Mommy Shorts' Ilana Wiles Says 'Me Time' Is Crucial for Moms: 'It's Important to Maintain Your Own Sanity'

Photo: Courtesy Ilana Wiles Ilana Wiles knows how busy you are, but she wants to instill this cardinal rule of parenting into your mindset: No matter how much you have to do for everyone else, try to squeeze in a bit of “me time” each day. “It’s important to maintain your own sanity,” says the New York City-based Wiles, who has 165,000 Instagram followers@mommyshorts.“If you need time away from your kids to be a better parent, that’s just as important as hanging out with them....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Elizabeth Davis

Morgan M. Evans

Education:University of Southern California, Syracuse University Morgan M. Evans is a former AM news editor at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2021.She joined PEOPLE in 2019 and also served as an associate news editor.Before joining PEOPLE, Morgan was a reporter and producer, production assistant and entertainment reporter at the Associated Press between 2016 to 2020. She was the founder and writer of The Miz Factor from 2013 to 2019 and an associate entertainment editor at Fox News from 2017 to 2019....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Natalie Young

Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson Dominate 2023 People's Choice Country Nominations: See the Full List

Lainey Wilson; Luke Combs; Morgan Wallen.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; Jon Kopaloff/WireImage; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; Jon Kopaloff/WireImage; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images The People’s Choice Awardsoff-shoot — the People’s Choice Country Awards — is about to make its debut. On Wednesday, the full list of nominees was revealed, and country superstarsLainey Wilson,Luke CombsandMorgan Wallendominate the categories.Kane BrownandJelly Rollalso have a accrued a substantial number of nods with six nominations each....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 721 words · David Parker

Mother Remembers Pregnant Woman Killed in Crash With Alleged Impaired Driver: 'She Was A Fantastic Mom'

Photo: Gofundme For the family ofAudra Mary Rogers, July 5, 2021 was the most tragic day of their lives. Rogers, a mom from Northport, Alabama, loaded her four young boys into her Honda Pilot. As she was driving, a Volvo crossed the center line and headed straight toward her. Although Rogers attempted to evade the oncoming vehicle, she was struck head on. Rogers, who was pregnant at the time of impact, was pronounced dead at the scene....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 584 words · Pamela Valenzuela

MTV VMAs 2019: 'Queer Eye' 's Jonathan Van Ness Says Karamo Brown Is 'Gonna Bring It' on 'DWTS'

Jonathan Van Nesshas high hopes that hisQueer EyecostarKaramo Browncan waltz his way to aDancing With the Starswin. “I know that Karamo can dance, honey,” Van Ness says. “I think that he’s gonna bring it … He can really dance. I mean, watch ourLip-Sync Battleepisode. He brings it when it comes to the choreo.” While he promises to be one of Brown’s biggest fans, Van Ness does admit that his hectic schedule may prevent him from actually watching Brown, 38, compete....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Barbara Martin

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier Statue Unveiled for 50th Anniversary of 'Fight of the Century'

Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in 2002.Photo: SGranitz/WireImage Joe FrazierandMuhammad Ali’s “Fight of the Century” is now forever preserved in bronze. The two athletes' likenesses were unveiled Monday in a statue commemorating the 50th anniversary of their famous heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden in New York City, which took place on March 8, 1971. The AP shared avideo of the unveilingof the 9-foot, 1,600-lb. statue during a ceremony in Feasterville, Pennsylvania — which included a speech from the late champion’s son, Joe Frazier Jr....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Regina Bradley

Muhammad Ali: Remembering His Incredible Life on What Would Have Been His 81st Birthday

01of 14Early SuccessTrevor Humphries/GettyBorn Cassius Clay, Jr., on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, the future sports legend started training as a boxer at age 12. Winning came quickly to the youngster, and he soon won his first amateur bout. He admitted years later that throughout his career, “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1351 words · Gregory Thompson

Musicians Who Are Close with Their Moms

01of 11UsherRaymond Boyd/GettyThe king of R&B has his mom Jonetta Patton to thank for helping jump-start his early career. The famous momager and her mega-successful son traveled the world together while the singer surged in popularity in the ’90s. Here, Usher is seen hanging backstage with Patton back in 1994 at the U.I.C. Pavilion in Chicago before a show. 01of 11 Usher Raymond Boyd/Getty The king of R&B has his mom Jonetta Patton to thank for helping jump-start his early career....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1656 words · Brandi Davis

N.C. Mom and Infant Among First Fatalities of Hurricane Florence After Tree Falls on House

Photo: JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockHurricane Florencehas claimed two lives since it made landfall in North Carolina on Friday morning, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.As a result of the storm’s 90-mile-per-hour winds and 10-foot storm surges, a tree fell through the roof of a Wilmington, North Carolina, home with a family of three inside at about 9:30 a.m. on Friday.Two people, a mother and her 8-month-old infant, were killed in the incident, officials with the Wilmington Police Department confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1388 words · Denise Bush

N.J. Lawyer Convicted of Killing Mother of His Child Dies While Awaiting Sentencing

James Ray III and Angela Bledsoe.Photo:Courtesy of the Essex County Jail via AP, Angela Bledsoe/Facebook Courtesy of the Essex County Jail via AP, Angela Bledsoe/Facebook ANew Jersey lawyer, who was convicted of killing his longtime girlfriend before fleeing to Cuba five years ago, has died less than a month before he was scheduled to be sentenced, officials announced this week. The cause and manner of death was not immediately known....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 563 words · Kenneth Clark

Naomi Biden Sports Same Dress Sister Maisy Wore to Grandfather Joe Biden's Inauguration

Photo: Naomi Biden/Instagram PresidentJoe Biden’s granddaughters Naomi and Maisy have the same sense in style! Naomi, the eldest daughter of President Biden’s sonHunter, shared a sweet photo on the beach with boyfriend Peter Neal as they celebrated their friends' upcoming nuptials. For the special occasion, it appears the Columbia Law graduate may have swiped a piece from younger sister Maisy’s closet. As she smiled in the photos, Naomi, 27, modeled the exact sameheart-print Rodarte dressthat Maisy wore to the nighttime inauguration festivities on Jan....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 265 words · John Ramirez

Naomi Osaka Says She Was 'Terrified' to Release Netflix Doc, Calls It 'a Reflection of Who I Am'

Naomi Osaka.Photo: Michael Loccisano/GettyNaomi Osakawas “terrified” to release her Netflix documentary, the tennis star shared in acandid Twitter postFriday, the day of the series' release.The reigning U.S. Open tennis player champ, 23, reflected on opening up her life fans and expressed her hope that viewers will understand her decision-making process after watching the docuseries, which has been in the works for two and a half years.However, “in light of everything that happened recently I was terrified of this being released,” she wrote, presumably referring to herwithdrawals from the French Open and Wimbledonto focus on her mental health....

March 16, 2025 · 10 min · 1918 words · Danny Spencer

Naomi Osaka Wins First Tennis Match at Olympics After Lighting Olympic Cauldron

And she’s back. Sunday marked second-seeded Osaka’s first match in two months after she decided to sit out both the French Open and Wimbledon after going public with her mental health struggles. Osaka withdrew from the French Open after she was fined $15,000 in May for not participating in media requirements and press conferences. Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Sherry Cantu