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Photo:Facebook/Travis King Facebook/Travis King Relatives ofthe American soldier who was detained in North Koreaafter crossing into the country from South Korea earlier this week are now struggling to understand what made him run across the border. Pvt. Travis King is now in North Korean custody after officials say he purposefully ran across the border this week. Speaking to the Associated Press, King’s maternal grandfather, Carl Gates, said, “I can’t see him doing that intentionally if he was in his right mind....

Photo: Carlos Osorio/AP/Shutterstock Thanks to Lions kicker Matt Prater, 2021 is starting off with some good news — and brews — for Detroit. Bud Lightchallenged Prater and Denver Broncos kicker Brandon McManuslast summer to a field goal contest — whoever kicked the longest field goal during the 2020-2021 season would win their respective city free beer. With the NFL’s regular season now over, Prater came out victorious thanks to a 59-yard field goal he kicked to help the Lions beat the Washington Football Team in November....

Photo: Detroit Zoo/Instagram The Detroit Zoo has some bear-y exciting news to share! Two polar bear cubs were born at the zoo on Nov. 17, 2020, marking the first polar bears to be born and successfully raised at the facility since 2004, according to apress release. The cubs, who are not yet named, were born to 8-year-old mother, Suka, and 16-year-old father, Nuka. Suka had previously given birth to cubs in 2018 and 2019, but none of her young survived beyond a few days....

Photo: Diddy/Instagram Diddyofficially has the cutest workout partner. On Friday, the proud dad shared that he was working on his fitness with his 6-month-old daughter,Love Sean Combs, in tow. In a reel posted to Instagram, the Bad Boy Records executive is seen riding a stationary bike in a workout room, as Love, on her hands and knees, rocks back and forth on the floor. Diddy is a father to seven children, including sonQuincy Taylor Brown, 31, whom he adopted when he was in a relationship with the child’s mother,Kim Porter,who died of pneumonia in 2018 at the age of 47....

It remains to be seen if theKansas City Chiefswill come home with rings on Super Bowl Sunday, but two of the team’s most devoted fans certainly will.Robert Walkowiak and Nikki Bailey are Chiefs devotees — and they’re set to tie the knot the same day their beloved team takes on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV.“I think I’m a little willing to take the back seat to them for the day,” Bailey joked to Fox affiliateWDAF....

“When a child is voicing tiredness or crying out for help and they’re met with silence or more methods of them being able to push an inch further, eventually they’ll learn to neglect their needs and just go on autopilot,” Stoner tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s issue, on newsstands Friday. “It’s hard to describe being a provider at 6 years old,” she says. “There’s a very strenuous, often co-dependent dynamic with family and team members, and I veer away from criminalizing any one person or event because there are too many layers and grey areas....

Photo: David Roark/Disney Cruise LineMickey Mouse is heading back to Greece!In a press release on Thursday, Disney Cruise Line announced its summer2020 itineraries, which include the cruise line’s return to Greece after a five-year hiatus, as well as five new ports in Europe.Besides the new destinations, the cruise line will continue to offer trips to Alaska, the Caribbean and the Bahamas.Disney Cruise Line.Diana Zalucky/Disney Cruise LineThe return to Greece iss part of three Mediterranean voyages that leave from Rome, Italy....

Photo: disney Those who shunned animated tales likeCinderella,Snow White,Sleeping Beauty,The Little Mermaid,Beauty and the Beast, and more — thinking that the “damsel in distress” trope could negatively influence a girl’s sense of self-worth and shape boys' views of women as being in need of saving — might be surprised to hear that those immersed in the films at a young age managed to develop healthier views about gender roles....

Photo: Matt Stroshane/Walt Disney World Resort via GettyIf you’re heading to one of Disney’s two U.S. theme parks, you better pack your mask.Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and Walt Disney World in Orlando will be reinstating their indoor mask mandate on Friday, July 30, PEOPLE can confirm, requiring all guests and staff members towear a facial covering while indoors.This rule will apply to all enclosed attractions, transportation systems (like shuttles, buses, monorails and the Disney Skyliner), stores, restaurants (when not actively eating or drinking) and more....

Owen the dog posing with a Nutcracker performer from the St. Louis Ballet for the Stray Rescue of St. Louis' annual Muttcracker photoshoot.Photo:Dancers & Dogs Dancers & Dogs Owen is ready to find a home for the holidays. In May, the Australian cattle dog arrived atStray Rescue of St. Louisdesperately needing some TLC. “Our mission is really to rescue the underdogs of St. Louis City. We take in a lot of medical cases, dogs that wouldn’t stand a chance anywhere else,” Julia Gabbert, the chief of clinic administration at Stray Rescue, tells PEOPLE of the nonprofit....

Photo: Streator Animal Control A chocolate Labrador retriever is being hailed a hero for helping rescue a golden retriever that had fallen through a sinkhole in central Illinois. Streator Fire Chief Fred McClellantoldHeart of Illinois ABCthat Macy, the golden retriever, was missing for nearly 24 hours after falling into the five-foot sinkhole. A dog named Wrigley located Macy inside the hole at Marilla Park on Saturday and alerted his owner,according to a Facebook postfrom Streator Animal Control....

01of 09Dolly PartonTony R. Phipps/Getty; Gordon GillinghamParton was 13 when she first saw Johnny Cash onstage at the Grand Ole Opry. He was in his late 20s, and she thinks he was on drugs. But, recalls Parton, he had a magnetism that sparked feelings in her she didn’t understand.“I guess I was horny! I’d kissed and had little sweethearts, but I had never been moved likethat,” says the 10-time Grammy winner, 75....

https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDonaldTrump%2Fvideos%2F1025456697642544%2F&show_text=0&width=560PresidentDonald Trumpformally kicked off his bid for re-election on Tuesday night with a rally in Orlando, Florida,and an introductionfrom wifeMelania Trump.The massive kickoff event was a stark reversal of the president’s 2015 announcement that he was entering the race and it was strategically designed with the 2020 election in mind (Florida is a key swing state).But — in a reaction presaging the challenges for him to win a second term — the Orlando newspaper announced the same day as the kickoff thatit was endorsing anyone but Trumpfor the presidency....