Billy Chemirmir.Photo: Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP Billy Chemirmir, a convicted murderer who was suspected of killing more than 20 elderly women over the course of two years, was killed in prison this week, PEOPLE has confirmed. Chemirmir, 50, was found dead in his jail cell at a Texas state prison Tuesday morning, a spokesperson with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice wrote in a statement to PEOPLE....

Ralph Yarl forgot his phone. His parents had asked the 16-year-old to pick up his little brothers at their friend’s house on Thursday night, so he headed to the address he thought they’d given him. When the honor student arrived at N.E. 115th St. in Kansas City, Mo., he pulled in the driveway and walked up to the front door to get his younger twin brothers. The boy described as “well-mannered” and a “kind soul” rang the bell....

Photo: Amanda Hay-Caroffino After racial inequalities prevented World War II veteran Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher from receiving a Purple Heart after his return home, the U.S. Army finally presented the 99-year-old with his medal this month. Fletcher was injured during the Battle of Normandy — a pivotal operation that saw Allied Forces successfully invade Western Europe — when his vehicle became the target of German gunfire, the Army said in anews release....

Photo:Trae Patton/NBC via Getty Trae Patton/NBC via Getty Blake Sheltonis standing in an under-construction building in the center of the Las Vegas Strip. As of now, there’s no doors, no flooring, very little paint and sawdust litters the ground, but the country singer “couldn’t be more excited.” During an exclusive tour of the space, which in early 2024, will be Shelton’s sixth and largest Ole Red concept and will be packed with people letting loose, listening to country music and enjoying cocktails and beer, the singer, 47, reflects on how far the venue —which he first announced in 2021— has now come....

Blake Sheltonis showering girlfriendGwen Stefaniwith nothing but love on her milestone 50th birthday. On Thursday, the country star paid tribute to the No Doubt singer with a sweet message on Twitter. “Happy Birthday @gwenstefani!!!! I love you so much it’s actually stupid… And possibly illegal in the state of California,” Shelton wrote. Next month, Shelton, 43, and Stefani will celebrate another milestone: their four-year anniversary of dating. The pair first met on the set ofThe Voicein 2014, and seven months later — after both of their respective divorces (Shelton from fellow country starMiranda Lambertand Stefani fromGavin Rossdale) — they sparked up a romance....

01of 15Breaking NewsMark Hoppus/InstagramMark Hoppus surprised Blink-182 fans — and himself — on June 23, 2021, when he accidentallyrevealed that he was undergoing cancer treatmentsfor diffuse large B-cell lymphoma stage 4-A. He had intended to post an image of himself at a chemotherapy clinic (captioned “Yes hello. One cancer treatment please”) with only a small group of close contacts, but he inadvertently shared it with a million of his followers on social media....

Bode Miller takes his kids onstage for U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame i induction.Photo: Bode Miller Instagram Bode Millerhad some special guests onstage with him for a momentous occasion. In the second to last photo in the carousel he posted of the event, Miller wraps each arm around his sons Nate, 10, andNash, 8, while his wifeMorgan Millercarries 4-year-oldEastonon her hip. The last photo shows Bode posting with almost all of his children, including his 15-month-old daughterScarlett Oliviaand 3-year-old twinsAsherandAksel....

Photo:Mass State Police/Twitter Mass State Police/Twitter The search for a 7-year-old girl who vanished from her Massachusetts home came to an end on Monday after her body was found in a river. “We are all heartbroken to be here this afternoon to report that it appears that the end of the search has come with the recovery of a body of a young child, preliminarily identified as 7-year-old Anna Mburu,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said at anews conferenceMonday....

Boeing makes a lot of money selling plane around the world . But if you want all the ship’s bell and whistles that help ensure those planes do n’t return out of the sky , that sometimes be superfluous . At least that ’s the ending that some expert are coming to as investigations continue into what cause two carpenter’s plane crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia in the preceding five calendar month ....

The failure of Major League Baseball owners to integrate until the Brooklyn Dodgers introduced Jackie Robinson in 1947 was not only racist. It was also bad for business and bad for the win-loss column. Epplin casts the team as emblematic of America’s sense of optimism in the years immediately following World War II: They were integrated, one of only three teams that year with Black players. And their owner, Bill Veeck, was ahead of his time in both racial politics and the forward-thinking ways he’d draw crowds to the stadium, using then-gimmicks like fireworks, live music and even a children’s nursery so parents could enjoy the game....

Photo: Courtesy Paige Hurd A young Indiana boy recently celebrated Christmas at home with family after spending his first holiday season in the hospital. Paige Hurd, 28, of West Lafayette, tells PEOPLE she gave birth to twin boys Ezra and Wells on Nov. 5, 2021 — more than three months before their February due date. The mom says she gave birth to Ezra at home and welcomed Wells on the way to the hospital in an ambulance....

Brad Pitt is set to star in an untitled film about Formula 1 racing.Photo:Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Brad Pittis doing some field research for his latest movie! The actor, 59, who is set to star inan upcoming Formula 1 (F1) film, was spotted at a practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Friday night. Other stars who were spotted around the circuit — which “winds its way past iconic locations including Caesars Palace, the Bellagio and the Venetian,” per the official F1website— includedRod Stewart,Gordon RamsayandPEOPLE’s 2023 Sexiest Man Alivehimself,Patrick Dempsey....

Brad Pittspent some quality time with his kids on his big day.A source tells PEOPLE that several of the actor’s kids slept over at his house in Los Angeles the night before his 55th birthday on Tuesday. Pitt shares 6 kids with exAngelina Jolie— Maddox, 17, Pax, 15, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 12, and 10-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox.The fun visit comes amid a successful time for Pitt, who recently wrapped production on the Quentin Tarantino movieOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodalongsideLeonardo DiCaprio....