https://peoplefirstnews.com/ Stories by Bruce and Beth Martin — in-depth guides, curated photo essays, and the people behind the headlines. https://peoplefirstnews.com/news/resilience/the-guest-list-at-ted-sarandoss-beef-party/ Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Katy Perry, and Justin Trudeau at Ted Sarandos's Montecito party for BEEF Season 2 — and the subtext behind every smile. https://peoplefirstnews.com/news/resilience/the-guest-list-at-ted-sarandoss-beef-party/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/unraveling/the-man-who-flew-to-mexico-for-ye/ Live Nation flew to Mexico to offer Ye $15 million for Wireless Festival. Sponsors fled, the UK banned him, and the festival collapsed — while Ye sold out SoFi Stadium. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/unraveling/the-man-who-flew-to-mexico-for-ye/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/news/resilience/savannah-guthrie-returns-to-today/ Savannah Guthrie returned to Today on April 6 after 64 days away. Her mother Nancy, 84, remains missing from her Tucson home since February 1. The family waits. https://peoplefirstnews.com/news/resilience/savannah-guthrie-returns-to-today/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/science/exploration/artemis-ii-launches/ Reid Wiseman sat his daughters down to discuss the family will before becoming the first human to fly to the Moon since 1972. His crew named a crater after his late wife. https://peoplefirstnews.com/science/exploration/artemis-ii-launches/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/science/exploration/the-students-who-found-the-oldest-star/ Natalie Orrantia and Ha Do, two University of Chicago undergrads, discovered the most chemically pristine star ever found on their first night at a Chilean observatory. https://peoplefirstnews.com/science/exploration/the-students-who-found-the-oldest-star/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/news/conflict/hegseth-fires-army-chief/ Defense Secretary Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff Randy George mid-war after George refused to strip Black and female officers from a promotion list. The story behind an unprecedented wartime purge. https://peoplefirstnews.com/news/conflict/hegseth-fires-army-chief/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/resistance/no-kings-largest-protest-in-us-history/ Becca Good's letter to 200,000 people, Springsteen's debut, and the organizers behind the largest single day of protest in American history. https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/resistance/no-kings-largest-protest-in-us-history/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/sports/off-the-field/tiger-woods-dui-and-the-seven-kids/ Behind Tiger Woods' second DUI arrest — Sam, Charlie, Kai, and four more kids across two Jupiter Island families, all old enough to read every headline about their father. https://peoplefirstnews.com/sports/off-the-field/tiger-woods-dui-and-the-seven-kids/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/accountability/the-social-media-trial-that-made-tech-blink/ Kaley started YouTube at six and Instagram at nine. At twenty, she sued Meta and Google — and a Los Angeles jury awarded her $6 million for what their platforms did to her childhood. https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/accountability/the-social-media-trial-that-made-tech-blink/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/sports/comebacks/lucas-braathen-brazil-gold/ Lucas Pinheiro Braathen quit Norwegian skiing, returned under Brazil's flag for his mother's country, and won South America's first Winter Olympic medal at Bormio. https://peoplefirstnews.com/sports/comebacks/lucas-braathen-brazil-gold/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/public-service/robert-mueller-dies-at-81/ Robert Mueller, the FBI director sworn in one week before 9/11, dies at 81 in Charlottesville after a five-year battle with Parkinson's. The people who served beside him. https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/public-service/robert-mueller-dies-at-81/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/legends/chuck-norris-dies-at-86/ Chuck Norris died at 86 in Hawaii surrounded by family. Behind the memes was a martial arts champion, a devoted husband to Gena O'Kelley, and a foundation serving 9,500 Texas kids. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/legends/chuck-norris-dies-at-86/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/vindication/afroman-beats-the-cops/ Seven deputies raided Afroman's Ohio home, found nothing, and sued him for $3.9 million after he turned their raid into an album. A jury cleared him on all 13 counts. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/vindication/afroman-beats-the-cops/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/awards/jessie-buckley-wins-best-actress/ Jessie Buckley's Oscar win for Hamnet made her the first Irish woman to take Best Actress. Her family, her husband Freddie, and 60 relatives in Killarney were there for all of it. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/awards/jessie-buckley-wins-best-actress/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/awards/the-first-woman-to-win-the-cinematography-oscar/ Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Filipino and Black Creole, becomes the first woman to win the cinematography Oscar in 97 years for Ryan Coogler's Sinners. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/awards/the-first-woman-to-win-the-cinematography-oscar/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/awards/michael-b-jordan-wins-best-actor/ Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for his dual role in Sinners, becoming the sixth Black man to win the award. His mother Donna was his date to the Oscars. