Elle Smith.Photo: Chelsea Guglielmino/WireImage Elle Smith, reigning Miss USA and former Miss Kentucky USA 2021, is sharing the “full-circle” moment she experienced as abiracialbeauty queen. After learning from her cousin that their ancestors were enslaved people in Kentucky — where Smith earned the state-level crown that made her eligible to compete for Miss USA — Smith fell into disbelief. “She was like, do you realize how ironic it is that you won Miss USA, and that you were Miss Kentucky USA?...

Photo: Rhonda Dunaway/The Daily Leader via AP; Facebook (2)A Mississippi man was convicted on Tuesday on four counts of capital murder among other charges related to the 2017 shooting death of eight people, according to multiple reports.A jury found Cory Godbolt, 37, guilty of capital murder, four counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of armed robbery.On the evening of March 27, 2017, he went to his in-laws’ home and argued with his estranged wife Sheena about their children, according to theClarion Ledgerin Jackson, Miss....

Photo: New Mexico State PoliceA 5-year-old New Mexico girl who went missing earlier this month has been found dead — and police are investigating… for a suspect in her death.Renezmae Calzada was reported missing on September 8. Her mother called police at 6 pm after the girl disappeared while playing outside her home. She vanished from Española, approximately 25 miles north of Santa Fe. She was last seen wearing blue shorts with stars and a DisneyFrozenshirt....

“He is alive — that’s all I can say,” Ken DeLand Sr.,told CNN. Grenoble’s public prosecutor Eric Vaillant confirms to PEOPLE in a statement that DeLand Jr. has made contact with his parents and is currently in Spain. “We have no further information at this time,” he added. The DeLand family had last heard from their 22-year-old son on Nov. 27, according to awebsite they launched to help find him....

As the search for answers continues in thebaffling disappearance of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts, her boyfriend’s brother says this is certain: If she was abducted, she didn’t go willingly. “She’s small, but she would have done something,” said Blake Jack,speaking to Fox News Wednesday. Jack owns the Brooklyn, Iowa, home Tibbetts and her boyfriend, Dalton Jack, were living in this summer. Tibbetts, 20, was last seen alive on July 18, following her nightly run....

Lee Anne Barnes lost 160 lbs.Photo:Courtesy Lee Anne Barnes; Ryan Coon Courtesy Lee Anne Barnes; Ryan Coon A few years after her overweight father died of a heart attack at 64, Lee Anne Barnes — a single mom of 2 weighing nearly 300 lbs. — tossed out her deep-fryer. “After my father’s funeral, I vowed that I would not leave my children parentless,” Barnes says. Lee Anne Barnes in 2003....

Mitt Romney (L); Donald Trump.Photo: Felix Hörhager/picture alliance via Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Mitt RomneythinksDonald Trumpisn’t going anywhere, as much as he might wish otherwise. The Utah senator talked about Trump’s political futurein an interview withTheNew York Timesthis week. Romney, one of the most prominent Republicans opposing the 74-year-old former president, spoke candidly about the paradox of Trump’s role and what it means for other conservatives who have broken with him....

Photo: Pete Alonso/instagram. Inset: getty Pete Alonsois “thankful to be alive” after a near-death experience. “Yesterday I got in a really kinda brutal car accident. … To me this is just really special to be here,” he said on Monday, according toESPN. “This is a really special spring training because yesterday was a really close experience to death.” “I’m thankful to be alive. I’m really thankful that I’m healthy, very thankful to be here....

Randy Hays. A former St. Louis police officer who allegedly beat an undercover colleague during a protest was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison. Randy Hays, who is white, pleaded guilty in 2019 of using unreasonable and excessive force against fellow officer Luther Hall, who is Black, who he mistakenly thought was a protester. Hall suffered a concussion, rotator cuff tear, a hole in the lip that required sutures, a bruised tail bone and other injuries,The Washington Postreports....

Stock image of person looking through items at a yard sale.Photo: Steven Puetzer/The Image Bank/Getty Images The woman took to Reddit’sAmITheA—— subredditto find out if she was in the wrong for deciding to part with some of her late husband’s belongings after her kids showed no interest in keeping them. “My husband passed away two years ago. He had cancer and decided not to fight it. He passed away and it has been rough for all my kids....

Diana Crouch and Cameron. Diana Crouch knows that she and her now-3-month-old son are both lucky to be alive. The 28-year-old mom from Kingwood, Texas, was enjoying a healthy pregnancy last summer, up until she contracted COVID-19. Crouch had been cautious, making sure to drink plenty of water, eat well and exercise, and even changed up her skincare routine to avoid any harmful chemicals, shetold theTexas Tribune. But she skipped out on getting the COVID-19 vaccine, despite urging from OB-GYNs and the Centers for Disease Control that it’s not only entirely safe,but extremely necessary for pregnant women....

Monaco’sPrincess Gabriellaarrived at the principality’straditional end of summer picnicon Friday wearinganotheradorable dress. The royal family of four sweetly held hands as they made their way to the event. “It’s very festive with the air of a fete populaire. Even more now that the children come each year,” an attendee tells PEOPLE. “Gabriella really gets into it. This year, she and her mother were handed a small bouquet of roses when they arrived, and she clutched hers tightly....

Photo: Colorado Parks and Wildlife There’s no longer a loose moose in Colorado’s Lionshead Village. A young bull moose who wildlife officials say can be “pretty regularly” found wandering inside a Vail parking garage has been relocated for both his safety and the well-being of people in the area. The mammal, estimated to be between 2 and 3 years old and 750 lbs., was tranquilized and removed from the parking structure on Tuesday morning after he continued to show up at the building, according to a news release fromColorado Parks and Wildlife....