Lauren Elizabeth Tousa Cook and children, Benjamin Cook, Hannah Cook, and Elijah Cook.Photo:Office of the Sheriff, Franklin County, Va Office of the Sheriff, Franklin County, Va A mother and her three children are considered missing persons, according to Virginia authorities, but the woman’s husband said they aren’t missing and that he has “no reason” to be concerned for their safety. In an updated news release on Tuesday, theFranklin County Sheriff’s Officesaid that Lauren Elizabeth Tousa Cook, 30, and her three children – Benjamin Cook, 7, Hannah Cook 5, and Elijah Cook, 2 – were last seen on Sept....

Photo: Ke’Asia Adkins/Facebook The search is over for a missing high school cheerleader after her remains were discovered Thursday morning in the woods behind her home. Ke’Asia Adkins, 17, was last seen on Monday, leaving her home in Dinwiddle. Her body was found during an early morning ground search. A 21-year-old man is in custody, charged with abduction. An autopsy is being performed on the Dinwiddie High School varsity cheerleader to determine a cause of death....

Val Chmerkovskiy and Jenna Johnson.Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Val ChmerkovskiyandJenna Johnsonare getting candid about one of the low points in their journey to parenthood. In an interview withGood Morning AmericaThursday, theDancing With the Starspros revealed that prior towelcoming son Romein January, the two experienced a pregnancy loss. Johnson, 28, recounted what happened when she miscarried. “We were in Dallas for a show, and while we were practicing, we did something, and I just turned to him....

Vanessa Hudgens 2023 halloween costume.Photo:vanessa hudgens/instagram vanessa hudgens/instagram Vanessa Hudgenshas done it again! The actress, who always goes all-out for Halloween, dressed up for the holiday this year in a classic costume, sporting the look of the Wicked Witch of the West. On Tuesday, theself-proclaimed queenofHalloween, 34, posed in front of a mirror in her green and black look showing off herWizard of Ozhomage. Vanessa Hudgens 2023 halloween costume.vanessa hudgens/instagram...

Photo: Michael Putland/Getty Vangelis, the Greek composer known for his music used inChariots of FireandBlade Runner, has died. He was 79. The Academy Award winner died Tuesday at a hospital in France, where he was being treated for COVID-19, a law firm representing Vangelis told Greek newspaperOT. A rep for Vangelis did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou on March 29, 1943, in Agria, Greece and raised in Athens, he was a self-taught musician from an early age....

Photo: Vanna White/Twitter Vanna Whitemay be used to turning heads as the co-host ofWheel of Fortune, but it’s her son who is stealing the spotlight in her latest social media post.White shared a photo of herself with her son Nikko Santo Pietro during a nature walk over the weekend.“Hanging with my boy!!! #inthecountry #love,” White captioned the smiling selfie.Naturally, it didn’t take long for fans to notice the handsome 24-year-old....

Growing up in Central Falls, Rhode Island,Viola Davisalways knew she and her five siblings had very little. TheHow to Get Away With Murderstar “realized we were poor,” she tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s cover story. “But I was making my way through it. You either hope or you don’t. And it was hope and dreams that made me put my feet on the floor every morning and just approach every day with a sense of enthusiasm....

The Grand Canyon.Photo:RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images A Virginia man has died after attempting to hike from the South Rim to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in a single day, according to the National Park Service. NPS search and rescue personnel responded to the scene on the North Kaibab Trail on Saturday after receiving an emergency call about “a hiker in distress,” according to anews releasefrom the agency....

Photo: Jasmine Pender In 2012 Tanya Weaver learned a disturbing fact: The town of Portsmouth, Virginia, where she was working for the Virginia Department of Health, had the second-highest number of Black women over the age of 40 dying frombreast cancer. “I wanted to know why this was,” says Weaver, 54. “So I started asking questions.” After conducting a small survey asking about women’s familiarity with breast cancer prevention, she saw that the zip codes where women had access to the least information had the highest number of deaths related to breast cancer....

Photo: Katherine Wolkoff Rising country starWalker Hayesand his wife Laney rejoiced last fall when they discovered that they wereexpecting their seventh child. Their lives already revolved around their six kids, ages 3 to 12, and the whole family was excited for the new arrival in late spring. As he let the unbearable words sink in, all he could think about was Laney. " ‘What do I do?’ " Hayes, 38, recalls of his thoughts in a candid interview with PEOPLE for this week’s issue....

A bench warrant has been issued forTyga‘s arrest after the rapper reportedly failed to appear in court. The court documents state that Tyga was served an order to appear, but since he did not, the judge issued a warrant, TMZ reports. In addition, the judge has set his bail at $250,000. That same year, Riekena was awarded about $235,000, however, with interest that amount increased to roughly $250,000 in 2017....

The male companion who sparkedMiranda Lambert’ssalad-dumping dramareportedlyidentified himselfas a cop — meaning signs seem to point to the fact that it was her new husband Brendan McLoughlin. The “Vice” singer, 35, made news last week for reportedly dumping a salad on a woman whose husband had argued with Lambert’s friend in the men’s restroom. The country star was dining at the Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill with her mother and the man Feb....

Sen. Jeff Wilson editorial photos, Jan. 5, 2021; Hong Kong Airport.Photo:Senate Republican Caucus; Getty Images Senate Republican Caucus; Getty Images A Washington state Senator has been acquitted after he was arrested at Hong Kong International Airport last week for having a pistol in his carry-on luggage. On Monday, a Hong Kong court acquitted state Sen. Jeff Wilson of an unregistered firearm possession charge.The South China Morning Postreports that Wilson was granted a conditional discharge that will stand so long as he commits no further firearms offenses in Hong Kong over the next two years....