Woman napping.Photo:Getty Getty Taking regular naps can be beneficial for one’s brain, a new study says — and make it larger for longer! According to researchers from University College London and University of the Republic in Uruguay, brain health can be preserved from daytime napping, which also can slow the rate at which one’s brain shrinks. To come to the conclusion, scientists analyzed data from participants between the ages of 40 to 69....

Melody Harrison, 15.Photo:Apache Junction Police Department Apache Junction Police Department For 31 years, she was known as Apache Jane Doe. Now authorities have identified the teen whose remains were found in the Arizona desert in 1992 as Melody Harrison, 15, of Phoenix. On Thursday, theApache Junction Police Department announcedin a press release that “persistent” investigator Stephanie Bourgeois, advances in DNA technology and the use of genetic genealogy enabled them to identify the remains as Harrison’s after all these years....

Rep. Katie Porter.Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Democratic Rep.Katie Porteris ready for something bigger, announcing Tuesday that she will run forDianne Feinstein’s California Senate seat in 2024. Feinstein, the longest-serving female senator in history, is widely expected to step down when her term ends. “The threat from so-called leaders likeMitch McConnellhas too often made the United States Senate a place where rights get revoked, special interests get rewarded and our democracy gets rigged....

A reward of up to $15,000 is being offered to anyone with information regarding a triple homicide at a gun range in western Georgia. Three people — the business owner, his wife, and their grandson — were shot and killed between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. local time on Friday at the Lock Stock & Barrel Shooting Range in Grantville,according to a statementfrom Grantville police shared early Saturday morning on the department’s Facebook page....

Photo: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images Alexia Echevarriais a married woman! TheReal Housewives of Miamicast member, 54, married Todd Nepola in a Dec. 16 ceremony in St. Barths, sheannouncedon Instagram Tuesday. “This year has been a whirlwind to say the least, but finishing it off as Mr. & Mrs. gives me hope for the years to come. Thank you for all your kind wishes and love. 12.16.21,” Echevarria wrote alongside a slideshow of photos from her big day....

Richard Madden‘s parents got to know a different, more personal side of their son when they tuned intoNetflix’sBodyguard. Sitting down onTheEllen DeGeneresShowon Thursday, the Scotland native discussed going nude on screen — and the hilarious reaction his mother had when she saw his bare butt on screen. “It’s a great show and we see him naked, too,”saidEllen DeGeneres, 60. “It’s a win-win. Yeah, we see your backside.” Blushing, Madden, 32, said, “Yeah, we do....

Rain Pryor is celebrating the comedic legacy of her late father, Richard Pryor.The actress and writer, 52, is looking back on the groundbreaking achievements of her dad in the new A&E documentaryRight to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution, premiering June 29.The comedian was famously outspoken about his struggles with substance abuse before his passing in 2005 at the age of 65. And as Rain explains in the latest episode ofthePEOPLE Every Daypodcast, he was also candid about that side of his life with his family....

Photo: Bryan GardnerNoisemaker and plastic glasses are New Year’s classics, but these DIYs will bring your New Year’s Eve to the next level!The last night of the year is just days away and if you’re throwing a blowout house party or a low-key dinner with friends, it’s the perfect time to put together some unexpected treats, games and decorations for your lucky guests.PEOPLE asked Darcy Miller, author ofCelebrate Everything!and founding editor ofMartha Stewart Weddings, to share six simple ways to elevate your gathering as you count down to 2019....

Taylor Hawkins.Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty The iconic rock group — consisting ofDave Grohl, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel and Rami Jaffee — confirmed Hawkins' death in a statement posted to their official Twitter. He was 50. It continued, “Our hearts go out to his wife, children and family, and we ask that their privacy be treated with the utmost respect in this unimaginably difficult time.” Billy Idolwas one of the first to honor the drummer,posting a portrait shotof Hawkins to Twitter with the caption, “So tragic....

Photo: Donato Sardella/Getty Images for Saks Fifth AvenueRita Ora has become a high-fashion fixture — and now she has her very own shoe collection with famed footwear designer Giuseppe Zanotti to prove it! But in a new interview, she admits that it wasn’t always easy getting certain designers to dress her body type, revealing she’s encountered “complications” with the red carpet dressing process.“There were complications, yes, because you have to adapt to your body,” Ora tells PEOPLE at the launch of herGiuseppe Zanotti collectionon Thursday....

Robb Elementary Schoolwill be torn down, the mayor ofUvalde, Texas, said just under a month after a horrific shooting left 19 students and 2 teachers dead. “My understanding — I had a discussion with the superintendent — that school will be demolished,” McLaughlin said. “We could never ask a child to go back, or a teacher to go back into that school ever.” Also on Tuesday, Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw appeared before a Texas Senate committee tospeak about the police responseto the May 24 mass shooting, stating that officers could have stopped the gunman if the commander had not hesitated....

Robert De NiroandMartin Scorsesehave premiered their latest film. De Niro, 79, and Scorsese, 80, were on hand at the 2023Cannes Film Festivalin France on Saturday for the world premiere of their new movieKillers of the Flower Moon. Killers of the Flower Moon’s world premiere took place after De Niro announced earlier this month that hewelcomed his seventh child, daughter Gia Virginia Chen De Niro, with girlfriendTiffany Chenon April 6. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

Photo: Michael Dwyer/AP/REX/Shutterstock As Robert Kraftfaces two counts of soliciting prostitutionin connection with a human trafficking sting in Florida (allegations Kraft denies), a source tells PEOPLE that the New England Patriots owner has become a “very different person” since his beloved wife’s death in 2011. “Bob Kraft had a fairytale romance with his wife, and they had this incredible marriage,” the source says of Kraft’s bond with late wife Myra, to whom he was married for 48 years before she died of cancer at age 68 in 2011....