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| Teyana Taylor: 5 roles beyond 'One Battle After Another' | Teyana Taylor, who recently secured a Golden Globe for her role in One Battle After Another, is also up for an Academy Award. The actress, 35, portrays Willa's (Chase Infiniti) mother in the film, which was inspired by a Thomas Pynchon novel. She stars opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Wood Harris and Alana Haim. The feature has received accolades from the Golden Globes, Critics Choice and BAFTAs and is also up for the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. But Taylor has starred in other well-known titles beyond One Battle After Another. Here are five more. |
| Shots fired at Rihanna's Beverly Hills mansion, woman under arrest | A suspect was under arrest in Los Angeles on Monday after gunfire from an assault rifle was directed toward the home of pop star Rihanna in the Beverly Hills Post Office district of the city. The Los Angeles Police Department said that a woman in her 30s had been taken into custody following the Sunday lunch-time incident in which between 5 and 7 shots were fired at the property. Police said the shots fired from a vehicle across the street struck the front gate, a wall and a RV, but not the house itself. No one was hurt. A law enforcement source told the Los Angeles Times that Rihanna was home at the time. |
| Brody Jenner, Tia Blanco expecting baby No. 2 | Brody Jenner and his wife, Tia Blanco, announced they are expecting their second child together in September. The couple shared the news on Instagram Sunday. Their post included a photograph of their family at the beach, while Jennner held up ultrasound images. "Our little Honey is going to be a big sister this September," their caption reads. Honey was born in 2023, and Jenner previously told People how much he enjoyed being a "girl dad." "I mean, I want all girls. The boys, it's a different responsibility, especially for the man. With the girls, the daddy's girl, all that, it just melts you. I tell Tia all the time, I'm like, 'I want another girl.' I understand why Kobe (Bryant) was always saying, 'I just love being a girl dad. |
| Country Joe McDonald dies at 84 | Country Joe McDonald, who formerly helmed Country Joe and the Fish, died Saturday. He was 84. The band announced the music artist's death in Berkeley, Calif. on Facebook Sunday. The cause was listed as Parkinson's Disease complications. "He was surrounded by his family, and the news has been confirmed by Best Classic Bands, as well as the McDonald family," the post reads. "At this time, the McDonald family requests privacy during this very difficult period." McDonald's psychedelic rock band took to the stage before some 400,000 during Woodstock, The New York Times reported, performing "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag," which criticized the Vietnam War. |
| Vanilla Ice says Ninja Turtles fans still discover 'Ice Ice Baby' | When Vanilla Ice was cast in 1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, returning to theaters March 13 - 19 via Fathom Entertainment, it was because of his hit song "Ice Ice Baby." In 2026, he says young fans still discover his 1990 hit because they saw him in the Ninja Turtles film. When the Turtles fight other monsters in a dance club, Vanilla Ice freestyles "Ninja Rap" on the stage. In a recent Zoom interview with UPI, Vanilla Ice, real name Rob Van Winkle, 58, said "Ninja Rap" outlasted "Ice Ice Baby." "They're like, 'Well, I started off with the Ninja Turtles and then I heard he did other songs,'" he said. He did indeed do other songs and released six albums including one live concert recording. |