Posts

Mattress.Photo: Chicago Fire Department A young girl made the “innovative” decision to throw a mattress out of a third-floor apartment in order to save herself and her younger brothers from a fire. The incident occurred on Wednesday night in the 6100 block of Wabash Avenue in Chicago, a spokesperson for the Chicago Police tells PEOPLE. The girl, 8, jumped out of the window and landed on the mattress. When Chicago Fire arrived at the scene, one of her younger brothers, 4, was about to jump before firefighters rescued him with a ladder....

Melissa Ortega.Photo: gofundme An 8-year-old girl died Saturday after she was shot attempting to escape gunfire with her mom. Melissa Ortega, a third-grader at Zapata Academy, was walking with her mother in Chicago’s Little Village Saturday afternoon when a gunman opened fire on a suspected gang member, theChicago Sun-Timesreports. She was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she died. The intended target was struck twice in the back and taken to the hospital in critical condition, theSun-Timesreports....

In-N-Out bans employees from wearing masks.Photo:Chin Hei Leung / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Images Chin Hei Leung / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Images In-N-Out Burgeris now banning employees from wearing masks while on the clock. An internalemail that leaked on Twitteron July 14 revealed that the burger chain will no longer allow employees to wear masks at locations in Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Texas and Utah. The memo cited “the importance of customer service and the ability to show our Associates’ smiles” as the reason for the ban....

Photo: François DischingerMichael Kors’s Manhattan apartment is a “tug-of-war” of design styles.“We wanted a casual formality,” the fashion designer, formerProject Runwayjudge, and longtime New Yorker tellsArchitectural Digestin this month’s cover story. Without the careful balance of “practicality and indulgence, comfort and rigor,” he says, “I’m bored.”François DischingerThe apartment is located in the charming and historic Greenwich Village neighborhood, but its penthouse location offers he and husband Lance LePere, who is creative director of Kors’s women’s collection, spectacular views across lower Manhattan....

Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImageMeghan MarkleandPrince Harry’s 2018 visit to Dubbo, Australia, was memorable for more than one reason.Zak Hussein, a photographer whose father Anwar Hussein wasbehind the camerafor some of Princess Diana’s biggest moments, was on the scene for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s tour of Australia.“They were greeted as soon as they got off the plane,” Zak tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “And then this little 5-year-old boy, Luke Vincent, who has Down syndrome, ran out from under the rope andhugged Harry....

Meghan Markle with Smart Works clients.Photo: Mark Large - WPA Pool/Getty “I was so shocked. But Smart Works likes surprises!” she said Thursday after being asked what it was like to meet Meghan at the photography session. “She said hi and hugged us and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh!’ ” says Grast-Johnson. “She was styling us. She was welcoming us. She was putting us at ease. It was phenomenal....

Cameron Douglas, son ofMichael Douglas, has turned his life around and become sober after nearly two decades of drug use that began during his teenage years.Addiction has touched the Douglas family in many ways over the years, and as Cameron shares in an upcoming memoir,Long Way Home, excerpted exclusively in this week’s issue, the journey has been anything but easy.Michael, now 75, checked into rehab in 1992 for “drinking and drugging,” Cameron writes inLong Way Home....

Riko Shibata, Nicolas Cage.Photo: courtesy The Wynn Hotel Nicolas Cageis in newlywed bliss! The actor, 57, wed Riko Shibata last month in a “very small and intimate wedding” at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. “It’s true, and we are very happy,” Cage says in a statement to PEOPLE. While news of the wedding broke on Friday, they tied the knot on Feb. 16 — a date that is very special to Cage....

Nikki andCourtney Sixxare ready to meet their bundle of joy! “I collaborated with Mark’s Garden on the floral designs,incorporating storybooks into allthe décor,” Courtney tells PEOPLE, sharing exclusive photos from the day. “They started searching for the perfect vintage books six months ago. My nursery also has vintage prints of Beatrix Potter, so I thought it was a perfect fit!” The centerpieces — crafted with classic Potter titles likeThe Tale of Peter Rabbit— were completed with pink- and cream-colored bunny rabbits....

Photo: Courtesy of One&Only Palmilla; Inset: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Rebel Wilson is living it up in luxury for her 42nd birthday! The Australian actress spent the past few days in Mexico at theOne&Only Palmilla, a celebrity-favorite resort on the edge of the stunning Baja Peninsula. “Birthday weekend,” she captioned a photo of the group boarding a private jet for the journey south of the border. Rebel Wilson/Instagram Upon arrival at the five-star resort, located in San Jose del Cabo at the very tip of the peninsula, Wilson and her guests were greeted with a margarita cart and a cactus created entirely out of chocolate congratulating her on her upcoming role as host of the BAFTAs....

Photo: CBS New York A New York father, who left his 1-year-old twins in the car while he went to work, is out on bail after pleading not guilty to charges. According to the criminal complaint filed against Rodriguez, the father told authorities at the scene that he thought he had dropped off twins Luna and Phoenix at daycare before heading to work. “I blanked out. My babies are dead....

Craig Breen.Photo: Hannu Rainamo/Getty Irish rally driver Craig Breen died Thursday in an accident during a test event ahead of the Croatia Rally, the fourth round of the World Rally Championship. He was 33. Hyundai Motorsport. who Breen drove for in 2019 to 2021 and again this year,confirmed the sad newsin a statement. “Hyundai Motorsport is deeply saddened to confirm that driver Craig Breen today lost his life following an accident during the pre-event test for Croatia Rally,” his statement began....

Photo:Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Issa Raeis reminiscing about the Barbie world that was her childhood. “My Barbies were fulfilling scenarios,” the actress tells PEOPLE in the newBarbiespecial issueahead of the July 21 release ofGreta Gerwig’s big-screen adaptation of the iconic Mattel toys. And yes, she adds, those scenarios involved making her plastic, fantastic dolls kiss: “They were also like sex-ed, when I didn’t know what sex was.” “As a kid I just wanted to play and tell stories and make them kiss,” Rae remembers....