Photo: St. Johns County Sheriff Office “The alligator ate my homework” might be a valid excuse for at least one Florida school. On March 4, an alligator over six feet long was sighted in a retention pond next to the Palm Valley Academy in Ponte Vedra Beach. The school was in session at the time and serves over 1,300 students, kindergarten through 8th grade. Despite a chain link fence separating the pond from the education center, the community decided the large reptile was too close for comfort....

Photo: Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Department In an Oklahoma school district that allows administrators to paddle students if given parental approval, one principal is accused of going too far in his discipline of two elementary students. Gary L. Gunckel, 50, a principal in the Indianola Public Schools, has pleaded not guilty to two charges of felony child abuse filed against him on Friday, District 18 District Attorney Chuck Sullivan tells PEOPLE....

It’s official:Prince Williamdoes not watchThe Crown. At least that’s what he toldOscar winnerOlivia Colman! The actress — who playsQueen Elizabethin Season 3 of the hit Netflix show, debuting November 17 — met the Duke of Cambridge at a recent Buckingham Palace reception and popped the tricky question in a chat she jokingly admits “didn’t go very well.” “He asked what I was doing at the moment before he quickly added, ‘Actually, I know what you’re doing,’ ” Colman reveals onThe Graham Norton Showon Friday....

Photo: olivia munn/ instagram Olivia Munnis giving a glimpse into her busy life as a new mom. Munn, 41, shared a video to Instagram Tuesday, showing herself taking a backyard stroll with her 3-month-old son,Malcolm Hiệp. The Newsroomactress, who shares Malcolm with boyfriendJohn Mulaney, told her followers she was doing her best to get her son to “chill out” after a cross-country flight had left him on “New York time....

Olivia Munncontinues tospeak out about anti-Asian violencefollowing an attack earlier this month against her friend’s mother outside a New York City bakery. Listen below to our interview with activist Amanda Nguyen on her fight to end hate crimes against Asian Americans on PEOPLE Every Day. “These racist hate crimes against our elders have got to stop. We’re gonna find this guy. Queens, Internet, please… do your s—t. 🙏🏼,” the actress wrote alongside photos of the suspect prior to his arrest....

Photo: Olivia Rodrigo/Instagram Olivia RodrigoandIris Apatowtake their passports to Paris! On Wednesday, the “good 4 u” singer posted anInstagram carouseldocumenting her European adventures in between her sold-outSour Tour shows. In additional snapshots of the French city and a fun throwback photo of herself sporting a Paris T-shirt as a child, Rodrigo also gave followers a glimpse of her vacation style, which she coordinated with best friend andLovestar Iris Apatow who accompanied her on the Parisian trip....

Olivia Rodrigo and Zack Bia.Photo:Theo Wargo/Getty ; Cindy Ord/Getty Theo Wargo/Getty ; Cindy Ord/Getty Olivia RodrigoandZack Bia’s relationship was short-lived. In August 2022, the pair had reportedly gone their separate ways, and they haven’t been spotted out together since. This wasn’t the first high-profile romance for Bia, who previously dated singerMadison Beeron and off for a yearbefore splitting in 2019. He was laterlinked toOuter Banksstar Madelyn Clinein December 2021. As for Rodrigo, she dated producer Adam Faze during the summer of 2021....

Olivia Rodrigo attends the 2021 American Music Awards.Photo:Amy Sussman/GettyAscoop of ice creamhas never sounded so“good 4 u.”Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creamannounced that it’s joining forces withOlivia Rodrigoto celebrate the launch of the pop star’s second album,GUTS,with a special purple ice cream cone that pays homage to Rodrigo’s signature color.From Friday, Sept. 8 through Sunday, Sept. 10, guests can drop into any of theJeni’sscoop shops around the country to get their favorite frozen flavor served in a buttercrisp waffle cone that’s been dyed a bright purple....

Olivia Wildejust made her relationship withHarry StylesInstagram official (well, kind of). She cleverly captioned the black-and-white clip, “I find this very pleasing.” Us too, Olivia. Us too. Olivia Wilde/Instagram Pleasing — available now for pre-order and officially dropping on Nov. 29. — will drop with two skincare serums and pearl-inspired nail polishes. Olivia Wilde; Harry Styles.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; Kevin Mazur/Getty The singer’s proudly rockednail art manicures for the past few years,so it is no surprise that nail lacquers would be an essential part of Pleasing’s first drop....

Photo: Olivia Rae James Olivia Wildemade a wild wedding style move. For the romantic ceremony at the Carneros Resort and Spa in Napa Valley, California, Wilde came wearing a simple silk white dress — in the name of cracking a joke for the newly married couple. Olivia Wilde/instagram Wilde posted a picture of herself in the dress and a pair of sunglasses holding a matching white parasol to her Instagram Story with the on-screen text, “Wore a wedding dress to a wedding just so I could make a joke about it in my toast” before adding another photo of her hugging Underwood, 30, with Brown, 39, standing near and text reading, “The grooms approved....

Photo: Zhizhao Wu/GettyPeng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who went missing after accusing a senior government official of sexual assault, is “fine” after concerns were raised about her wellbeing, said International Olympic Committee (IOC) senior member Dick Pound.Peng was not seen in public for weeks after she came forward to accuse China’s former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of coercing her to have sex with him years ago, PEOPLEpreviously reported. After public outcry and an online campaign to track down the pro athlete using the hashtag #WhereIsPengShuai, she participated in aZoom callwith Olympic officials Nov....

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Anita Alvarez’s bond with coach Andrea Fuentes has gotten even stronger. The 25-year-old Team USA artistic swimmer spoke to NBC Nightly News Thursday about the gratitude she feels to her coach. Fuentessepically rescued Alvarezduring the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday when she fainted in the water following her performance in the women’s solo free routine Appearing virtually with her coach to address the rescue, in a segment that aired onTodayFriday, Alvarez said everything “went black” and “happened really fast....