“Today the Ukrainian people … are fighting for the values of Europe and the world,” the 44-year-old lawmaker said, citing tragedies in American history in his appeal for more help against Russia. “We need you right now,” Zelenskyy — wearing a green military-style shirt, which has become a trademark of his since the war started — said. “Remember Pearl Harbor, [the] terrible morning of December 1941 when your sky was black from the planes attacking you....

Alexander A. Mikheev. The yacht worker was identified as Taras Ostapchuk, theAssociated Pressreported. Mikheev’s ship was docked when the sailor reportedly opened the valves toLady Anastasia’s engine room. He was arrested on Saturday and released on bail, the BBC reported. The employee reportedly said he tried to sink the ship after seeing footage of a helicopter attacking a building in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, after Russia launched a war in the country last week....

Photo: Brenda Berg United Airlines is in hot water after employees put a 14-year-old boy on the wrong international flight, which left his parents in a panic. Anton Berg, 14, from North Carolina, was flying to Sweden to visit his grandparents, but his trip was disrupted when United Airlines employees at Newark Airport in New Jersey assisted him in boarding a one-way flight to Dusseldorf, Germany, according toWRAL. Due to Berg being an unaccompanied minor, airline personnel were instructed to escort him to his flight, a services that cost his parents $150....

A 2016 interviewwithUsherhas resurfacedamid the raidsonSean “Diddy” Combs’homes earlier this week. The “U Got It Bad” musician, 45, appeared onThe Howard Stern Showin 2016 where he opened up about his time living with Diddy for a year when he was 13 years old. AfterHoward Sternwondered if it was L.A. Reid’s idea for Usher to live with the Bad Boy Records founder, 54, the R&B star said there were “very curious things taking place” during his time residing with Diddy in New York City....

Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson and son Rome.Photo: Jenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy/Instagram Val Chmerkovskiycan’t get enough of fatherhood! “It’s the best hood I’ve been to,” theDancing with the Starspro, 37, told PEOPLE on Saturday at a gala dinner honoring the lateSteve Irwin. “It’s been a lot of fun!” “Obviously the greatest responsibility I’ve ever felt. It’s just been really fulfilling,” he said at the event, held at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California....

Valerie Bertinelli, Eddie Van Halen and Wolf Van Halen.Photo: Gregg DeGuire/Getty; Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Valerie Bertinelliand her sonWolf Van Halenare speaking out against the REELZ Channel’s documentary-style seriesAutopsy: The Last Hours of…, which will explore the death ofEddie Van Halenin a June 5 episode. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, the mother-son duo slammed the network, the show, and those involved for focusing on the late Van Halen founder, who died in 2020 at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer....

Vanessa Bryantis accusing her mother of trying to “extort a financial windfall” from her family after husbandKobe Bryant’s untimely death, through a new lawsuit. “Unfortunately, Kobe Bryant’s promises did not see the light of day as he is now deceased, and Vanessa Bryant took each and every step she could to void and cancel all of Kobe Bryant’s promises made to [Laine]. Vanessa Bryant did not intend to honor any of the Bryants' representations, agreements and promises at any stage....

Vanessa Bryantis “so proud” of her daughterNataliaafter the 20-year-old delivered a moving speech honoring her late father,Kobe Bryant. Vanessa, 40, posted several photos to Instagram from Wednesday’s ceremony, where Kobe’s handprints were permanently placed in the forecourt of the TLC Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. “Thank you Natalia, Jeanie and Byron for your beautiful words today,“Vanessa began in the caption of a postshowing her posing with daughters Natalia,Bianka, 6, and Capri, 3, with Lakers presidentJeanie Bussand Kobe’s former mentorByron Scott....

Vanessa Bryant.Photo: ESPN Vanessa Bryantwill not be required to undergo psychiatric evaluation as part of her ongoing lawsuit against Los Angeles County. The judge said that any such evaluation would be “untimely.” Attorneys for Vanessa declined PEOPLE’s request for comment. Los Angeles County’s representation did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In the Oct. 15 court filing requesting the psychiatric exams of Vanessa and family members of the other crash victims, attorneys for Los Angeles County argued that such evaluations “are not only relevant, but necessary for the County to mount its defense to these claims and to evaluate the existence, extent and nature of Plaintiffs' alleged emotional injuries....

Are you happy with your cable provider? Some animal lovers are saying “No!” for an unusual reason. According toCBS News, Verizon employee Maurice German was recently suspended from his job for three weeks without pay after he rescued a cat using Verizon equipment. German was working in a Philadelphia neighborhood on March 16, when a desperate resident asked for his help rescuing a cat stuck on top of a telephone pole....

AnotherReal Housewives of Orange Countyvacation,another trip to the emergency roomforVicki Gunvalson. On Tuesday’s episode, the O.G. of the O.C. was sent to the hospital in the back of an ambulance after slipping and falling while running back to her Key West hotel room following a drunken swim in the pool. “Ouch! Ouch!” said Gunvalson, 57, after her fall, grabbing her left ankle. “Everything hurts.” “I don’t understand this. F—, I need to go to the hospital,” she added, as paramedics came to assess the damage....

Victoria Beckhamcouldn’t have been happier to seeMeghan Marklewearing one ofher designs to Christmas Day church servicesthis past year. The British fashion designer, who attendedthe royal weddingherself to celebratePrince Harryand Meghan on May 19, opened up about what it was like to see the Duchess of Sussex in one of her dresses during an appearance onLive! With Kelly and Ryan. “I mean she looked so beautiful, it was such a lovely surprise to wake up to on Christmas morning,” Beckhamsaid....

Photo: Dave Benett/Getty ImagesWhile the rest of the world embracedtie-dye sweatsuitsandelastic waistbandsduringcoronavirus (COVID-19)lockdowns,Victoria Beckhamkept things —posh.The fashion designer said she first considered it “a novelty” to dress down in comfy clothes when quarantine began, she soon realized that she “still wanted to make an effort” with her outfits.“I love to dress up and put makeup on and do my hair. It’s who I am,” Beckham, 47, said in an interview withEvening Standard....