Elizabeth Ortiz-Chavez now faces up to 18 years in prison for the 2022 murder she initially blamed on her son.
https://people.com/mom-killed-daughters-boyfriend-tried-blame-teen-son-…

Joe Jonas has revealed his alter ego, dressing up in drag in a playful video shared to TikTok on Thursday, Jan. 16. The singer's fans were quick to share their thoughts on the clip, with one writing they were 'obsessed' in the comments section.
https://people.com/joe-jonas-dresses-up-in-drag-tiktok-video-8776501

Over a thousand people have been told to evacuate after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest battery plants in California.
https://people.com/thousands-told-to-evacuate-after-fire-breaks-out-bat…

The Supreme Court has weighed in on the pending TikTok ban, just days before the Jan. 19 deadline when it is set to go into effect.
https://people.com/tik-tok-ban-supreme-court-ruling-8774268

In her PEOPLE cover story, 'Abbott Elementary' star Sheryl Lee Ralph gets candid about the adversity she faced as a kid, and how she never let anything stop her.
https://people.com/sheryl-lee-ralph-recalls-childhood-bullies-calling-h…

Brooke Shields dishes on life as an empty nester. The actress and author shares two daughters with husband Chris Henchy.
https://people.com/brooke-shields-shares-confession-empty-nester-8776570

The Supreme Court voted to uphold the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which would essentially ban TikTok in the United States
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/what-tiktok-ban-means-fo…

Craig Melvin revealed he questioned Hoda Kotb about whether she chose to leave 'Today' when he learned of her exit from the NBC morning show
https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/craig-melvin-asked-hoda-k…

Cinemas nationwide have snack deals in honor of National Popcorn Day on Sunday, Jan. 19
https://people.com/moviegoers-can-score-free-popcorn-this-weekend-87765…

Gurneet Arora faked a fall on the ice rink during his proposal to Ananya Batra on Jan. 5 at Gore Meadows Ice Rink in Ontario, Canada, as a nod to how he slid into her DMs four years ago. 'I was just so incredibly happy,' Batra tells PEOPLE.
https://people.com/man-fakes-fall-on-ice-rink-during-proposal-to-girlfr…