Andy Barrow was simply trying to enjoy a quiet moment with his book in Aspen when he suddenly found himself sitting just feet away from a curious black bear. Barrow, a New York visitor, was reading in Aspen on Sept. 29 when the bear wandered through the area and approached him. A bystander, Karen Preiss, happened to capture the remarkable encounter on video. The bear walked directly toward Barrow, leaned in and sniffed him before casually continuing on its way. And Barrow? He

Grammy-winning singer Olivia Dean is facing a copyright dispute over her song “I've Seen It,” after the publisher behind Bill Withers' classic “Just the Two of Us” accused the track of copying distinctive elements of the 1981 hit. Mattie Music Group, which controls part of Withers' music catalog, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in California on Oct. 1 against several companies involved in Dean's music, including Capitol Records, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Publis

Shivon Zilis, the tech executive and mother of four of Elon Musk’s children, says she was blindsided when the billionaire abruptly ended their romantic relationship. Zilis opened up about the breakup in a post on Musk’s social media platform X, describing the sudden change from being in love to being separated as painful and unexpected. “It’s hard to go from in love to let go in a week with no warning,” Zilis wrote, adding, “but that’s just how it is sometimes.” Her comments

For one mother of the bride, getting ready for her daughter's wedding took an unexpected and painful turn. Anne Golden McGinn suffered a serious fall just before the big day, landing directly on her face and leaving her battered and bruised. She was rushed to the emergency room, and suddenly there was a question about whether she would be able to take part in one of the most meaningful moments of her daughter's life. Anne wasn't simply a guest at the wedding. She was supposed

Ken Urker, the longtime partner and former fiancé of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the father of her daughter, has died at age 34. Urker was found unresponsive at his home in Raceland, Louisiana, on Thursday, Oct. 1 — his 34th birthday. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed that deputies responded to the residence around 6:15 p.m. and found him dead when they arrived. An investigation into his death is ongoing. TMZ was first to report his death. Gypsy Rose Is “In Disbeli

A Wisconsin family is asking for accountability after waking up to find their home, yard and vehicles covered in toilet paper, food and trash. Rachel Tegeder said her family discovered the damage at their Delafield home on Sept. 24. Toilet paper had been wrapped around trees, the front and backyard and multiple vehicles, while Nutella was smeared across the driveway and cars. Garbage was also left scattered around the property. For Tegeder, what might appear to some as a Hall

Kelly Clarkson is opening up about why she has no plans to date right now — and the reason comes down to her children. During a recent appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast, the Grammy-winning singer said she is choosing to remain single while focusing on her two children, 12-year-old River and 10-year-old Remington. Clarkson said introducing a new relationship into their lives could “rock their boat a little bit,” particularly after the death of their father, her ex-husb

A flight traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced into an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after one of its pilots allegedly stabbed the other and attempted to take control of the aircraft. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the passengers and crew members who intervened, saying their actions prevented what could have been a catastrophic crash. The Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 was carrying 174 passengers on Sept. 30 when the violent confrontation unfolded insi

Pete Davidson is opening up about a difficult period in his life, revealing that his highly publicized relationship with Kim Kardashian happened while he was dealing with serious personal struggles and drug use. In a new interview with Variety, the 32-year-old comedian reflected on his nine-month relationship with Kardashian and admitted that the intense attention surrounding her world was difficult to handle while he was struggling with his mental health and substance use. “

Rapper Rick Ross was arrested in Miami Beach Thursday on domestic violence-related charges stemming from an alleged altercation at his Star Island home. Ross, whose legal name is William Leonard Roberts II, voluntarily surrendered to Miami Beach police and was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at about 6:10 a.m. He faces one felony count of battery by strangulation and one misdemeanor count of battery. The 50-year-old rapper appeared in Miami-Dade bon

When Nora Rowland drove from Maryland to South Carolina in June 2024 to check on her father, she expected to find out why she had not heard from him. Instead, she learned that her father, retired architect Robert Rowland, had died three days earlier. Then came another shock: The home where he had lived was no longer in his name. His former caretaker, Sarah Smalls, had obtained ownership of the Conway, South Carolina, property. More than two years later, Smalls has been arrest

Issa Rae is getting ready to return to HBO — but apparently, she still hasn't found a title the network will approve. The Insecure creator recently opened up about her upcoming half-hour comedy during Variety's Power of Women event, where she was honored with the Entertainment Entrepreneur Award. Rae revealed that the new series is moving forward while joking that HBO has rejected several of her ideas for what to call it. The project is currently known publicly as the Untitle

A 21-year-old University of Georgia student is recovering after surviving a terrifying fall from an eighth-story apartment window in Athens, Georgia. Kristin Sargent, a UGA senior, fell through a window screen at the Rambler Athens apartment complex on West Broad Street Saturday evening. Newly released 911 audio captures the frantic moments after the fall as people rushed to get help. Despite the enormous fall, Sargent survived. The Moment Everything Went Wrong According to A

A California family is facing a shocking tragedy after a 40-year-old man was found fatally shot in a busy parking lot — and police say his elderly in-laws are accused of killing him. Jonathan McKinsey, of Dublin, California, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds Saturday afternoon at the Dublin Sports Grounds, according to Dublin Police Services. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police later arrested McKinsey's in-laws, 77-year-old Shouyong Zhang and 77-year-old Shi

At 80, Sylvester Stallone is looking back on a career that made him one of Hollywood’s most recognizable action stars — and confronting some of the personal costs that came with it. In a candid interview with The New York Times, the Rocky and Rambo star opened up about his complicated relationship with his body, revealing that his obsession with staying muscular during the height of his fame led him to develop bulimia and use steroids. He also spoke candidly about aging and h

Tennessee is preparing to execute Christa Pike, a woman who has spent three decades on death row, in what would be the state's first execution of a woman in more than 200 years. Pike, now 50, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. She was 18 when she was convicted of killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, a fellow student at Knoxville Job Corps, in 1995. The execution is scheduled for 10 a.m.

JAY-Z is opening up about one of the most vulnerable songs of his career — and admitting that even nearly a decade later, listening to it is still difficult. In the latest episode of HBO's JAŸ-Z In 8, the rapper sat down with longtime collaborator Rick Rubin to revisit his 2017 song “4:44,” the deeply personal track in which he addressed infidelity, fatherhood and the damage his actions had caused in his marriage to Beyoncé. The conversation became emotional as JAY-Z listened

Taylor Swift’s Darkest Warning Yet Taylor Swift turned a friendship story into a haunting mystery in her new music video for “Patient Zero.” The Grammy winner premiered the cinematic video during the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 27, bringing together Swift, Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell for a story about love, betrayal and a warning that comes from beyond the grave. In the video, Johnson plays a woman who finds herself in a troubled relationship with Farrell’s char

A Family Fishing Trip Turns Into a Fight for His Life What started as a family fishing and crabbing trip in Florida quickly became a medical nightmare for Ben West. In August 2025, the 38-year-old Florida man was fishing with his family near Port St. Joe when he contracted Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly bacteria that can cause severe wound infections. More than a year later, West is facing another major chapter in his recovery: the loss of his leg. His family says th

Snoop Dogg kicked off the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards with exactly the kind of energy fans expected from the Los Angeles native — plenty of jokes, West Coast pride and a few shots at one of the night's biggest stars. Hosting the ceremony at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater, Snoop celebrated the VMAs' return to the West Coast for the first time since 2017. And he had a simple condition when MTV first approached him about hosting. “Is It Gonna Be in L.A.?” During his opening monolo