Katie Couric Says Hosting 'Jeopardy!' Reminds Her of Late Husband: 'He Would've Been a Great Contestant'

Katie Courichas been loving her time asJeopardy!‘sfirst-ever femaleguest host.“It was so much fun,” she tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “First of all, the team behind the scenes is amazing. I think they’re the unsung heroes of the whole operation. They work so hard, they are so smart and they were incredibly welcoming. I was a nervous wreck, honestly, before I came to the studio, but they put me at ease right away....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 985 words · Ryan Walker

Katie Couric Stands by New Memoir on 'Today' : 'I Wanted to Share the Messy Parts' of My Life

“I couldn’t imagine writing something that wasn’t honest and radically transparent. I didn’t want to do a victory lap or my greatest hits. I’ve had an extraordinary life, incredible opportunities, I’ve had huge successes, I’ve had some pretty public failures, too,” Couric told Guthrie. “One of the reasons is — and you can relate to this, I think, Savannah — people have always said, ‘I feel like I know you.’ But as I say in my prologue, the box puts you in a box, the flat screen flattens....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 762 words · Lance Krause

Katie Ledecky on Graduating from Stanford and Taking Infectious Disease Course at Onset of Pandemic

Katie Ledecky.Photo: Courtesy NBC Olympics Not only is she swimming’s most decorated female athlete with five Olympic gold medals and 15 World Championship titles, Katie Ledecky is also a recent Stanford University graduate! “I actually graduated this past fall. I re-enrolled in classes at the start of the pandemic. The start of spring quarter at Stanford coincided perfectly with the postponement of the Olympics and the pandemic. I had been taking the 2019-2020 Olympic year off and in March 2020, I was able to hop back into classes virtually and finish up my degree....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 624 words · Stephen Moore

Katie Ledecky Wins Her Third Consecutive Gold Medal in Women's 800m Freestyle at Tokyo Olympics

Photo: Al Bello/GettyKatie Ledecky has added to her Tokyo Olympics medal count with another gold!The swimmer, 24, finished first with 8:12.57 and officially became the three-time Olympic champion in the 800m freestyle at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Saturday. Australia’s Ariarne Titmus took silver with 8:13.83 and Italy’s Simona Quadarella won bronze with 8:18.35.Since her 2012 Olympic debut in London at age 15, Ledecky has won two consecutive Olympic golds, four golds at World Championships and two straight Pan Pacific Championships golds in the 800m event....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1084 words · Colleen Peterson

Katy Perry Says Tristen Gressett Was a 'Wildcard' After Choosing Lady K to Advance in' Idol' 's Top 10

Katy Perry.Photo: ABC/Eric McCandless The competition is shaking up — andAmerican Idolis officially narrowed down to its top 10 contestants. Katy Perry.ABC/Eric McCandless The prize? They got to choose who would advance in the competition. The final two contestants were Lady K and Tristen Gressett — and after Perry and Bryan briefly discussed, they chose Lady K to move on to the next round. Lady K, Ryan Seacrest, Tristen Gressett....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Carl Mcguire

Katy Perry Shares a Piece of Advice for 'Idol' Contestants Who Didn't Make Top 14: 'Keep Swinging'

Katy Perry.Photo: ABC/Eric McCandlessAsAmerican Idolcontinues in its 20th season, the stakes are getting higher.On Monday night’s episode of the singing competition series, six contestants were sent home, leaving only 14 to continue on. And to mark this season’s first live show,Katy Perryshared a piece of advice for the contestants who will longer compete — and opened up about why it only gets harder to see them go.“The hardest part is just like hearing a no....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1290 words · Sarah Perez

Kavanaugh's Yale Roommate Says Judge Lied Under Oath About Never Blacking Out from Drinking

Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty During an appearance onAnderson Cooper 360on Wednesday, James Roche said he “knew” Kavanaugh was lying about never blacking out from drinking “because he was my roommate. “We were in a room together, our beds were 10 feet apart for a couple of months,” Roche said. Roche, who previously describedKavanaugh toTheNew Yorkeras a “notably heavy” drinker, went on to claim that Kavanaugh “was noticeably heavier in his drinking than other people” on campus....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · Dennis Gibson

Keanu Reeves and Girlfriend Alexandra Grant Hold Hands During Rare Red Carpet Appearance Together

Keanu ReevesandAlexandra Grantenjoyed a lovely night out. On Saturday, theMatrix Resurrectionsactor, 57, and his artist girlfriend, 49, attended the 2022 MOCA Gala held at the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. They walked the red carpet together, holding hands and smiling into each other’s eyes during the outing. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Wesley Adams

Keanu Reeves Had No Idea About the Internet's Obsession with Him: 'That's Wacky'

Keanu Reevesmight have been named theinternet’s newest boyfriend, but theToy Story 4actor missed the memo. Speaking with PEOPLE on theToy Story 4premiere‘s red carpet on Tuesday, Reeves, 54, was surprised to learn of his new title. “I’ve been what?” he said when asked how he felt about the web’s obsession with him. “That’s, uh, that’s wacky,” the actor said. “Well, the positivity’s great.” Reeves continued to praise the recent projects that fans have latched onto, likeJohn Wick 3and the Netflix rom-comAlways Be My Maybe, in which he plays afictionalized version of himself....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Allison Miller

Keke Palmer and Darius Jackson Welcome First Child, Baby Boy Leodis 'Leo' Andrellton

Keke PalmerandDarius Jacksonare a family of three! Keke Palmer/Instagram The mom of 48 hours excitedly shared some of their first family photos together on Instagram after welcoming their newborn son. “We became each other’s someone and made a someone, look at God!” Palmer wrote. Will Heath/NBC TheHustlersactress has mainly kept details of her relationship with Jackson under wraps. When appearing onThe Tamron Hall Showlast November, she opened up about becoming “Instagram official” with Jackson, though the photos with her boyfriend are no longer on her page....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Lisa Park

Kelis' Husband Mike Mora Has Stage 4 Stomach Cancer — Says He Was Diagnosed 'Just in Time'

Photo: Kelis/Instagram Kelis' husbandMike Morasays his Stage 4 stomach cancer was diagnosed “just in time.” The photographer explained his experience ina series of Instagram poststhis week. He said symptoms started one year ago with “the worst pain” in his stomach that began shortly after moving to a farm outside of Los Angeles with his family. “Loss of appetite. Pain in my back also started to creep in,” he wrote last Wednesday, adding that he “finally decided to do something about it” in the nick of time....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Amy Bond

Kelly Clarkson Covers 'Over the Rainbow,' a Song That Has Special Meaning to Her Family

Kelly Clarksonis ending the week with a classic. Wearing a long-sleeved black dress and silver earrings, Clarkson took her time to recite each song lyric first heard in the 1939 classic filmThe Wizard of Oz. As Clarkson sang, a row of purple lights remained dim behind her, and the audience listened silently. Kelly Clarkson on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’.Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty As the song ended, the lights flashed rainbow colors, and the crowd let out a loud cheer soon after....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Brian Bird

Kelly Clarkson Pokes Fun at Tabloid Rumors of a Feud Between Herself and Carrie Underwood

No drama here!Kelly ClarksonandCarrie Underwoodare no strangers to being pitted against each other, the inauguralAmerican Idolwinner, 36, is making it crystal clear that there’s no bad blood between the two superstars.Sharing a photo on Twitter of a tabloid cover depicting asupposed feud between the pair, Clarkson shared that while she didn’t have anything against Underwood, also 36, she did have a bone to pick with whoever chose the cover images.“Someone just sent me this & I’m like why does she get the good pic & I have the worst expression I’ve ever made w/zero muscles being used in my face ha!...

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 935 words · Samantha Burke