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Photo: GettyThere is no scientific link between vaccines and autism, according to the Centers for Disease Control.A federal judge in New York has ruled not to lift a ban which would have allowed 40 unvaccinated children to return to school, where they have been barred for months amid a county-wide measles outbreak.The Rockland County health commissioner said in December that unvaccinated students at any school in the county with less than a 95 percent vaccination rate must stay home until the outbreak’s end, according toRockland/Westchester Journal News....

Photo: Google MapsA New York woman has been arrested after allegedly calling 911 and asking a dispatcher how she could kill her boyfriend.Zelda Cotton, 54, was charged with endangering the welfare of an elderly person and misdemeanor criminal possession of a weapon/with intent to use.“It is a little different,” City of Tonawanda Police Department Captain Fredric Foels tells PEOPLE. “It isn’t your run-of-the-mill 911 call.”According to Foels, Cotton called 911 on Saturday night and began ranting to a dispatcher about her 76-year-old boyfriend....

Photo: Courtesy Magdalena Czarnecka and Michael Wangrat/NomadExplorersMagdalena Czarnecka and Michael Wangrat, of Poland, had just embarked on their year-long honeymoon adventure last month when tragedy struck.On May 20, Czarnecka, 29, and her cousin, Marek Paleski, were exploring Denali National Park and Preserve when they fell about 1,000 feet from a steep ridge, according to theAnchorage Daily News. She survived inwhat Wangrat called “miracle,”but suffered several injuries as a result of the fall....

Photo: Mike Avery/Facebook While speaking toNBC Nightly Newsin an interview Thursday, Avery, 50, said he has struggled to come to terms with the abuse that he experienced as a student-athlete from 1988-1991. “I’ve got a story that I’ve been carrying with me for three decades,” he told the outlet. “It’s something I won’t forget.” During his sophomore year of college, Avery says that Strauss performed a groin examination on him that immediately felt wrong....

John Madden, legendary football coach and sports broadcaster, has died. He was 85. Madden died “unexpectedly” on Tuesday morning, the National Football Leagueannounced. His cause of death was not immediately available. “On behalf of the entire NFL family, we extend our condolences to Virginia, Mike, Joe and their families,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “We all know him as the Hall of Fame coach of the Oakland Raiders and broadcaster who worked for every major network, but more than anything, he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather....

Photo: Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty The NHL hastemporarily postponedcross-border games through Dec. 23 and has also shut down six teams as COVID-19 continues to spread across the league. The National Hockey League announced the move to halt games between the United States and Canada in a joint statement with the NHLPA on Sunday, citing “concern about cross-border travel” and “the fluid nature of federal travel restrictions.” Beginning Monday, all games involving a Canadian-based team playing a U....

Niall Horanmight just be the best tour guide in Ireland.The singer, 29, breaks down what to do — and what to avoid — when traveling to his home turf in a new interview with Condé Nast Traveler this week.“Some things you should avoid doing if you’re a tourist in Ireland,” he begins in a segment called “Pub Etiquette” that features some annoying habits he has seemingly encountered a few times himself....

Meetingherfamily! Weeks afterPriyanka ChopraaccompaniedNick Jonasto his cousin’s wedding, the new couple are currently vacationing in India so the singer, 25, can meet the actress’s mother Madhu, PEOPLE confirms exclusively. The trio went to dinner together Friday evening. “They’re very happy,” says a source close to the couple. “It’s getting serious.” Reps for Jonas and Chopra, 35, were not immediately available for comment. Splash Jonas later shared a video of Chopra laughing and smiling to his Instagram Story, captioning it, “Her” with a heart eyes emoji....

Photo: Nick Young/Instagram Nick Youngput a ring on it! The NBA player spentChristmaswith his three children — son Nick Jr., 7, daughterNavi, 3, and sonNyce Amaru, 6 months — and their mother, Keonna Green, whom he now can call his fiancée, thanks to a special gift he presented her with on Wednesday morning. Involving their children in the surprise gesture, a smiling Young (who is oft nicknamed Swaggy) is seen walking to his older son after Green, 29, said yes, telling Nick Jr....

Nicki Minaj in New York City in May 2022.Photo:Kevin Mazur/MG22/Getty Kevin Mazur/MG22/Getty Nicki Minajis about to have a very special birthday. The Queen of Rap, 40, announced in anInstagram Liveon Tuesday that the release date for her upcoming fifth studio albumPink Friday 2has been shifted from Nov. 17 to her birthday on Dec. 8. The rapper opened up about why she made the decision to push the release a second time and expressed just how “proud” of the project she is....

Nicolas Cageis grappling with a whole new side of fame inDream Scenario. A24released the trailerfor the company’s upcoming surreal comedy on Tuesday, introducing Cage’s lead character Paul Matthews, a college professor and “hapless family man” who “finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams.” “But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom,” the official synopsis adds....

Photo: Emma McIntyre/FilmMagic It’s only getting better forNicolas Cage. At 58, the actor tells PEOPLE he feels he’s doing some of his “best work” with performances that rival the Oscar winner’s earliest career highs. In his new filmThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, out Friday, Cageplays a fictionalized version of himself, one who’s constantly seeking the next big role to put himself back on the map. Throughout the comedy, Cage contends with a younger version of himself: So, what would he tell his real-life early-career self if he could?...

Nicole KidmanandJavier Bardemare going all-in for their latest film roles. Last week, the actors were photographed in Los Angeles on the set of the upcoming Aaron Sorkin-directed filmBeing the Ricardos, which follows late comedy icon Lucille Ball (Kidman) and her husband Desi Arnaz (Bardem). Both stars kept things lighthearted as they shared a laugh with one another while standing beside a vintage green car. Javier Bardem and Nicole Kidman.BACKGRID Being the Ricardosfocuses on Ball’s life with Arnaz, whom she married in 1940 and split from in 1960....