Coco Gauff on Chasing Her First Grand Slam Title at the US Open: 'The Goal Is to Win' (Exclusive)

Coco Gauff.Photo:Robert Prange/Getty Robert Prange/Getty Coco Gauffstill laughs at the idea that she’s a famous athlete.“It’s still very shocking,” the 19-year-old tells PEOPLE. “I’m very shy.”Even though she’s still a teenager, Gauff has spent the last half-decade adjusting to her celebrity — something that first began to sink in when she started meeting her own tennis heroes, like Roger Federer and Serena and Venus Williams, at professional tournaments when she was 15....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 823 words · Jamie Bush

Coco Gauff Talks Viral Dancing Video from 2012 US Open, Says She'd Tell Younger Self: 'Don't Lose The Dream'

Coco Gauff.Photo:Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images After winning the US Open on Saturday,Coco Gauffsmiled as she recalled a viral video that shows her as an 8-year-old dancing in the stands of Arthur Ashe Stadium.Gauff, now 19,captured her first Grand Slam title with her US Open win, completing a childhood dream she now says she maybe once thought was an impossible achievement. After the tournament, the American tennis star was asked what she’d tell her younger self if she saw her today....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · William Johnson

Cole Swindell to Release Live Version of 'Dad's Old Number' — Listen to an Exclusive Clip

Cole Swindellis releasing a live version of his song“Dad’s Old Number”— and PEOPLE has an exclusive audio clip of the intimate track, taped at Joe’s Bar in Chicago. Swindell, 35, recorded the song in honor of his late father William, who died suddenly in 2013 after a truck he was working on fell on him. He was 65. “Each of the songs on myAll of Italbum are special to me but ‘Dad’s Old Number’, in particular, just hits me because I live the lines in this song every single day,” Swindell tells PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Michelle Smith

College Consultant Stabbed to Death in Car on Cal State Fullerton Campus as Police Hunts for Leads

Photo: Fullerton, Calif., PolicePolice are searching for a suspect accused of fatally stabbing a Cal State Fullerton consultant in a campus parking lot Monday.Police say investigators found the suspect’s backpack underneath Steven Shek Keung Chan’s vehicle, containing zip ties, wigs and other disguise materials “consistent with a kidnapping attempt or plot.”“It would indicate it was a kidnapping kit,” Fullerton police Lt. Jon Radus tells PEOPLE about the materials found. “We believe there is a possibility that was part of the original plan....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1541 words · Pamela Brown

Collin Gosselin Focuses on 'Gratitude' and Calls Sextuplet Sister Hannah His 'Number 1' in Graduation Post

Photo:Collin Gosselin/Instagram Collin Gosselin/Instagram Collin Gosselinis looking back on his high school years with immense appreciation. “Better late than never! Graduation ✅ I wasn’t totally sold on the idea of making a graduation post, as most students graduate, therefore making it not such a big deal,” he began. “So I decided to anchor this post more towards gratitude for mentors, friends, and of course family.” Though Jon is estranged from many of his children, Collin outlined the great guidance that his dad has shown in their years of living together....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Jennifer Davis

Colorado Dad Who Pleaded for Help on TV Details Family's Long Escape Out of Afghanistan

Haroon Zarify (right) with his daughter Hura.Photo: courtesy Haroon Zarify Haroon Zarify, a Denver transportation coordinator, and his wife, Farhat, quit their jobs and flew with their two young daughters to Afghanistan in June — around the time that the Biden administration was warning Americans there to leave. Zarify, 29, says he knew Taliban fighters weregaining control of smaller cities, often meeting little resistance, and he knew what it meant if they took control of the entire country, as in fact they soon did....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1452 words · Dale Chambers

Comedian Andy Dick Pleads Not Guilty After Allegedly Groping an Uber Driver

Photo: Greg Doherty/Getty Images Andy Dickpleaded not guilty in court after being accused of groping an Uber driver last year, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney. Dick is facing up to 180 days in jail if convicted. His attorney did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. The Uber driver who accused Dick claimed the comedian had reached over and grabbed his genitals during a car ride using the rideshare service, according toTMZ....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Mark Gray

Common Recalls the Pain of Break Up with Erykah Badu: 'It Was Hard to Eat'

Photo: M. Caulfield/WireImageCommonis no stranger to having his heart broken.On the heels of his revealing new memoirLet Love Have the Last Word, the rapper, actor and activist, 47, opens up to PEOPLE in this week’s issue, delving into his many romantic ups and downs—and what he’s learned from them.“Some of the hardest work I’ve done on myself has been after breakups,” says the star. In the early ’00s he famously dated neo-soul singerErykah Badu, whom he teamed with on hit singles “The Light” and “Love of My Life....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1088 words · Clifford Ramirez

Company Offers $1,300 to Brave Movie Fan Willing to Watch 13 Horror Films This Halloween

Saw.Photo: Evolution/Saw Prods Inc/Kobal/Shutterstock Calling all horror movie buffs! One company is asking a brave cinephile to watch “13 of the scariest movies ever made” this Halloween in order to determine if a film’s budget impacts its fear factor. Financebuzz, a financial independence website, is searching for someone to be a “horror movie heart rate analyst.” The gig, which pays $1,300, requires the analyst to wear a FitBit to monitor their heart rate while watching 13 horror movies, from blockbusters to indie projects....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Joshua Reeves

Conan O'Brien Smokes a Joint with Seth Rogen on Live TV During Final Week of His TBS Talk Show

Conan O’Brienis letting loose! On Tuesday evening, the 58-year-old late-night comediansmoked a jointwithSeth Rogenduring one of thefinal episodesof his TBS series,Conan. The moment began after O’Brien told Rogen, 39, that he appears to be “a guy who’s relaxed, centered, like you know who you are,” before he then explained to the actor that he is about to have a lot of free time before he moves over to HBO Max once his current series ends....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Jillian Tucker

Connecticut 'Witches' Could Be Exonerated 375 Years After Going on Trial

Photo: Jessica Hill/AP Photo Innocent “witches” slain in Connecticut nearly 400 years ago may be about to have their names cleared. Jessica Hill/AP Photo Now, over 375 years later, local historians and descendants of the Connecticut witches and their accusers hope lawmakers will finally deliver them all a posthumous exoneration. “They’re talking about how this has followed their families from generation to generation and that they would love for someone just to say, ‘Hey, this was wrong,'” Rep....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 481 words · Sylvia Singleton

Conor McGregor Denies Assaulting Woman Last Summer During Birthday Celebrations on His Yacht

Conor McGregor.Photo: Stuart Wilson/BFC/Getty Images Conor McGregoris denying allegations that he assaulted a woman while they were aboard a yacht last July in Ibiza. According to Spanish newspaperUltima Hora, a judge is now taking a second look at a case in which an Irish woman has alleged that the 34-year-old MMA pro punched and threatened to drown her while they were celebrating his birthday on the boat. The woman initially accused another man of the assault butnew details about the alleged incidenthave prompted the judge to reopen the case....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Jessica Smith

Cop's Wife Dies Less Than 2 Weeks After Welcoming Daughter: 'No Replacing Her,' Says Husband

Jesse Lee, Brianna Lee and son.Photo: GoFundMe A Georgia community is coming together following the tragic death of a beloved mother of two and wife of a Canton police officer. “Brianna Lee leaves behind her husband and their two beautiful children. William Lee is their first born,” reads a message on aGoFundMepage that was set up on behalf of their family. “[He] is the cutest kid you’ll ever meet.”...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 384 words · Katherine Middleton