Tenn. CEO Fired After Calling Teen Boy Who Wore Dress to Prom an 'Idiot' in Viral Video

A Tennessee CEO was fired from his job after he was caught on video verbally harassing a male high school student who wore a dress to his prom. VisuWell, a telemedicine company,said Tuesdaythat CEO Sam Johnson had been fired, effective immediately, following an investigation into the incident, which gained national attention after it went viral on TikTok. “VisuWell’s culture emphasizes respect, kindness, and compassion, especially for those from traditionally marginalized communities, and we maintain a zero-tolerance policy for intolerance of any kind,” the company said in astatement....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 645 words · Cheryl Lynn

Tennis' Shelby Rogers Says Comments Were 'Exaggerated,' Positive Support Outweighs Online Abuse

Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Rogers, 28, beat top-ranked player and Wimbledon winner Ash Barty Saturday in a surprising third-round victory before Raducanu defeated her days later. She told reporters Monday perCNN, “Obviously, we appreciate the spotlight in those moments, but then, you know, you have today and I’m going to have nine million death threats and whatnot.” She said it was “polarizing” to go from “one extreme to the other very quickly,” referring to the reaction to her win against Barty compared to her loss against Raducanu....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Kimberly Bennett

Teresa Giudice Helps Daughter Gia Move Into Her Rutgers Dorm as She Drops Her Off for First Time

There is one less bird inTeresa Giudice‘s nest! The day finally came for theReal Housewives of New Jerseystar, 47, to drop her eldest daughterGia Giudiceoff at Rutgers University on Thursday. Not wanting to miss a single moment, Teresa documented the day on her Instagram Stories and included everything from packing up their truck to unloading her luggage outside of her dorm, to putting the perfect touches on Gia’s new home away from home....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 878 words · Christine Young

Texas Dad Strips Down to Swimsuit at School Board Meeting to Make a Statement About Masks

A Texas father recently showed some skin at a school board meeting in order to make a point about wearing masks in schools. Close to 30 minutes into theDripping Springs Independent School District’s board meetingon Monday, James Akers took the microphone to express his thoughts about the mask requirement in schools. Standing in front of the board members, Akers — who is a father to four kids, three of whom have already graduated and one of whom is currently in the high school — began arguing in support of mask protocols, noting that while they may be inconvenient, they are in place for a reason....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 484 words · Tiffany Hurley

Texas Family of 5 Killed After Their Small Plane Slammed Into the Ground and Was 'Destroyed'

Photo: The Transportation Safety Board of Canada Twitter All seven people aboard a small plane died when the aircraft crashed on Wednesday, Canadian officialsconfirmed. Houston native Otabek Oblokulov was piloting the plane, which was also carrying his wife and their three children — ages 3, 11 and 15 years old — as well as a Toronto couple,the CBC reported. The tragedy happened in Kingston, Ontario, about 5 p.m. local time....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Sarah Dawson

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tests Positive for COVID, Is Isolating and Receiving Antibodies

Greg Abbott.Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Texas Gov.Greg Abbotthas tested positive forCOVID-19. A spokesman, Mark Miner, announced the governor’s test resultin a statementon Tuesday. Miner said it was a breakthrough infection as Abbott was “fully vaccinated” and that he remains in “good health” and was “currently experiencing no symptoms.” “The Governor has been testing daily, and today was the first positive test result,” Miner said. “Governor Abbott is in constant communication with his staff, agency heads, and government officials to ensure that state government continues to operate smoothly and efficiently....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Kristy Nixon

Texas Search Intensifies for Missing 6-Year-Old Boy Last Seen at School in April

Samuel Olson.Photo: Houston Police/Twitter Police in Houston are racing to locate a 6-year-old boy who they acknowledge may have been missing since April 30. “It is possible” the boy, whose two biological parents share custody, has been missing since then, Satterwhite said. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Zachary Rodriguez

Texas Teacher Says 'Community Blew Me Away' by Supporting Her Work to Give Students Free Menstrual Products

Menstrual products.Photo: Getty As a middle school teacher at an Austin-based charter school where most students are economically disadvantaged, Kylie DeFrance quickly realized many of her female students lackaccess to menstrual products. “I noticed scholars were taking a few extra at the end of the day, because they don’t have pads at home (99.8 of my students are economically disadvantaged and receive a free breakfast, lunch, and supper),” DeFrance wrote in a January post seeking donations of sanitary products on her communityNextDoor page....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Ricky Kelly

Texas Woman Goes Viral with Parody Song Mocking Trump's Idea That It's a 'Scary Time' for Men

Lynzy Lab Stewart shared a ukulele-backed song titled “A Scary Time” in which she sings about male privilege and the many reasons women have to fear men, ranging from being raped to feeling belittled for speaking out about sexual assault. “It’s a really scary time for boys and men right now. So I wrote a song about it,” Stewart wrote onInstagramMonday. Some of the sarcastic lyrics in the Texas dancer and choreographer’s song include: “It’s really tough when your reputation’s on the line/ And any woman you’ve assaulted could turn up anytime/ Yeah, it sure is a scary time for guys....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Stuart Hoffman

Teyana Taylor Hilariously Hops Up the Met Gala Steps in Her Skintight Thom Browne Skirt: Watch

Photo: ESSENCE Twitter; Kevin Mazur/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Teyana Taylorhopped her way to the top. The R&B singer and style superstar didn’t exactly wear the most functional outfit to ascend the white staircase for the 2023Met Gala. Arriving at the event, Taylor came wearing a perfectly on-theme Thom Browne design that paid homage to the honoree of the night,Karl Lagerfeld, with a black and white tweed design featuring hip-baring cutouts, built-in gloves, a train, thin black veil and aviator sunglasses for a cool factor....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Douglas Salazar

Thanks to Big Brothers Big Sisters, Teen's Teacher Becomes His Rock amid 'Adversity' of Coming Out Trans

Photo: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America A New Jersey teen formed a special bond with his former 5th grade teacher, to whom he recently came out, through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Now, the organization is awarding them for the inspiring example their friendship is setting. On Thursday, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) announced that 17-year-old Lucian and his Big Sister Kathy are one of two pairs to receive the annual"Bigs and Littles of the Year" award....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 696 words · Cynthia Ramos

The 'Game of Thrones' Season 8 Premiere Echoed the First-Ever Episode: See 4 Similarities

Nostalgia is coming. Game of Thronesreturned with itsfinal season premiereon Sunday night, and the episode was filled with callbacks to the very first time we met the beloved characters. The premiere was almost parallel to the pilot, with several scenes recreated asKit Harington’s Jon Snow andEmilia Clarke‘s Daenerys Targaryen arrived Winterfell. Read on for the major ways the episodes mirror each other. HBO The Queen arrives The episode starts off with a familiar scene, as a little boy runs over the walls of Winterfell and climbs whatever he can to get a good look at the incoming procession....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 581 words · Adam Leonard

The 11 Most Memorable Stories From the Winter Olympics

Photo: Courtesy Gus Kenworthy We knew theWinter Olympicsin Sochi, Russia, were going to be a mixed bag when we watchedthe opening ceremonyand sawdazzling displaysalongside someunfortunate mishaps. Sochi Strays Find a New HomeSnowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis may not have won gold, but she still scored apretty specialsouvenir – one of Sochi’s stray dogs. And she’s not the only animal-loving athlete to bring home a something warm and furry. Silver medalist freeskier Gus KenworthyTweetedhis plans to fly a mama dog and her four pups back to the U....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 489 words · Ashley Garza