Cory Monteith's Mom Says Lea Michele Broke the News of His Death: 'She Was Screaming'

Five years after formerGleestarCory Monteithdied of aheroin overdosein 2013, his mother Ann McGregorcan still recall, with chilling detail, the moment she heard the news.“I got a call fromLea [Michele, Monteith’s girlfriend of over a year] and she was screaming on the phone,” says McGregor, 67, in this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on stands Friday. “She was yelling, ‘Is it true, is it true about Cory?’ and I said, ‘What about Cory?...

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 697 words · Fernando Baxter

Country Girl! Canaan Smith Welcomes Daughter Virginia Rose: 'Perfect Inside and Out'

“We Got Us"has never been truer for Canaan Smith. The country singer-songwriter, 37, and his wife Christy welcomed their first child, a daughter named Virginia Rose Smith, in Nashville on Thursday, Oct. 31, his rep confirms to PEOPLE. “We’ve never felt love like this. Virginia Rose is our whole world. Feels like life begins now,” Smith tells PEOPLE. “We’ve had one week with this little miracle and I already can’t remember what life was like before her,” Christycaptioned a photo ofher snoozing newborn....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Bryan Johnston

Country Rocker Taylor Hogan Shows Off Her Edge on 'Shot of Whiskey' — but She's Got a Sweet Side Too (Exclusive)

Taylor Hoganmay be new to the country music scene, but there is no doubt what she brings to the table on her new single “Shot of Whiskey.““It blends country, and it blends rock, and it blends the fact that I’m a little bit New York mixed with a little bit Southern,” explains Hogan, 24, during an interview with PEOPLE. “That’s just who I am.“Written alongside Luke Sheets and fellow country rockerRyan Kinder, “Shot of Whiskey” certainly allowed Hogan to show off her intriguing edges, both sonically and lyrically....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1321 words · Denise Bautista

Country Trio Midland Says New Album 'The Last Resort: Greetings From' 'Feels Like an Evolution of Sorts'

Midland.Photo: Harper Smith Coming off a week that included an emotionally electrifying performance at the Stagecoach Festival, the country music trioMidlandhave much in front of them, including the kickoff for their European tour and the release of their third full-length studio albumThe Last Resort: Greetings From. So, it’s no surprise they aren’t really in the mood to look back. “Yeah, COVID did a number on me… but I’m back better than ever,” Midland guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson, 42, says with a shrug during a recent interview with PEOPLE from a rooftop bar overlooking the Hollywood Hills....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 600 words · Margaret Hines

Courteney Cox Says 'Friends' Character Monica Geller Would Be 'So Proud' of Her Cleaning Line

Courteney Coxlaughed when she told a crowd full of people about her spotless home, knowing she’s stereotyped herself — but she’s OK with it. The57-year-old actresswas celebrating her collaboration with pal Jenni Kayne for her “beauty products for the home” line,Homecourt,as she referenced herFriendscharacter,Monica Geller, who always had a sponge or broom in her hand. “Oh my God, she’d be so proud,” Cox told PEOPLE exclusively of what Geller — who was known for her love of cleaning — would think of her line....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Robin Nguyen

COVID-19 Blood Clots Could Be Causing Brain Fog

Researchers have discover two proteins that could be used to identify those at hazard of developing cognitive publication , such asbrain fog , Emily Post - infection with COVID-19 . The finding also indicate that blood clots may be to fault . Long COVID is thought to affect between10 to 20 percentof those infected with SARS - CoV-2 , with mass experiencingsymptomssuch as fatigue duty , difficulty breathing , and cognitive impairment for months or evenyearsafter transmission ....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Robert Stevens

Criss Angel Shares Heartbreaking Photos of Son at Hospital for Chemo: 'We Will Get Through This'

Criss Angelis supporting his son Johnny Crisstopher as the 5-year-old returns to the hospital for chemotherapy. The day after Christmas, the magician, who shares Johnny and his little brother with Shaunyl Benson, shared photos of the father-son pair on a hospital bed. Also on the illusionist’s Instagram Story were photos of Johnny on his hospital bed undergoing chemo. “Sad! ANGRY! But we WILL get through this!” he wrote along with an image showing a silicone tube on his son’s chest....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Heather Hill

Crystal Kung Minkoff on Being 'RHOBH' 's First Asian American Housewife, Tackling Racial Issues on Show

Photo: Crystal Kung Minkoff/InstagramCrystal Kung Minkoffwas certainly familiar withTheReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsas a viewer, but she admits that joining the cast was a bit of an adjustment.“I was a little bit like a deer in headlights,” Minkoff, 38, tells PEOPLE of the show’s new season, premiering Wednesday on Bravo. “But all the girls were helpful and sweet. It wasn’t like, ‘We’re going to try to make you look bad.’ It was, ‘We’ll help you out!...

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 878 words · Erica Miller

CVS, Walgreens Plan to Offer Abortion Pills Following New FDA Regulation

Two of the nation’s largest drugstore chains announced that they intend to sell abortion pills following the Food and Drug Administration’s new regulation allowing the medications to be offered at retail pharmacies. Walgreens and CVS have both confirmed toCBSthat they will seek certification to sell mifepristone in states where abortions are legal. “We are working through the registration, necessary training of our pharmacists, as well as evaluating our pharmacy network in terms of where we normally dispense products that have extra FDA requirements and will dispense these consistent with federal and state laws,” a spokesperson for Walgreens told the outlet....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · George Avila

Cynthia Nixon on Miranda and Che's Racy 'And Just Like That...' Premiere Scene: 'I Was Always Fairly Game'

Photo:HBO HBO Warning: This post contains spoilers from the first two episodes of season 2 of Max’sAnd Just Like That… Cynthia Nixonwas ready to show some skin on season 2 ofAnd Just Like That…. “I feel like I was always fairly game for it,” Nixon, 57, toldEntertainment Tonightof stripping down on camera. “It’s just one of the main subjects of the show is sex — people having sex and people having great sex and people having terrible sex and people having hilarious sex....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Mariah Smith

Céline Dion Wants to 'Sleep' in Her Glitzy Met Gala Headpiece: 'I Don't Want to Take It Off!'

Céline Dionmade her grand debut at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala in 2017 in standout fashion, and this year, she’s done it again. On the red carpet, the singer admitted to not quite grasping this year’s theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion.” (Theconcept of campis defined in Susan Sontag’s 1964 essayNotes on Campas “the spirit of extravagance.” In 2019 speak, it’s basically the art of being extra.)...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Cassandra Sanders DDS

Céline Dion's Stylists on Her Street Style Superstardom: 'She Owns Every Moment in Each Outfit'

Céline Dionmade the sidewalk her personal runway everywhere she went during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. She sent paparazzi clamoring to capture not only her outfit, but the show she put on while modeling it for the world. It was her fearless sense of style that landed her a spot on PEOPLE’s 2019 Best Dressed List. So we caught up with her stylists,Sydney LopezandPepe Muñoz, to find out how each of her looks came together....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Morgan Singleton

Dad Accused of Killing 5-Week-Old Found Dead in Woods, Hours After Pleading for Boy's Safe Return

Photo: Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Hours after an Alabama couple pleaded for the safe return of their missing infant son, the boy’s father has been charged with his murder. On Wednesday, Caleb Michael Whisnand, 32, was charged with reckless manslaughter for the death of 5-week-old son Caleb “C.J.” Whisnand Jr., the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office announced. Hours earlier, Whisnand and the boy’s mother, 28-year-old Angela Nicole Gardner, spoke to the media during a press conference and pleaded for help in finding their son....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Daniel Roberson