On Thursday, Dec. 12, Michael Emerson kicks off a recurring arc onElsbeth, playing an unexpected adversary opposite his wife,Carrie Preston, who stars as the titular lawyer who continues to help the New York Police Department solve various murders on the latestGood Wifespinoff.Ahead of his debut as Judge Milton Crawford, the formerLoststar, 70, and Preston, 57, spoke to PEOPLE about what to expect from his character and what it’s like for the longtime married couple to go from loving spouses at home to sparring with each other on set....

01of 18 Michelle Carter Texted Boyfriend 1,000 Times Before His Suicide Source: Michelle Carter/Facebook; Source: Conrad Roy/Facebook Although Roy had struggled with depression and been prescribed antidepressants, the investigation took a turn when police learned of a series of texts — eventually more than 1,000 — exchanged withMichelle Carter, then 17, in the week prior to his death. Carter, who described herself as Roy’s girlfriend, appeared to be encouraging him to carry out his suicide, according to prosecutors, who later filed acharge of involuntary manslaughter against her....

Mike Tyson, Jake Paul.Photo:Phillip Faraone/Getty; Alexander Tamargo/Getty Phillip Faraone/Getty; Alexander Tamargo/Getty Former sparring opponentsMike TysonandJake Paulreunited at an inaugural ball for the newly-sworn-in President Donald Trump. Tyson and Paul — who were last seen together when the former YouTuber beat the boxing legend during their Netflix match in November — were seen at the Starlight Ball after Trump’s inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20. Paul, 27, shared the video on his Instagram page, where he can be seen hoisting Tyson, 57, on his shoulders as the tuxedo-clad pair laugh and cheer along with the crowd in Washington, D....

Larry Busacca/Getty TheCyrus familydoesn’t want any drama to play out publicly. As rumors swirl about the family’s status in the wake of Trace Cyrus’sopen letter of concerntoBilly Rayfollowing the family patriarch’sinauguration performance, a Cyrus family source says the brood wants no conflict with each other. “They got through the drama of 2024, and it’s a new year,” the insider says. “Miley and Noah and Braison and Tish, they don’t want to be this Cyrus family feud....

Milo Ventimiglia.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty Images Kevin Winter/Getty Images Milo Ventimigliais loving married life! After guest co-hostJustin Longasked him if he finds “it weird now all of a sudden using that language,” Ventimiglia said he’s embracing his husband title. “Not at all,” he replied. “I think before we actually got married, in my head — and just knowing her — [Mariano] was always my wife.” “So that’s my take on it,” he added of being married....

Mindy Kaling.Photo:Natasha Campos/Getty Images for Andie Swim Natasha Campos/Getty Images for Andie Swim Mindy Kalingis getting candid about being a single mom.In a new interview withWSJ. Magazine, theNever Have I Evercreator, 44, opened up about how motherhood has changed her perspective on life. Kaling is mom to daughter Katherine “Kit,” 5, and son Spencer, 3.“It’s really rewarding, being a mom and spending time with these two people who look like me,” Kaling shared....

Photo: File: Getty A Minnesota pharmacist is set to go on trial after refusing to fill a woman’s prescription for emergency contraception. Andrea Anderson is suing longtime pharmacist George Badeaux under the Minnesota Human Rights Act after an incident in 2019 where he refused to fill her prescription for a morning-after pill based on his religious beliefs. The state law prohibits discrimination based on sex, including issues related to pregnancy and childbirth....

Photo: NH Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division The body of a missing Vanderbilt student was discovered Wednesday, days after she was last seen leaving for a campground over the weekend. Emily Sotelo wasreported missingon Sunday after she didn’t return from a trip to Lafayette Place Campground, according to a post from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division and Operation Game Thief. She planned to hike in the area....

Emmett Till, Carolyn Bryant Donham.Photo: AP/Shutterstock; Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Mississippi’s top law enforcement official says she doesn’t plan to pursue criminal charges against Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman whose false allegations led to the lynching of Black teenEmmett Tillin 1955. The Associated Press spokewith Michelle Williams, the chief of staff for Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office, who said there is “no new evidence to open the case back up....

Cody Allen (left) and Drexel Mack.Photo:Independencemo.gov; Independencemo.gov Independencemo.gov; Independencemo.gov A Missouri man is facing murder charges after authorities allege he fatally shot a police officer and court process server and wounded two others while they were issuing him with an eviction notice. Larry D. Acree has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, first-degree assault for wounding a police officer and three additional counts of armed criminal action, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced in apress releaseshared on Friday....

Lindsay Jaco.Photo:GoFundMe GoFundMe On Saturday night, just before 10 p.m., officers in Cottleville responded to a call about a 36-year-old woman on the shoulder of State Highway North with injuries to her head, the Cottleville Police Department says in a release. She is also suffering from breeding on the brain, according to aGoFundMe set up for Jaco and her family. Jaco and two friends were in Cottleville celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at a restaurant, her sister, Amanda Cowee told KSDK....

Presents under a Christmas tree (stock image).Photo:Getty Getty A woman and her husband are having a Christmas confrontation. The woman, 28, turned to Reddit’s popular“Am I the A——?”forum to detail a recent argument she had with her husband, 27, sharing that they disagree on “how to handleChristmas mornings” with their young kids. The Redditor wrote that before having children, she and her husband used to alternate years with each of their parents and spendChristmas Eveand Christmas morning at those respective homes....

Silvia Lopez Gayubas.Photo:Facebook/Silvia Lopez GayubasTwo Russian teenagers were arrested in Spain and accused of killing their adoptive mother this week.Silvia López Gayubas, 48, was found dead Wednesday night in Castro Urdiales, Cantabria, where her body was discovered inside a car in the garage of her family home, according to local newspaperEl Diario Montañés.The mother was found with a bag over her head and “blows and a stab wound to the neck,” per the outlet....