Workers load up mortuary trucks in El Paso, Texas.Photo: Mario Tama/GettyTexas has requested fivemortuary trucksfrom the federal government as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge in the state,NBC News reported.State officials are expectingan influx of dead bodiesthat would overwhelm their current mortuary system, Department of State Health Services spokesperson Doug Loveday told the outlet.“We are anticipating a need within the state of Texas for these trailers as COVID cases and hospitalizations continue to increase,” he said....

Students at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas staged a walk-out protest on Wednesday in response to the removal of a number of LGBTQ safe space stickers. “There’s a lot of hurt, confusion and fear from students who feel like the administration has a problem with them for being LGBTQ+,” Rachel Stonecipher, one of the sponsors of the club, told the outlet. “I was a little scared too because I’m the only openly, very obviously gay teacher, lesbian teacher,” the teacher said in a separate interview withCBS11....

AsThandie Newtongears up forSolo: A Star Wars Story‘s release, her daughter Nico Parker is preparing to make her acting debut in Disney’s live-actionDumbonext year.“She’s one of the leads inDumbo,” Newton, 45, said during her Wednesday appearance on Britain’sThis Morning. “She was 12-years-old when she made the film.”Want to keep up on the latest from PEOPLE?Sign up for our daily newsletterto get our best stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox....

Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicThandiwe Newton has graced our screens for the better part of three decades.Now, the Emmy Award winner, 48, iscorrecting everyone on her name, after she was credited as “Thandie” in her first role and, subsequently, every role since. Going forward, she’ll be credited with the correct spelling of her name, which means “beloved” in Shona.“That’s my name,” she toldBritish Voguein her May 2021 cover interview. “It’s always been my name....

They ‘meet’ again! It’s been 26 years since the cast ofBoy Meets Worldfirst captured our hearts on the hit ABC series, which ran from 1993 to 2000. While the beloved show may have ended, its stars continue to fill us with ’90s nostalgia as they reunite in the real world for Comic-Con, weddings and trips to… Home Depot? For a few glorious years, they even satisfied fans’ fervent desire for a reboot with Girl Meets World, which ran from 2014 to 2017 and followed the life of Cory (Ben Savage) and Topanga’s (Danielle Fishel) daughter, Riley....

01of 22THEREAL HOUSEWIVES OF D.C.Adam Olszweski/BravoCat Ommanney, Stacie Scott Turner, Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian and Michaele Salahi were the first and only cast members onRHODC, the fifth installment in theReal Housewivesfranchise that was cancelled after its debut season in 2010. For that, you can thank Michaele and her then-husband Tareq Salahi, who gained national attention when they attended a White House state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as uninvited guests....

Photo: 305pics/GC Images Andrew “Drew” Taggartis sparking new romance rumors! The Chainsmokers musician, 33, was spotted sharing some PDA with model Marianne Fonseca in Miami over the weekend. Fonseca wore a short golden dress with a sweetheart neckline, orange strappy heels and a black leather handbag and golden bracelets and earrings. She wore her hair up in a sleek half-up half-down hairstyle for the outing. 305pics/GC Images The two appeared to be in high spirits as they were photographed smiling and laughing as they moved through a sea of photographers....

Meg Bellamy and Ed McVey are stepping into the spotlight asKate MiddletonandPrince William. On Sunday, the young actors attended the season 6, part 1 premiere ofThe Crownat Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. Bellamy and McVey hit the blue carpet with castmates Elizabeth Debicki, Khalid Abdalla, Jonathan Pryce, Luther Ford, Rufus Kampa and Fflyn Edwards four days after theSAG-AFTRA strikecame to a close through a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers....

Peter Morgan photographed in London on Nov. 8, 2022.Photo:Daniel LEAL / AFP via Getty Daniel LEAL / AFP via Getty The ending ofThe Crownmay have been different ifQueen Elizabethhadn’t died in 2022, according to its creator. Peter Morgan, the mind behindThe Crown, explained toVarietyin a new interview that he was compelled to change direction with the hit television show as a result of the Queen’s death. “We’d all been through the experience of the funeral,” he told the publication....

The Crown star Elizabeth Debicki is on the cover of this week’s ‘Radio Times’; ‘Vogue’ Magazine December 1991 - Princess Diana.Photo:Radio Times; Patrick Demarchelier/Vogue Magazine Radio Times; Patrick Demarchelier/Vogue Magazine Elizabeth Debickiis honoringPrincess Dianain her latest cover shoot. The Crownstar, 33, recreated Diana’s iconic 1991Voguecover for the new issue ofRadio Timesahead of the upcoming sixth season — in which she plays the late princess — premiering on Netflix on Nov....

01of 20 Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts Emma McIntyre/Getty 02of 20Josh Brolin and Kathryn Boyd BrolinMike Coppola/GettyTheDuneactor wanted all eyes onwife Kathrynwhile they smiled for the cameras. The Brolins were in great spirits, asDuneis up for the biggest prize of the night: Best Picture. 02of 20 Josh Brolin and Kathryn Boyd Brolin Mike Coppola/Getty TheDuneactor wanted all eyes onwife Kathrynwhile they smiled for the cameras. The Brolins were in great spirits, asDuneis up for the biggest prize of the night: Best Picture....

Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty; Mike Ehrmann/Getty Football finally returns on Thursday with a game between two of the league’s premier quarterbacks. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Super Bowl LV champions, will take on the Dallas Cowboys at Raymond James Stadium in Florida on Thursday night. Buccaneers quarterbackTom Bradywill officially begin his 22nd season in the NFL when he steps onto the field, while Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will make his long-awaited return after being sidelined since sufferinga gruesome ankle injuryin Oct....

Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty TheJonas Brothersare givingWazeusers the wings they need to fly (and drive!) away with their latest collab. On Wednesday, the navigation company announced thatKevin,NickandJoewill be their next celebrity driving instructors through the new “Drive with Jonas Brothers” experience. Available now, the brothers' voice instructions, some of which can be heard in the Instagram video below, will leave fans entertained on their daily commutes through witty directions and tour life anecdotes....