Hoda Kotb Makes an Appearance at Jenna Bush Hager's Baby Shower While on Her Own Maternity Leave

Mom’s day out! Kotb, 54,shared a slideshow of photosfrom the celebration, which includes shots of her and the guest of honor, 37, sharing a sweet embrace, as well as a group shot of Kotb, Bush Hager and other event attendees. Bush Hager responded to the Instagram post writing, “Love you. Love you. Love you!! 💕💕” On Wednesday, the third-time mom-to-be shared a sweet note Kotb gave her at the shower on air, getting emotional asshe read it for the first time aloud: “Jenna, you represent everything I love....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Erin Meyer

Hoda Kotb Reveals New Hair Color After 'Happy Accident': 'It Was Fire-Engine Orange'

Hoda Kotbis now a brunette! TheTodayco-anchor, 57, who has faithfully sported a warm blonde hue in the past, debuted her new hair color Tuesday, crediting the change to a “happy mistake.” She toldTodayguest co-host,Sheinelle Jones, who sat in forJenna Bush Hager,“My whole family’s coming today so I decided I wanted to do that keratin treatment I like to do. It just takes the frizz out so I’m like ‘I’ll do that early, I’m gonna be on it....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 435 words · Keith Brown

Hoda Kotb Says Daughter Haley, 2, Is a 'Protective' Big Sister to Baby Hope

At the young age of 2,Haley Joyalready has being a big sister down to a science. “She’s protective,” theTodayco-anchor, 54, says of Haley. “Hope was downstairs in the bassinet, in the living room, and … two people [were] coming to visit. I said to Haley, ‘Let’s go the elevator,’ because that’s our thing, running the elevator. She goes, ‘Okay,’ so we’re running downstairs.” Hoda Kotb/Instagram Brian Doben The outletshared a photoof the longtime television journalist holding her new addition, with Haley standing next to her mama and new little sister with a big smile on her face....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Tara Howell

Hoda Kotb Says Her 6-Year-Old Daughter Asked to Wear a Crop Top: 'We're Not Doing That'

Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Hoda Kotb’sdaughter is growing up too fast! On Monday’s episode ofToday with Hoda & Jenna, Kotb, 58, talked with co-hostJenna Bush Hager, 41, about how her daughter Haley, 6, recently expressed interest in wearing a crop top. “So Haley wants to wear a mid-drift. She asked me about a mid-drift,” Kotb began. “A crop top? She said, ‘Can I wear a crop top?'” asked Bush Hager....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 538 words · Daniel Wu

Home Security System Installer Put Secret Cameras in Girls' Bathrooms, Gets Life in Prison

Photo: Oklahoma County Jail An Oklahoma man who secretly videotaped young girls and teens in their bedrooms and bathrooms for years was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. Ryan Alden was sentenced after pleading guilty to 28 felonies, including creating child pornography and possession of obscene material of minors, an Oklahoma County District Court official tells PEOPLE. “If the law allowed me to have you castrated, I would,” Judge Amy Palumbo told Alden, refusing his attorney’s plea to sentence him five to 10 years in prison with probation,KFORand theAssociated Pressreport....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Eric Alexander

Hospice for Elderly and Terminal Pets Destroyed by Fire: 'It's a Huge Loss'

Photo: KSDK A pet hospice center in Illinois has tragically been burned beyond repair. “I’m heartbroken,” Grim told the outlet. “I’ve been crying a lot. I cry every time I think about it.” Firemen said the fire began when an exterior light spewed sparks that then spread because of heavy winds in the area, CNN reported. After Grim was made aware of the fire, he rushed down to the farm house, where several disabled animals were living....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Evelyn Carter

Hot Mic Moment Shows Elizabeth Warren Accused Bernie Sanders of Calling Her 'a Liar' at the Debate

