Photo: Carl Court/Getty A large typhoon swept through Japan over the weekend, killing nearly 60 people and flooding the streets and residential areas with “swamp”-like conditions, according to multiple outlets. Typhoon Hagibis made landfall Saturday night on the Izu Peninsula, southwest of Tokyo, prompting the evacuations of more than 230,000 people,CNNreported. The outlet reported that the typhoon caused more than 200 rivers to overflow and 50 levees to burst, damaging streets and homes, as well as apple farms, one of the area’s major industries....

Tyre Nichols.Photo: facebook Rev. Dr. J. Lawrence Turner of the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church opened Nichols' funeral service, describing him as “a beautiful soul, a son, a father, a brother, a friend, a human being — gone too soon, denied his rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Vice President Kamala Harris addressed mourners ahead of Nichols' eulogy, underscoring how much his brutal beating, which was captured on video, has appalled the nation....

Photo: Andrey Arhipov/Sputnik via AP United States veteranRobert Gilman, who has been silently awaiting trial in a Russian detention cell for nine months, begged the court for clemency last week, asking for “forgiveness from the Russian Federation” for his misdemeanor. Gilman was taken to a local police station in handcuffs, but was reportedly so drunk that he fell off a bench and onto the floor. On the ground, his legs flailed, kicking a patrol officer on the knee....

Photo:Rich Clarkson /Sports Illustrated via Getty Rich Clarkson /Sports Illustrated via Getty Jim Hines, the U.S. Olympian known for being the first man to run the 100m race in 10 seconds has died at the age of 76. World Athletics— the international governing body for several athletics events like track and field and cross country running — announced Hines’s death, saying the athlete died on Saturday. His cause of death was not disclosed....

U.S. women’s national soccer team.Photo: Getty This week, the United States Soccer Federation, United States Women’s National Team Players Association and United States National Soccer Team Players Association agreed to historic collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) that will include equal division of World Cup bonuses for the men and women players. Celebrating the milestone, Cindy Parlow Cone, U.S. Soccer president, said she’s feeling extremely proud after spending over 20 years fighting for equal pay....

U2is back with their first new music in three years — and with the help of theupcoming movieSing 2, they’re working to bring the joy of song to kids everywhere. The band recorded the new track “Your Song Saved My Life” for theSing 2soundtrack, and PEOPLE is exclusively premiering its music video, which features real-life students and teachers involved in the nonprofitEducation Through Music (ETM). “I sang for the first time at my sister’s funeral when I was 11,” says Stephen, a 17-year-old singer....

Photo: Auburn Police Department The desperate search for Alabama college student Aniah Haley Blanchardtook a dark turn Thursday when authorities announced they now believe she was harmed and is the victim of foul play. Blanchard, a 19-year-old college student at Southern Union State Community College — and stepdaughter ofUltimate Fighting Championship heavyweight competitor Walt Harris— was last heard from on Oct. 23, the Auburn Police Department says in a statement on itswebsite....

Elina Svitolina.Photo:Robert Prange/GettyElina Svitolina is opening up about how the last year of her life has impacted her, between becoming a mother and experiencing the Russian invasion in her native Ukraine.The 28-year-old tennis star has willed her way into Thursday’s semifinal round of Wimbledon — which is set to conclude this weekend with the men’s and women’s final rounds — and recently spoke tothe Associated Pressabout how the war and becoming a mother have motivated her play on the court....

Photo:Austin Pets Alive! Austin Pets Alive! A Chihuahua left at a Texas shelter with a heartbreaking note is now getting much-needed care. The 2-year-old dog named Fruit Punch arrived atAustin Pets Alive!(APA!) — an animal shelterdedicated to saving rescue pets from euthanasia— in “shocking condition,” covered in pressure sores, urine, and feces, APA! shared onFacebookon August 9. The shelter also described the canine as “horribly thin, even for her tiny frame....

Jeff Bezos.Photo: BLUE ORIGIN HANDOUT An auction for a trip to space alongsideJeff Bezosand his brother in July ended with a winning bid of $28 million. Roughly 7,600 people from 159 countries registered to bid on the forthcoming trip, Blue Origin said. The winning bid amount is now set to be donated toClub for the Future, which is Blue Origin’s foundation that encourages STEM careers “to help invent the future of life in space....

Photo: David Cheskin/Press Asociation via Getty 01of 08Prince WilliamAnwar Hussein/GettyWilliam got a lot out of his time at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland — he earned a degree in geographyandmet future wifeKate Middleton. 01of 08 Prince William Anwar Hussein/Getty William got a lot out of his time at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland — he earned a degree in geographyandmet future wifeKate Middleton. 02of 08Kate MiddletonMICHAEL DUNLEA/AFP via GettyIn a real-lifePrince and Memoment, the future Duchess of Cambridge found time between art history classes at the University of St....

Photo: Jamar Coach/News Sentinel/USA TODAY NETWORK The University of Alabama is denying a new report that freshman basketball player Kai Spears was present during the fatal shooting involving former playerDarius Milesin January. Miles, 21, has been charged with the murder of 23-year-old Jamea Harris, who died in a shooting near the campus on Jan. 15. Davis and Miles have both been charged with capital murder,Alabama Localreported. During the shooting, the other vehicle’s driver, Harris' boyfriend, Cedric Johnson, returned fire and wounded Davis, police said, according to theAssociated Press....

Rep. George Santos.Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Within hours of being charged, Santospleaded not guilty to all 13 counts. Inan unsealed indictment, federal prosecutors say the congressman allegedly “devised and executed a scheme” aimed at defrauding donors to his 2022 political campaign. That scheme, prosecutors allege, included applying for and receiving unemployment benefits at the height of the pandemic — while he was employed and running a congressional campaign. The fraud continued, the indictment adds, when Santos began pocketing campaign contributions to buy designer clothing and pay off his personal debts....