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Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles in November 2024.Photo:Michael Reaves/Getty Michael Reaves/Getty Simone BilesandJonathan Owensare easily one of Instagram’s favorite couples. The two officially met on the dating app Raya and began seeing each other in March 2020. Because they began their courtship at the height of the pandemic, the pair were able to spend a lot of quality time together while they had time off — a perk the busy athletes don’t typically have with their packed schedules....

One extremely lucky Mega Millions winner is a billionaireafter hitting the $1.34 billion jackpot— and they may not even know it.Last month, an Illinois resident purchased the winning ticket at a Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, about 20 miles outside Chicago, according to theIllinois Lottery.But as of Friday, they have yet to claim their prize, an Illinois Lottery official confirms to PEOPLE.Lottery officials are now urging everybody in the state to check their old tickets one more time, just to make sure they aren’t holding onto a winner,Today’sHoda Kotbshared duringFriday’s show....

Erin Jensen.Photo:Courtesy of Erin Jensen Courtesy of Erin Jensen USA Todayreporter Erin Jensen is looking for a Valentine’s Day dateSleepless In Seattle-styleJensen, who’s getting some help through a special contest, tells PEOPLE she is grateful for the opportunity and eager to “meet some interesting people” through the experiment"The idea of wanting to spend a Valentine’s Day date in New York City, it all just feels so romantic," she saysShe’s single and ready to mingleSleepless in Seattle-style this Valentine’s Day!...

Sinéad O’Connor.Photo: Andrew Chin/Getty Sinéad O’Connor’s final wishes for herchildrenhave been revealed. O’Connor also requested that her albums, which sold 6.2 million globally, be released as she urged her children to “milk it for what it’s worth.” O’Connor pictured with her sons Shane and Yeshua in Dublin in 2012.WENN Rights Ltd / Alamy WENN Rights Ltd / Alamy “I direct that after my death, and at the discretion of any of my children who are then over 18, my albums are to be released to ‘milk it for what it’s worth,'" the singer wrote in the 2013 signed document, perThe Sun....

Most music fans know the difference betweenLionel RichieandSmokey Robinson— but for those that don’t, the music legends are taking it in stride. While presenting Richie with hisAMA Icon Awardon Sunday night, Robinson said the two famed singers have a long-standing joke in which they’re each often mistaken for the other. “Here’s something you don’t know about him and me — many times people have confused me with him and him with me,” the Motown legend, 82, said....

Sofia Vergarais ready to show a different side of her. TheModern Familyalum, 51, is set to star in Netflix’s upcoming limited seriesGriselda. The six-episode drama finds Vergara playing the title role ofGriselda Blanco, a murderous Miami queenpin. Netflix’s newly releasedtrailerof the show, premiering on Jan. 25, gives an in-depth look at the Colombian drug cartel leader known widely as “the Godmother.” Sofia Vergara in Netflix’s upcoming limited series “Griselda”.Netflix Netflix...

Solange Knowles.Photo: ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Solangeis branching out! The Grammy-Award-winning artist, 36, is writing the score for a New York City Ballet production this fall, she posted on Instagram Tuesday. The company confirmed the news onFacebookand said the ballet will premiere at its fall gala on Sept. 28. Composed for a chamber ensemble, the piece will feature Solange’s collaborators as well as members of the City Ballet orchestra,The New York Timesreported....

Sophia Bush; Austin Nichols.Photo:Amanda Edwards/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Amanda Edwards/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty One Tree Hill’s Brooke Davis finally got her happy ever after with former bad boy Julian Baker, but the romance was never actually meant to be. On Monday’s episode of theDrama Queenspodcast,Sophia Bushrevealed the true backstory behindAustin Nichols, who played her on-screen husband, Julian, and what she was originally told Brooke’s fate would be. Bush, 41, who dated Nichols on and off from 2006 to 2012, said that the show’s “boss”Mark Schwahnmade a “promise” to her that she and Nichols’ characters would “barely ever have scenes together” and their relationship would “certainly never be romantic....

The Hollywood dance community is coming together to rememberStephen “tWitch” Bossfollowing news of his sudden death. In a statement to PEOPLE,SYTYCDjudgeMary Murphyremembered the first time she met Boss — and the way he went on to become “an inspiration to millions.” “I am so deeply saddened of the news of Twitch passing. My soul is crying and aches on a cellular level. I was a proud mama bear over Twitch. He was hungry, eager, and willing to do the work that would lift him in spirit and means,” she said....

Photo: Stephen Curry/Instagram, Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock Doting dadStephen Currywants time to slow down! The Golden State Warriors player, 34, shouted out his daughter Riley’s 10th birthday onInstagramWednesday, celebrating the childhood milestone. “July 19, 2012. 10 years watching you blossom has been the best of the best! Now- stop growing up so fast please…..We love you😍,” Stephen wrote, posting a smiling shot of Riley wearing a “birthday princess” crown with her hands outstretched....

Drew Barrymore and Steven Spielberg on Jan. 25, 2025.Photo:Mike Coppola/Getty Mike Coppola/Getty Drew BarrymoreinspiredSteven Spielbergon the set ofE.T.in the ’80s. “I thinkE.T., for me, is the one I’m the most proud of,” Barrymore said, “because it’s the one that changed my life.” The famed director, 78, added that it “changed my life also.” “Up until that point — ’81, ’82 — I was just making movies,” Spielberg explained. “That was my life....

Cat found in Oklahoma with a U.K. microchip.Photo:Sand Springs Animal Welfare/Facebook Sand Springs Animal Welfare/Facebook Sand Springs Animal Welfarerecently picked up a stray cat wandering around Oklahoma, a routine procedure for the rescue. Things stopped being routine and started getting mysterious when the rescue checked the feline for a microchip.A microchip is a small identification chiploaded with a pet owner’s contact information that is painlessly implanted in a cat or dog....

Blythe the rescue dog before (left) and after (right) he was saved from the streets of Las Vegas and brought to a vet.Photo:Animal Angels Rescue Foundation Animal Angels Rescue Foundation A dog found wandering the streets of Las Vegas with a cumbersome, matted coat and numerous health conditions looks and feels like a totally different dog after some much-needed TLC. Animal Angels Rescue Foundation(AARF) shared in apost on Facebookon Mar....