Alyson Cranick.Photo:Connecticut State Police Connecticut State Police A former Connecticut school employee was arrested after authorities allege she repeatedly sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy last summer. A relative of the victim reported the allegations to Connecticut State Police in September after the boy told them he had “been in a sexual relationship” with Cranick during July and August 2022, the warrant states. During an interview with state police, the victim said the two had been communicating on iMessage and Snapchat before eventually moving to Discord, after Cranick learned his other accounts were being monitored....

Dinosaurs with the asteroid.Photo: Getty Scientists are piecing together remnants of the day the extinction of the dinosaurs began. According toThe New York Times, scientists studying a site in North Dakota believe they have discovered pieces of an asteroid that slammed into Earth about 66 million years ago off the Yucatán Peninsula. It’s believed the object caused widespread destruction and led to the eventual extinction of the dinosaurs, which paved the way for mammals to rule the planet....

Drama betweenScooter BraunandTaylor Swifterupted on Sundayafter the singer accused the manager of bullying her following his purchase of her former label Big Machine for a reported $300 million. While Braun, 38, hasn’t responded publicly to the Grammy winner, 29, a source close to the situation confirms he privately reached out to Swift on Monday to discuss the situation. Reps for Braun and Swift declined to comment. After news broke on Sunday of Braun’s purchase of Big Machine Label — andessentially Swift’s music catalog— the superstar posted a scathing note on her Tumblr account, saying she “learned about Scooter Braun’s purchase of my masters as it was announced to the world....

This must be love! Katharine McPheeandDavid Fosterrang in his 69th birthday in style on Thursday with a day full of fun activities and plenty of PDA to go along with it. The pair first stepped out for a lunch date to celebrate the occasion, before heading attending the annual star-studdedFriends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF)Western Region Gala in Beverly Hills in the evening, which raised $60 million to support the brave men and women of the IDF....

Sean Penn.Photo: JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via GettySean Pennisn’t mincing words about his vaccine stance.On Saturday, the 61-year-old actorchatted with CNN’s Michael Smerconish, explaining that he believes thatCOVID-19 vaccinesshould be mandatory amid the rise of the delta variant in America.“I do believe that everyone should get vaccinated,” Penn said during the interview. “I believe it should be mandatory, like turning your headlights on in a car at night, but obviously that’s not going to happen tomorrow and yet — at least it can happen in some areas and businesses, a lot of businesses are starting to take the lead on that....

Matthew Hoy Edgar; Livye Lewis.Photo: Sabine County Sheriff’s Office; Facebook Matthew Edgar, 25, has been a fugitive since he failed to show up for his murder trial in late January. Despite his absence, Edgar’s trial proceeded, and a jury found him guilty of killing his 19-year-old girlfriend, Livye Lewis. He received a 99-year prison sentence. Lewis, who lived in Hemphill, was murdered on Oct. 31, 2020, in Texas' Sabine County — a stone’s throw from the Louisiana border....

Multiple large-scale studies have found that vaccines are safe.There is no scientific link between vaccines and autism, according to the Centers for Disease Control.In a rare case, a Seattle nurse contracted the measles after caring for a patient with the highly contagious virus, despite being fully vaccinated and wearing protective equipment,health officials confirmedon Monday.The nurse, who is in her 20s, was working at Seattle Children’s Hospital and tending to a young patient with measles when she developed the infection....

Sebastián Yatra.Photo: Erick FernandoSebastián Yatrahas a busy year ahead — and he intends to soak in every minute of it.Friday marked the release of the Colombia native’s third studio album titledDharma— an album he started working on during quarantine, which he considers an “emotional” time in his life.“I was pretty lost in that moment in so many ways of my life,” the “Tacones Rojo” singer, 27, tells PEOPLE. “These two and a half years while I did the album have been [about] finding my joy once again and finding myself and letting go of so many fears and being able to overcome a lot of different situations that I was able to write down in this album....

Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty A second customer has died after eating an improperly labeled product from Pret A Manger, the sandwich chain confirmed ina statement posted to Twitter early Sunday. COYO, however,denied the claimsthat it supplied the ingredient in question in a separate statement on its own site, calling Pret’s stance “unfounded.” “The dairy-free product we provided to Pret in December 2017, at the time of this tragedy, is not linked to the product we recalled in February 2018,” COYO reps said....

Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Demi Moorewill present her most vulnerable self inher upcoming memoirInside Out —and she’s given PEOPLE the first look at the cover art. The legendary actress will reveal details about her battle with addiction, issues with body image, and pain from her childhood in her long-anticipated book, out Sept. 24. She’ll also write about balancing her career, raising her daughters and her three marriages — including her relationship with ex-husbandsBruce Willis(they were married from 1987-2000) andAshton Kutcher(2005-2013)....

Photo: Hanri Human 01of 12Hanri HumanAfter meeting in 2018,Tim Tebowand fiancéeDemi-Leigh Nel-Peterstied the knot on January 20 in an intimate sunset ceremony atLa Paris Estatein Cape Town, South Africa.His connection with Nel-Peters “was instant,” Tebow, 32, told PEOPLE. “I knew that she was a very special person. And after the initial attraction, we realized that we both share the same faith, which was so important to me.” 01of 12...

01of 11 The Big Day It’s official! After nearly a decade together,Days of Our Livesstar Camila Banussaid “I do"to Marlon Aquino atThe Castle House Estatein Joshua Tree, California on Aug. 28. 02of 11 Safety First The newlyweds tied the knot in an outdoor ceremony in front of 90 of their loved ones. All traveling guests were either vaccinated or received a negative COVID-19 test ahead of the wedding, while further safety measures, including sanitation stations and masks, were available to everyone....

Photo: Magnolia Discovery Networks 01of 15The New Fixer UpperChip and Joanna Gaines.Magnolia Discovery VenturesChip andJoanna Gainesare back with a new show — and their home makeovers are as inspiring as ever!The renovation experts and parents of five have returned with their new series,Fixer Upper: Welcome Home, four episodes of which are available to watch now on Discovery+. Another episode will drop on Thursday, July 15, for the official debut of the Gaines’sMagnolia Networkon the streaming platform, along with plenty of other new content....