffery Potter

Why People Are Noticing a Bucatini Shortage Across the U.S.

Photo: STORMI GREENER/Star Tribune via Getty A bucatini shortage is the latest ordeal to occur in the whirlwind year of 2020. The thick pasta — otherwise known as “the one with the hole in it” — has been difficult to find throughout the country since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March. And the shortage has left many confused — including Rachel Handler, a staff writer forNew York Magazine, who investigated the situation and published her findings in an article forGrub Street....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Patricia Jordan

Why Princess Diana Was Called a 'Loose Cannon' After Her Walk Through Angola Minefield in 1997

WhenPrincess Dianawalked across a minefield in Huambo in central Angola 1997, she helped raise awareness for landmine victims and survivors — and bring about a treaty to ban the weapons. At the time, her sonPrince Harrywas just 12 years old. Now, the 35-year-old prince isvisiting the same part of the worldto see what has been achieved and the continuing need to de-mine vast areas, those who covered Diana’s landmark trip says it was a key moment in her life....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 590 words · Monica Holland

Why Some Actors Were Cast in 2 Different Roles on 'Sex and the City' and 'And Just Like That...'

Justin Theroux on ‘Sex and the City’ seasons 1 (left) and 2.Photo:HBO (2) HBO (2) And Just Like That…showrunnerMichael Patrick King, who also worked onSexand the City, has his reasons for casting actors in two different roles on the series. Thursday’sAJLTseason 2 finalesaw exactly that happen when André de Shields returned as one of Nya’s (Karen Pittman) law school colleagues after playing Charlotte’s (Kristin Davis) tap dancing instructor in a season 4 of episode ofSex and the City....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 562 words · Eric Bond