Photo: Mark Erickson/Getty Images The 5-year-old boy who suffered severe injuries after he was allegedlythrown from a third-floor balconyat the Mall of America is showing signs of recovery, according to a family friend. The boy’s latest test results have been positive, though he remains in intensive care after he endured massive head trauma and multiple broken bones in his arms and legs, Noah Hanneman, who launched aGoFundMepage in support of the family, wrote....

Photo: Mohssen Assanimoghaddam/picture alliance via GettyFifty-five passengers and crew aboard Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19, the company confirmed.Due to the outbreak, Odyssey of the Seas will no longer stop in Curacao and Aruba as previously planned,The Washington Postreports.The change in schedule comes just days after the ship departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Dec. 18 for an 8-day planned cruise, according toNBC News....

From Top left: Brett McAlpin, Hunter Elward, Daniel Opdyke, Jeffrey Middleton, Christian Dedmon, Joshua Hartfield.Photo:AP Photo AP Photo Six White former Mississippi police officers pleaded guilty Monday after breaking into a home in which two Black men were living and torturing them while hurling racial slurs. Christian Dedmon, Hunter Elward, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton and Daniel Opdyke, all formerly of the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office, as well as ex- Richland Police Department officer Joshua Hartfield, each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice against Michael Jenkins, 32, and 35-year-old Eddie Parker....

Photo: Getty A woman in Singapore had a 61 lb. tumor removed from her uterus after she finally visited the hospital because the weight of the growth had made her bedridden,according to a new report of the case. The tumor,according toLive Science, qualified as “giant” in medical terms because it was larger than 25 lbs. The OB-GYN who treated the woman, Dr. Poh Ting Lim, told the outlet that the mass was 26 inches across at its widest point....

Noasis performing at Penn Fest at The Big Park on July 19, 2019 in Buckinghamshire, England.Photo: Jim Dyson/Getty Dozens of people and an Oasis cover band have made the most of bad weather that’s left them stuck insideGreat Britain’s highest altitude pub, the Tan Hill Inn, for three days. The group woke up Saturday morning to three feet of snow, which had approached the height of the pub’s windows, according to theBBC....

Photo: GoFundMe The boy’s mother also sustained serious injuries in the incident, which took place on Saturday evening in Fort Hall, the Shosone-Bannock Tribesconfirmed in a statementMonday. Shosone-Bannock Tribes added that all four dogs involved in the incident had since been put down. Fort Hall is a census-designated place that lies on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. The family lives in an RV on the property of another family’s home, to whom the four dogs belonged....

Photo: ERIK S LESSER/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockIn an unprecedented outcome, eight spellers tied to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee late Thursday night.After 17 rounds of competition, Jacques Bailly, the event’s announcer, said that the competition would end after 20 rounds, and anyone who spelled three more words correctly would be crowned co-champions.“We’re throwing the dictionary at you, and you’re showing the dictionary who’s boss,” Bailly said to the competitors, according toTimeMagazine.“We are now in uncharted territory,” he continued....

Way Bandy has graduated from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USF) nearly 50 years after he was last in school.The grandfather of eight, 81, earned his bachelor’s degree on Dec. 15, when he walked across the graduation stage to receive his diploma. His wife Nancy and youngest son Kyle were cheering for him in the audience.The ceremony came after a longtime promise to his mother, who died in 2003....

Nine people were killed in a mass shooting on the streets of a popular nightlife area of Dayton, Ohio, early Sunday morning, marking the second mass shooting in the United States in less than 24 hours, police announced. Dayton police said on Twitterthat the shooter was also killed and 27 other people were injured. Officers in the immediate vicinity “neutralized the shooter in less than a minute,” police said on Twitter....

Nearly a decade before this week’s tragic deaths ofJimmie Johnson’s three in-laws, the NASCAR driver’s family experienced another tragedy when his brother-in-law Jordan died in a skydiving accident. Jordan Janway, 27, was killed in San Diego in early 2014 when he collided with another skydiver in midair and was knocked unconscious, unable to open his parachute. Janway, the brother of Johnson’s wife Chandra Janway, was a skydiving instructor who had done more than 1,000 jumps throughout his career, NBC San Diegoreportedat the time....

After90 Day: The Last Resort’sAsuelu Pulaatreated his wifeKalani Faagatato a lap dance inlast week’s episode, there seemed potential for the couple to find their way back to each other despite Asuelu’shistory of cheating. But an emotional therapy session on Monday’s episode reveals they still have much more work to do.In PEOPLE’s exclusive sneak peek at the next installment ofThe Last Resort, the married couple unpack Asuelu’s serial infidelity, which Kalani kept from her family....

01of 10Oprah WinfreyGetty ImagesWinfrey’s influence on American culture cannot be disputed. From hosting one of thehighest rated talk showsfor over 20 seasons toreceiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the history-making entrepreneur andphilanthropisthas inspired countless lives, including some of Hollywood’s most successful stars.In a speechfor Winfrey’s 50th birthday,John Travoltatold the star, “You represent the best of our country and what’s possible in our country. But, more importantly, you are a citizen of the world, and you are a hero to mankind....

Prince Williamand Kate Middleton each penned handwritten notes forQueen Elizabeth II, included among the wreaths on her coffin seen during the committal service at St. George’s Chapel on Monday. Two note cards with the monograms of William, 40, and Kate, 40, were tucked amid family wreaths lining the aisle of the chapel. King Charles III, 73, alsowrote a note to his mother, which was nestled within theflower wreathon top of her coffin....