Figure Skating Coach Rory Flack Looks to 'Bring the Urban Streets onto the Ice' in New Reality Series (Exclusive)

Rory Flack doesn’t suffer fools. Nor should she. The first African American woman to win the US Open Professional Figure Skating Championships now coaches the first wholly diverse competitive synchronized ice skating team, and the skates, er stakes, couldn’t be higher. Or more public. Flack’s journey with the troupe of 10 middle and high school-aged skaters is the subject of WE tv’s latest reality series,Breaking the Ice, premiering tonight. Flack, 54, held nationwide tryouts to bring together the Washington, D....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 744 words · Gregory Garcia

Finally, a PMP that Accommodates Our Obsessive Makeup Habit

And with the declaration of one no - name PMP , the entire Apple empire will come down . Fanboys , remove the iDevices from your pockets . thresh them on the base . And stomp down hard . The Newsmy XO is a 5mm - sparse aluminum PMP with a 1.5 - inch OLED display . It can work 2 - 4 GB of AVI , MP3 , WMA , APE , and FLAC with no problems , plus it ’s a voice recorder and FM radio ....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Jennifer Washington

First American Dies of Coronavirus in China as Death Toll Rises Above 700

A U.S. citizen who was diagnosed with thecoronavirusdied in Wuhan, China — where the mysterious respiratory illness began — in what was reported to be the first American death from the disease. According to theNew York Times, the United States Embassy in Beijing announced that the 60-year-old person, who has yet to be identified, died on Thursday at Jinyintan Hospital. “We offer our sincerest condolences to the family on their loss,” a spokesman for the embassy told the outlet....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Angela Todd

First Look At Adrianne Palicki AsAgents Of SHIELD‘s Mockingbird

Bobbi Morse has been a SHIELD agent , an Avenger , and , most dangerously , Hawkeye ’s girlfriend . Now actress Adrianne Palicki will bring in her life in Agents of SHIELD , and here ’s the first look — as well as a very surprising twist . mollycoddler ahead ! Entertainment Weeklyhas the pic , and describe the fictional character thusly : Courtesy of ABC , here ’s your first feeling at Palicki as Bobbi Morse , the head of Hydra Security and the future Mockingbird ....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Mark Bryan

Fla. Teacher's Alleged Sexual Encounter With 15-Year-Old Boy Was Caught on Surveillance Video

Photo: Manatee County Sheriff’s Office A former Florida high school teacher is accused of having sex with her 15-year-old student and sending him explicit photos, PEOPLE confirms. Kassandra Moore, 31, was arrested Monday morning at her Bradenton home and charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious battery and one count of transmission of child pornography, Bradenton Police Department Captain Brian Thiers announced at a press conference later that day....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Tyler Howell

Fla. Woman Gave Allegedly Abusive Husband's Guns to Police, Gets Arrested for Theft

Photo: Polk County Sheriff’s Office (2) A Florida woman’s arrest on theft charges for handing the guns of her allegedly abusive husband over to police has become a flashpoint in America’s ongoing gun violence crisis. While on the call, her husband allegedly rear-ended her bumper multiple times, according to the affidavit,LKLDNow.com reports. Courtney knew he had guns, and while he was in jail, she went into his locked apartment and took his pistol and a handgun and then turned them over to the Lakeland Police Department....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · David Key

Flamingo Returns to Oklahoma City Zoo Flock with New Leg Brace After 4 Months at Animal Hospital

Merry the flamingo is on the mend! Nearly four months after the American flamingo was admitted into the Joan Kirkpatrick Animal Hospital at the Oklahoma City Zoo, Merry has returned to her flock, thezoo announcedlast week. Though Merry is back in her habitat, she is still sporting a leg brace on her right leg. The brace needed to be modified, as the habitat is a very different setting from her stall at the hospital....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Ashley Mata

FLETCHER Admits Embracing Herself 'Took a Long Time' – but Now It's a 'Celebration in My Own Skin'

FLETCHER.Photo: Carlos de la Reina Fans knowFLETCHERfor her utterly relatable heartbreak anthems and singalongs. Now, they’re going to see FLETCHER’s journey to self-love and acceptance too.FLETCHER (née Cari Elise Fletcher) released a new song called “Her Body Is Bible” and simultaneously announced her debut albumGirl of My DreamsFriday. In honor of the exciting news, the “Undrunk” singer opened up to PEOPLE about the shift this album demonstrates in her songwriting, finding her purpose and making her mark as a queer musician — something she never imagined she could do growing up....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1910 words · William Swanson

Florence Pugh Debuts Pink Buzz Cut in See-Through Gown at the Valentino Show at Paris Fashion Week

Valentino ambassador Florence Pugh debuts pink buzz cut in sheer gown at the the fashion house’s Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023/2024 show.Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Florence Pughrocked her signature sheer look — with a new ‘do! At the Valentino Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023/2024 show, the 27-year-old actress —a newly appointed brand ambassador for the iconic Italian fashion house— was a vision in pastel. TheDon’t Worry Darlingstar wore a backless powder-blue gown and, in true Pugh fashion, the look was entirely sheer — save for one large bow on the back of the stunning dress....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Nicole Kerr

Florida Condo Collapse: Tourists Recorded Water Pouring from Parking Garage Minutes Before Fall

New footage captured moments beforethe collapse of Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Floridahas been uncovered. Sarmiento told CNN that she became concerned after their building shook and she saw pieces of concrete falling to the ground. She and Castillero tried to run outside to warn residents who were on their balconies. “I never thought that the building was going to collapse,” Castillero told CNN. “I told my wife, ‘Don’t worry about it....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Ryan Barnett

Florida Mom of Twins Beaten and Fatally Shot 7 Times During Argument Outside Bar

Tierra Binion.Photo:Tierra Villarente/Facebook Tierra Villarente/Facebook A Florida mother of twins died after she was allegedly shot seven times outside a bar early Wednesday morning in Pensacola, Fla. According to theEscambia County Sheriff’s Office, 25-year-old Christian Ketchup was arrested on Wednesday morning on a felony homicide charge in connection with a shooting outside the Mugs n’ Jugs bar in Pensacola. On Wednesday, Mugs n’ Jugs identified the victim as Tierra Binion in aFacebook post....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 422 words · Natasha Flowers DDS

Florida Officials Clash Over Whether to Lower the Flag for Rush Limbaugh

Officials in Florida have been going back-and-forth about whether to lower flags to half-mast in honor of hugely popular and hugely controversial right-wing radio hostRush Limbaugh. “Once the date of interment for Rush is announced, we’re going to be lowering the flags to half-staff,“DeSantis, 42, saidat a Friday news conference in West Palm Beach. He continued: “There’s not much that needs to be said. The guy was an absolute legend. He was a friend of mine and just a great person....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Megan Luna

Florida Officials Confirm First Cases of Zika Likely Spread by Local Mosquitoes

Photo: Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty The governor of Florida confirmed Friday that the state likely has four locally transmitted cases of theZika virus. “We learned today that four people in our state likely have the Zika virus as a result of a mosquito bite. All four of these people live in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties and the Florida Department of Health believes that active transmissions of this virus could be occurring in one small area in Miami,” Gov....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Erin Williams