Doctor 'Ecstatic' When Woman Spoke After 27 Years in a Coma: 'We Didn't Believe It at First'

Photo: Schon Klinik Bad AiblingFor 27 years, Munira Abdulla had been in a coma following a horrific car crash at the age of 32 in the United Arab Emirates. She’d not uttered a word since 1991.Then, at a clinic in Germany last June,she awoke and called out her son’s name. “When we realized that she was talking with us, we were ecstatic,”Dr. Friedemann Müller, the chief physician at the Schöen Clinic in Bad Aibling,told NBC News....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1043 words · Matthew Jones

Doctor Has Faith in 'Very Smart People' Aboard Missing 'Titanic' Sub: 'They'll Be Doing Their Best' (Exclusive)

Photo:EyePress News/Shutterstock EyePress News/Shutterstock Diving and hyperbaric medicine specialist Dr. Kenneth LeDez thinks the rescue teams searching for the five passengers aboard themissingTitanic-seeking ship“should keep going" because “it’s not time to give up.” PEOPLE spoke with the associate professor in the faculty of medicine and medical director of hyperbaric medicine service at the Memorial University of Newfoundland about the severe health conditions the passengers are facing on theTitansubmersible that went missing on Sunday....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 847 words · Crystal Dougherty

Doctors Say Father of 4 Has Just Months to Live After Contracting Human Form of Mad Cow Disease

Tony Gibson always had a great memory.The doting father of four was healthy and active, his wife, Danielle Gibson, tells PEOPLE — and had “the best memory of anyone” she’s ever met. So, she was surprised last December when Tony began forgetting small things.“He said, ‘My memory is gone. My short-term memory is gone,’ ” Danielle says of her husband, 33. “He would get lost going to the grocery store. He had a doctor’s appointment one day and it was right up the road from us … he never came home that night....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1174 words · Samantha Berry

Dog Digs His Way to Safety After 3 Days Trapped Underground

Photo:Dasha SamatoinaA pet dog rescued himself and reunited with his owner after spending 60 hours trapped in a hole.The lucky pooch, named Bear, managed to dig himself out of a hole in Seaton Park in Aberdeen, Scotland — escaping near-tragic circumstances, to the relief of owner Dasha Samatoina.Samatoina, 29, who had been visiting Aberdeen from London, was “hysterical” after discovering Bear on Sunday, three days after first losing sight of him during a walk with her friend’s dog Lola in the park....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1035 words · Nicole Bradshaw

Dog Lovers Rejoice! The Puppy Bowl Is Returning for 2021

Puppy Bowl XVII contenders.Photo: Discovery+/Animal Planet/Elias Weiss Friedman “Paw"s everything — thePuppy Bowlis coming! The annual canine-powered sporting event is back and promises to be more action-packed than ever, airing onSuper BowlSunday, Feb. 7, ahead of the big game onDiscovery+and Animal Planet. During the three-hour special, 70 adoptable puppies from shelters across the northeast U.S. will compete on Team Ruff and Team Fluff to see who comes out on top and wins the coveted “Lombarky” trophy....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Justin Simpson

Dog Missing 5 Years Gives Birth to Surprise Puppy Days After Reuniting With N.Y. Owner

Photo: Jen Costa/Facebook Jen Costa recently reunited with her dog more than five years after the pet went missing and soon found herself with a second new pup on her hands. Now, the New York dog mom is looking for a way to remain with both of the pets permanently. Costa told PEOPLE that she lost her English bulldog Azzurra Diamante in 2016. The dog went missing shortly after Costa returned to her Nassau County home from the hospital following losing her entire tongue to oral cancer....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 493 words · Erica Perkins

Don't Forget About Teresa: Making a Murderer Victim's Friend on Appearing in Part 2

