01of 14 Bryant Joins the NBA Right Out of High School Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images 02of 14The Dynamic (and Controversial) DuoKobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal in 1997.Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/GettyThe Lakers' trade for Bryant matched the rookie with their superstar center Shaquille O’Neal, creating a tandem that would be riveting for fans on the court, and off of it. While Bryant and O’Neal would have success, their relationshipwould soon turn into a rivalry....

Photo: Today (2) A middle school teacher from Oakland, California, nearly broughtHoda Kotbto tears while sharing his journey and the ways in which he has impacted his students. DuringaTodayappearanceon Monday, Kotb spoke with educator Donovan Taylor Hall — a.k.a Mister Donovan — about his work at the Impact Academy, where he works with underprivileged students of color. The broadcaster, 56, became emotional when Hall revealed that hepreviously contemplated suicideduring his years as a college student....

Hoda Kotbis giving an update on her daughter Hope’s health. On Wednesday’s episode of Today, the co-anchor, 58, announced her new book,“Hope is a Rainbow,“and gave a brief update on her daughter’s health. Hope, who is the inspiration for the book, spent a few days in the intensive care unit earlier this year. “I wrote this a while ago, before Hope was, you know, got sick and is on the mend and all that stuff,” Kotb said while introducing her book....

Photo: PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP via Getty Tsang Yin-hung has become the fastest woman to scale Mount Everest, with more than 13 hours to spare. The Hong Kong teacher, 45, made her ascent from the base camp at 17,390 feet to the world’s highest peak at 29,032 feet in 25 hours and 50 minutes, before arriving back in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sunday, May 23. “I just feel kind of relief and happy because I am not looking for breaking a record,” shesaid, according to theNew York Post....

Republican Rep. George Santos of New York speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in May 2023.Photo:Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty House Ethics revealed on Thursday morning that the subcommittee investigating Santos “unanimously concluded that there was substantial evidence” that he: “knowingly caused his campaign committee to file false or incomplete reports with the Federal Election Commission; used campaign funds for personal purposes; engaged in fraudulent conduct … and engaged in knowing and willful violations of the Ethics in Government Act as it relates to his Financial Disclosure (FD) Statements filed with the House....

Houston authorities are still investigating the exact cause ofthe mass casualty eventatTravis Scott’s Astroworld Festival on Friday that killed eight people and injured hundreds. Friday’s festival turned deadly when the crowd began surging during Scott’s performance. Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña tells PEOPLE that his department began receiving calls that the situation was “escalating” just before 9:30 p.m. local time. “At that point, when we started hearing this chatter that people were falling out, that they were having people that were unconscious and they were having trouble getting to them....

Photo: Keith Bernstein/Aviron Pictures; WRITER PICTURES/APRosamund Pikeis no stranger to putting hard work into her performances, but in taking on the role ofMarie Colvin, a celebrated war correspondentwho was killed in the line of duty in Syria in 2012, the Oscar-nominated actress underwent a full mental and physical transformation for her new dramaA Private War.The English actress’s preparation included months of research, learning to walk and talk very differently — and getting over a fear of failure....

Happy Birthday, Kelly McGillis! TheTop Gunactress turned 61 on Monday. Her birthday arrives asTom Cruisecontinues to shootthe long-anticipated sequel toTop Gun, alongside the original’sVal Kilmer. It’s unclear if McGillis is set to return as well. Over the course of her career, she’s starred in some of Hollywood’s most acclaimed blockbusters, but offscreen, McGillis has faced almost unimaginable struggles. The actress revealed she is a survivor of two brutal rapes, as well as several assaults — all horrific incidents she detailed onsocial mediain 2016 after her home was broken into and she wasattacked....

Ask any teacher if the pandemic made their job harder and they’ll tell you: “Every single day,” says John Arthur, 39, a sixth grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary in Salt Lake City. “We were reinventing education every second of every day. And none of us had a playbook to fall back on. The veterans in the building were all rookies again.” And they met added challenges as the country faced a racial reckoning following the deaths ofGeorge Floyd,Ahmaud Arbery,Breonna Taylorand others....

Photo: Jessica Rinaldi/Getty ImagesRebekah Heath has always loved a good mystery novel.The librarian from Simsbury, Connecticut, particularly enjoyed reading Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple series.“There’s something about a little old lady solving crimes,” she says in this week’s issue of PEOPLE Magazine. “Nobody thinks she is out there looking for clues and answers.”But it was a real-life murder mystery that had the 33-year-old amateur sleuth hooked — a case as gruesome as it was shocking....

Brandi Carlile.Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty In 2018,Brandi Carlilewas riding high on the success of her highly acclaimed sixth studio albumBy the Way, I Forgive You. But behind the scenes, she was struggling. In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, 39, gets candid about how she abused steroids and sleep aids during that time — and for years prior — to help her make it through her rigorous touring schedule as she dealt with recurring cysts on her vocal cords....

Britney Spears for PEOPLE.Photo:Britney Brands Britney Brands Britney Spearsis finding joy in life’s simple things. Ahead of the release of her long-awaited memoirThe Woman in Me, the music icon, 41, is opening up to PEOPLE about her life today, and the things that keep her engaged during downtime nearly two years after herconservatorship was terminatedin November 2021. “I am a simple girl,” Spearstells PEOPLE exclusively in a new interview done via email....

DaleLynn Settle was genetically lucky as a kid — she could eat whatever she wanted without gainging weight, including her family’s hearty dinners of fried chicken, mac and cheese and cornbread. But that all changed when she got older. At age 20, Settle got married and a year laterhad her first child. On top of those major life changes, she started suffering from anxiety and depression. Within a few years,she had hit 302 lbs....