Family Files Suit Over Store Janitor Found Dead in Bathroom 4 Days After She Went Missing

Bessie Durham’s family and lawyers hold a news conference on Sept. 19 in Columbia, South Carolina.Photo:Jeffrey Collins/AP Jeffrey Collins/AP The family of a South Carolina womanfound dead last year in a Belk department store bathroomfour days after she went missing is now suing the retailer. Bessie Durham’s family members and their lawyers held a news conference on Tuesday after filing the lawsuit in a Richland County court, according toCBS affiliate WLTX, theAssociated PressandFox affiliate WACH....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Jacob Cunningham

Family Finds $24K Gold Nugget While Walking Their Dog Named Lucky

Photo: Getty Looking to get rich? Try heading to Australia! An Australian family on a Mother’s Day walk came across a 20-ounce gold nugget estimated to be worth at least $35,000 Australian dollars, or just over $24,000 U.S. dollars. The family was on a stroll in the outskirts of Bendigo, a city in southern Australia, with their dog named Lucky when they found the nugget, according to theBendigo Advertiser. “It was Mother’s Day morning and we decided to go for a walk,” the father, who has opted to remain anonymous, told the outlet....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 274 words · Anthony Bates

Family Finds Body of Missing Texas Woman After Searching Area Where Her Car Crashed 2 Days Earlier

Photo: Facebook A Texas family is grieving after a loved one was found dead near her wrecked car more than two days after she was reported missing. Her SUV crashed on an overpass about 48 hours earlier, per the reports. Mario Morales, Martinez’s husband, said her body was found"pretty beat up and half clothed"about a half mile away from her car, according toThe Dallas Morning News. Morales last heard from his wife early Friday morning as she was heading home from her new serving job at a Dallas bar, according to the newspaper....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Kimberly Cortez

Family Forced to Get Loans to Drive Daughter to Cancer Treatments Is 'In Shock' Over Outpouring of Support

“We just wanted to get the story out that there are so many families like ours who are hurting nowadays because of gas prices and the economy,” Vincent — who has been spending $200 a week on gas — tells PEOPLE. “We knew we weren’t the only ones.” But within days of the interview airing onCBS Evening News, their long-dormantGoFundMepage — which coworkers of Ginger’s mom, Analiza, started a year and a half ago to help the rural Indiana family — suddenly exploded with donations....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Jason Rowe

Family Friend Invited Toddler Over for Halloween Sleepover, Then 'Horribly Abused' and Killed Her

Meka Ducheneaux.Photo: GoFundMe A North Dakota woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison forbrutally murdering a family friend’s toddlerleft in her care. On Monday, a Cass County District Court judge sentenced Brandi Adeleke, 38, to prison after she had earlier pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse, PEOPLE confirms. She will be eligible for parole after serving 25 years. “I don’t understand how you can take the life of an innocent child, and what she could have done so badly that made you hurt her,” Meka Ducheneaux’s aunt Amanda Carrillo said in court Monday, according toValley News Live....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Keith Yu

Family Fun! Britney Spears Dances with Sister Jamie Lynn Spears and Her Kids in Playful Video

Britney Spears, Jamie Lynn Spears.Photo: Image Group LA/Disney Channel via Getty Images One last dance before the new year!Jamie Lynn Spearsshowed off some of her moves in afamily filled TikTok video, which the mother of two shared on Instagram Monday.In the clip, Jamie Lynn, 28, walks into her living room and crosses her arms over her chest before the camera cuts to her older sisterBritney Spears, who spins around while standing behind a couch and wearing a pair of ear muffs....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 599 words · Daniel Simpson

Family Fun! James Van Der Beek Dances with His 5 Kids Ahead of 'Dancing with the Stars' Premiere

