History-Making Transgender Lawmaker Says Parents Were 'Incredibly Loving' but 'Scared' When She Came Out

Sarah McBridesays it was a “constant feeling of homesickness and unwavering ache in the pit of my stomach” that led her to sit down and share her truth with her parents. “I actually came out to my parents in this room right behind me,” McBride, 30, tells special contributorGretchen Carlsonin an interview airing Monday. “They were incredibly loving, but they were scared.” “They were scared that I was giving up any future,” McBride says — “any possibility that was before me to find love, to find community, to be welcomed in this community and to pursue any kind of professional fulfillment....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Suzanne Waters

Hockey Hall of Famer and Former Red Wings Player Ted Lindsay Dies at 93

Photo: Bruce Bennett/GettyBeloved hockey star Ted Lindsay has died, the National Hockey League Player’s Association confirmed on Monday.Lindsay — who was born in Ontario, Canada — was 93.“The players and NHLPA staff are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ted Lindsay – a player, a trailblazer, and a gentleman,” the player’s association said in a tweet. ” ‘Terrible Ted’ was loved across the hockey world and beyond for his play, dedication to fellow players and charitable work....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 882 words · Nicole Blair

Holly Madison Says the Playboy Mansion Was 'Cult-Like': 'We Were All Gaslit'

Holly Madisonis sharing more details about herdark experienceas a Playboy Bunny in a new clip from the upcoming docuseries,Secrets of Playboy. “The reason I think the mansion was very cult-like looking back on it is because we were all kind of gaslit and expected to think of Hef as like this really good guy,” Madison, who dated Hefner from 2001 to 2008, says in the clip. “And you started to feel like, ‘Oh, he’s not what they say in the media, he’s just a nice man....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Amanda Meyer

Hopping Fun! PetSmart Is Offering Free Photos with the Easter Bunny This Weekend

Photo: PetSmart/ Richard W. Rodriguez/APGetting your picture taken with the Easter Bunny isn’t just for kids!To celebrate the upcoming Spring holiday,PetSmartis offering pet owners the chance to come in with their whole family — includingall their furry friends— toget a photo with the Easter Bunny.And best of all, the adorable photo won’t cost you any money, as the entire service is free!PetSmart will either take the photo for you and email you a digital file of the image or you can opt to have the sweet snap taken on your own personal device, which is perfect for pet parents who can’t wait to share the adorable moment with the world....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 673 words · Tiffany Anderson

How a Naked Video of Actor Jay Mohr Led to the Online Bullying of His Friend, Singer Logan Lynn

Photo: Logan Lynn For nearly two decades, Oregon-based songwriter Logan Lynn has quietly produced indie music to critical accolades. But now Lynn, 39, is getting more attention than he ever imagined — and he tells PEOPLE that it is destroying his reputation. Logan Lynn The eye-grabbing video received notice from critics and fans — but soon garnered some unwanted attention, as well. Shortly after the release ofMy Movie Star, the online bullying started — especially on a particular Reddit subgroup, where fans of the shock jocks Opie and Anthony began weighing in....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Elizabeth Murphy

How a True Crime Blogger and Jacob Wetterling’s Mom Teamed Up to Solve the Boy’s 27-Year-Old Abduction Cold Case

Patty Wetterling.Photo:Andrea Ellen Reed Andrea Ellen Reed Nearly 21 years after her 11-year-old sonJacobwas abducted at gunpoint in 1989 while riding his bike home from a video rental store,Patty Wetterlinghad begun to fear that police might never solve the case—then part-time bloggerJoy Bakergot involved. “Without her work, this wouldn’t have been solved,” Patty says in an interview in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. By 2015—six years after Joy began writing about the case that took place in St....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 663 words · Lauren Gonzalez

How Chef Tyler Florence Got the Idea for His Viral Soft Serve Croissant (Exclusive)

