Former 'Iron Chef' Star and Ground Zero Hero James Kelly Undergoes Double Lung Transplant

FormerIron Chefstar James Kelly received a double lung transplant after developing lung disease from exposure while volunteering at the World Trade Center in the days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The New York-based chef, 58,underwent the major surgeryin March 2022 at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. Fortunately, he has experienced a smooth recovery and credits that to his doctors. “I received my double lung transplant on March 3rd of this year....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 469 words · Ashley Burns

Former Aide Says Trump Privately Admitted Biden Won 2020 Election: 'Can You Believe I Lost to This Guy?'

Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty; Nathan Howard/Getty Former PresidentDonald Trumpappeared to have acknowledged his loss in the2020 election, according to a former aide. Former White House Director of Strategic Communications Alyssa Farah Griffin revealed during her appearance on CNN’sState of the Unionon Monday that Trump, 76, privately confessed he lost the presidential election to PresidentJoe Biden. Donald Trump.Brandon Bell/Getty The comment comes as the Jan. 6 committee began its public hearings this month as they sought to prove the former president’s intent to try to overturn the election while knowing he was defeated....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Nicholas Mccarthy

Former Boston Ballerina Dusty Button & Husband Accused of Sexually Assaulting Young Dance Students

Dusty Button.Photo: Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty A former Boston Ballet star and her husband are accused of sexually abusing several young dance students, including a minor, a new lawsuit alleges. In July, dance instructor Mitchell “Taylor” Button was accused of exploiting “his position of power and influence in the dance world to sexually abuse young dancers across the country,” according to a lawsuit filed in the US District Court in Nevada....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 552 words · Heather Kelly

Former Fyre Festival Employee Who Slammed Founders Launches Home Line Made from—What Else?—Trash

The famously trash-strewn grounds of thefailed Fyre festivalhaven’t turned one of its former directors off of garbage. In fact, he’s now using it to do some good. Oren Aks was responsible for the viral social media posts that have become synonymous with the disastrous music event held in the Bahamas in April 2017. He spoke out against Fyre co-founders Billy McFarland and Ja Rule inHulu’sFyre Frauddocumentary, garnering support on social media andeven from Chrissy Teigen....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Michael Jones

Former New York Giants Quarterback Jared Lorenzen Dead at 38

Photo: Getty Jared Lorenzen, a former quarterback for the New York Giants and the University of Kentucky, has died this week after battling several health problems, including an infection and kidney and heart issues. He was 38. Lorenzen’s family made the devastating announcement on Wednesdayin a statement issued toMatt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Jared today, July 3, 2019,” they wrote....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · David Perez

Former NFL Running Back Alex Collins Dead at 28 Following Motorcycle Crash: His 'Light Shined Brightly'

Photo:Joe Robbins/Getty Joe Robbins/Getty FormerNFLrunning back Alex Collins is dead at 28 following a fatal crash in Florida. The former Seattle Seahawks player was killed Sunday night when a motorcycle he was driving collided with a Chevrolet Suburban SUV near Lauderdale Lake, Florida, the Broward County Sheriff’s Officesaid in a statement Monday. While his death remains under investigation, the sheriff’s office said that the impact from the collision caused Collins to “enter the rear passenger side window of the Chevrolet and come to a final rest inside the car....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Johnny Henderson

Former Oklahoma U. Football Player Starting New Career Is Killed the Night Before Moving Into Apartment

Du’Vonta Lampkin.Photo: Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire/Getty After a gridiron career that took him from the University of Oklahoma to the ranks of professional football, Du’Vonta Lampkin was ready for a new start. But on the cusp of partnering with his cousin to learn the ropes of the real estate business, the 25-year-old was discovered dead from a single gunshot in the rented Dallas apartment where he was staying the night before moving into his new home....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 406 words · Brett Ellis

Former UCLA Gynecologist Receives 11-Year Sentence After Sex Abuse Case

Photo: File: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/AP A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, has received an 11-year sentence after sexually abusing his patients. According toThe Daily Bruin, the university’s student newspaper, James Heaps, 66, was a faculty member at the David Geffen School of Medicine and an OB-GYN at UCLA Health from 2014 to 2018. Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/Getty On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Michael Carter handed down his sentence while also ordering him to register as a sex offender,reports the Associated Press....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Eric Sullivan

Former' Real Housewives of Beverly Hills S' tar Brandi Glanville Claims She Was Drugged with MDMA

Photo: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Brandi Glanvilleassured fans she’s “all good” hours after claiming that her drink may have been drugged. TheReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, 47, wrote in a series of tweets over the weekend that she suspected her beverage may have been tampered with. “Pretty sure I just got drugged #water what?” shetweetedat 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, then claimed to her followers seven minutes later that it’s “def just molly,” AKA MDMA, in a separatepost....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Tracy Harris

Fox Abruptly Cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight', a Day After Trump Ally Is Named in Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit

Lou Dobbs.Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Lou Dobbsis off the air. Lou Dobbs Tonighthas been canceled on theFox Business Network, a company spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE. The cancellation is part of programming changes announced last fall, the spokesperson says, though they did not give details behind the decision. Dobbs' final appearance on the show was Thursday, and Jackie DeAngelis and David Asman will take turns hosting the show moving forward under its new name,Fox Business Tonight....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · David Scott

Fox News Media Senior Vice President of News & Politics Alan Komissaroff Dead at 47

Photo: Fox News Alan Komissaroff, the senior vice president of news and politics at Fox News Media died on Friday, two weeks after suffering a heart attack. He was 47. While exercising at home on Jan. 8, Alan told his wife Rachael that he didn’t feel well, aGoFundMeto support Rachael and her and Alan’s two children shared. “She called 911, and his heart stopped while paramedics were taking him to the hospital....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 439 words · Suzanne Munoz

Freddie Mercury Under Pressure: Inside the Dying Queen Frontman's Quest to Live Forever Through Song

Queen’s Freddie Mercury at Live Aid.Photo: FG/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Freddie Mercuryonce asked, “What is this thing that builds our dreams, yet slips away from us?” And as theQueenfrontman approached his final days, he felt those words more acutely than ever. “Freddie lived for his music and loved his music and he was proud of himself as a musician above everything else,” says Queen lead guitarist Brian May in the upcoming documentaryFreddie Mercury: The Final Act....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1246 words · Jacob Armstrong

Friend of 757-Lb. Man Worries He's Not Committed to Weight Loss Surgery: 'He Just Won't Stop Eating'

Paul MacNeill is trying to make a change and lose some of his 757 lbs.through weight loss surgery. But he still needs to prove that he’s fully committed.MacNeill, along with his mom Teresa and friend JJ, is making the long drive from Florida to Houston to see Dr. Younan Nowzaradan in thehopes of getting weight loss surgery, and it’s been a tough few days on the road.“Today is gonna be hard....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1004 words · Joe Crane