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One of the champions is unlikely to lap up adoration or show an overwhelming emotion in the pool. The other is all strut.  Both styles were on display Wednesday night at La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, where Frenchman Leon Marchand and American Katie Ledecky added to their growing medal collections. Marchand, 22, became the first swimmer in 48 years to win two individual gold medals on the same day. Marchand, who had already won a gold, his first Olympic medal, on Sunday in the 400-m individual medley, started off his night by catching Hungarian Kristof Milak with a finishing kick in the 200-m butterfly that sent the capacity crowd of 17,000 into a delirium that caused at least one person in the arena—OK, me—to cover his ears. [Read More]

LGBTQ+ activist Moud Goba will be honored with the 2023 BET International Global Good Award. The award is BET International’s recognition of public figures who use their platform for social responsibility and goodness while demonstrating a commitment to the welfare of the global Black community. [Read More]

April 6, 2024 5:40 AM EDT Los Angeles will not see a total eclipse, but sky watchers will be able to see a noticeable partial solar eclipse beginning at 10:06 a.m. The moon will slowly make its way across the sun, peaking at 11:12 a.m. Being Los Angeles, there are many options for sound baths timed to the eclipse, including some that are candlelit. On a similar note, Cosmic Flow, a meditation and yoga workshop, will take place at Griffith Observatory. [Read More]

Born. To Captain John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower, A.U.S., 25, son of the president-elect of Columbia University, and Barbara Jean Thompson Eisenhower, 21: their first child (and Ike’s first grandchild —see PEOPLE), a son; at West Point, N.Y. Name: Dwight David II. Weight: 8 lbs. 15 oz. Born. To Jackie Coogan, 33, Hollywood’s No. 1 baby bright-eyes of the ’20s (now co-owner of a small movie studio), and third wife Ann McCormack Coogan, 23, ex-nightclub singer: their first child, his second, a daughter; in Glendale, Calif. [Read More]

When the students at Eastlake High School in Colorado Springs, Colo., returned to their school building in January 2021 following the COVID-19 lockdowns, principal Cassandra Berry noticed that they were glued to their phones even more than before. Students texted throughout classes, ignoring teachers. Fights broke out, sparked by nasty missives sent over DMs and posted on social media.  “We had a couple of fights, and unfortunately, one of them was taped by a student in the classroom and posted on social media,” Berry says. [Read More]

Netflix announced Wednesday that it's developing movies and TV shows based on C.S. Lewis' classic-fantasy book series, "The Chronicles of Narnia." Netflix said that it will develop the titles under a new Disney released three movies based on the books in 2005, 2008, and 2010. The first, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" made $745 million worldwide. The second, "Prince Caspian," grossed $419 million worldwide. And the third, " [Read More]

Palm kernel oil is extracted from palm fruit. It is dark black in colour and distinguishes itself with a unique strong taste and smell. Popular for its healing properties across the southern and eastern part of Nigeria, palm kernel is known to offer numerous health benefits that help prevents and heal life-threatening illnesses. It is also useful for cooking as it is free of cholesterol. As a matter of fact, medical practitioners do advise people suffering from heart problems and high cholesterol level to make use of palm kernel oil when cooking because it is more beneficial to their health. [Read More]

King Charles III’s sister Princess Anne has been hospitalized after sustaining “minor injuries and concussion” over the weekend. Buckingham Palace confirmed the news about Anne, whose official title is the Princess Royal, on Monday. [Read More]

Todd Forsgren ruffles feathers every time he takes a picture. A photographer and professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Forsgren has been recording images of wild birds in the moments after they fly into mist nets. Spread through the forests of the world, scientists and biologists rely on these nets to catch wild birds, temporarily suspending a bird’s flight plan as they measure, weigh, record and band the species before releasing them unharmed. [Read More]

It used to be a joke: “But then the terrorists have won.” Attach the phrase to any sentence—”We could just stay home and watch it on cable, but then the terrorists have won”—and you had both a ready-made quip and a light reminder that life goes on, even after a great national trauma. But now the terrorists have won. We know this because Americans say so. In a Pew poll released this week, 40 percent of people said terrorists have a greater capacity than before 9/11 to mount another major attack on the United States. [Read More]