Ex-Google Engineer Charged with Stealing Trade Secrets for Self-Driving Cars

Photo: Angelo Merendino/Getty Images An ex-Google engineer was slammed with charges this week after he allegedly stole secrets from the tech company about self-driving cars and sold them to Uber. Levandowski’s attorney Miles Ehrlich, however, tells PEOPLE his client is innocent and “didn’t steal anything from anyone.” “For more than a decade, Anthony Levandowski has been an industry-leading innovator in self-driving technologies. He didn’t steal anything, from anyone,” Ehrlich says....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Jeffrey Smith

Exes Sean Penn and Robin Wright Seen in Los Angeles Spending More Time Together

Photo: TheImageDirect (2)Sean PennandRobin Wrightare continuing to spend time together.Over the weekend, the exes were spotted together again in Los Angeles roughly one week after they were bothspotted at Los Angeles International Airport.Penn, 62, could be seen stepping out of his truck to meet Wright, 56, as the exes appeared to smile at each other during their meet-up.The actors have both recently ended relationships: Pennfinalized his divorcefromLeila Georgein April 2022, while Wrightfiled for divorcefromClément Giraudetin Sept....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1265 words · Emily Chaney

Expelled 'Big Brother' Contestant Luke Valentine Breaks Silence After Removal for Using the N-Word

Big Brotherseason 25 houseguestLuke Valentinehas spoken out afterhis ejectionfor using a racist slur. In an Instagram Story video posted Sunday, Valentine appeared to be wrapping up a sweat-filled workout as he shared a rather cryptic message, seemingly feeling no remorse for the behavior that got him expelled from the CBS reality show after only a few days. Sonja Flemming/CBS Luke added, “So thank you for all the memes, thank you for all the support, the kind words....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Barbara Vasquez

Family Night Out! Padma Lakshmi Attends the Emmys with Daughter, 9½, and Krishna's Dad Adam Dell

TheTop Chefhost, 49, took her 9½-year-old daughter Krishna Thea to the2019 Emmy Awardsin Los Angeles on Sunday evening, where they were photographed on the purple carpet alongside Krishna’s dadAdam Dell. Lakshmi wore a long white column dress with a high neck, her hair tied back in a sleek style. Krishna let her long brown hair hang down naturally over her shoulder, wearing a black dress with a whimsical pattern and matching sandals....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Sandy Smith

Family of UFC Fighter's Missing Teen Stepdaughter Says 'She Would Never Not Contact Somebody'

Aniah Blanchard.Photo: Walt Harris/Instagram The family of missing teen Aniah Haley Blanchard is speaking out as the search for her continues in Alabama. Speaking withABC Newson Monday, Blanchard’s father Elijah Blanchard described his daughter as ambitious, organized and “fun to be around.” “She always calls me at the end of the day to see how my day was,” he told the outlet. “She would never not contact somebody and let them know what she’s doing....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Dr. Russell Cruz

Family Pleads with Motorcyclists to Wear Helmets After Death of 25-Year-Old Father

Photo: Go Fund Me An Indiana family is encouraging motorcyclists to wear helmets after a young father died in an accident last month. According to the donation page and theTimes of Northwest Indiana, Garcia succumbed to his injuries at a Chicago hospital on July 28 after the accident left him without brain activity. “He was a loving and caring son and brother, and there are no words that can describe his love for his daughter, Anais,” his family said in a statement to theTimes....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · April Nguyen

Fauci Says the Delta Variant Is the 'Greatest Threat' to Ending the COVID Pandemic in the U.S.

Dr. Anthony Fauci.Photo: Susan Walsh/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Cases of COVID-19 are slowing in the United States as more Americans get vaccinated, but getting to the end of the pandemic is going to take longer withthe highly contagious Delta variant spreading throughout the country. In the last week, cases from the Delta variant have doubled, up to 20.6%, and federal health experts expect it tobecome the dominant strainin the next few weeks....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Larry Stephens

Find Out Which of Reba McEntire's Costars Says He 'Would Do Anything' for a 'Reba' Revival

Steve Howey, Melissa Peterman, Reba McEntire, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Mitch Holeman, Christopher Rich and Scarlett Pomers.Photo: Marsaili McGrath/Getty Her roots may be planted in the past, but the need for aRebarevival is growing fast. AfterReba McEntirerevealed plans to revive the WB/CW family sitcom last year, her onscreen son-in-lawSteve HoweytoldEntertainment Tonighthe “would do anything” to see what his character Van Montgomery is up to all these years later. “Yeah, I mean, I don’t even know because when I played Van on that show, I was in my early 20s,” said Howey, 45....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Peter Finley

Finding Paislee Shultis: Police Searched Home for Over an Hour Before Spotting 'Little Feet' in Makeshift Room

Photo: ap/shutterstock. inset Saugerties Police Department When 4-year-oldPaislee Shultiswent missing in 2019 shortly after her parents lost custody of her, New York authorities had an idea of where to find the little girl. But years of searching proved unsuccessful — until Monday, when a detective noticed “little feet” sticking out of a makeshift room beneath her grandpa’s basement staircase. According to arrest reports from the Saugerties Police Department, investigators long believed Paislee to be in the care of her non-custodial parents,Kirk Shultis Jr....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 511 words · Ronald Reyes

Fiona the Hippo Celebrates Her 5th Birthday and Receives a Special Gift from the Cincinnati Reds

Photo: facebook; Cincinnati Zoo/DJ Jam Photo Happy Birthday,Fiona! Cincinnati Zoo’s beloved hippopotamus celebrated her 5th birthday on Monday. In honor of the big day, the Cincinnati Reds gifted Fiona ateam baseball jersey— complete with her name and the number 5 embroidered on the back. The Ohio zoo’s staff was unsure if the hippo would survive after beingborn prematurely on Jan. 24, 2017, but five years later, the animal continues to prove her resilience....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Sara Martin

Fire at Texas Pet Resort Leaves 75 Dogs Dead: 'It Is Extremely Heart-Wrenching,' Fire Chief Says

Photo: Georgetown Texas Fire Department/Facebook A tragic fire at a Texas pet-boarding facility has left 75 dogs dead. “It was a quick response,” Sullivan said. “Unfortunately, they were met with conditions that are our worst possible scenario and that was heavy smoke and fire involvement.” Sullivan said the department is still actively investigating to figure out what may have caused the fire, noting that he thinks many of the animals likely died from smoke inhalation rather than burns....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Maria Page

Fire Officials Denounce Trump's Tweets Threatening to Cut Funding for California Wildfires

Donald Trumphad a lot to say aboutCalifornia’s forest managementin the wake of the states’ deadly wildfires — and many officials are saying the president got it completely wrong. “There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor,” Trumptweeted on Saturday. “Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 673 words · Sean Roberts

Firefighter Who Died of Brain Tumor Receives Emotional Escort Before Organ Donation

Photo: South Metro Fire Rescue Firefighter Cody Mooney is still saving lives, even in death. The 31-year-old from Colorado had undergone an operation in mid-February to help in his fight against an aggressive form of brain cancer that was discovered in his brainstem two years ago, according toCBS 4. But Mooney would later experience complications after returning home to recover, and died on Saturday, leaving behind a pregnant wife and four children....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Terry Vasquez