When it comes to his stint onDancing with the Stars,James Van Der Beekhas the best partners (yes, plural!). In an exclusive video, theDawson’s Creekstar gives viewers a glimpse of what home life is like with five kids under the age of 9. “I am most proud of being a father to five children: Olivia, Joshua, Annabelle, Emilia and Gwendolyn,” Van Der Beek, 42, said to the camera. “That’s five, right?”...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Angela Lambert MD

Family Fun! Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Spend Time Together with Their Kids at Universal Studios

Jennifer LopezandBen Affleckare continuing to spend time with each other’s children. Affleck, meanwhile, donned a hoodie and jeans, and was seen with 9-year-old sonSamuelbeside him. He shares his son as well as daughtersSeraphina, 12, andViolet, 15, with ex-wifeJennifer Garner. Last month, a sourcetold PEOPLEthat Affleck, 48, was getting to know Lopez’s twins and that they are “onboard with starting fresh in Los Angeles,” where he lives. “They are slowly getting to know Ben,” the source said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Mr. Travis Phillips

Family Fun! Julia Roberts Plays Mahjong with Niece Emma Roberts: 'She Won'

Photo: Julia Roberts/InstagramIt’s game time at the Roberts house!Julia Robertsshared a photo of her playing mahjong with nieceEmma Robertson Monday. “She won,” thePretty Womanstar, 50, captioned the shot.TheScream Queensactress, 27, commented “Hehe,” along with three heart eyes Emoji, and then posted the selfie on her own account with the caption: “guess who won?” Both ladies sported soft smiles and sunglasses as they played the tile-based game outside.This isn’t the only time the aunt-niece duo has showed off their love of gaming....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 627 words · Amber Morris

Family Gets $18,000 Hospital Bill After Their Son Was Treated with a Bottle of Formula and a Nap

While vacationing in the United States, a family of South Korean tourists received ahospital billfor over $18,000 after taking their son to the hospital for a very quick and uneventful visit. While visiting San Francisco in 2016, Jang Yeo Im’s son Park Jeong Whan, then 8 months, hit his head afterfalling off the bedin their hotel room, reportedKaiser Health News. Before being discharged after just three hours and 22 minutes, the child — who had a few bruises on his face — took a short nap and drank some infant formula....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Darren Wells

Family Goals for 2022: 9 Lessons We Learned From Celebrity Families This Year

01of 09 Start the Day With Some Interpretive Dance 02of 09Lead with Love and AcceptanceDwyane Wade, Zaya Wade and Gabrielle Union.Andrew Toth/GettyFor Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, it’s all about allowing their kids the space to “develop and grow into who they’re gonna become.“Speaking to Craig Melvin onToday, Wade shared that raising 14-year-old daughter Zaya, whocame out as transgenderin 2020, has “made me grow.““I didn’t know anything, I really wasn’t knowledgeable about the LGBTQ+ community,” Wade said....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1135 words · Tanner Hall

Family Grieves Death of 7-Year-Old Boy Who Was Struck by Lightning While Playing Under Tree

The boy died Monday afternoon outside of his McKenzie, Tennessee, home in Weakley County. Although authorities have not released his name, family and friends have identified the child as Levi Yoder, according to multiple reports. “There were two or three kids playing outside under a tree,” Capt. Randall McGowan, with the Weakley County Sheriff’s Department, tells PEOPLE. “The lightning hit the tree and killed him.” The Weakley County Medical Examiner’s office has ruled the death an accident, McGowan said in a statement....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · James Stanley

Family Helps Rescue 2 Men Whose Car Got Stuck in the Mud in Death Valley After They Made Wrong Turn

Car stuck on salt flat in Death Valley National Park.Photo:NPS NPS Two men needed rescuing from the blazing heat of Death Valley last month, according to authorities. Now, they’re facing charges. The two men were illegally driving onto a salt flat in Death Valley National Park on July 4 when their vehicle became stuck “almost a mile off road,” according to apress releasefrom the National Park Service. The men, who were not named in the release, “took a wrong turn onto West Side Road” while using a GPS to navigate their way through the area, officials said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Cory Lee