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IKEA in London, England.Photo: Alex Pantling/GettyIKEA has recalled their Heroisk and Talrika bowls, plates, and mug sets after reports of burning due to breakage of the material.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission posted the products on their recall page in conjunction with Canada, where the products were also sold.“IKEA is aware of 123 reports of breakage worldwide, including four reports of injuries, two of which required medical attention. Most of the injuries were burns due to hot contents leaking out....

Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic.Photo: Bradley Police Department PEOPLE confirms that Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe has submitted a request to the United States Attorney, seeking federal first-degree murder charges against Darius Sullivan, 25, and Xandria Harris, 26. A statement from Rowe’s office indicates he intends to pursue a “federal sentence of death against both defendants,” since Illinois is not a death penalty state. “Under these circumstances, the United States Attorney General can authorize the filing of a petition to seek the death penalty in a federal murder case,” reads the statement, which notes multiple first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder charges have been filed in Illinois against the two suspects....

Heather and Loelei Sims.Photo: FindAGrave (2) An Illinois woman serving life in prison for the murders of her two infant daughters has been paroled 32 years after her conviction. On Thursday, the Illinois Prisoner Review Board voted 12-1 to approve the parole of Paula Sims, according tothe Associated Press. Sims has been serving a life sentence for the 1986 and 1989 murders of her then-infant daughters Heather and Loralei Sims....

Photo:Courtesy of Cole Lyle Courtesy of Cole Lyle Marine Corps veteran Corporal Cole Lyle’s service dog has saved his life “on multiple occasions.” “If she wasn’t there, I don’t know that I would be here,” says Lyle, 34. His service dog, Kaya, played such a critical part in combating his Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that she was at his side on Capitol Hill as he lobbied for other veterans who have PTSD to get service dogs....

Tucker Carlson (left) and President Donald Trump.Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty; Doug MIlls-Pool/Getty Acourt filing made publicthis week reveals that Fox News hosts includingTucker Carlson,Sean Hannityand Laura Ingraham were privately critical of Donald Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen, with Carlson going so far as to call the former president “demonic.” Publicly, however, the network continued to offer a platform to Trump loyalists who amplified the false claims. Th network filed an amended counterclaim on Thursday, with the spokesperson adding that Dominion “mischaracterized the record, cherry-picked quotes stripped of key context, and spilled considerable ink on facts that are irrelevant under black-letter principles of defamation law....

Photo: FERDI AWED/AFP/Getty Images In Indonesia, at least 222 people are dead, 848 people are injured and 28 people are missing after a catastrophic tsunami battered two islands Saturday night,The New York Timesreported. The tsunami wrecked at least 556 homes, nine hotels, 60 shops and 350 boats, a disaster management agency’s spokesperson told theTimes. On Saturday, people were mingling on Java and Sumatra’s beaches when waves unexpectedly pummeled the coasts....

Bianca Devins.Photo: Utica Police Department Brandon Clark, the upstate New York man accused of fatallystabbing teen influencerBianca Devins, has pleaded guilty to her horrific murder. On Monday, Clark, 21, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Oneida County Court, Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara told local newspaperThe Post-Standard. McNamara did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Clark’s guilty plea comes after he previously pleaded not guilty,The Post-StandardandThe New York Postreported....

There’s no place quite like Castle Velour. Opting for a “soft-Hollywood Regency meetsClue” aesthetic,Rupaul’s Drag Raceseason nine winner Sasha Velour and her partner, Johnny, have added their own unique flair to the “grandeur” of the Brooklyn home they moved into last fall. “This house has been mostly untouched since 1911, with just a few things updated,” the star tells PEOPLE of the home, which she first came across on a real estate app....

Caity Lotz and Kyle Schmid.Photo: Dos Más En La Mesa/Brides Magazine Caity Lotzis sharing all the details of her dream wedding to actor husbandKyle Schmid! TheDC’s Legends of Tomorrowactress, 36 and Schmidexchanged vowson Feb. 11 at the gardens of the Sanctuary de San Pedro Clave in Cartegena, Colombia. Caity Lotz and Kyle Schmid on their wedding day.Dos Más En La Mesa/Brides Magazine The couple, who first met on theLegends of Tomorrowset, started dating in February 2021....

Aaron Paulmay have been celebrating his 40th trip around the sun, but his two-weekbirthday bashin the Dominican Republic was truly the trip of a lifetime. The group — which included Paul’s wife,Lauren, their one-year-old daughter,Story Annabelle, hisThe Pathco-star Michelle Monaghan, and hisBreaking Badpartner in crime Bryan Cranston— stayed atAni Private Resorts Dominican Republic, a 14-bedroom estate set atop a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. A celebrity-favorite spot, the cost per night to stay at the property is $25,000 — meaning a whopping $300,000 bill at the end of their 12-day stay....

Adrian Grenier is keeping his latest project in the family! The actor and environmental activist recently completed an extensive makeover on a Brooklyn brownstone for his mom — and made sure every element was eco-friendly. “This home was intended for my mother to live closer to me,” theEntouragealum, 44, explains in the exclusive video tour above of his plans for his mom, Karesse. “But of course, if we build a home for my mom it has to embody all of the values she instilled in me....

AfterJane Lynchfinished filming the comedyBest in Show, in which she plays an elite dog trainer, in 2000, she decided she needed a four-legged companion of her own — and a house to share with her. So she adopted her first dog, a Lhasa apso named Olivia, and found a two-bedroom cabin located on a double lot in L.A.’s bohemian Lauren Canyon neighborhood, then spent every penny of her $70,000 savings on a down payment....

01of 22FAST FRIENDSEverettThe start of something new! Tom Hanks, who was previously married to college sweetheart Samantha Lewes — with whom he has two kids, Colin and Elizabeth — has said he felt an immediate spark when he and Wilson worked together on the set of 1985’sVolunteers. “Rita and I just looked at each other and — kaboing — that was that,” Hanks toldGQ.“I asked Rita if it was the real thing for her, and it just couldn’t be denied....