Simone Bilesis headed to the Tokyo Olympics, and getting some love from boyfriend Jonathan Owens! After, Owens posted a photo of himself wearing a red shirt that said “Because I can — Simone Biles” and posing with the champion gymnast to his Instagram Story. He also shared a photo of the couple standing with a horse while out in St. Louis. Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens.Jonathan Owens/Instagram In the latest episode of her Facebook Watch series,Simone Vs....

Ireland has said farewell to one of its most prolific songwriters,Sinéad O’Connor. After a private funeral, her cortège proceeded through the seaside town where she lived. Many in tears lined the streets and played her music, as well as that of her hero,Bob Marley, perThe Times. According tothe BBC, the largest crowd gathered outside of the home she lived in for the past 15 years, with many applauding and joining in to sing her 1990 hit “Nothing Compares 2 U” as the hearse stopped in front of her former residence....

Kelianne and Chase Mattson.Photo: Madison Hare Love is in the air! SingerKelianneand model/actorChase Mattsontied the knot on Thursday in a romantic ceremony in California. The newlyweds met on Instagram during the pandemic and got engaged in December 2020. Mattson is dad to daughters Hazel, 7, and Nora, 5, from a previous relationship. Christine S. Chang of Live. Love. Create Events, the couple’s wedding planner, tells PEOPLE that the stars were her “dream couple....

Photo: Ebet Roberts/Redferns Nanci Griffith has died. The folk singer-songwriter behind songs such as “Love at the Five and Dive” and “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” has died, according to her management company. She was 68. “Nanci Griffith was a master songwriter who took every opportunity to champion kindred spirits, including Vince Bell, Elizabeth Cook, Iris DeMent, Julie Gold, Robert Earl Keen, Lyle Lovett, Eric Taylor and Townes Van Zandt,” said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, in a statement....

Photo: Briana Williams/Instagram A Harvard Law student wasn’t going to let anything — including childbirth — stop her from taking her final exam. In April 2017, Briana Williams, of Los Angeles, California, unexpectedly went into labor while she was taking her Family Law exam. In an Instagram post, Williams said that she “immediately requested an epidural so that my contractions wouldn’t interfere with my Family Law grade.” “This ‘biting the bullet’ experience is quite quintessential of my time at Harvard....

Photo: Kharisma James/Facebook The start of the school year at Mary N. Tippin Elementary in Texas turned into a nightmare after a mother was killed while protecting children from a speeding vehicle, theEl Paso Timesreports. Kharisma James, 33, died after attempting to shield three students — including her own two children, aged 6 and 7 — from an out of control car in the school’s parking lot on Monday afternoon....

Photo: Janelle Brown/Instagram; TLC Janelle Brownis standing firm where her kids are concerned. TheSister Wivesstar, 54, opens up about the rift between some of her kids and exKody Brown, also 54, in the season premiere episode of the TLC reality series. Janelle is hanging out withChristine Brownand some of the kids when the subject of the holidays comes up. “Kody feels like they owe him a big apology and some sort of conversation and stuff for being disrespectful,” calling the situation a “disagreement....

(L-R) Christine Brown and Kody Brown are pictured.Photo:TLC TLC Christine Browncouldn’t have been less concerned about her ex-husbandKody Brownon the latestSister Wives. “Celebrating the day of our divorce isn’t enough,” Christine said in an interview about the intimate gathering. “I also need to celebrate our old anniversary, our ex-anniversary.” As the ladies were mingling and enjoying themselves, Kody suddenly called Christine. She remarked that the occurrence was “weird.” “It’s, like, Kody of all people, but I’m not answering that right now,” Christine told her friends....

Photo: Nicole Weingart/Peacock Rapper Snoop Dogg and lifestyle mogul Martha Stewart and reuniting to judge a new food competition special coming to Peacock this October. TitledSnoop and Martha’s Very Tasty Halloween, the show will celebrate the colorful creativity of the annual spooky holiday. Snoop and Stewart will sit on the judging panel, alongside Tasty food content creator Alvin Zhou. The show is the first unscripted program coming from a partnership between Peacock and BuzzFeed....

Payton Shires.Photo:Colombus Police Department Colombus Police Department AnOhio social workerpreviously accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old she counseled is now accused of showing up to the boy’s house with a gun, according to multiple reports. Payton Shires, allegedly showed up at the home Thursday evening, despite not being allowed to be there, and threatened to kill the teen’s mother and herself, according to reports fromThe Columbus Dispatch,WBNSandNBC4, which cite court documents....

The Sock Monkey Museum in Long Grove, Ill.Photo:Kate HoganAbout 35 miles northwest of Chicago, there’s some serious monkey business happening.Open since 2022, theSock Monkey Museumhouses nearly 2,100 of the plush pals, and recently earned a Guinness World Record for having the “largest collection of handmade sock monkeys in the world.“Founder Arlene Okun created the whimsical spot from her own collection, which began in 2006 when her husband bought her a sock monkey at a Cracker Barrel as they traveled the country in an RV....

Sofia Richie.Photo:Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty Sofia Richie Graingeis enjoying life as a newlywed! “I feel so relaxed,” Richie Grainge explained. “I feel like I’m finally in a place where I can breathe and just relax with my husband. Being married is the best.” She continued: “I’m obsessed with Elliot,” adding that “When we’re together, it’s just calm and quiet.” Sofia Richie/ Instagram “I said I feel much calmer,” the Los Angeles native told her husband towards the end of the video....

Photo:sofiavergara/InstagramSofia Vergarais living la dolce vita during her birthday trip in Italy — without Joe Manganiello.TheModern Familyactress headed to the European hotspot to celebrate her 51st birthday with a friend earlier this month. Noticeably absent from the ongoing celebration was Vergara’s husband of seven years.On Monday, sources confirmed to PEOPLE thatthe pair have decided to divorce.In aprescient instagramposted from the hotel Villa Cimbrone in Ravello on Sunday, Vergara captioned a gallery of photos: “When life gives u lemons u come to Italy to squeeze them....