Tom Sandoval and his mom Terri Green.Photo:Chelsea Lauren/WireImage Chelsea Lauren/WireImage Tom Sandovalwas nearing his breaking point onSpecial Forces: World’s Toughest Testuntil he received some special words of encouragement from someone always in his corner. TheVanderpump Rulesstar, 41, exclusively opens up to PEOPLE about the tough trials he faced on the boot-camp reality show. While undertaking training tasks meant for military operatives, Sandoval received a video message from his mother, Terri Green....

01of 10Saxony, Dresden, GermanyRobert Michael/picture alliance/GettyOn the night of May 15 into the early morning on May 16, this month’s full moon — known as the Flower Moon — glowed red thanks to a total lunar eclipse.Here, the moon in partial eclipse in Saxony on May 16.02of 10Montlouis-sur-Loire, FranceGUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/GettyA lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth’s shadow blocks the sun’s light and reflects off the moon, causing it to appear red — hence the name “blood moon....

Photo: Chris Pizzello/AP/Shutterstock Joe Coulombe, who founded the inexpensive, trading post-themed grocery chainTrader Joe’s, died on Friday in Pasadena, California. He was 89. Coulombe’s son, also named Joe, toldThe Associated Pressthat his father died on Friday after a long illness. “Joe was an extraordinarily smart and accomplished entrepreneur who built a company that introduced something welcomingly different in the grocery retail space. Joe opened the first Trader Joe’s store in 1967 in Pasadena, California,” the company said in a press release....

As trampoline gymnast Charlotte Drury was preparing for the 2021 Olympic Trial, she had no idea of the obstacle that lay ahead. After a year of training far beyond her limits in hopes of joining Team U.S.A. in Tokyo, she was shocked to attend the Women’s Gymnastics National Team camp in March and realize it may not have been enough. Drury, 25, continued, “I’d been feeling ‘off’ for months but wrote it off as depression linked to the struggles of living and training and going to school during a pandemic....

Photo: Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire/Getty Donna Kelce made it her mission to cheer on both of her sons at their respective NFL wild-card games, Sunday. Donna, who is mom to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, traveled almost 1,300 miles to be in the stands at both games,Yahoo! Sportsreports. The proud mom kicked off her Sunday at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium watching Jason, 34, face off against the Buccaneers....

Winter is coming forTravis Scott. The rapper, who recently released a new track for aGame of Thrones-inspired album, put on his best Westeros wear this weekend and faithfully dubbed himself “Husband of the Goddess K.” Scott, 27, was dressed in a suit of chain mail armor and posed in front of a car, presumably on the set of the music video for “Power Is Power,” the song he released with SZA andThe Weeknd....

The next presidential election is two years, three months and 18 days from now, and PresidentDonald Trumpisn’t entirely confident he’ll be a two-termer. Speaking withGood Morning Britainhost Piers Morgan last week during Trump’s stacked U.K. trip, the president was asked whether he’ll run for re-election. “Well, I fully intend to,” Trump — now 72 after becoming the oldest U.S. president ever elected at 70 — told Morgan in the televised interview, which aired Monday in the U....

Donald Trump and Mike Pence in April 2020.Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Desperately grasping for ways to reverse the 2020 election results, President Donald Trump told supporters in Georgia on Monday night that he’s counting on Vice President Mike Pence to help keep him in power. Though Trump, 74, didn’t specify what he wants Pence to do, the president placed public pressure on the vice president ahead of a congressional meeting Wednesday where lawmakers are scheduled to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory....

California Grand Casino in Pacheco, California.Photo:California Grand Casino/FacebookA tuberculosis outbreak linked to a casino has been reported in California, according to public health officials.In apress release, the Contra Costa Health Dept. is recommending a tuberculosis test for anyone who spent time at the California Grand Casino in Pacheco, Calif., since 2018. The announcement comes after 11 individuals, including casino staff and customers, tested positive for the illness.According to theCenters for Disease Control, tuberculosis spreads through the air from one person to another....

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy say they “are ready, willing, and able” to end their conservatorship over Michael Oher, the retired NFL playerwhose life inspired the Oscar-winning filmThe Blind Side, and have asked a court to deny his request for financial relief.Oher, 39, made headlines last month when heaccused the Tuohys of lying to himabout having adopted him in 2004, claiming they instead tricked him into a conservatorship that put them in control of his finances....

Colton Underwoodis the next leading man onThe Bachelor, andBachelorNation is split!On Tuesday, ABC announced on Good Morning America that Underwood, 26, will lead the upcoming 23rd season of their hit reality dating series.Underwood, a former NFL player who also previouslydated Olympian Aly Raisman, made headlines onBecca Kufrin‘s season ofThe Bachelorettefor two big reveals. First, that he’s avirgin,and also that he casually dated formerBachelorcontestant (and Kufrin’s friend)Tia Boothbefore joining the show.He and Boothreconnected on this seasonofBachelor in Paradise,butbroke upon Monday’s episode — with the new leading man saying that he couldn’t give her what she needed in a relationship....

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Moro Ojomo (72) is attended to after an injury during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.Photo:AP Photo/Matt Rourke AP Photo/Matt Rourke TwoPhiladelphia Eaglesplayers suffered neck injuries and were stretchered off the field during a preseason game against theCleveland Brownson Thursday. In the third quarter against the Browns, wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland, 25, landed on his neck and shoulder area after catching a pass, according toNBC News....

Bo Goldman at the Roosevelt Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.Photo:Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Bo Goldman, a two-timeOscar-winning screenwriter best known for co-writingOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,has died. He was 90 years old. Director Todd Field, Goldman’s son-in-law, confirmed his death toThe New York Timeson Wednesday, though he did not provide a cause or further details. In a statement to PEOPLE,Danny DeVito— who starred in 1975’sOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, which Goldman wrote alongside Lawrence Hauben — said, “Working with Bo was a dream....