Deadly Natural Disasters Have Increased Five-Fold Over 50 Years Due to Climate Change

Hurricane Ida hitting Louisiana.Photo: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images Deadlynatural disastersare impacting communities all over the world — and it’s now happening more than ever before. In a press release on Wednesday,The United Nationsannounced that the number of natural disasters has increased five-fold over a 50-year period due to climate change and the rise of extreme weather events. Citing a report from theWorld Meteorological Organization (WMO)‘sAtlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes, more than 11,000 disasters struck globally, resulting in over two million deaths — 91% of which occurred in developing countries — and $3....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 716 words · Jason Brown

Death of S.C. 6-Year-Old Faye Swetlik Is 'Linked' to Death of 30-Year-Old Male Neighbor: Police

The death ofFaye Swetlik, the missing South Carolina 6-year-old whose dead body was found Thursday, is “linked” to the death of a man whose body was found shortly after, officials said at a Friday press conference. The man, identified as Coty Scott Taylor, 30, was a neighbor of Faye’s, said Evan Antley of the Cayce Department of Public Safety. Taylor was found dead in his home but officials will not release his cause of death until after his Saturday autopsy....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 309 words · Dana Fischer

Deion Sanders Talks Quality Time with Family and Filming Their Super Bowl Ad: 'There's Strength in Unity'

Photo: Nick Walker Get to knowDeion Sanders— the family man! Sanders, 55, will star in a Super Bowl commercial forOikosnext month, and PEOPLE was on set while the University of Colorado Boulder football coach andseveral of his family membersfilmed the spot in Los Angeles, California. Including his family in the ad was a no-brainer for Deion, who tells PEOPLE that family is everything in the Sanders household. “We believe in strength, and there’s strength in unity,” he says....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Sarah Hunter

Delphi Murders: 5 Years Later, Victim's Sister Clinging to Hope That Killer Will Be Caught

Five years later, the investigation into their murders remains very much active, with authorities requesting only days ago that the public come forward with specific information on an individualwho’s now behind the bars of an Indiana prison. Kelsi German, Liberty’s sister, tells PEOPLE anytime investigators release new information on the case, “that’s a new piece of hope, you could say. We are all hopeful that it means something, and we will continue to share the information the police ask us to share....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 564 words · Elizabeth Waller

Demi Lovato Celebrates New Year's Eve with Henry Levy and Glass of Sparkling Cider: '#Sobriety'

Photo: Demi Lovato/Instagram; Inset: Getty Demi Lovatois focused on her sobriety as she moves into 2019. Five months aftersuffering a life-threatening overdose, Lovato toasted the New Year with a glass of sparkling apple cideralong with her sober buddy — and rumored boyfriend — Henry Levy. The 26-year-old gave fans a look at her cozy New Year’s Eve on social media on Monday when she posted a photo of the cider bottle and her glass to her Instagram Story, overlaid with the word “#Sobriety....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 704 words · Charles Ray

Demi Lovato Opens Up About the Tattoo She Got to Symbolize Her Recent Spiritual Awakening

Demi Lovato‘s latest tattoo has a very special meaning. Demi Lovato. Lovato went on to thank the “extremely talented” Capozzi for his amazing work, as well as manager Scooter Braun for introducing her to the Los Angeles-based artist. “Thank you for this special experience.. the only bummer is I can’t physically see this amazing artwork because it’s on my back!” she said in the caption. “ps. I still can’t believe how life like this looks and it healed amazing as well”...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Steven Cole

Demi Lovato Says She's 'So Happy' with Boyfriend Jutes and Reveals Who Made the First Move

Demi Lovatoand boyfriendJutesare still going strong. In a Friday interview onSiriusXM’sThe Morning Mash Up, the “Cool for the Summer” singer opened up about their relationship with boyfriend Jutes. “We’re so happy,” she said, as the host added that they look like “friends first and foremost.” “We became friends first,” the “Confident” songstress, 30, continued. “We were friends for several months and then we decided to start dating and well, after we told each other how we felt....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Jeff Miller

Demi Lovato's Mother Felt Powerless to Curtail Her Daughter's Excessive Lifestyle: Source

Demi Lovato’s recentapparent overdoseshocked many, including those in her family who may have felt powerless to help her in the past.A source who was formerly in the singer’s inner circle tells PEOPLE Lovato’s mother,Dianna De La Garza, was “aware” of her struggles with substance abuse but did not feel she could address her daughter’s issues — as the singer was the one paying the bills.“Her mother’s a very sweet person who has zero — when I say zero, she has zero say,” the insider says of De La Garza’s experiences with her daughter’s previous downward spiral....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1289 words · Zachary Bailey

Demi Moore Attends Ex-Husband Bruce Willis' Vow Renewal to Wife Emma Heming

Ten years after their wedding,Bruce Willisand his wife Emma Heming are better than ever. Heming, 40, revealed that she and the 64-year-old actor had renewed their vows after the pair originally tied the knot in 2009. “We said, we do, again, 10 years later,” she wrote in a sweet Instagram post on Thursday, adding the hashtag “#happyanniversarymylove.” On her Instagram Story, Heming shared more photos from the vow renewal, including a family snapshot that showed Willis’ ex-wifeDemi Moorewas in attendance at the ceremony....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Daniel Henry

Demi Lovato Says She Wants to Adopt: 'I Can't Really See Myself Even Getting Pregnant'

Demi Lovato.Photo: Rich Polk/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Demi Lovatois opening up about her future plans to expand her family. Lovato, 28, revealed that she might want to adopt inSaturday’s episodeof the podcastThe Joe Rogan Experience. When asked if she wants to have children of her own, she responded, “I used to. I think if anything, I want to adopt, more than anything.” Demi Lovato.Rich Fury/Getty She continued, “Life doesn’t go according to any plan....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Patrick Rocha

Denise Richards Worries Fighting with Charlie Sheen During Their Divorce Affected Their Children

Denise Richardswas in tears on Tuesday’sReal Housewives of Beverly Hills, as she reflected back on some tough times during her divorce from ex-husbandCharlie Sheenand wondered how they might have affected their two daughters. TheWild Thingsactress, 48, was working out withnew husband Aaron Phypersas she got to thinking about how much her daughters with Sheen — Sami, 15, and Lola, 13 — had grown. Though it was a sweet memory, it also left her examining past choices she made....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 604 words · Dustin Logan

Denzel Washington on the Secret to His 35-Year Marriage: 'I Do What I'm Told and Keep My Mouth Shut!'

Three and a half decades into his marriage,Denzel Washingtonhas learned a few things about what makes his lasting love with wife Pauletta work.“I do what I’m told. I keep my mouth shut,” Washington, 63, joked to PEOPLE.The Equalizer 2star also revealed that when he and his wife celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary in June, they did so in a low-key way. “We just chilled, had some dinner,” he said. “It was kind of quiet....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Martin Dawson

Deputy Star Stephen Dorff Admits He Almost Quit Acting Shortly After His Brother's Death

Photo: Gregg DeGuire/GettyWith an unforgettable turn in HBO’sTrue Detectivelast year and the lead in Fox’s new dramaDeputy, it’s hard to believe Stephen Dorff nearly gave up acting only a few years ago.“Two years ago, I was pretty much going to stop acting because I was just bored and not liking the parts I was getting,” Dorff, 46, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I lost my little brother and I was pretty much done....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1318 words · Nancy Walters