Tyler Florence with his croissant soft serve at Miller & Lux Provisions.Photo:Courtesy of Tyler Florence Courtesy of Tyler Florence People travel far and wide to tryTyler Florence’scroissant soft serve. “It’s viral, for sure,” Florence, 52, told PEOPLE on Friday while filming the upcoming season of Food Network’sThe Great Food Truck Race(airing this summer) in Miami during theSouth Beach Wine & Food Festival. “I was there the other day, and this family from Santa Cruz, they saw it on Instagram and they drove to San Francisco, just to come get ice cream....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Matthew Jones

How Hitting 'Rock Bottom' Inspired a Woman to Lose 114 Lbs.: 'It's Definitely Changed My World'

Photo: Tara Sol Tara Sol managed to lose weight and change her life in less than a year, but achieving her healthy state was a surprise to Sol herself. “I’d only ever knownbeing overweight,” Sol tells PEOPLE. She was raised in a household where her diet was primarily convenience foods, like drive-through pickups or pre-packaged microwavable meals. In her family, their Friday tradition was to go to anall-you-can eat buffet, and food was often used as the way her family bonded....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 861 words · Michael Wood

How I Lost 100 Lbs.: Meet This Week's Cover Star Karyl Mullins on 'PEOPLE's List'

Five real women share how they got fit, fabulous and beach-ready – and lost more than 550 lbs. all together!Subscribe nowfor their inspiring stories and easy diet tips, only in PEOPLE! Beach season is in full swing, and no one is more excited than Karyl Mullins and Rebecca Grafton. Karyl Mullins lost 100 lbs. over the course of five years and is still losing weight. “I wasn’t always overweight,” the part-time dog groomer, 38, tells PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 737 words · Kelsey Perry

How John Lennon's Ex May Pang Helped Heal His Relationship with Son Julian (Exclusive)

May Pang, Julian Lennon and John Lennon.Photo: May Pang WhenJohn Lennonfirst began datingMay Pang, he hadn’t seen his son Julian in several years. But with Pang’s encouragement, the father-son relationship began to heal, something Pang remains proud of, she tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “He hadn’t seen [first wife] Cynthia in years,” Pang, 72, recalls. “[But] I said, ‘I’ll be there to help guide this along.’ And he was so appreciative....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Leonard Munoz

How President Joe Biden Plans to Tackle America's Health Problems Now That He's in Office

President Joe Biden signed executive orders in the Oval Office soon after he was sworn in last month.Photo: Evan Vucci/AP/Shutterstock PresidentJoe Bidenand Vice PresidentKamala Harriswere sworn in yesterday facing “converging crises,” from therecord-high unemployment rateto thenational reckoning over raceto, of course, theongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic is the most immediate focus for the Biden presidency, sitting at the top of a full docket of health concerns. Here are the biggest issues Biden and his administration hope to tackle in his first 100 days and beyond....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 939 words · Brett Butler

How Prince Harry Carries on Princess Diana's Legacy: His Mother's Son

Prince Harry and Princess Diana.Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty; Georges De Keerle/Getty Prince Harryis continuing the work of his late mother,Princess Diana. Six years ago, Harry told PEOPLE, “There’s other times when I think, ‘All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud.’ That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do.” Since then, Harry — at 37, he’s one year older than his mother was when she died in Paris on August 31, 1997 — has seen his life change irrevocably....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Jennifer Morales

How Prince Harry Is Carrying on Meghan Markle's Campaign for Girls' Empowerment in Africa

Photo: REX/Shutterstock Prince Harry may not be traveling to Africa next week with wifeMeghan Markle, butin her steadhe will be carrying on her campaign for women’s empowerment and girls’ education. “For him to step in and say, ‘These are not just women’s issues, they are about human beings’ issues, they are about dignity’ — him putting his voice in this means a lot,” says Angeline Murimirwa, executive director of CAMFED, who will meet Harry on Tuesday, the one-year anniversary ofwhen the world was toldof his engagement to Meghan....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 718 words · Jose Wilson