Omarosa Claims Donald Trump Mocked Harriet Tubman's Looks: 'That Face on the $20 Bill?'

Photo: REX/Shutterstock; UIG/Getty Images Donald Trump‘s cuttinginsults about women’s appearanceareextensive and well-documentedbutOmarosa Manigault Newmanmanaged to dig up an untold alleged affront for her new tell-all book,Unhinged, out Tuesday. Manigault Newman claims that Trump questioned Harriet Tubman’s appearance after the then-White House aide approached him about an Obama-era initiative to put the famous escaped slave and abolitionist on the $20 bill, replacing Andrew Jackson. Manigault Newman says she wrote a decision memo about the matter and brought it to Trump....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Gary Holmes

One of Two Black Boxes Found from China Eastern Airlines Plane Crash But It's 'Severely Damaged'

China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737.Photo: Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images One of two black boxes from theChina Eastern Airlines flight that tragically crashedin the mountains of southern China on Monday has been found. “So the investigation team on the front-line is still ascertaining whether it is the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder,” Mao explained. The Boeing 737-800 had 132 people aboard, including 123 passengers and nine crew members....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Emily Lawrence

One Ukrainian Family Relied on the Kindness of American Strangers amid the War

Ukraine refugees Poland.Photo: Omar Marques/Getty As the bloodyconflict between Russia and Ukrainecontinues, some Ukrainians are finding solace in an unlikely place: in the homes of strangers. AsNPR reported on Thursday, Eka Koliubaieva and her two daughters are among those who have found safe haven in the U.S. For the Koliubaieva family, “home,” for now, is in the Washington, D.C., suburbs where the trio is staying with Susan Thompson-Gaines and David Gaines....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 545 words · Alexander Simpson

Oprah Winfrey Pulls Out as Producer of Russell Simmons #MeToo Documentary

Oprah Winfreyhas pulled back from her plannedRussell Simmons#MeToo documentary. The media mogul, 65, was set to be an executive producer on the untitled film, which is slated for a Sundance Film Festival premiere later this month. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images They continued, “The #MeToo experiences of Black women deserve to be heard, especially against powerful men, so we will continue with our plans to bring the film to The Sundance Film Festival....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 590 words · Kenneth Mora

Oprah Winfrey Throws a Surprise 'O, That's Good' Pizza Party and Donates $500,000 to Newark High School

Oprah Winfreyknows how to throw a meanpizza party. The media mogul surprised a group of students at West Side High School in Newark on Friday night with dozens of pizza pies, and then proceeded to donate $500,000 to their Light’s On after-school program. With the Light’s On program, on a typical Friday night, Principal Cook and his family personally cook dinner for the program’s 300 students each week. But this past Friday, Winfrey gave them a night off, and hosted the party with her line of“O, That’s Good” frozen pizzaswith Kraft Heinz....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Christine Strong

Oprah's Late Mother Reunited with Daughter Decades After Secretly Placing Her for Adoption

In October 2010,Oprah Winfreylearned a massive secret about her family tree: She had a half-sister named Patricia whom she had never known about. Leegave birth to Patriciain Milwaukee in 1963 andgave her up for adoption. Winfrey was living with her father in Tennessee at the time. Winfrey and Patricia’s mother Vernita Leedied on Thanksgivingin Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at age 83. Oprah Winfrey with her mom Vernita Lee and sister Patricia.OWN Communications...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Charles Thompson

Oral Sex Is a Leading Factor in the Throat Cancer 'Epidemic' in the United States, Doctor Says

Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto Oral sex may be the biggest factor in the rise of throat cancer in the United States. Dr. Hisham Mehanna — a professor at the Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences at the University of Birmingham — said that there has been a “rapid increase” in oropharyngeal cancer, a type of throat cancer, in the past two decades, calling it an “epidemic” in both the U.S. and U....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Kenneth Wilkinson

Oregon School 'Horrified' After Staff Member Wore Blackface in Apparent Vaccine Mandate Protest

Mabel Rush Elementary School.Photo: Google Maps An Oregon school district is speaking out after one of its staffers reported for work in blackface, allegedly in protest of the state-wideCOVID-19vaccine mandate. Newberg Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Joe Morelock, addressed the incidentin a statement on their website, calling the staffer’s actions “dehumanizing and deeply disturbing.” “Last Friday, one of our employees reported for work in Blackface,” the statement read, in part. “The administration of Newberg Public Schools condemns all expressions of racism… Blackface has no place in our schools, and we are committed to the work of created spaces where every student belongs as we move forward together in our mission of educating students....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Martin Ferguson

Over 40 Koalas Presumed Dead in Australian Plantation 'Koala Massacre': 'I Am Absolutely Angry'

A “koala massacre” at a gum tree plantation in Victoria, Australia is estimated to have killed upwards of 40 animals after nearly 10 kilometers of trees were bulldozed around the property. According toThe Guardian,trees in the blue gum plantation near Cape Bridgewater were “bulldozed into piles” killings dozens of animals and “devastating” the Victorian population. While investigators reported the deaths of 40 koalas, the state’s conservation regulator is continuing to dig through “about 10 kilometers of felled timber” to assess the complete situation....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Chris Guerrero

Pa. Father Saves Lives of Pregnant Daughter, Unborn Twins by Shielding Her From Gunfire on Her Wedding Night

A Pennsylvania man is in critical condition after shielding his pregnant daughter from a hail of bullets intended for her on the night of her wedding, PEOPLE confirms.Last Sunday afternoon, the daughter of Frederick Waring, 74, got married in a ceremony at a Philadelphia mosque. The 23-year-old bride posted a “just married” photo on Facebook.Philadelphia police Lt. John Walker tells PEOPLE that in response to the photo, her new husband’s ex-wife wrote, “He deserves you....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 875 words · Laura Benjamin

Padma Lakshmi Marks End of Pomegranate Season with Her 'Most Favorite Snack' in ASMR Video

Photo: Padma Lakshmi/Instagram You might want to turn up the volume onPadma Lakshmi’s latest Instagram video. TheTop Chefhost, 51, posted anASMR videoto social media on Friday to show how to create a pomegranate toast before the fruit goes out of season. “Hi everyone! We are doing mukbang with my most favorite snack,” she whispered as she slathered the bread with peanut butter. “It’s pomegranate toast. I got this bread from Daily Provisions....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Madeline Shah

Pain Doctor Convicted of Sexually Abusing Patients Dies by Suicide in Jail

Dr. Ricardo Cruciani.Photo: Matt Rourke/AP Photo New York City Police Department sources tell PEOPLE that 68-year-oldDr. Ricardo Crucianiwas found dead at about 6 a.m. Monday in the shower area of the Eric M. Taylor Center on Rikers Island. The sources confirm that Cruciani hung himself. On July 29, after a monthlong trial, Cruciani was found guilty on 12 counts of predatory sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape and other crimes....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 284 words · Desiree Martinez

Palace Will Update Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's Titles on Royal Family Website

Meghan MarkleandPrince Harry’s two children are getting an update on the royal family’s website. PEOPLE understands that the palace will update the royal family’sofficial websiteto reflect Prince Archie Harrison andPrincess Lilibet Diana’s titles in due course. They currently are styled as “Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor” and “Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.” “The children’s titles have been a birthright since their grandfather became monarch,” a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex told PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Daniel Moreno