Cara Delevingne, Megan Thee Stallion and Reneé Rapp in New York City early Sunday morning.Photo:JosiahW / BACKGRID JosiahW / BACKGRID Megan Thee Stallionhas protective friends inCara DelevingneandReneé Rapp. The 24-year-old “Tummy Hurts” singer and Delevingne, 31, sported casual, mainly black looks for the outing as they walked on either side of Megan, 28, who looked stunning in a sheer brown gown and stood out in the group. Reneé Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion perform on Saturday Night Live on Jan....

Rep. Joe Wilson.Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty A congressman from South Carolina deleted a Facebook post mocking colleagues for not showing up for a vote amid thenovel coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic — shortly after he tested positive for the virus himself. Rep. Joe Wilson is now quarantining “through the Christmas holiday,” his spokesperson tells PEOPLE. The 73-year-old Republican tested positive for the virus Wednesday, soon after he criticized his colleagues in a now-deleted social media and then spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives....

Photo: Steve Helber/AP/ShutterstockGlenn Youngkin’s victoryoverTerry McAuliffein the Virginia governor’s race on Tuesday was a big win for Republicans that may offer a preview of voter sentiment a year away from the midterm elections, when Democrats will attempt to hold onto slim majorities in both chambers of Congress.But Youngkin’s win wasn’t the only notable one in Virginia.Republican candidates scored a hat trick with apparent wins in the lieutenant governor and attorney general positions in a state that PresidentJoe Bideneasily won just one year ago....

Photo:PETA PETA Mabel has gone through a metamorphosis. A little over a year ago, the rescue beagle was removed from a now-shuttered Envigo facility in Cumberland, Virginia,along with around 4,000 other canines. According toPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Mabel spent seven years having litters of puppies at the facility, which bred beagles for animal testing and research. Mabel was among 25 beagles brought to PETA’s Norfolk, Virginia, location from the Envigo facility....

Photo: Courtesy Lady Freethinker Twenty-one rescue dogs are on their way to getting the happy homes they deserve after a traumatic start to life. According to a press release fromLady Freethinker, the animal rescue nonprofit helped coordinate a rescue flight with theWorld of Angels Foundationfrom China to Vancouver, Canada, for the 21 canines. Rescuers saved the dogs from dangerous situations across China, including the dog meat trade and puppy mills, reports Lady Freethinker....

Photo: Robert Snow/OCEARCHA 1,000-pound shark equipped with a research tracker is swimming off the eastern coast of the United States, last pinging near the shores of North Carolina.Ironbound, an adult great white shark, ​​is 12 feet, 4 inches long, and weighs an estimated 998 pounds,according to OCEARCH— a nonprofit marine research group that provides open-source data about shark migration.OCEARCH first tagged Ironbound in 2019 in Nova Scotia and has been tracking his movements ever since....

A man from North Carolina who placed his lottery chances on a series of numbers from a fortune cookie has his granddaughter to thank for making him hundreds of millions of dollars richer.This week, retiree Charles W. Jackson Jr. came forward as the winner of the $344.6 million Powerball, according toCBS affiliate WNCN, and chose to take the lump sum of $223 million, which comes to $158 million after taxes, officials said....

Over 18 years afterRichard Pryordied of a heart attack while suffering from multiple sclerosis, new secrets about the late comedian continue to pour out from the people who knew him best. Last year, Quincy Jones said in abombshell interviewthat Pryor had slept with Marlon Brando, an assertion that his wife, Jennifer Lee Pryor, later said was true. (Richards' son Mikodisputed the claim.) In a new documentary titledI Am Richard Pryor, Jennifer — who discusses their whirlwind romance in an exclusive PEOPLE clip — dives deeper into Richard’s life....

It’s the end of the road forRihannaand her boyfriend of nearly three years, billionaireHassan Jameel. A source close to the pair tells PEOPLE that they have gone their separate ways as they were not a good match. “Their lives were too different and it was hard to maintain a relationship,” the insider tells PEOPLE. A rep for the singer has not commented. The “Diamonds” singer, 31, and the Saudi businessman werefirst spotted together on holidayin Spain in June 2017, and have been extremely private about their relationship ever since....

Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.Photo:Getty (3) Getty (3) Female musicians likeTaylor Swift,BeyoncéandRihannaare taking their popularity all the way to the bank. All three superstars — and other singers includingMadonnaandDolly Parton— made the cut onForbes’ listof the 15 richest female celebrities in the United States, which was released on Thursday. Of the three women, Rihanna, 35, has the highest net worth, with $1.4 billion to her name (she first achieved billionaire status in 2021)....

Riley Keough.Photo: David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Riley, 34, and Priscilla, 78,reached an agreement in May, with lawyers saying at the time that terms of the settlement would be kept confidential. And while nearly all mentions of the payment are redacted in court documents filed Monday in Los Angeles, one line deep into the 95-page filing indicates the hefty price tag. The documents state that a $400,000 payment Riley is to give Priscilla for legal fees and costs will come “at the same time as the one million payment as stated in Paragraph 6 of this Agreement....

Rita Orawill never forget the moment she metMadonna. During Tuesday’s episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the “Bang” artist revealed that her first encounter with Madonna was a little “awkward” after host Jimmy Fallon asked Ora if she had ever felt starstruck when meeting one of her favorite celebrities. “The highlight of my life is obviously Madonna, that’s one of the biggest idols of all time,” Ora, 30, told the host....

Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady.Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Rob Gronkowskiis standing up for his friend and teammateTom Brady’s right to celebrate however he pleases. During an episode of the10 Questions with Kyle Brandtpodcaston Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end was asked to defend whether Brady getting “wasted” andthrowing the Lombardi trophyduring the team’s victory boat parade was “the right way to celebrate.” “That is how you celebrate a Super Bowl because you celebrate 600 times so you gotta to step it up a little bit when you’re at a parade,” Gronkowski, 31, said....