courtesy Mackenzie Denich “Babies are supposed to be with their moms. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t be together, but the world is not perfect,” Mackenzie Denich, a 39-year-old neonatal nurse practitioner in the NICU atChildren’s Nebraska, tells PEOPLE “I’m so thankful that she is here. I tell her every day, ‘I’m so happy to be your mom.'" “They wanted to be grandparents, they didn’t want to be parents again,” Denich says....

Nikki Garciais embracing the single life!TheTotal Bellasalum, 41, spoke with PEOPLE on Radio Row ahead of the2025 Super Bowlalongside her twin sisterBrie Garcia. After a tumultuous year — in which Nikki gotdivorcedfrom husbandArtem Chigvintsev— the two say they are grateful to have one another, but Brie confesses things certainly haven’t been easy.“It’s been hard because I’m a fixer, so I want to fix it for her,” she explains. “I want to do it and I’m very vocal, so I want to do it loudly and express myself....

Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Nikki Sixxhas accomplished a lot in his decades-long career as the Mötley Crüe bassist, but his children are his biggest achievement. “[They’ve] been the greatest thing that’s ever happened in my life,” the dad of five toldThe Guardianin August 2015. “My family means everything to me and I will do anything for them.” Nikki first became a dad in 1991 when he and his then-wife, formerPlayboyPlaymate Brandi Brandt, welcomed their son Gunner, 34....

The scene of the American Airlines plane crash in Washington, D.C.Photo:Alex Wong/Getty Alex Wong/Getty Ma remembered his late girlfriend in a conversation withNPRthat was published on Thursday, Feb. 20, nearly one month after Duggins, 30, died in the deadly crash on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Duggins was one of 67 people who were killed. She was traveling back to Washington D.C., after visiting a relative who was recovering from surgery in Wichita, Kan....

Former NYPD Police Chief Jeffrey Maddrey in January 2024.Photo:Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Jeffrey Maddrey has resigned from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) after an employee accused him of coercing her into “performing unwanted sexual favors.” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch accepted the resignation of the former police chief, who was the department’s highest-ranking uniformed officer, on the evening of Friday, Dec. 20, an NYPD spokesperson said in a statement to PEOPLE....

A few weeks before the news ofOlivia Newton-John’s death, she remained positive and was grateful to be alive. Friend and fellow songwriterAmy Skyspoke to PEOPLE after Newton-John’s death on Monday, recalling the last time she spoke to her on the phone. “I could tell she was frail. And when I asked her how she was, she laughed, and she said, ‘I’m alive,’ " Sky, 61, says of her phone conversation with Newton-John, four weeks before her death....

Photo:Matthew Stockman/Getty (2) Matthew Stockman/Getty (2) Olympic medalistsNancy Kerrigan,Kristi Yamaguchiand Peggy Fleming are among the headliners of an ice skating tribute for the victims of theD.C. plane crash. Legacy on Ice, set for Sunday, March 2 in the nation’s capital, will raise funds for the families of the 67 people who died in the crash earlier this year, and for the first responders who were involved in the tragedy....

Cooper Cota and Susana Casio meeting for the first time on Feb. 26. At first glance, Cooper Cota and Susana Casio appear to have nothing in common. Cooper is a rambunctious 3-year-old who loves Hot Wheels and dinosaurs. Susana is a 63-year-old former nurse who was forced to retire when intense back pain and autoimmune vasculitis —inflammation in the blood vessels— began to impact her quality of life. But in a twist of fate over Labor Day weekend 2023, Cooper and Susana each received part of the same donor liver during NYU Langone’s first-ever split liver transplant....

Oprah Winfrey in December 2023.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Oprah Winfreyis heading into the new year with some fresh new reads.The media personality and philanthropist, 70, has recommended over 100 books through her book club since its launch in 1996.Oprah’s Book Clubbegan as a discussion segment on Winfrey’s talk show,The Oprah Winfrey Show, and has featured everything from classics to up-and-coming fiction and memoirs.In December, Winfrey’s Oprah’s Book ClublaunchedThe Oprah Podcast....

Sophia Loren in 1965 (left) and with her Oscar (right) after winning best actress in 1962.Photo:Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty; Hulton Archive/Getty Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty; Hulton Archive/Getty Ahead of the 2025 Oscars,PEOPLEis looking back at past ceremonies and sharing behind-the-scenes stories from Hollywood’s most prestigious event. Sophia Lorenmade history when she won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1962, becoming the first performer to win for a foreign language role....

Hayley Williams; Rusty Williams.Photo:Zachary Gray; Congrats Records Zachary Gray; Congrats Records Watch outRob Grant— there’s a new nepo (grand)daddy in town. On Tuesday, Jan. 14,Hayley Williamsand Zac Farro ofParamoreannounced they’re releasing her grandpa Rusty Williams' lost album from the 1970s. The album, titledGrand Man, will feature 13 songs recorded in the 1970s that have never been formally released until now. Rusty also shared the album’s first single,“Knocking (At Your Door),“a swirl of lush, pop tones that takes cues fromHerb AlpertandBurt Bacharach....

Stock image of passport, ticket, phone and hat on luggage.Photo:GettyOne Redditor is dealing with a sticky situation during an unthinkable time in her life.The original poster (OP) shared her situation onReddit’s r/AmITheA—— subreddit, where she explained that she is marrying her terminally ill fiancé after two years of dating.“My fiancé was not close with his family growing up at all. In the two years we have been dating, I have only met his parents like 3 times....

Paris Hilton at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala held at The Beverly Hilton on February 3, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty Paris Hiltonis “sliving” as she turns another year older! “Another sparkling year of pure #Sliving! ✨💖 Feeling so blessed for every lesson this year has gifted me,” she captioned acarousel of photosfeaturing her favorite moments from the past year. “From motherhood to wifey duties, girl boss moments, and standing up for what’s right… This has been the most iconic year yet!...