Dave Phillips, a scientist that helped to rewild Keiko, the orca who starred in "Free Willy," is working to help two other killer whales, Wikie and Keijo, move from a closed marine park to a sea sanctuary
https://people.com/rescuers-who-helped-real-life-free-willy-fighting-to…

Andrew Pyper, bestselling Canadian author of thrillers like 'Lost Girls' and 'The Homecoming,' died on Jan. 3, 2025 of cancer complications.
https://people.com/author-andrew-pyper-dead-at-56-from-cancer-complicat…

Influencer Carol Acosta, known online as Killadamente, reportedly died on Friday, January 3
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/influencer-killadamente-…

Ranjini, 24, was found dead alongside her twins in an Indian city in 2006. Her then-boyfriend Divil Kumar B was just arrested
https://people.com/interior-designer-arrested-19-years-after-murder-gir…

Andy Cohen got candid about his thoughts on former Bravo couple Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover’s split
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/andy-cohen-on-strain-lea…

On Friday, Jan. 3, a 64-year-old Michigan man became lost in the woods after walking away from a car accident. Sheriffs located him hours later after following footprints he had left in the snow.
https://people.com/snowy-footprints-helped-police-rescue-michigan-man-l…

Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon spoke on their 'Real Housewives of Potomac' costar Karen Huger's recent DUI arrest on an episode of their 'Reasonably Shady' podcast
https://people.com/rhop-gizelle-bryant-and-robyn-dixon-break-silence-on…

Bill Murray is performing covers of your dad's favorite music, including Bob Dylan and The Kinks, in a mini tour this year.
https://people.com/bill-murray-performs-covers-of-bob-dylan-and-the-kin…

PEOPLE has all the information you need to see Luke Combs, Charli xcx, Travis Scott and more stars on the music festival circuit this year.
https://people.com/music-festivals-2025-dates-locations-lineups-8770005

‘The Piano Lesson’ director Malcolm Washington has inherited his father Denzel Washington’s approach to filmmaking, he tells PEOPLE exclusively at Variety’s Creative Impact Awards and 10 Directors to Watch brunch in Palm Springs on Jan. 4: 'If you know anything about my dad, he's about the work.'
https://people.com/malcolm-denzel-washington-work-awards-exclusive-8770…