The winners of the 40th annual Whiting Awards, which “[recognizes] excellence and promise in a spectrum of emerging" writers, are here — see the full list of winners from the fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama genres.
https://people.com/2025-whiting-awards-winners-list-11712331

Ester Dean admits she regrets her role in the 2009 Beyonce diss on Keri Hilson's remix, saying it was 'childish' and hurtful to other women
https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/ester-dean-apologizes-for…

Professional golfer Max Homa met his now-wife, Lacey Homa, online in 2013 before they started dating later that year
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/golfer-max-homa-and-wife…

Nicola Peltz-Beckham and Brooklyn Beckham are celebrating three years of marriage. The couple shared heartfelt Instagram Stories of the flowers they received from her parents.
https://people.com/nicola-peltz-and-brooklyn-beckham-celebrate-3rd-wedd…

'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Kim Zolciak took to Instagram to let followers know she's cleaning house amid her complicated divorce from former NFL player Kroy Biermann.
https://people.com/kim-zolciak-selling-daughter-ariana-biermann-bedroom…

Michelle Williams just wore barrel jeans and we spotted similar styles to shop from $25 at Amazon. Shop Free People barrel jeans, Madewell barrel jeans, and Levi’s jeans now, including discounted picks. Shop the best barrel jeans at Amazon for under $150
https://people.com/michelle-williams-barrel-jeans-amazon-april-2025-117…

A man explained in a post on Reddit that he asked his girlfriend to buy her own engagement ring because he "can't afford" to and she makes more money than him. "I thought this made a lot of sense and wouldn’t be a problem. I was wrong," he wrote.
https://people.com/man-asks-girlfriend-to-buy-her-own-engagement-ring-1…

Bill Belichick’s girlfriend Jordon Hudson announced she's competing in Miss Maine USA 2025, revealing the news on Instagram on April 9, 2025.
https://people.com/jordon-hudson-announces-competing-miss-maine-usa-202…

Benny Blanco sure knows how to make his fiancée, Selena Gomez, feel special even on his birthday. When the songwriter celebrated his 37th birthday he planned a prom-themed party since Gomez never attended her high school prom.
https://people.com/benny-blanco-celebrated-his-birthday-with-prom-theme…

Barbara Corcoran confessed she didn't know if she could survive 'Shark Tank' without Mark Cuban for this reason on 'The Jennifer Hudson Show'
https://people.com/barbara-corcoran-doesnt-know-if-she-can-survive-shar…