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Walt Harris, stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard.Photo: courtesy Walt Harris Blood evidence recovered in the car ofAniah Haley Blanchardshows she suffered a “life-threatening injury,” a police affidavit says. Blanchard, the stepdaughter ofUFC heavyweight fighter Walt Harris, was reported missing on October 24. She was last seen at a convenience store in Auburn, Alabama. Two days after she was reported missing, police found Blanchard’s car nearly 60 miles away in Montgomery. Evidence recovered from the vehicle led Auburn police to believe Blanchard washarmed and a victim of foul play....

Stephen Currywas once unconvincedthat humans had set foot on the moon — but online controversy, an invitation from NASA and a chat with an actual astronaut seem to have changed his mind. On theWinging Itpodcast earlier in December, the basketball player raised eyebrows when he asked, “We ever been to the moon?” Athletes Vince Carter and Kent Bazemore claimed “no” in response. “They’re going to come get us. I don’t think so either,” Curry said on the podcast....

Stephen “tWitch” Bossis being laid to rest, PEOPLE has confirmed. TheSo You Think You Can Dancestar and beloved DJ–turned–producer onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showis being memorialized at a small family funeral, a source shares. “Stephen lit up every room he stepped into.He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans,” she said....

01of 98Suit SaluteBauer-Griffin/GC ImagesSterling K. Brown waves to fans as he heads to the set ofJimmy Kimmel Live!on Monday in L.A. 01of 98 Suit Salute Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Sterling K. Brown waves to fans as he heads to the set ofJimmy Kimmel Live!on Monday in L.A. 02of 98 Radio Rendezvous Emma McIntyre/Getty 03of 98Red Carpet ConvertibleKevin Winter/GettyChristian Bale cruises to the premiere ofFord v Ferrarion Monday at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood....

Steve Bannon.Photo: Alex Wong/Getty TheJustice Department announcedtwo counts on Friday — one for refusing to sit for a deposition and another for refusing to provide the committee with relevant documents. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement that the charges reflect the principles of a Justice Department that “adheres to the rule of law, follows the facts and the law and pursues equal justice under the law.” Each count of contempt of Congress carries a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of one year in jail, as well as a fine of $100 to $1,000, the Justice Department said....

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr became emotional and called on politicians to take action as he reacted to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, in which19 childrenand two adults were killed. In a press conference before the Warriors played the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Western Conference finals, Kerr said he wouldn’t be discussing basketball, stating, “Any basketball questions don’t matter.” “Since we left shootaround, 14 children were killed 400 miles from here, and a teacher,” Kerr says in a video shared on the Warrior’s officialTwitterpage, his voice noticeably becoming shaky while he appears to hold back tears....

Store co-owner Nidal Khalil, center, goes over the previous day’s lottery ticket sales with nephew Chris Khalil, left, and son Jonathan Khalil, right, at the Midway Market & Liquor store.Photo:AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez The still-unidentified Powerball winner in Southern California this week isn’t the only person reaping the benefits of the$1.76 billion jackpot— the owners of the liquor store where the winning ticket was purchased will too....

Photo: GettyAnew studyhas found an overall rise in sudden, unexpected infant deaths between 2019 and 2020 among infants born to non-Hispanic Black families.SUID is an umbrella term that includes sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed, and ill-defined cause of death.According to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Monday in the medical journalPediatrics, the SUID rate among infants born to non-Hispanic Black families was more than twice as high as the general population, and nearly three times higher than infants born to non-Hispanic White families....

Team USA has won its seventh consecutive gold medal in women’s basketball! On Sunday at Saitama Super Arena, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi became the first Olympic basketball players, man or woman, to win five gold medals in the sport. The 12-player U.S. squad defeated Japan 90-75 and finished first in the tournament while Japan made its first appearance in an Olympic final and won silver. Bird’s fiancée Megan Rapinoe, who won bronze with USWNT, was in the stands proudly cheering on the team....

CDC headquarters in Atlanta.Photo:Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty AsThe Associated Pressnoted, the data suggests suicides are more common than they’ve been in the U.S. since World War II, with previous CDC data shared in 2018 showing the suicide rate had reached its highest level since 1941. “The Biden-Harris Administration is making unprecedented investments to transform how mental health is understood, accessed and treated as part of President Biden’s Unity Agenda....

Suni Lee.Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesSuni Leeis recounting a racist attack she recently experienced during a night out with friends.The 18-year-old Olympic gold medalist (and first-ever Hmong American Olympic gymnast) told PopSugar that the incident occurred one week before her interview, published Wednesday. At the end of a night out, Lee and her group of girlfriends, who are all Asian, had been waiting for their Uber when people in a passing car began yelling racist slurs at them....

Sunny Balwani leaving court in January 2019.Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The trial of former Theranos executiveRamesh “Sunny” Balwaniis scheduled to begin Tuesday — little more than two months after a federal juryconvictedhis ex-girlfriend, Theranos founderElizabeth Holmes, of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Balwani’s trial was previously set to commence on March 16 in California, before U.S. District Judge Edward Davila. However, a COVID-19 scare last week delayed the start of the proceedings inside San Jose’s Robert F....

Brandon Browner, a former NFL cornerback with two Super Bowl titles, was charged with attempted murder of his former girlfriend on Sunday.The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said in apress releasethat Browner, 33, is accused of breaking into an ex-girlfriend’s apartment in La Verne, California, where he allegedly chased her, dragged her and smothered her in a carpet while her two children were present.He was also said to have stolen the victim’s Rolex watch (worth approximately $20,000, according to La Verne police) before fleeing the scene, but he was arrested hours later....