Anne Heche’sBetter Togetherpodcast co-host Heather Duffyposted a heartfelt tributefor the late star Wednesday onInstagram. “I had to take a moment to begin to process the profound loss of my beautiful friend with the kindest soul I’ve known,” she began the sweet reflection, which included a silly photo of her with Heche, whodiedlast week. “Anne was joyful despite all the challenges that she faced in her life. She was truthful despite being in a business that is make-believe....

Just when the hemorrhage of unfit news from Fukushima started to slow down , this : local political science in Fukui prefecture , Japan say the Tsuruga atomic plant is ooze out radiation from its fuel retinal rod — iodine-133 and xenon gas . The plant ’s operators are shutting down the leaking nuclear reactor in interrogation , and gov reps are echo the Fukushima shimmy , deny any environmental luck ....

A photo of Samuel Bateman from the the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office.Photo: Uncredited/AP/Shutterstock A polygamist sect leader — who had more than 20 wives, including several who were underage — will spend 50 years in prison, according to multiple reports. “The amount of harm you caused is nothing short of unmeasurable,” U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich told Bateman during the sentencing, per AZ Central. “You should not have the opportunity to be free and never have the opportunity to be around young women,” Brnovich added, per AP....

Ashley Juddis opening up about the new perspective she’s gained on mental health since losing her motherNaomi Juddto suicide. In a talk with grief expert David Kessler that aired Tuesday on hisHealing with David Kesslerpodcast, theBerlin Stationactress, 54, said she has learned to understand that her mother’s pain was a product of her disease. “I look back on my childhood and I realize I grew up with a mom who had an undiagnosed and untreated mental illness,” Judd said....

Ashton Kutcher.Photo: Frazer Harrison/GettyAshton Kutcher’s recent trip down memory lane was surreal to say the least.The actor and entrepreneur opened up about his experience returning to film Netflix’s upcomingThat ’70s Showspin-off,That ’90s Show.“It was really nostalgic to be back on the set,” Kutcher, who played Michael Kelso on the OG series, toldVariety. “It’s all the same folks that madeThat ’70s Show, so it was pretty bizarre.“Kutcher, 44, starred onThat ’70s Showalongside real-life wifeMila Kunis,Topher Grace,Laura Prepon,Wilmer Valderrama,Danny Masterson, Debra Jo Rupp, Kurtwood Smith,Tanya Roberts, Don Stark,Lisa Robin KellyandTommy Chong....

Jessica O’Grady.Photo:TheDoeNetwork TheDoeNetwork It’s been nearly 20 years since Jessica O’Grady was last seen or heard from, but authorities say in a new interview with PEOPLE they’re still determined to keep looking for the aspiring teacher who vanished the night she planned to tell a man that she was pregnant with their child. “Although this case is solved, we are still searching for the remains of Jessica O’Grady,” Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson confirmed in a recent interview with PEOPLE....

Winter Storm Finn in Iowa.Photo:Scott Olson/Getty Scott Olson/Getty At least six people have died and hundreds of thousands are without power after Winter Storm Finn slammed into several states early this week. Approximately 164 million people were under weather alerts Tuesday as the storm marched through the Midwest and into eastern portions of the United States, according toNBC News. On Monday, the storm dumped more than a foot of snow on portions of the Midwest, according toABC NewsandCBS News....

Photo: Getty A Maryland man has avoided serious injury after falling into a crater on Mount Vesuvius while attempting to reach for his falling cell phone, according to multiple reports. Naples officials said the 23-year-old Baltimore man was injured after entering an unauthorized trail with family members on Saturday, according toCNN,NBC NewsandThe Guardian. Paolo Cappelli, president of the Presidio Permanente Vesuvio, a base at the top of Vesuvius, told NBC News that the man “tried to recover” the device, but wound up slipping and sliding “a few meters into the crater....

Julia Bradbury.Photo:Julia Bradbury/Instagram Julia Bradbury/Instagram Julia Bradburyis detailing how her 2021 breast cancer diagnosis saved her life. The Irish-born BBC television presenter — who is now cancer free — said her shocking diagnosis was the push she needed to make significant lifestyle changes. “The reason I say cancer saved my life is because it was a moment and an opportunity for me to completely reassess my own health and my approach to health,” the 54-year-old recently toldThe Sun....

Hannah Kobayashi.Photo:Courtesy of Larie Pidgeon Courtesy of Larie Pidgeon During apress conferenceon Monday, Dec. 2, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said that, based on surveillance footage,Kobayashi appeared to voluntarily crossed the border into Mexicoon Nov. 12, a day after her family said her phone had last pinged at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). They added that at the moment, there is no evidence that the missing woman has been trafficked or is the victim of foul play....

Deputy Sheriff Chris Johnson.Photo:Harnett County North Carolina Harnett County North Carolina A North Carolina community is mourning the loss of a “wonderful” deputy sheriff and father of four who died in amulti-vehicle accidenton Tuesday. The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center received an emergency call regarding the collision on Darroch Road in Lillington just before 3 p.m., Sheriff Wayne Coatssaid in a statement on Facebook. Upon arrival, first responders found three vehicles involved in the accident....

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor on Aug. 27, 2024.Photo:Gotham/GC Images Gotham/GC Images Ben Stilleris explaining how reconnecting with wifeChristine Taylorafter a separation made them value their marriage more.The actors — who married in 2000 andshare two kids, daughter Ella, 22, and son Quinlin, 19— separated in 2017 but reconciled sometime during the pandemic, when they’d moved back in together.In a newinterview withThe New York Times, Stiller, 59, explained how the time apart ended up making their relationship stronger....

KAY NIETFELD/DPA/AFP via Getty Images At least two people were taken to the hospital for injuries from broken glass, the outlet reported, after nearly 100 first responders arrived at the scene, near the central square of Alexanderplatz. About 300 guests were evacuated from the hotel,according to the Associated Press. Adam Berry/Getty Images About 1,500 tropical fish spanning 100 species were enclosed in the cylindrical aquarium, which wrapped around the hotel’s glass elevator and afforded an inside-out view of the sea life, per theTimes....