Students at LeBron James' I Promise School Have Shown Dramatic Improvement in Test Scores

Photo: Allison Farrand/NBAE/Getty In the short time since Los Angeles Lakers starLeBron Jamesopened his innovativeI Promise Schoolin Ohio, its at-risk students have already exceeded expectations. According to a new report from theNew York Times, children at the Akron-based school have seen their math and reading scores skyrocket since its opening in July 2018. After participating in the Measures of Academic Progress assessment, which scores efficiency in reading and math, 216 of 240 students were found to have met or exceeded their expected growth at the mid-year mark....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Carolyn Hurley

Study Finds That Lack of Sleep Affects Kids' Brains Differently (and More Robustly) Than Adults'

Mom and child sleeping.Photo: Getty A study has found that sleep deprivation in children could affect their brains much differently than adults. Published inFrontiers in Human Neurosciencein November 2016, the recently resurfaced data saw researchers look at how keeping 13 children between the ages of 5 and 12 up past their bedtimes (at a rate of 50 percent sleep deprivation) affected specific areas of their brains. The study pointed out that while, in adults, the usually decreased brain-wave activity after lack of sleep “is most pronounced over prefrontal brain regions” — which are responsible for memory — children saw the effects over more areas of the brain....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Nathan Singleton

Study Suggests Intelligent Aliens Will Probably Be The Size Of Bears

A high-risk study on the potential nature of alien aliveness was formulated by combine statistics with the unknown of distance ; whilst certainly intriguing , some may consider the conclusions a feeling un - bear - lievable . Fergus Simpson , a cosmologist at theUniversity of Barcelona , used some creativeBayesian statisticsin social club to predict what forcible trait foreign life is likely to have . Even though this information is purely statistical and then speculative , it ’s a in force starting dot to get scientist thinking about how to model extraterrestrial life ....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 564 words · Jamie Ware

Sue Lyon, Star of Stanley Kubrick's 'Lolita', Dies at 73

Sue Lyon.Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Actress Sue Lyon, best known for her role inStanley Kubrick‘s adaptation ofLolita, has died,The New York Timesreported. She was 73. Lyon died on Thursday in Los Angeles, according to the newspaper. A longtime friend of the actress told theTimesthat she had been experiencing declining health for a while. TheTimesreported that Lyon was cast inLolitawhen she was 14 years old, reportedly beating out 800 other actresses....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Angela Mcgrath

Sulli, K-Pop Star, Found Dead in Her Apartment at Age 25

Sulli.Photo: Han Myung-Gu/WireImage The K-Pop community is mourning the loss of one of its brightest stars. Sulli, a former member of the popular girl group f(x), was found dead in her Sujeong-gu apartment on Monday afternoon local time. She was 25. Until then, Sulli’s talent agency SM Entertainment asked fans not to jump to conclusions. “We are sorry to tell everyone the sorrowful and sad news. Sulli has left us....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Anne Jones

Sum 41 Announces Breakup Following New Album and Upcoming Tour: 'Thank You for the Last 27 Years'

Sum 41.Photo: David Wolff - Patrick/Redferns All Killer No Filler—Sum 41is breaking up. The Canadian rock bandannounced via social mediaon Monday that following their new albumHeaven and Hellas well as an upcoming tour, members Deryck Whibley, Dave Baksh, Jason McCaslin, Tom Thacker and Frank Zummo are going their separate ways. “Being in Sum 41 since 1996 brought us some of the best moments in our lives. We are forever grateful to our fans both old and new, who have supported us in any way,” read a statement from the “Fat Lip” band....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Jennifer Washington

Supreme Court, in Shock 5-4 Decision, Rules That Alabama Discriminated Against Black Voters

Evan Milligan, the case’s lead plaintiff, speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court.Photo:AP Photo/Patrick Semansky AP Photo/Patrick Semansky The conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court has unexpectedly ruled that Alabama’s seven-district congressional map appears to discriminate against Black voters. Thursday’s surprise 5-4 ruling saw two conservative judges — Chief JusticeJohn Robertsand JusticeBrett Kavanaugh— side with all three liberal justices in a decision that could have easily fallen on partisan lines, as it may determine which party controls the U....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Linda Esparza

Surprise! Adam Rippon Married Fiancé Jussi-Pekka Kajaala: 'We Always Wanted to Do Something Simple'

Adam RipponandJussi-Pekka Kajaalaare not the kind of couple to ring in the new year at an up-all-night party, bottles of bubbles in each hand, fireworks popping all around. They are, however, the kind of couple who secretly gets married in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. “I think everybody knew that we were going to do it and I think nobody knew if we were going to give them a heads up or not....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1047 words · Randy Hernandez

Susan Lucci Is Auctioning Off Tons of Designer Pieces from Her Closet for a Heart-Warming Cause

Susan Lucciis cleaning out her closet for a cause that’s near and dear to her heart. The soap opera legend, 73, has teamed up once again with the auction house,Everything But The House (EBTH), for a huge clothing and accessories sale. She’s auctioning off over 160 items from her very own closet (most of which are in brand new condition!) all in the name of charity. “It all goes on sale on Valentine’s Day,” Lucci tells PEOPLE of theauction which will run through Feb....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 863 words · Brent Myers

Suzanne Somers Shares Cuddly Now-and-Then Photo with Husband Alan Hamel: 'Still Smiling 55 Years Later'

Photo: Patrick McMullan/PMC via Getty Suzanne Somersis still very much in love! The actress and entrepreneur, 76, posted a sweet then-and-now photo Thursday of herself with husband of 46 years,Alan Hamel. “Still smiling 55 years later ☺️#TBT🫶,” Somers, who began dating more than five decades ago, captioned the photo on Instagram. In celebration of their 44th wedding anniversary in 2020, Somers shared a loving tribute to Hamel, reminding him (and all of her fans!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Mary Figueroa

Suzanne Somers' Cancer Was the 'Wake-Up Call' That Led to Her Organic Beauty Line

Courtesy of Mike Azria For decades, Suzanne Somers has been sharing her healthy, eco-friendly lifestyle tips with women thanks to her best-selling workout routines, health books and organic line of skincare and food items. And she’s still dishing out her expert know-how today. PEOPLE recently caught up with the 72-year-old star to talk about exciting new launches to her beauty brand,Suzanne Organics. She says the idea for the brand all started when she diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 634 words · Victoria Martin

Swimmer Lia Thomas Becomes First Openly Transgender Athlete to Win Division I National Championship

Photo: Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswir Lia Thomashas made history once again, despite ongoing national debate.The University of Pennsylvania swimmer, 22, became the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship in any sport Thursday, finishing first in the women’s 500-yard freestyle event with a time of 4:33.24, according toESPN.She pulled ahead in the final 150 yards for her season best time, finishing 1.75 seconds ahead of University of Virginia’s Emma Weyant, who took second place....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 965 words · Jennifer White

Sydney Sweeney Is Interrogated by FBI Agents in Teaser Trailer for New HBO Movie 'Reality'

Sydney Sweeney’s next role sees her take on a real-life espionage case. On Wednesday, HBO released the teaser trailer for its upcoming original filmReality, which stars HBO favorite Sweeney (Euphoria,The White Lotus) asReality Winner, the former National Security Agency contractor who spent more than four years in jail forleaking classified documents to news media. The trailer for the film begins with an audio snippet of a voice saying there is greater concern “with the leak [of classified documents] than we are with the fact that the Russians attacked our democracy,” before it opens up to a close-up on Sweeney’s face during an interview with FBI agents....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Elizabeth Perkins