Photo: Catarina Gomez/AP/Shutterstock Days after 8-year-old Guatemalan immigrant Felipe Alonzo Gomezdied in the hospital on Christmas Daywhile in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, his family is sharing their dashed hopes for him and mourning their loss. “We heard rumors that they could pass [into the United States]. They said they could pass with the children,” Catarina Gomez Lucas, Felipe’s 21-year-old stepsister,explained to the Associated Pressas to why the boy’s father, Agustin, brought him on the journey from Central America....

The aftermath of the house fire.Photo: GoFundMe A family of nine is attempting to pick up the pieces after their beloved California home, and everything they owned inside, was destroyed in a fire. “There’s times where I feel stuck and there’s times where I just want to break down and cry,” she explained to the outlet. “Like [the kids] being scared. Everything they had went up in flames… It’s just devastating and I kind of feel like a failure right now....

The family ofEzra Blount, who was “nearly crushed to death” atAstroworld Festival, has filed suit against Travis Scott and others, alleging their “grossly negligent conduct” contributed to the 9-year-old’s life-threatening injuries. The child — who is identified only as E.B. in the suit — is currently in a medically induced coma as doctors attempt to alleviate trauma to his brain, liver and kidney. For more on the tragedy at Astroworld, listen below toour daily podcast on People Every Day....

Russell allegedly stole the Horizon Air Q400, which had no passengers on board, at around 8 p.m. local time on Friday. He later crashed on Ketron Island, igniting a fire. He is believed to be deceased. The airport was temporarily shut down as a result of the incident. “There was an incident late yesterday involving the unauthorized operation of one of our aircraft that took off from Sea-Tac around 8 p....

Photo: Courtesy Sudekum Family Eight climbers who set out on a 12-person expedition through Nanda Devi, India’s second-highest mountain range, late last month are feared dead after an avalanche swept through the area, according to disaster officials. On Monday, more than a week after departing “with the ambition of summiting a virgin peak” on 25,643-foot mountain, helicopters spotted at least five bodies that were partially buried in the snow on the peak,The New York Timesreports....

Suzanne Eaton.Photo: Courtesy The family of missing American scientist Dr. Suzanne Eaton is “exploring every option” to find her on the Greek island of Crete. Suzanne Eaton.Courtesy “It’s been six days now,” Eaton’s niece Callie Broaddus, tells PEOPLE. “It’s definitely frustrating that we haven’t found her yet, but we’re determined to keep looking.” It’s thought that the mother of two went for a run between 3pm and 5pm on the day she vanished — leaving her passport, wallet, phone, cash and cycling shoes in her room....

Andrew Brown, Jr. The family ofAndrew Brown Jr.has filed a $30 million federal lawsuit against law enforcement over the unarmed Black man’s death at the hands of police, alleging that Brown was deprived of his rights under state law. Brown was shot and killed in April while the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office was serving drug-related search and arrest warrants. According to police, Brown suffered a fatal gunshot wound in the back of the head in his vehicle....

Andrew Brown, Jr. The family ofAndrew Brown Jr.plans to file a federal lawsuit over the unarmed Black man’s death at the hands of police, alleging that Brown was deprived of his rights under state law. The family’s attorney, Harry Daniels, confirmed the upcoming lawsuit toCBS News, saying that the family wants the Department of Justice to “intervene immediately” in the case. Brown was shot and killed in April while the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office was serving drug-related search and arrest warrants....

Suzanne Eaton.Photo: Courtesy Friends, family and colleagues of American scientist Suzanne Eaton have come together topay tributeonline to the “remarkable woman” whose body wastragically discoveredon July 8 on the Greek island of Crete. Eaton, 59, a molecular biologist at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Germany, disappeared while out for a run in the hills near her hotel on theafternoon of July 2,her family said in aFacebook groupcreated to aid in the search....

Photo: New Canaan Police Department Hours after her husband’s release on bail Tuesday, relatives and friends ofJennifer Dulosissued a touching statement about the missing mother of five, who has not been seen or heard from in nearly three weeks, asking that anyone with any information concerning her whereabouts come forward. The statement, provided to PEOPLE, acknowledges the “steady stream of love” the family has received in the wake of Jennifer’s mysterious disappearance, noting “these gestures of empathy and kinship have helped keep us going....

Photo: Mike Rozman/Warner Brothers//NBC The unscripted primetime series is not being renewed for a fifth season, making season 4, which ended in May 2021, its last, PEOPLE confirms. The series premiered in December 2017 with a first season comprised of eight episodes. The program’s final season featured 20. The cancellation comes asTheEllen DeGeneresShowis also set to end its run later this spring after 19 seasons. RELATED VIDEO:Ellen DeGeneresSays Ending Her Show Is the ‘Right Thing’ During Candid Talk withOprah Winfrey...

The Grand Ditch cuts a path along the Never Summer Mountains to deliver Colorado River water across the Continental Divide into Eastern Colorado.Photo:RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Three decomposed bodies have been found at a remote Colorado campsite, according to authorities. A hiker discovered one of the “heavily decomposed” bodies at a campsite at Gold Creek Campground around 4:57 p....

Photo: Sophia Grace/Youtube Sophia GraceBrownlee, the influencer whofirst appeared onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showin 2011when she was 9 years old, announced on Saturday that she’s pregnant with her first child. Brownlee, 19, revealed and discussed the pregnancy in a YouTube vlog, where she admitted that she thought some of her fans were “going to be very shocked” at the news that she had “four months left to go” in her pregnancy journey....