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Former South Bend, Indiana, MayorPete Buttigieg, who rose to prominence during his history-making 2020 bid for president, isJoe Biden’snominee for transportation secretary, the president-elect announced on Tuesday. Buttigieg, 38, is a veteran of the U.S. Navy who came out as gay in 2015. If confirmed, he would be the first openly LGBTQ Cabinet secretary in American history. (Richard Grenell, who was PresidentDonald Trump’s acting director of national intelligence for several months earlier this year, was the first openly gay person to hold a Cabinet-level post — though Grenell was not nominated to that position full time....

Pete Davidsonhas a sense of humor about his breakup. Prior to his split fromex-fiancée Ariana Grandethis past fall, theSaturday Night Livestar was a guest star on fellow comedianKevin Hart‘s Original YouTube seriesKevin Hart: What the Fit, in which he joked about being “Mr. Grande.” Kevin Hart and Pete Davidson. What the Fit As the family’s front door opens, the comedic duo introduces themselves and the eldest daughter exclaims, “Oh my God, you’re engaged toAriana Grande....

WhenSaturday Night Livereturned this week for the start of its 45th season, there was one comedian missing in action. Pete Davidsondid not appear in any of the sketches nor was he seen on stage with the cast and hostWoody Harrelsonat the end of the show. While Davidson, 25, is still a member ofSNL, which he has been on since 2014, another project kept him away from the action this week....

Photo: Sarah Barnett / ACCT Philly Heart is a dog that brings people together. His foster mom Sarah Barnett, the director of development and communications at ACCT Philly, has seen it first hand. In April, a Good Samaritan found the young disoriented dog stumbling around a Philadelphia street alone, covered in puncture wounds and with a small amount of blood dripping from his mouth. Concerned about the canine’s health, the animal lover brought the pooch, later named Heart, toACCT Philly— Philadelphia’s only open-admissions shelter....

Phoebe Bridgers, Bo Burnham.Photo: Cindy Ord/MG23/Getty, Francis Specker/CBS via Getty DidTaylor Swift’s recent Eras Tour stop in Philadelphia double as date night for rumored couplePhoebe Bridgersand Bo Burnham? Urban, 55, attended Swift’s show with wifeNicole Kidman, and shared a video to TikTok of the couple rocking out to “Style” and the beginning of “Blank Space,” captioning his post, “We love ya @Taylor Swift.” In the background of the video, Bridgers and Burnham can be seen together, with Burnham at one point pulling the singer in close....

Photo:Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock; Stefania D’Alessandro/Getty Images Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock; Stefania D’Alessandro/Getty Images Pinkis paying tribute to the lateSinead O’Connor. During her New York concert stop that was part of herSummer Carnival tourat Citi Field on Thursday night, the singer, 43, brought out her friend and special guestBrandi Carlileto sing a duet of O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Calling O’Connor — whodied last month at age 56— “One of the most brave, outspoken, put-it-all-on-the-line-no-matter-what-happens kind of woman," Pink added, “I respected her so much....

Photo: Pink/Instagram Pinkis putting her foot down when it comes to her children’s access to technology.The 42-year-old singer recently spoke toCarson Dalyon theTodayshow and revealed why she hasn’t allowed her 10-year-old daughterWillow Sagetohave her own cell phoneyet, compared to many of her peers.“There’s a light side and a shadow side to technology in general for adults, as well,” Pink explained. “For kids, I’m not there yet.““I have a 10-year-old who does not have a phone, although she pointed out to me yesterday, ‘You know most of the kids in my class, fifth grade, have a phone....

Bret Michaelsand his fellow Poison bandmates are preparing for what’s promised to be an epic 2020 tour with rock legends Mötley Crüe and Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Def Leppard. “I love to host a great party,” Michaels told PEOPLE backstage shortly after the bands officially announced the news. “Like if you come on the bus over the summer, it’s a party. I wanna make sure everyone’s having a great time, and I want people to have the time of their life at my party....

Photo: Uvalde Leader News Three days after agunman entered Robb Middle Schoolin Uvalde, Texas, and opened fire, killing19 students and 2 teachers, the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety told reporters that the incident commander on the scene made the “wrong decision” to wait before breaching the classroom doors. Col. Steven McCraw told reporters that the commander believed that the gunman had barricaded himself into an empty classroom, and that no children were at risk....

More than three months after Jenna, 37, revealed that she and her husband Henry Hager areexpecting their third childtogether, theTodayshow co-host announced that she would be going on maternity leave. “Today is my last day!” she said on-air Friday. “I want to thank all of you guys for the last four months. I can’t believe it’s been four months, but to share this joy with all of you, with youWillie [Geist], with everybody that’s filled in … all of you that have cheered us on as a show and cheered me on personally, it means the world....

Louis and Marie Ducruet.Photo: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty The name also made its way into pop culture, withHarry Pottercharacters Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour using the name for one of their daughters in the series. “My nephew Louis Ducruet and his wife Marie have the joy of being parents of a little girl,” Prince Albert, 65, said on stage at the Rainier III Auditorium while distributing diplomas to graduates of a Red Cross volunteer program....

Prince Charlesis praising Team England soccer player Marcus Rashford for his work off the pitch. The Prince of Wales was speaking on the U.K.‘sRadio 4about sustainable farming on Wednesday when he named Rashford among a select few celebrities whose work aligns with his own passion. Since the disruptions of the COVID-19 lockdown, Rashford, 23, has been an ardent advocate for theBritish government to provide free school meals, particularly during school holidays, to combat hunger for children in underserved families....

Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise and Prince Edward.Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Images via Getty Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, and his wifeSophie, the Countess of Wessex, opened up about their emotional state duringPrince Philip’sfuneralin April. In the couple’s first major sit-down interview, the Countess, 56, tearfully toldThe Telegraphabout the moment “when everything stopped” during the royal’s funeral. “It was when the order was given to the soldiers to invert their weaponry,” she said in Saturday’s issue ofTelegraph Magazine....