Idina Menzelis passing the torch toAriana GrandeandCynthia Erivo. OnTwitterThursday, the 50-year-old actress congratulated the stars uponthe news of their castingin the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical. Grande, 28, is set to star as Glinda, while Erivo, 34, will follow in Menzel’s footsteps as Elphaba. “Congrats to two amazing women. May it change your lives for the better forever and ever as it has for us. So much love,” Menzel wrote, reposting photos from directorJon M....

Iggy Azalea and son Onyx.Photo: Iggy Azalea/Instagram In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, Azalea, 31, opens up about the juggling act of being a mother, entertainer and now running her own cosmetic line,Totally Plastic. “Honestly, it’s definitely really hard, but that makes it super fulfilling. I feel way more accomplished to know that I am able to do all these things at the same time,” the rapper, who released her albumThe End of an Eraearlier this month, tells PEOPLE....

Photo: IHOPIHOPis stepping up its spring menu with breakfast items that pack a protein punch.The pancake restaurant chain’slimited-time spring menuoffers six new menu items like a three-cheese omelet and protein-packed pancakes.The new pancakes come in multiple options, starting at 18 grams of protein each. The plain protein power pancakes take theclassic IHOP pancakesand elevate them with whole grain rolled oats, barley, rye, chia, flax and whey protein, plus butter on top....

Sierra Jamison.Photo:CBS CBS When Sierra Jamison, 30, was attacked with a knife in a recent attempted carjacking in Chicago, she spoke withCBS2reporter Dorothy Tucker for an investigation into violence against Black women. But before the segment even aired, Jamison was attacked a second time — this time strangled to death outside her home Monday night, according to the Chicago Police Department. Lawrence Curtis Boyle, 63, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, according to the police department’spress release....

A 14-year-old girl is in critical condition after the man she was speaking to online traveled across state lines to her home and then stabbed her when she refused to have sex with him.The man, an 18-year-old from Illinois who has not been identified, traveled to Springfield Township, in Oakland County, Michigan, for the meeting, according to a press release from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.The suspect is facing an attempted murder charge....

Photo: Amanda Edwards/WireImage, Ina Garten/Instagram Ina Garten’s kitchen got a major refresh. On Tuesday, theBarefoot Contessastar gave fans a glimpse into the newly-renovated kitchen in her East Hampton, N.Y. home. Garten admitted this was the first renovation the room has undergone in over two decades. “During the Pandemic, I gave myself a project ofrenovating my kitchen, which I actually hadn’t done in 25 years!!” she wrote in the caption. “I built my dream pantry and bought my favoriteLacanche stoveplus lots of food photographs and a great view of the garden....

Lexi Reedis updating her 1.2 million Instagram followers on her health journey after being put on a ventilator in a medically induced coma earlier this year.The influencer, 31,posted a photoof herself on Monday in which she was seen in a wheelchair, outdoors and giving the camera a double thumbs up.“I’ve spent most of my time inside lately resting other than leaving for doctors appointments, tests, or blood work,” she wrote in the caption....

Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Russian influencer and editorMiroslava Dumahas revealed she’s been diagnosed with a rare lung disease. In araw Instagram poston Sunday, Duma, 34, shared that she’s spent the past few months fighting for her life after being given only “7 months to live.” “Earlier this year I was diagnosed with a rare lung disease, and given 7 months to live. It was crazy scary then, but looking back, I realise that the past few months of recovery were possibly the happiest months of my entire life,” Duma wrote alongside a photo, which shows smiling softly....

In an exclusive interview, a neighbor who has lived near the Frankes for about five years tells PEOPLE the influencer mom’s arrest “was definitely shocking,” although some families in the neighborhood had seen troubling signs over the past year. “I think we saw some weird things,” the neighbor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, says. “But I don’t think anybody thought that these kids were being physically abused to that degree....

CheerstarMorgan Simianercelebrated her bachelorette party in style! The 25-year-old bride-to-be and her group of friends hit the beaches of Mexico’s Riviera Maya in Cancun, where they stayed at The Excellence Resort. Festivities during the “Bach & Boujee” party included a yacht cruise and snorkeling and cheerleading towers in the ocean. Top Yacht luxury yacht charter While not everyone in Simianer’s bridal party (including some of her fellowCheerstars) could make the trip — such as Maddy Brum, Angel Rice, TT Barker and Dillon Brandt — that didn’t stop Simianer from celebrating her upcoming nuptials....

Hannah Bernerand fiancéDes Bishopcelebrated their engagement over Memorial Day weekend.TheSummer Housealum’s grandmother, Vera DiLeo, shared over a dozen photos from the party, writingon Instagramthat it was “a huge success,” despite some cold and rainy weather.“Everyone had a great time,” DiLeo said, captioning a gallery of photos from the big day. “It was a Mexican fiesta and I think it was the Margaritas and the love of family that kept me warm!...

After touring at least a dozen homes, engagedBachelorettecoupleBecca Kufrinand Garrett Yrigoyen finally settled down in a brand new, two-bedroom Spanish Mediterranean-style apartment in Carlsbad, Calif. She and her fiancé, an outdoor excursion guide she met on season 14 of the reality series in 2018, enlistedWayfair Registryto help them create a coastal-inspired space that meshed Kufrin’s “colorful” and “eccentric” style with Yrigoyen’s “minimalistic” vibe. Nicole Gerulat “It was definitely a transition I think for both of us,” Kufrin says....

When Alicia Silverstone first laid eyes on her Los Angeles home 27 years ago, it didn’t look much like the glamorous hideaway of a rising Hollywood star.But for the 19-year-old, the modest house tucked into a winding canyon road high above the city did call to mind another leading lady: “It felt likeSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” she says. “It was all woods and overgrown and madness, and it had a wild feeling....