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Suzanne Eaton.Photo: Courtesy The family of missing American scientist Dr. Suzanne Eaton is “exploring every option” to find her on the Greek island of Crete. Suzanne Eaton.Courtesy “It’s been six days now,” Eaton’s niece Callie Broaddus, tells PEOPLE. “It’s definitely frustrating that we haven’t found her yet, but we’re determined to keep looking.” It’s thought that the mother of two went for a run between 3pm and 5pm on the day she vanished — leaving her passport, wallet, phone, cash and cycling shoes in her room....

While Tyler left a note, the Pullman Police Department later said the message did not reveal what the rising athlete was going through. In the weeks after his death,Sports IllustratedreporterGreg Bishopspoke with Tyler’s family while they navigated the unfathomable loss and grappled with the many unanswered questions surrounding Hilinski’s death. While many of those questions will likely remain unanswered, Tyler’s parents, Mark and Kym Hilinski, were given an important glimpse into what their son was going through when the Mayo Clinic offered to test the young athlete’s brain forchronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to head trauma....

Tori Langhad everything to look forward to. The 18-year-old Stephenson High School honors graduate was enrolled in an electrical apprenticeship program with a plan to attend college. She loved her Pomeranian dog, Tyga, and was delivering groceries part-time. In her free time, she loved coming up with inventions with her dad Torrey, an inventor and former truck driver. “We got vision boards all around the house,” says Torrey. “We would share ideas....

Stephen Smith.Photo: Facebook The body of a South Carolina teen who mysteriously died near the home ofAlex Murdaughwill be exhumed and a new autopsy will be conducted. The family of Stephen Smith announced in aGoFundMeon Thursday that they have raised enough money to exhume his body for an independent autopsy. Smith’s 2015 death investigation was reopened after the murders ofMaggieandPaulMurdaugh in 2021. Smith, 19, was found dead on Sandy Run Road in rural Hampton County, a short distance from the Murdaugh estate....

Photo: Stephanie Evans Stephanie and Tony Evans are experiencing a pet owner’s greatest heartbreak. The couple recently lost their two beloved dogs Maisy and Murphy. Worse yet, the canines' deaths were sudden and unexpected. In hopes of protecting other pet owners from the tragedy they experienced, Stephanie and Tony are sharing how a prevalent plant, the sago palm, led to the death of their dogs. The Evanses live in Western Springs, Illinois, but recently purchased a vacation home in Callewassie Island, South Carolina....

Photo: Madelyn Linsenmeir/Facebook A poignant obituary for a young mother is starting conversations about opioid addiction, as the woman’s family struggles to come to terms with her death. “We loved her more than you can imagine, and are heartbroken at her passing,” Linsenmeir’s sister, Maura O’Neill, tells PEOPLE. Linsenmeir’s obituary has made its way around the Internet, prompting social media users everywhere to send messages of comfort to the family, think differently about drug abuse and even to share their own stories of addiction....

Just afterSelena Gomezdroppedher new single, “Lose You to Love Me,” Hailey Baldwin posted an Instagram Story that had some fans wondering if she was shading the singer. On Tuesday night, Gomez, 27, dropped her highly anticipated new song as well as the accompanying music video, both of whichseemingly alludeto her on-and-off relationship with ex-boyfriendJustin Bieber, who is now married to Baldwin. “I’m not trying to start any drama and I’ve never talked aboutHailey Baldwinbefore,” one userwrote, adding, “I’ve never believed the things that Selenators says about her until now, I mean it’s not a coincidence to post this story right after the song is dropped....

Fantasia Barrino; Leonardo DiCaprio.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/Variety via Getty Rodin Eckenroth/Variety via Getty Fantasia Barrinois aLeonardo DiCapriofangirl! TheGrammywinner expressed her appreciation for actor DiCaprio atVariety’s Power of Womenevent in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, giving him a shout-out in the middle of her speech. As she accepted her award, Barrino, 39, suddenlybecame visibly distractedand turned her head, saying, “So I want to thank you … oh my God, is that Leonardo DiCaprio?...

Nicole Gee.Photo: Nicole L. Gee/Instagram Nicole Gee was a “hero” to many. The 23-year-old Marine was killedin the attack outside the Afghanistan capital airporton Thursday that left 13 U.S. service members and scores more civilians dead. Her father, Richard Herrera, touched on her legacy in aninterviewonTodayon Monday. “She’s my hero. She’s a warrior,” he said. Her father said onTodayhe first saw the photo on television and proudly shared it with other friends and family....

Photo: Getty Parents of children with peanut allergies can now have more peace of mind when it comes to their kids’ health and safety. While the treatment isn’t a cure-all for the medical condition — sufferers will still have to completely avoid peanut products — it marks a step forward in preventing severe symptoms. “When used in conjunction with peanut avoidance, Palforzia provides an FDA-approved treatment option to help reduce the risk of these allergic reactions in children with peanut allergy,” said Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, in apress release....

Photo: Getty The U.S. Food and Drug Administration hasgranted emergency use authorizationof a booster dose of Pfizer and BioNTech’scoronavirus vaccinefor children ages 5 to 11. The agency announced authorization on Tuesday after the companies submitted the application in late April following a study that showed children under 12 had a “strong immune response” from a third dose of their COVID vaccine. “While it has largely been the case that COVID-19 tends to be less severe in children than adults, the omicron wave has seen more kids getting sick with the disease and being hospitalized, and children may also experience longer term effects, even following initially mild disease,” Dr....

Brandon Clay Dotson.Photo:family of Brandon Dotson family of Brandon Dotson November 16, 2023 was the day Brandon Clay Dotson was being considered for parole release. Instead, that Thursday the 43-year-old was found dead inside an Alabama prison, his cause of death undeterminable because his heart was removed while in the state’s custody, according to a civil complaint filed in the Northern District of Alabama’s United States District Court the following month....

As prosecutors move forward in the cases againstLori Loughlinand her husband in the high-profilecollege admissions cheating scandal, they are sending a clear message: the defendants’ money and status won’t help them. The source says prosecutors are pushing for jail time for Loughlin, fellow actressFelicity Huffman, and more than 40 other defendants. “They know this is a high profile case and they want to make an example of the defendants,” says the source....