Calif. Girl, 16, Missing After Spending Day with Friends: 'It's Been a Living Hell,' Says Family

Photo: Moreno Valley Police Department A California teenager’s family is pleading for her safe return after she vanished more than a week ago. Aranda Briones, 16, of Moreno Valley was last seen on Jan. 13 at the Moreno Valley Community Park, according to local authorities. “Briones never returned home after spending the day with some friends. Over the past week, investigators have searched last known locations and spoke to several family and friends of Briones in an attempt to locate her,” the Moreno Valley Police Department said in astatementon Jan....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 279 words · Jason Nolan

Calif. Mother Dies After Being Shot While in the Car with Her 6-Year-Old Daughter: 'She Didn't Deserve This'

Jacqueline Flores.Photo: Fresno Police A 25-year-old mother in California has tragically died after she wasshot while sitting in a parked car with her daughter. Jacqueline Flores succumbed to her injuries on Friday night, according to the Fresno Police Department. “Investigators do not believe that Flores was the intended target, and this senseless act of violence may have been a case of mistaken identity,” policesaid in a statementon Sunday. Flores was found suffering from a single bullet wound to the head on Tuesday night when officers responded to a call about a shooting victim near Kearney Boulevard and Thorne Avenue....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Kristin Sanchez

California Man Hospitalized After 'Mystery' Illness During Trip to the Philippines: 'It Is Traumatizing'

Armando Ramos.Photo:GoFundMe GoFundMe A California man is fighting for his life after being overcome with a “mystery” illness during a trip to the Philippines. In early August, Armando Ramos, 53, left his home in Chula Vista, San Diego, to visit Manilla, Philippines, following the death of his mother. While focusing on funeral arrangements, the father of three — who had no underlying health conditions — started experiencing flu-like symptoms, struggling with fatigue and a sore throat, according toABC10 News....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Alejandro Wolf

California Man Tracks Down Alleged Hit-and-Run Driver After Wife and Mother of His 8 Children Is Killed

Photo: GoFundMe A California man, desperate for justice, tracked down the alleged hit-and-run driver, who authorities say killed his wife. Corona Police Department Public Information Officer Chad Fountain tells PEOPLE that the arrest was made on a tip from Brenda’s grieving husband Rod Richardson. “The husband located the car. It had been in a garage since the accident and the suspect pulled it out just prior to the husband finding the car....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Amy Bell

California Middle School Accidentally Lists Sex Hotline Instead of Suicide Hotline on ID Cards

Photo: Google Maps A middle school student who dialed a phone number listed for a suicide hotline on the back of her student ID was in for a shock after she was connected not to a crisis manager, but to a sex hotline. New Vista Middle School in Lancaster, California has pulled its student ID cards after learning the hotline was printed incorrectly, Lancaster School District Superintendent Michele Bowers said in a statement to PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Robert Graham

California Woman with Coronavirus from Unknown Source Is In 'Serious Condition'

The California woman whotested positive for coronavirus despite having no contactwith anyone with the virus is in “serious condition,” her congressman, California Rep. John Garamendi,told CNN. The source ofher coronavirus transmissionhas been a mystery to health officials since the woman, from Solano County in Northern California, was diagnosed on Wednesday. The woman has not traveled recently, and it does not appear that she’s come in contact with anyone who could have had the disease....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Edward Lewis

Camila Alves Blogs: My 5 Easy-to-Make Holiday Recipes

Our new lifestyle bloggerCamila Alvesshares five fun, kid-friendly recipes (with how tos!) to make this holiday season. One of my favorite memories from growing up in Brazil is being in the kitchen with my family and watching everyone bake and cook. I loved seeing my mom put her own twist on years-old family recipes and also create new dishes. This made me develop a passion for cooking at a young age and would eventually inspire me to prepare meals and host wonderful family dinners....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 594 words · Colleen Ferguson

Camila Cabello Sings and Chases After Her Fairytale Dreams in New 'Cinderella' Trailer

Camila Cabello’sCinderellais placing a new spin on the classic fairytale. In a new trailer for the upcoming Amazon Prime Video film, Cabello stars as Cinderella, or Ella, who dreams of launching her own clothing business. “Soon everyone will know my name,” she says as she dreams of creating a successful fashion brand. While she meets the prince and falls in love, Cinderella struggles to combine her dreams of owning her own business and the expectations that come with being royalty....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Stacy Lloyd

Camila Cabello Tweets at Her 2012 Self After Winning Video of the Year at VMAs

Camila Cabello’sdreams have come true. After winning both Artist of the Year and Video of the Year at the2018 VMAson Monday, Cabello, 21, took a moment to send a shoutout to a very special person — herself. In 2012, Cabello, who had just made her debut with her former girl groupFifth Harmony, expressed her desire to attend the VMAs on Twitter. “#VMA2012 I wanna be there SOOOOOOO bad you don’t understand #someday,” Cabello wrote....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Sean Hill

Canadian Journalist Steps in After 'Airline Creep' Asks Teenage Girl for Dirty Photos Mid-Flight

Photo: Joanna Chiu/Instagram A Canadian journalist is encouraging others to speak up and intervene after she witnessed a mansexually harassa teenager on her flight this week. Joanna Chiusaid she was on a Canadian airline Monday, just about ready to fall asleep, when she began to listen to the conversation behind her involving a man in his late 30’s and a teenage girl. In alengthy thread shared on Twitter, Chiu, the bureau chief atThe Star VancouverandToronto Star, explained that the man began to flirt with the young woman before it escalated to him asking for a dirty photo — at which point Chiu said she intervened....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 622 words · Savannah Perry

Canadian Resort with a History of Royal Visitors Denies Meghan and Harry Honeymoon Rumors

Photo: Courtesy Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge; Inset: HANNAH MCKAY - WPA/GettyThe Canadian lodge wherePrince HarryandMeghan Marklewere rumored to be staying at during theirhoneymoonhas officially denied thatthe newlywedsare set for a visit to the luxury resort.“Though Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge has a longstanding history of serving as a royal retreat, we can confirm that the couple is not currently booked for a stay,” a representative for the property told PEOPLE in a written statement....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 999 words · Francis Hansen

Cardi B Explains Why She Was 'Surprised' by Conservatives' Reactions to Her Hit 'WAP'

Cardi Bis addressing the backlash she and collaboratorMegan Thee Stalliongot when they released"WAP"in August. Chatting withApple Music’s Zane Lowe, the 28-year-old rapper said she was “surprised” when people shared negative reactions to the hit record. “When ‘WAP’ came out, the people that were criticizing it the most, they were like, ‘This is so nasty, this is so freaky’ — I don’t even think it was religious people, it was really a lot of Republicans,” she said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 337 words · Dawn Williams

Cardi B Gets Real About Reconciling with Offset: 'It's a Marriage and There's a Child Involved'

Photo: Swan Gallet/WWD/REX/Shutterstock Cardi B‘s marriage toOffsetis not for you — or anyone else. “It’s a personal thing,” she tells PEOPLE in a candid interviewin Atlanta ahead of the Super Bowl, opening up about her relationship with the 27-year-old Migos rapper, includingtheir breakupandrecent reconciliation. Asked about the intense social media speculation over their coupling, the “I Like It” singer, 26, says: “I feel like we just really are a very regular couple....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 716 words · Rachel Shannon