Earth, Wind & Fire tells PEOPLE that despite having no real reasoning behind selecting their now-famous reference to Sept. 21, they wholly accept pop culture's references to the month belonging to them.
https://people.com/earth-wind-and-fire-says-the-whole-month-of-septembe…

A Baltimore man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to strangling and beating Pava LaPere, 26, a tech company CEO who was found dead on the rooftop of her apartment building last September.
https://people.com/baltimore-man-gets-life-in-prison-for-strangling-bea…

Madonna has found her new man, Akeem Morris, but is treating the footballer more like a butler than a boyfriend, a source exclusively tells Life and Style.
https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/madonnas-pals-warning-her-to-tone…

Lady Gaga arrived to the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 2 rocking her signature blonde hair alongside fiancé Michael Polansky, just 18 days after she posted a selfie of herself with black hair and bleached brows.
https://people.com/lady-gaga-brings-back-blonde-hair-arrival-venice-fil…

John Lennon, who was shot and killed in 1980, and his wife Yoko Ono are the subjects of the new documentary 'One to One: John and Yoko.'
https://people.com/john-lennon-said-im-not-about-to-get-myself-shot-in-…

A recent study found that more than half of the over 4,000 young people surveyed had engaged in choking during sex, and now a new report is exploring why they do it.
https://people.com/sexual-strangulation-becoming-more-popular-among-you…

Tennis star Yulia Putintseva is apologizing after an exchange with a ball girl on the court at the US Open drew criticism from fans for her 'terrible behavior'
https://people.com/yulia-putintseva-apologizes-behavior-toward-ball-gir…

Dana Shepherd is accused of killing Carmen Hope Van Huss in Indiana 31 years ago.
https://people.com/mo-man-charged-with-murder-of-ind-woman-found-stabbe…

Kristin Juszczyk celebrated her husband, San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, and his 12th NFL season with a 1920s-inspired party. See her vintage look!
https://people.com/kristin-juszczyk-dolls-up-pearls-diy-gatsby-look-192…

The longtime competitive eaters went head-to-head on Netflix's live-streamed event 'Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef,' which aired on Sept. 2
https://people.com/joey-chestnut-breaks-hot-dog-eating-world-record-lab…