Photo: Halbach Family/Herald Times Reporter/AP Photo There’s a hole at the center ofMaking a Murdererand her name is Teresa Halbach. A 25-year-old photographer who vanished on Halloween 2005 and whose charred remains were later found on the property of Steven Avery, Halbach’s slaying is the fulcrum around which all ofMaking a Murdererspins. It is, quite literally, the entire reason the show exists. And yet because Halbach’s friends and family declined to participate in part one of the Netflix docuseries — which examines the case against her convicted killers, Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey, and which proved to be a smash hit after its 2015 release — she was barely more than a sketch in those first 10 episodes....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 652 words · Anthony Miller

Donald Trump Hangs Up on Reporter During Interview After Questions About 2020 Election Lies

Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty; Kristopher Connor/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty It tooksix yearsfor NPR to getDonald Trumpon the phone — and only nine minutes to get him off. The pre-recorded interview was set to last 15 minutes, which was discussed at the top. “Very good,” Trump agreed. “Very good, Steve.” They covered theCOVID-19 pandemic. “The vaccines, I recommend taking them, but I think that has to be an individual choice,” Trump said, also expressing his opposition to mandates, which he believes are “really hurting our country....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Ryan Hunt

Donald Trump Initially Said He Was 'F-----' After Robert Mueller Began His Investigation: 'End of My Presidency'

Robert Mueller (left) and President Donald Trump.Photo: Alex Wong/Getty; Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/GettyIn the immediate wake of Robert Mueller being named as special counsel to investigate President Donald Trump and Russia, Trump reacted with visible dismay — and pushed to have Mueller removed, a potentially treacherous move his aides resisted, according to Mueller’s report of his work.The 448-page report was released Thursday morning after being redacted. It recounts in detail not just the scope of Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election but also the “numerous” links between Russia and Trump’s campaign (and, subsequently, his administration) as well as Trump’s efforts to circumscribe or derail Mueller’s probe....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1427 words · Eric Jimenez

Donald Trump Says Kavanaugh Allegations Represent a 'Very Scary Time for Young Men in America'

Photo: Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images PresidentDonald Trumpsaid Tuesday that the sexual assault allegations against his Supreme Court nominee,Brett Kavanaugh,highlight what a “scary time” it is for men. “It’s a very scary time for young men in America, when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of,” Trump said inCNNfootage. “This is a very difficult time. What’s happening here has much more to do than even the appointment of a Supreme Court justice....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Steven Kim

Donatella Arpaia's Son Dreamed About What She Should Name Her Twins — But She Has Other Plans!

Donatella Arpaia‘s 6½-year-old son Alessandro may have been right in predicting hisfuture siblings’ sexes— though perhaps not their names. After manyfailed rounds of in vitro fertilization, the Food Network star, 46, who is expecting twins with husband Allan Stewart in the fall, was inspired to give it one more try because of a dream her son had. “He said, ‘God told me that you’regoing to have two babies,’ ” recalls Stewart, 49, in an interview for this week’s issue of PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Morgan Dickerson

Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy Have Hot Chocolate Together Every Night

For newlywedDonnie Wahlberg, life at home with wifeJenny McCarthyis certainly sweet. “Jenny and I have hot chocolate together every night,” Wahlberg told PEOPLE at theSay Hello with Keurig 2.0pop-up in New York City on Wednesday. “I know a cup of hot chocolate doesn’t sound glamorous but it’s those quiet moments with us as a family that are my favorite. We have our own things during the day, but this is our time to cuddle up and catch up on our days....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Timothy Jackson

Donny Osmond Jokes Many Moms Were Probably ‘Screaming’ at Their TV Over 'Claim to Fame' Reveal (Exclusive)

Donny Osmond performs live at Fox News Studios on August 4, 2023 in New York City.Photo:Debra L Rothenberg/WireImage Debra L Rothenberg/WireImage Warning: This post contains spoilers forClaim to Fameseason 2 finale. Donny Osmondis super proud ofhis son Chris’ journey onClaim to Fame. Ahead of the season 2 finale on Monday, where Chrisplaced third in the competition, the legendary singer, 65, spoke with PEOPLE about what it’s been like watching his son compete on the series — and ultimately outwit his costars about his celebrity relative....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 744 words · Justin Combs