Photo: Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, on Tuesday announced that it had “officially declared astate of emergency for LGBTQ+ peoplein the United States for the first time” in history. The announcement, HRC said, comes amid “an unprecedented and dangerous spike in anti-LGBTQ+ legislative assaults sweeping state houses this year.” The organization also on Tuesday released a report detailing the more-than75 anti-LGBTQ+ billsthat have been signed into law in 2023 — double the number signed last year....

Photo: Clayton Neville/Twitter QAnon is an evolving collection of conspiracies centering on an outlandish claim that government, media and financial elites are cannibalistic Satan-worshiping pedophiles. Many believers thinkDonald Trump(who has denied many allegations himself of sexual misconduct) secretly does battle with these forces. “If they’re willing to show up to the ‘grassy knoll’ thinking JFK Jr. is coming back, it scares me to think of what happens when they get real power,“Holt toldTheDallas Morning News....

Lisa Lillien is the author of the popular Hungry Girl website andemail newsletter, featuring smart, funny advice on guilt-free eating. She is also the author of nine books, six of which debuted at number one on theNew York TimesBest Sellers list. Read herPEOPLE.comblog every Monday for slimmed-down celebrity recipes and more. MorningStar Farms Buffalo WingsFact: Buffalo wings are delicious and a game-day staple. Another fact: They’re generally loaded with calories and fat… Not ideal for finger food!...

Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Hunter Fieri is wishing his “rockstar” dad a happy birthday! On Saturday,Guy Fieri’s eldest son Hunter, 25, posted a lovingInstagramtribute to his “pops” in celebration of the Food Network star’s 54th trip around the sun. “Father you are not just a rockstar and a badass. You are a legend, an icon, a role model, and an amazing father!” his caption read. “I’m proud to be your son....

Ana and Brian Walshe.Photo: Facebook The husband ofmissing Massachusetts mom Ana Walshewas already under house arrest and awaiting sentencing in relation to an art scam when he was taken into custody for allegedly misleading police in the investigation into his wife’s whereabouts. Ana, a 39-year-old mother of three and real estate executive, was reported missing Jan. 4. She was last seen at her Cohasset, Mass., home New Year’s Day, authorities say....

Ice Spice.Photo:Prince Williams/WireImage Prince Williams/WireImage You thought you offendedIce Spice? “U thought u ate but my sis cute asf,” wrote Ice Spice, 23, with a heart-eyes emoji in a quotetweet, shutting down the implication that people with Down syndrome are less good-looking than those without the chromosomal condition. Many of the New York City native’s fans supported her unbothered response in the replies to her tweet, with onewriting, “I mean cos who makes fun of human beings with disabilities....

Idina Menzel.Photo:Stephen Gomillion Stephen Gomillion Long before she was known for roles inRent,WickedandFrozen,Idina Menzelcut her teeth singing dance music at weddings and bar mitzvahs — and now, she’s returning to those roots. On the Tony winner’s new albumDrama Queen, which dropped Friday, she flexes her powerhouse vocals on high-energy dance tracks with ultra-empowering lyrics in tribute to the big-voiced divas that shaped her taste and LGBTQ+ fans that’ve supported her for decades....

Photo: Idina Menzel/Instagram Idina Menzelis having some fun looking back at her previous onscreen personas — both real and invented. She also added her turns in the more recent filmsCinderella, in which she played stepmother Vivian toCamila Cabello’s Ella, as well as 2019’sUncut Gems, in which she played Dinah Ratner alongsideAdam Sandler. As a finishing touch, Menzel added the embarrassing moment from the 2014 Oscars, when Travolta butchered her name before she took the stage to perform the award-winning hit song fromFrozen,“Let It Go....

Holy crap! An Illinois lawmaker just got himself into a very messy situation. While chatting withCBS Chicagoon Monday, Andrade was discussing the bird situation while at the Irving Park Blue Line station — nicknamed the “pigeon poop station” — when he received an unwelcome surprise on his head. “Did I, did I just get? I did, didn’t I?” Andrade said as he looked up to find the culprit pigeon looming over him....

On Wednesday night in Nashville, more than two dozen artists and musicians, representing country’s richly diverse past and present, ignited the stage forCountry Music: Live at the Ryman, a PBS concert special that will air in late August or early September to support Ken Burns’ new epic documentary on the genre. Vince Gill, Marty Stuart and Ricky Skaggs.Erika Goldring You can expect both programs to send a message to millions of viewers that so many country fans already know: There’s something here for everyone....

The COVID-19 death toll in India has surpassed 200,000 as the countryexperiences a public health crisisdue to recent surges in new cases. As of Wednesday morning, India’sMinistry of Health reports201,187 deaths in the country. Additionally, theAssociated Pressreported that India — which is the second-most populated country in the world — continues to set daily records of new COVID infections, most recently with 362,757 new cases in the past 24 hours....

Photo: Chris ChurchillUnder one roof in Greenville, Indiana, lives three war heroes, two parents and six kids. While the arrangement might seem unusual, no one in this house bats an eye at it.Sarah and Troy Rufing, along with their kids — Hannah, 14, Matthew, 11, Sophie, 10, Sam, 7, Catherine, 5, and Clover, 3 —decided to welcome veteransinto their home. All with uncertain futures due to illness or injury, the servicemen found themselves unable to live on their own or with family....

A Monticello, Indiana, mom of two has died after drinking too much water too quickly in a rare, but fatal case of “water toxicity.” “They were out on the boat all weekend long,” her older brother, Devon Miller, told the news station. “She loved being on the water. She loved being on the lake.” On Tuesday, July 4, Summers had reportedly felt dehydrated, saying she had a headache and felt lightheaded....