Earlier this week, Warren said in headline-grabbing statement that Sanders told her in that December 2018 meeting thathe thought a woman couldn’t win in 2020against PresidentDonald Trump. Sanders vigorously denies this, but the issue came up during the debate when both senators were asked about it. “Anybody knows me knows that it’s incomprehensible that I would think that a woman cannot be president of the United States,” Sanders, 78, said during the debate....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Sharon Martin

Houston Surgeon Turns Kids Into Superheroes Through Colorful Bandage Creations

Briza Garcia with his Captain Marvel bandage that Dr. Greives made for him post-surgery.Photo:Courtesy Garcia Family Courtesy Garcia Family “You make somebody smile and that’s the best medicine,” says Greives, 43, who is chief of plastic surgery at bothUT Health HoustonandChildren’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. He specializes in craniofacial reconstruction, working with children who have trauma to their face or skull, or congenital issues with the brain, skull or face....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Amy Lester

How 20-Year-Old Woman Got Her Alleged Abuser to Confess on Facebook Messenger, 'I Molested You'

Marianna Mazzeo.Photo: Erik Ogden For years, Marianna Mazzeo’s pain and despair were so deep that she thought they might actually take over her life. After a suicide attempt at age 14, she was put into a residential mental health facility where she reported the abuse to authorities, leading to a criminal investigation. “When I found out, I wrote in my journal, ‘He stole five years of my childhood that I’ll never get back,’ ” Mazzeo, now 20, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Thomas Cooper

How Jeff Bezos' Girlfriend Lauren Sanchez Reinvented Herself from TV Anchor to Helicopter Pilot

Jeff Bezos’ new girlfriendLauren Sanchez’s career has taken her all the way up — to the sky! The news anchor, 49, started learning how to fly planes in 2011 when she began co-hosting Fox’sGood Day LA. She left the show in 2017 and continued flying. “I had my job, I had a career, and then I found a calling,” she toldThe Hollywood Reporterin 2017. Sanchez earned her helicopter pilot’s license in June 2016 before creatingBlack Ops Aviation, an aerial film and production company....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 467 words · Denise Salinas

How Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Kroy Biermann Met 13 Years Ago: Her First Comment Was About His 'Tight Ass'

AsKim Zolciak-BiermannandKroy Biermann’s marriage comes to an end, fans can still recalltheir meet cuteon season 3 ofThe Real Housewives of Atlanta. In May 2010, Zolciak-Biermann, 44, attended the Dancing Stars of Atlanta charity event, where herRHOAcostarShereé Whitfieldwas competing alongside her future husband Biermann. After watching the former Atlanta Falcons tight end’s performance, Zolciak-Biermann couldn’t help but comment on his “tight ass” — and had no problem saying it to his face after the competition had ended....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Caleb Whitehead

How Marilyn Monroe Was Nearly Courted by Prince Rainier of Monaco to Save His Throne

The glamorous Monégasque royals' position atop their throne hasn’t always been guaranteed. In the new Curiosity Stream documentaryRoyals: Keeping the Crown,Prince Rainier of Monacohits a crisis point in his reign that almost gave the world Princess Marilyn instead of Princess Grace. Shortly after World War II, Monaco — like so many other European countries — was financially and culturally ravaged, and a longstanding agreement with France meant the prince’s crown was in danger of being lost if Rainier couldn’t revive his country’s primary industry of tourism....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 448 words · Sean Berg

How Much Is a Slice of Princess Diana and Prince Charles' Wedding Cake Worth 40 Years Later?

Normally the idea of 40-year-old cake isn’t particularly appealing, but this is no ordinary slice! A 28-ounce cut ofPrince CharlesandPrincess Diana’s wedding cake sold at auction on Wednesday. And though it was expected to fetch £500 (nearly $700), the sweet piece of history actually ended up going for £1,850. According to theBBC, luxury boat charterer Gerry Layton shelled out nearly $2,600 for the royal confection. Layton says he’s already stipulated in his will that the cake must go to charity after his death, along with the rest of his estate — though he did quip, “I will have to think of a way to stop myself from trying to eat it though....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Charles Diaz