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Jase McDowell.Photo:Palmetto Sunrise Photography Palmetto Sunrise Photography Jase McDowell walked off the field near the end of his soccer game on March 26, saying he had the worst headache of his life. The high school freshman from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, covered his right eye with his hand and started vomiting. As the 15-year-old lay down on the sidelines, people thought he might have a migraine, or possibly a concussion — a few spectators thought he got hit in the head with a ball....

Josh and Lauren Adkins.Photo:Josh and Lauren Adkins Josh and Lauren Adkins When Ohio couple Josh and Lauren Adkins vowed to stand beside each other in sickness and in health neither could have imagined they’d both be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Now, the parents of two are committed to supporting one another as they continue to live their lives to the fullest. Josh, 33, was diagnosed with MS in 2015, about a year after he and Lauren, 30, were married....

An unusual-looking cherry blossom tree in Washington, D.C., that has generated viral buzz on social media is slated for removal. Nicknamed ‘Stumpy,’ the gnarled tree is one of over 150 other cherry trees scheduled to be taken down as part of a plan to replace the Tide Basin’s deteriorating seawall, theAssociated Pressreported. People take photos of “Stumpy,” the cherry tree at the Tidal Basin.MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty...

Amanda Batula with her dogs.Photo:Wellness WHIMZEES Wellness WHIMZEES Amanda Batulaand her rescue dogs, Reese and Ryder, are all smiles most of the time, in part because they have an easy dental routine. The trio has recently partnered withWellness WHIMZEESdental treat products for a timely reason: February’s Pet Dental Health Month. “I’ve been giving Wellness WHIMZEES dental treat products to Ryder and Reese for years, so it felt like a really organic opportunity, especially during Pet Dental Health Month,” Batula tells PEOPLE....

Photo: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty Crucially, the court acknowledged when it accepted Castro-Huerta’s case that it rejected the state’s request to overturn the McGirt ruling in its entirety, and it has only agreed to reconsider the jurisdictional issue. The court noted this is specifically for cases in “Indian Country” where the victim is Native American and the defendant is not. An important precedent established in the court’s 2020 decision is that a significant portion of eastern Oklahoma is still an American Indian reservation....

Volcano Vista High School.Photo:Google Maps Google Maps A New Mexico family is suing Albuquerque Public Schools after their daughter was allegedly injured in a sword fight at school. Arnold and Judy Gachupin filed a lawsuit against Albuquerque Public Schools, as well as teacher Loviatta Mitchell and Manuel Alzaga, the vice principal of Volcano Vista High School, last week, PEOPLE has confirmed. According toNBC Newsand theAlbuquerque Journal, the parents allege that their daughter was seriously injured after Mitchell brought swords into a classroom and had students fight each other with them in May 2022....

Sydney Sweeney with the custom 2024 Mustang GT she designed.Photo:Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company The Emmy-nominated actress, 26, tells PEOPLE her love for cars began at a young age. She’ll never forget the day not long after she got her driver’s permit when her mom randomly told her to pull the car over. “I was like, ‘What’s wrong?’ and she goes, ‘Go change the tire.' And I’m like, ‘There’s nothing wrong with the tire,’ " says Sweeney, 26....

Sydney Sweeney with her new bob haircut at 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at 2024 GLAAD Media Awards.Photo:Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty; Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for GLAAD Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty; Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for GLAAD There’s a reason forSydney Sweeney’s chic new bob — but she’s not revealing what it is just yet. “You have to wait and see,” the actress, 26, told PEOPLE exclusively when asked about the new cut that she debuted just weeks ago....

Stock image of ballerina.Photo:Getty Getty The majority of the dancers with the Syracuse City Ballet will not appear in an upcoming run ofThe Nutcrackerafter the company fired the performers for walking off the job, according to multiple reports. At least five full-time dancers were terminated after they demanded changes in working conditions and artistic direction with the company for more than a year,according to Syracuse.comand local outletCNY Central. The firings come two weeks before the Syracuse City Ballet is set to stage four performances of the Christmastime classic, which is a major revenue-generator for the central New York ballet company, per Syracuse....

Tamera Mowry ranks her references in popular songs.Photo:Tamera Mowry/Instagram Tamera Mowry/Instagram Tamera Mowryis ranking her catchiest name drops! In an video shared to Instagram, theSister Sisteralum, 45, reacted to various hip-hop tracks that reference her and her twin sisterTia Mowry. Popping and locking to the different beats, she shared which were her favorites and which were her least. “Hey guys,” Mowry began, addressing her fans. “Today I’m going to be listening to some songs that mentioned my sister and I, and then I’m going to rank them at the end....

PEOPLE can confirm that theReal Housewives of Orange Countycouple have officially closed CUT Fitness, the gym they own in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. The pairopened the studio in March 2013. Unlike big box chain gyms, the fitness studio focused on personal training, nutrition coaching and Spartan race training, among other things (“CUT” stands for “Cardio Unique Training”). “We are a small group gym. We don’t cater to the masses, ever. We never have more than 50 people here at a time,” Tamra said on social media in March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered similar businesses....

ForTaylor Swift, dancing to “You Belong with Me” with her boyfriend,Travis Kelce, after the 2024Super Bowlwas quite a special moment. The couple was seendancing and singing along to Swift’s 2008 hitwhile celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win on Sunday night at Resorts World’s Zouk nightclub in Las Vegas — and she can be heard raving about the moment in asweet video that’s surfaced on social media. The clip featuresDrew Taggart of The Chainsmokers— who DJ’d the party — and his girlfriend,model Marianne Fonseca, conversing with Swift, 34, and Kelce, 34, shortly after the Chiefs tight end was seen singing the lyrics of “You Belong with Me” to his girlfriend in the club....

Photo:Patrick Regan/Instagram Patrick Regan/Instagram Travis Kelcefirstexpressed his interest in Taylor Swift via a friendship bracelet (with his phone number on it)— and now she appears to be repaying the favor. The jewelry store, which is Missouri-based, celebrated the moment on social media, re-sharing the photo of Swift and Kelce along with a red heart around the bracelet on theirInstagram Story. On top of the photo, they wrote the words, “Spotted....