Photo: Smithsonian National Zoo What do you serve to a giant panda cub on his first birthday? At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., panda cub Xiao Qi Ji (SHIAU-chi-ji) received a delightful frozen fruitsicle cake his keepers made for his big day. The base was made of frozen diluted grape juice and decorated with sweet potato, apple, carrot, pear, banana, bamboo, and sugar cane....

Photo: Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Giannis Antetokounmpois “just having fun.” Though many took issue with the basketball player’s display, Antetokounmpo seemed to ignore the criticism when he latertweeted a photographof the sit-down moment with the caption, “Sit back relax and enjoy the show.” Speaking with reporters after the game, Antetokounmpo said that sitting on the court after his win wasall in good funand not meant to be taken in any other way....

Photo: Andrew Leo | @leowedphotoMolly Hunter has found her prince — and his name is William!On theTodayshow Tuesday, the NBC News foreign correspondent shared that she recently wed her beau in a ceremony that took place in London on April 22.“A little birdie told us that you got married,” co-hostHoda Kotbsaid to Hunter, who had just finished a report on the upcoming coronation of King Charles. “Congratulations!“As Hunter thanked the show’s hosts for their well wishes, she beamed while pictures from her wedding on her Instagram feed filled the screen....

NBC is denying it tried to suppressRonan Farrow‘sHarvey Weinstein investigationafter the journalist and author claimed the disgraced producer used rumors aboutMatt Lauerto pressure the network into killing Farrow’s story. “As you know, our news organization is filled with dedicated, professional journalists, including some of the best and most experienced investigative reporters, as well as others who support our reporting with exceptional talent, integrity and decency,” Lack, 72, wrote. “It disappoints me to say that even with [the] passage of time, Farrow’s account has become neither more accurate, nor more respectful of the dedicated colleagues he worked with here at NBC News....

Netflix may be a little worried that the royal family is spoiling the plot for their acclaimed seriesThe Crown. Queen Elizabeth, 93, and her husband, Prince Philip, 98, celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary on Wednesday. As the royal couple received well wishes for their marriage milestone, Netflix chimed in with their own cheeky comment. “HEY! NO SPOILERS!!!” the streaming service jokingly tweeted from their official account, referring toThe Crownseries. Netflix shared the tweet with a screenshot of the Twitter trending section which featured a headline about the Queen and Philip’s wedding anniversary....

Muhammad Ali.Photo:Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Trash talk. It’s the sport within the sport — and it’s often more entertaining than the one on the scoreboard. The term didn’t come into vogue until the 1990s, but trash talk — alternately called talking smack, woofing and bench jockeying, among many other names — has been around since the beginnings of sports, if not the dawn of society. Such is the assertion of author Rafi Kohan, whose new book,Trash Talk: The Only Book About Destroying Your Rivals That Isn’t Total Garbage,out now from Public Affairs, explores the art form....

Matthew Preziose.Photo: Kaua‘i Police Department Rescuers were dispatched shortly after 1 p.m. when two swimmers were in distress in waters off Lumaha’i Beach, near Lumaha’i River, according to a preliminary report. Kaua‘i Police Department The same information was also posted to theCounty of Kaua’i’s Facebook page. Multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, lifeguards and firefighters on Jet Ski, and more joined the search on Saturday, “utilizing their water and air assets” to help locate the missing swimmer, focusing on the area “from the reefs off Hā’ena point to Hanalei Bay, with an emphasis on the Lumaha’i Beach area....

Kate Mara‘s birth plan didn’t exactly play out the way she was envisioning. The actress opened up in a recent episode ofDr. Berlin’s Informed Pregnancy Podcast, revealing that shegave birth to her daughterwith husbandJamie Bellat 36 weeks gestation in May via an emergency cesarean section, after laboring “into the third day” at the hospital instead of having an at-home birth like she had wanted. After her medical team at Cedars-Sinaiadministered an epidural(something Mara had initially not wanted, but was told could speed up her cervix dilation), she developed a 102-degree fever — which was what prompted the emergency procedure that eventually landed her daughter safely in her arms....

Photo:Clay Halvorsen Clay Halvorsen A Newport Beach family has knockedHalloweenout of the park with a Barbenheimer skeleton display that’s more than “kenough.” Diane and Clay Halvorsen and their two sons share a passion for Halloween, and as an annual family tradition, they decorate together. This year’s display, however, has been their most popular yet. FromBarbie,there are two Barbie and Ken skeletons — with one wearing a hot pink jumpsuit, and the other in an all-black jumpsuit, complete with matching cowboy hats....

Nicolas Cagecould soon be rocking a shaved head — and sinister disposition. “The villain that Vincent Price played on the ’60s show, Egghead — I think I want to have a go at Egghead. I think I can make him absolutely terrifying,” Cage said. “And I have a concept for Egghead. So let them know over at Warner Bros., I’m down for Egghead,” he added. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories....

Nicole Avant with her parents, Jacqueline and Clarence, during happier times in 2015.Photo:Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock In the predawn hours of Dec. 1, 2021, Nicole Avant awoke to a nightmare she couldn’t believe was real. Her husband,Netflixco-CEOTed Sarandos, called from a business trip and told her, “Your mom’s been shot.” Mere hours earlier, Nicole had said goodnight to her mother,philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, 81, via text. Now Jacqueline was dying in the hospital after ahome intruder shot herin the back....

Nicole Kidman attends a London screening of ‘Special Ops: Lioness’ on July 11.Photo:John Phillips/Getty Images John Phillips/Getty Images Nicole Kidmanis defending her decision towear the viral Miu Miu micro miniskirton the cover ofVanity Fair’s2022 Hollywood Issue. The actress, 56, explained why she graced the cover in the meme-sparking skirt and bralette set in a new cover story for Australia’sStellarmagazine, which is on newsstands now. “I make the most random, crazy choices....

Niecy Nashisn’t just living her best life. “I’m living myblessedlife,” says the star.Currently in the midst of filming the fourth and final season of her hit TNT show Claws, Nash opened up to PEOPLE in this week’s issue about celebrating her 50th birthday with an empoweringsemi-nude photoshoot, following a year of difficult transition.“I was coming up on my 50th trip around the sun, and I was like, ‘We need to document this....