NBA Star Recalls Being 'Traded' for a Copy Machine During Inspirational Commencement Speech

If you ask him, Utah Jazz player Kyle Korver isn’t mad he was once “traded” for a photocopier. That’s because he far outlasted the machine that replaced him. “The 51st pick, to the New Jersey Nets,” Korver told the audience at Creighton on Saturday, according toUSA Today. “I found out shortly afterward that I had been traded to Philly. I’m not sure iftradedis the right word.” Korver would later discover that with the money the Nets received in return, the team paid for a summer league entrance fee and a photocopier....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Michael Stanley

NBC Pulls 'Nurses' Episode Following Backlash over Its Portrayal of Orthodox Jews

Nurses.Photo: NBC NBC has pulled an episode of Canadian seriesNursesfrom its digital platforms following backlash over a scene containing an anti-Semitic portrayal of Orthodox Jews. In the scene, which aired Feb. 9 in the episode “Achilles Heel,” an Orthodox man named Israel lands in the hospital after an accident. His father, standing at his bedside, says “the Creator” will heal him, though a nurse replies that “medicine” is the answer....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Dr. Maureen Johnson

NE-YO Confirms He and Wife Crystal Renay Are Getting a Divorce: 'I Will Always Respect Her'

NE-YOandCrystal Renayhave decided to part ways.On Saturday’s episode ofPrivate Talk With Alexis Texas,the 40-year-old R&B singer — whose real name is Shaffer Chimere Smith — confirmed that he and his wife have split and are in the process of filing for a divorce.“It’s slowly but surely becoming public knowledge that myself and my wife have decided to go ahead and get a divorce,” NE-YO said on the podcast. “It’s not a sad thing, it’s more of us realizing — long story short, I’m never gonna talk bad about her....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 888 words · Jennifer Lewis

Nelly Dishes on Newly Released Country-Inspired Album: 'I've Been Trying to Make Sure I Get It Right'

Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Nellyhas put the country back in Country Grammar. Despite being hugely popular in hip-hop for decades, country music fans have long held a bit of a soft spot for the artist, especially thanks toOver and Over, which he released withTim McGrawin 2004. Now, 17 years after that breakthrough moment, Nelly is again dipping his toe into the twang, having recentlyreleased a country-inspired album. “It’s been on your mind for a minute,” he told PEOPLE at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Saturday of his decision to release his country-influenced album,Heartland....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Isabella Davis

NeNe Leakes Shares Date Night Pics with Boyfriend Nyonisela Sioh: 'Almost Christmas Eve!'

Photo: Nene Leakes/Instagram NeNe Leakesis cozying up to her new beaux this Christmas. TheReal Housewives of Atlantastar, 54, shared a look into her pre-Christmas date night with new boyfriend Nyonisela Sioh on Thursday. In a series of videos and photos posted to her Instagram story, Leakes showed off a lobster tail dinner with Sioh and another friend, Jason Thomas. The first video showed Leakes and Sioh getting cozy, as she rested her head on his shoulder and flicked her tongue in his direction....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Michael Boyd

Netflix Confirms 'You' Season 3 Is Coming 'Soon'

Photo: Lifetime Youfans will “wolf” this news. On Tuesday, Netflix announced that the popular series, which follows bookstore manager turned serial killer Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) as he pursues different love interests, will be back for a third season. “See you soon, neighbor. YOU S3 is coming,” the show’s official Twitter account wrote. You, which was loosely based on Caroline Kepnes’ bestselling novel of the same name, premiered on Netflix in December 2018 after it aired one season on Lifetime....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Cory Ramirez

New Jersey Bus Driver Charged in Crash that Killed 10-Year-Old, Teacher

A New Jersey school bus driver who allegedly crossed three lanes of traffic and collided with a dump truck earlier in May was charged Thursday in connection with thedeaths of a teacher and student. NJ.com reportedthat Muldrow had eight speeding tickets on his driving record and had his license suspended 14 times, most of them for parking tickets and administrative problems. Kennedy Family Ed Murray/NJ Advance Media/AP GoFundMe...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Henry Gonzalez

New Jersey Mom of 3 Dies of COVID After Giving Birth in Emergency Delivery

Joanna Jimenez.Photo: gofundme A New Jersey mother of three is dead of COVID-19 after an undergoing an emergency delivery. Jimenez first became ill with COVID-19 at eight months pregnant. “I’m just trying to stay strong,” Jimenez’s husband Chad Augustus told the news station, adding, “Every day I want to let my emotions out, but I’m trying to stay strong for the kids and the family.” Jimenez’s best friend, Cynthia Sanchez, organized aGoFundMe campaignto raise money for the siblings “while they try to navigate life without their beloved matriarch....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · William Mitchell

New Kids on the Block's Jonathan Knight Shows Off 'My Passion, My Obsession' in New HGTV Series

New Kids on the Block’s Jonathan Knightis ready to show fans how to have the nicesthouseon the block! Since the show wasfirst announced back in 2018, the cast and crew have been hard at work bringing it to life. Now PEOPLE can finally reveal an exclusive sneak peek at the six-episode series, above. In the clip, fans can see Knight, 52, embrace his love for home renovation, working with a family to breathe new life into their 19th-century home....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Margaret Kim

New Mom Caitlin McHugh Claps Back at 'Trolling' Body Shamer After Posting Video in a Bikini

Caitlin McHughhas no time for trolls. In her next Story installment, McHugh — who gave birth to son William “Billy” Christopher almost four months ago, on April 10 — posted a screenshot of a direct message from a user who wrote, “You’re a Mother now. Gross, tattoo and all.” The mother of one didn’t miss a beat in her reply, writing back, “Not as gross as trolling” with a waving-hand emoji....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Alexandra Cooke

New Movies Are Premiering at Sundance - and the New Stars Are All Posing in PEOPLE's Photo Booth

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March 16, 2025 · 18 min · 3716 words · Michele Cook

New York City Kicks off Holiday Season With Christmas Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Center

Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty New York City kicked off the holiday season Wednesday with one of its most monumental traditions: The Christmas Tree Lighting at Rockefeller Center. After a brief hiatus last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony was brought back and open to the public. Large crowds packed the Rockefeller Center to witness the lighting of the 79-foot tree that featured a whopping 50,000 LED rainbow colored lights strung on approximately 5 miles of wire....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Sharon Scott

Newborn Lays Next to Twin Brother's Ashes in Emotional Photo: 'I'll Always Have a Piece Missing'

Photo: Charlie Horse Photography Cherie, 31, was 14 weeks pregnant when she announced to her friends and family that she was expecting twin boys, Tiger and Johnny. In her previous twin pregnancy, with girls, one of the babies did not survive and was absorbed in utero early on. Despite her past, Cherie, who shares two girls — ages 5 and 2 — and a son with Hayden, says she was hopeful about her latest pregnancy and dreamed of what life would be like with the boys....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Rick York