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/awards/michael-b-jordan-wins-best-actor/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/accountability/stonewalls-flag-comes-down/ When the Pride flag vanished from Stonewall National Monument, Brad Hoylman-Sigal raised a new one, Jay W. Walker grabbed the federal pole, and the Gilbert Baker Foundation sued. https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/accountability/stonewalls-flag-comes-down/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/news/missing/the-guthrie-family-offers-one-million-dollars/ Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing for 68 days. Her daughter Savannah left the Olympics, took leave from Today, and put up $1 million. The case is unsolved. https://peoplefirstnews.com/news/missing/the-guthrie-family-offers-one-million-dollars/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/sports/comebacks/team-usa-hockey-miracle-on-italian-ice/ Jack Hughes scored toothless in overtime to win USA's first hockey gold since 1980. Then the team honored Johnny Gaudreau's family on the ice in Milan. https://peoplefirstnews.com/sports/comebacks/team-usa-hockey-miracle-on-italian-ice/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/sports/dominance/klaebos-six-golds/ Johannes Høsflot Klæbo's grandfather Kåre gave him skis at age 2 and coached him to six gold medals at Milan-Cortina 2026 — the most ever at a single Winter Games. https://peoplefirstnews.com/sports/dominance/klaebos-six-golds/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/legends/eric-dane-dies-at-53/ Eric Dane recorded four final messages for daughters Billie and Georgia before ALS took him at 53. His family, his castmates, and the advocacy that filled his last months. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/legends/eric-dane-dies-at-53/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/accountability/prince-andrew-arrested/ Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on his 66th birthday at Sandringham — the first royal arrest in 400 years. Virginia Giuffre's family calls it vindication. Her brother says the house of cards is falling. https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/accountability/prince-andrew-arrested/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/sports/comebacks/mikaela-shiffrins-second-slalom-gold-12-years-apart/ Mikaela Shiffrin knelt at the finish line in Cortina and thought about her dad. Twelve years after Sochi, through grief and injury, she won slalom gold again. https://peoplefirstnews.com/sports/comebacks/mikaela-shiffrins-second-slalom-gold-12-years-apart/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/fallen-leaders/jesse-jackson-dies/ Rev. Jesse Jackson died at 84 after decades of civil rights work. His wife Jacqueline, daughter Santita, and sons Jesse Jr., Jonathan, and Yusef carry his legacy forward. https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/fallen-leaders/jesse-jackson-dies/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/legends/robert-duvall-dies-at-95/ Robert Duvall died at 95 on his Virginia horse farm. His wife Luciana Pedraza, who met him as a stranger in Buenos Aires, and the co-stars who shaped seven decades of American film. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/legends/robert-duvall-dies-at-95/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/loss/james-van-der-beek-dies-at-48/ James Van Der Beek died at 48 from colorectal cancer, leaving wife Kimberly and six children. His final mission: get screened before it's too late. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/loss/james-van-der-beek-dies-at-48/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/awards/bad-bunnys-grammy-night/ Bad Bunny wins the first Spanish-language Album of the Year at the 2026 Grammys, cries on stage, and delivers a powerful speech about immigration and Puerto Rico. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/awards/bad-bunnys-grammy-night/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/awards/kendrick-lamars-five-grammys/ Kendrick Lamar won five Grammys on February 1, 2026, lifting his career total to 27 and surpassing Jay-Z as the most awarded rapper ever — with his fiancée Whitney Alford watching from Compton. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/awards/kendrick-lamars-five-grammys/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/legends/spielberg-completes-the-egot/ Steven Spielberg quietly completed the EGOT with a Grammy for 'Music by John Williams,' a documentary honoring the 93-year-old composer behind 52 years of his films. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/legends/spielberg-completes-the-egot/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/community/1-000-strangers-play-the-same-song/ Rockin'1000's U.S. debut brought 1,000 musicians from 48 states and 26 countries to New Orleans, with Harry Connick Jr. curating a hometown welcome. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/community/1-000-strangers-play-the-same-song/ Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/legends/catherine-o-hara-dies-at-71/ Catherine O'Hara died at 71. Eugene Levy, Dan Levy, Macaulay Culkin, and the comedy family she built from Second City to Schitt's Creek remember her. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/legends/catherine-o-hara-dies-at-71/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/sports/comebacks/indianas-first-national-title/ Curt Cignetti, son of Hall of Famer Frank Cignetti Sr., led Indiana from college football's most losses ever to a perfect 16-0 season and first national title. https://peoplefirstnews.com/sports/comebacks/indianas-first-national-title/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/legends/bob-weir-dies-at-78/ Bob Weir beat cancer and played three final shows at Golden Gate Park. When his lungs gave out weeks later, 25,000 people filled Civic Center to say goodbye. https://peoplefirstnews.com/arts-entertainment/legends/bob-weir-dies-at-78/ Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/accountability/the-iranian-protesters-nobody-counted/ When Iranian forces killed her son Pouya, Nahid Shirpisheh refused to stay silent. Both parents are now in prison. The regime's 2026 crackdown killed thousands more. https://peoplefirstnews.com/law-govt-politics/accountability/the-iranian-protesters-nobody-counted/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00+0000 https://peoplefirstnews.com/business/succession/warren-buffetts-last-day-and-greg-abels-first/ Warren Buffett, 95, stepped down after 60 years at Berkshire Hathaway. His successor Greg Abel, a Canadian accountant and hockey dad, is three months into the biggest job in American business. https://peoplefirstnews.com/business/succession/warren-buffetts-last-day-and-greg-abels-first/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00+0000