Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto A 47-year-old father was killed and his two teenage children were injured in a grenade explosion over the weekend in Indiana. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, the incident occurred shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Saturday in Lakes of the Four Seasons, a gated community about an hour southeast of Chicago. Niedert and his 18-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son were sorting through a grandfather’s belongings when someone came upon the grenade and pulled the pin, according to Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr....

Sonia Argentina Guzman and her son, Daniel Enrique Laso-Guzman. A Texas man on Sunday emotionally recalled the moments a gunman allegedly stormed his home,killing his wife, 9-year-old son and three family friendsbeforeescaping on foot. Speaking with reporters, a tearful Wilson Garcia said he’s “trying to be strong” for his other children, as police continue to search for the neighbor accused in the mass shooting, which took place Friday night in Cleveland, Texas, 45 miles north of Houston....

Dr. Anthony Fauci; Joe Rogan.Photo: Alex Wong/Getty; Ronald Martinez/Getty Dr. Anthony Fauciis forcefully denying podcast host Joe Rogan’s claims that young, healthy people don’t need toget the COVID-19 vaccine. On Wednesday morning, Fauci was asked about theJoe Rogan Experiencehost’sdeclarationthat “If you’re like 21 years old and you say to me, ‘Should I get vaccinated,’ I say no … If you’re a healthy person, and you’re exercising all the time and you’re young and you’re eating well, I don’t think you need to worry about this....

At-home COVID-19 test.Photo: Getty Getting aCOVID-19test amid the ongoing pandemic is about to become a lot easier. On Tuesday, theFood and Drug Administration (FDA)authorized the first at-home COVID-19 test that doesn’t require a prescription. It will soon become available to purchase nationwide, according to apress releasefrom the organization. A company spokesperson told theAssociated Pressthat the new at-home test will be available at pharmacies and for purchase online, and will be priced around $30....

Photo: Getty The FDA is speaking out against a viralTikTokhack. Users across the platform have posted videos that show how storing a cut avocado in water will keep it from going brown. While it may preserve the green color, the Food and Drug Administration is warning against the practice. An FDA officialtoldGood Morning Americathat storing in water can be unsafe due to bacterial contamination. “The main concern is with the possibility that any residual human pathogens (i....

Photo: Courtesy Richard Cowdrey/Zonderkidz Cowdrey, an Ohio resident, came up with the idea after seeing all of the buzz around the cute creature, who wasborn premature and defied oddsto survive and thrive. Courtesy Richard Cowdrey/Zonderkidz “I felt a lot of pride and interest in her story,” Cowdrey tells PEOPLE. “I’m from Cincinnati, I grew up going to the zoo with my dad. It just hit me that with her backstory and personality, she’s the perfect character for a children’s book series....

Emilie Kouatchou inThe Phantom of the Opera.Photo: Matthew Murphy Emilie Kouatchouis making history as thefirst Black actress to portray Christine DaaéinBroadway’s production ofThe Phantom of the Opera. Speaking toSheinelle Joneson Thursday’s episode of theTodayshow, Kouatchou saidPhantomwas the first show she ever saw on Broadway, which makes her role even more special. At the time, it never occurred to herthat she could play Christinein theAndrew Lloyd Webber-composed musical one day....

Photo: Chief Dermot F. Shea/Twitter The five attackers who murdered Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz last June were sentenced to life in prison on Friday in Bronx Criminal Court. After reviewing the surveillance video from June 20, 2018, Bronx Judge Robert Neary delivered the sentences to Jonaiki Martinez Estrella, Elvin Garcia, Antonio Rodriguez Hernandez Santiago, Miguel Rivera and Jose Muniz, all of whom were reported members of the Trinitarios street gang, according to theNew York Postand theNew York Times....

Kelly Dewayne McKin.Photo: Orange County Sheriff’s Office A Florida man was arrested on a charge of battery on a uniformed security officer afterallegedly spittingon a Walt Disney World guard who asked him to put on a mask to comply with the resort’sCOVID-19safety protocol. The incident around 10 p.m. Feb. 5 outdoors at Disney’s Contemporary Resort near Orlando unfolded as the man, who said he was a resort guest, told the guard “to leave him alone,” according to an arrest affidavit....

Flo Rida.Photo: Brent Harrington/CBS via Getty Flo Ridaeven gets babies dancing at his shows. “Our generation is just filled with terrible parents… Why bring a child to a concert?” anotherperson commented. Flo Rida.Carline Jean/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Back in March, Flo Rida’s own son was recovering in the ICU aftersustaining injuries from a fall. Zohar Paxton Dillard, 6, was seriously injured at mom Alexis Adams' rental property after he fell from a fifth-floor window of the New Jersey apartment complex on March 4....

Florence Pugh attends the “Oppenheimer” UK Premiere.Photo:Joe Maher/WireImage Joe Maher/WireImage Florence Pughis comfortable in her own skin. The actress, 27, opened up about embracing her body in a cover shoot and interview forElleUK’s October issue. “I speak the way I do about my body because I’m not trying to hide the cellulite on my thigh or the squidge in between my arm and my boob: I wouldmuch rather lay it all out," she said....

Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line.Photo: JOHN SHEARERFlorida Georgia Line’s upcoming I Love My Country Tour just wasn’t meant to be.The highly anticipated slate of shows has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic “out of an abundance of caution,” the duo announced on Friday.“There is nothing better than seeing all of your faces from the stage, feeling your good energy, and making memories together,“Tyler Hubbardsaid in a statement....

Anastasija Zolotic.Photo: JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via GettyAnother historic moment for Team USA at theTokyo Summer Olympics.Anastasija Zolotic, 18, became the first American woman to win Olympic gold for taekwondo, defeating Tatiana Minina of the Russian Olympic Committee on Sunday’s 57 kg. final.The Florida teen, who was ranked seventh going into the games, beat the firth-ranked Minina, finishing 25-17.Prior to making history, Zoltoic also took down another big competitor, besting Turkey’s Hatice Kubra Ilgun, who ranked No....