Duane and David Perez.Photo: Jessica Bodin After Duane and David Perez married in 2016, the couple wished to expand their family and have a child. “I think the idea,” recalls David, “was amazing.” They chose to pursue surrogacy, and despite financial limitations, soon learned that with the help of nonprofits that defrayed costs — surrogacy can run well over $200,000 — the couple’s dream could come true. In early December they will be flying from their home in Potomac, Maryland to Wisconsin, to join their surrogate for the birth of son Niklaus Asher Perez....

Photo: Blount County Sheriff’s Office An Alabama veterinary student faces charges after horses she offered to board apparently vanished — and former owners and a sheriff believe she sold the animals to slaughterhouses for meat. Fallon Danielle Blackwood, 24, who attends Tuskegee University, was arrested last weekend after being indicted on 13 counts of bringing property obtained under false pretenses into Alabama, Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey tells PEOPLE....

VictoriaandDavid Beckham‘s daughter has a special request for Santa Claus this Christmas. On Monday, the designer and Spice Girls band member, 44, shared a video of her 7-year-old daughterHarperleaving a letter and snacks for St. Nick. “Dear Santa, I hope you like your food and I hope your reindeer likes theres [sic],” Harper read. “PS don’t get to [sic] drunk,” Harper hilariously continued. “Love you best pal and elf buddy,” Harper concluded the note, which was written on black paper with rainbow-colored ink....

A video that captures a mom jumping into action after a raccoon attacks her 5-year-old daughter outside their house has gone viral. MacNamara then tells Rylee to “go inside” the house, before she swings the raccoon towards their front garden and quickly runs into the family’s house and closes the front door. The animal can be seen walking to the side of the house after being thrown to the ground....

Virgin Galactic.Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty If you want totravel to spaceand have nearly half a million dollars to spare, now is your chance. Virgin Galactic on Tuesday announced that sales for the spaceflight company’s upcoming voyages will open on Wednesday. The suborbital flights last a minimum of 90 minutes and reach 2,600 mph while transporting four passengers to the edge of space for incredible views, according to the program’swebsite....

A hand holds an expired Arizona Powerball lottery ticket with a black background on December 20, 2021 in North Las Vegas, Nevada.Photo:Getty Getty “The next day, when he stopped at the same location on his way to work, the store was buzzing with excitement,” the release said. “A ticket bought there had won $1 million in the previous night’s drawing.” A Washington state Powerball lottery ticket.Getty “Mr. Gutierrez said he initially selected all six of those numbers but at the last minute changed his Powerball number to 19,” the release said....

Photo: GettyA West Virginia man who was stabbed in the neck and later caused a traffic crash is now dead.The victim, Thomas Cekada, was traveling away from an altercation that occurred with Scott Michael Hundley when he hit another vehicle, according toThe Herald-Mail, which cited the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.“These two are acquaintances, they knew each other, and there appeared to be some bad history between the two,” Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Victor Lupis said, per the outlet....

Nearly two weeks into their searchRex Heuermann’shome on Long Island, police said they’ve found a vault inside the suspected Long Island Serial Killer’s home and have begun digging up his backyard. Suffolk Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison told reporters Monday that Heuermann, a 59-year-old architect and father of two, kept guns inside the walk-in basement vault, which had a “big iron door,”ABC Newsreports.Police have found more than 200 guns in Heuermann’s home, according to the outlet....

Elwyn Crocker Sr.Photo: Effingham County Sheriff’s Office A Georgia father and three others have been arrested after authorities found the bodies of his two 14-year-old children in his backyard — including his son, who vanished two years ago, PEOPLE confirms. Elwyn Crocker Jr. was last seen in November 2016 and the last anyone caught a glimpse of his sister Mary Crocker was in October, Effingham County Coroner David Exley tells PEOPLE....

Photo: Getty Many Americans intend to retire later in life, after working for 40 years or more; according to a2018 Gallup Poll, the average person planned to retire at age 66 or older. However, a growing movement is sweeping the country. FIRE — short for “financial independence, retire early” — has many people buckling down and saving extra money so they can leave their jobs much sooner than their peers....

Ron Rivera.Photo: Ron Rivera/TwitterRon Riverais officially cancer-free.The Washington Football Team head coach — who announced back in August thathe’d been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma— revealed the news that he was cancer-free on social media Thursday night, sharing a smiling photograph of himself sitting on a staircase and holding asign reading, “WE KICKED CANCER’S ASS!“as his dogs joined for the photo op.“Thank you everyone for your prayers, letters, texts & notes of encouragement & support....

Photo: Jurassic World/Twitter A big night for movie teases! The Los Angeles Rams may have taken on the Cincinnati Bengals forSuper Bowl LVI, but even more action took place off the field during Sunday night’s game. A go-to hotspot for movie studios to debut footage from upcoming films to millions of NFL viewers, the Super Bowl tends to feature some of the buzziest trailers — and 2022 is no exception....

Amanda Seyfried poses with Lindsay Lohan and Lacey Chabert for ‘Mean Girls’ Walmart campaign.Photo:Elizabeth Stewart/ Instagram Elizabeth Stewart/ Instagram Amanda Seyfriedis channeling her inner Karen, 19 years later! The actress, 37, reunited with herMean Girlscastmates — and her iconic look as character Karen Smith — forWalmart’s new campaign. And in a new behind-the-scenes clip from the set, fans can now see just how she got ready for the role reprisal they’ve all been waiting for....