Anne Tyler.Photo: Candace Dane Chambers Anne Tylerhas been writing beloved, bestselling novels since 1964, so she has a pretty clear sense of her audience. “If you love a good war story, you won’t be remotely interested in my books,” she says, in a rare interview from her home in Baltimore. “Nothing’s going on in them except time passing, and people being who they are.” Her 24th,French Braid, is out this month, and it’s no exception....

Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImage A nude protester interrupted a red carpet premiere at the 75th annualCannes Film Festivalon Friday. During the rollout of Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton’s new movieThree Thousand Years of Longingfrom director George Miller, a woman reportedly ran onto the red carpet in front of the cameras and took off her clothes. Her chest was painted with the blue and yellow of the Ukraine flag with the words “Stop Raping Us....

Photo: BalaWhen it comes to shoes, comfort sometimes surpasses style — and that’s especially true withrunning sneakersorwork-appropriate slip-ons. But you don’t have to compromise since there’s a pair of cute and comfy work shoes that shoppers can’t get enough of that are on sale right now.TheBala Twelves Nocturnal Triple Blackshoes are back with a deal that’s even lower than theirmost recent Black Friday sale price. You can nab these nurse-approved shoes for just $95, down from $150, but do it quickly — they’re discounted only for a limited time....

Olivia Culpo shows off her engagement ring in Los Angeles on April 11.Photo: TheImageDirect.com Olivia Culpo’s new rock is a winner. On Tuesday, April 11, the 30-year-old model showcased her engagement ring from newly minted fiancéChristian McCaffrey, 26, while out in Los Angeles. Dressed in a black jacket and jeans with a white crop top and chic black purse, Culpo gave photographers a glimpse of the stoneMcCaffrey proposed with on April 2in Utah....

Olivia Jade is struggling to come to terms with the backlash she’s faced since her parents Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli were charged in the nationwidecollege admissions scam. “Olivia is still distraught and embarrassed. She hasn’t been home much,” a source tells PEOPLE of the popular YouTuber. “She is very angry with her parents. She just wants to figure out how she can rebuild her brand.” Olivia Jade, who was vocal about herindifferent attitude toward schoolbefore the scandal broke, “blames her parents for everything,” the source adds....

Olivia Newton-John.Photo: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Olivia Newton-John’s Australian fans will have a chance to pay tribute to the late star at a state memorial service in her childhood city of Melbourne, Australia. The memorial — which was organized with the star’s family — will take place at the Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne on Feb. 26, months after her death last August. Tickets for the service will be free, though only a limited number are available....

Olivia Rodrigogets candid in her new Disney+ film, which features the 19-year-old star reflecting on the days that led her to stardom. Here are the biggestOlivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 urevelations. ‘Brutal’ wasa last minute decision Though “brutal” is the opening track on the album, turns out it was written on a “whim,” she says. In one scene, Rodrigo is seen in the studio with Daniel (Dan) Nigro, her producer and co-writer on the album, saying she’s “losing her mind” because she “wants to put one more upbeat song on the record....

The love story of Evan Lysacek andDang Bodiratnangkurais less story than saga — spanning some nine years, a few continents and a somewhat harried holiday search, last year, for the perfect ring for the question Lysacek had long known he wanted to ask: Will you marry me? Both rings were inscribed with 12.12 — the exact date and time they married. “It was love at first sight,” Lysacek, 34, the 2010 Olympic gold medalist in men’s figure skating, tells PEOPLE....

Katie Ledecky.Photo: TYR Sport, Inc Katie Ledeckyknows what she’s doing. “I am more confident in myself than I was back when I was 15 in 2012 [for the London Olympics],” the 24-year-old says. “I really didn’t expect to even make the Olympic team back in 2012. So just doing that was a huge step and everything on top of that — winning the gold medal and making it the London — all that was just icing on the cake....

ForAlysia Montaño, putting her kids' needs first is a must. The Olympian — known for running an 800-meter race in 2014 while 8 months pregnant —shared on Instagram Tuesdaya behind-the-scenes moment she had while making a live television appearance. Moments before she was set to appear virtually from home, her youngest, sonLennox Leonotis, 11 months, needed to be fed. “Especially now where suddenly motherhood is on full display at all hours of the day I have to tell you I was surprised and sorely disappointed with an interaction I had with an assisting producer,” writes Montaño, who is also mom to daughterLinnea, 6, and a son namedAster, 3....

King swam in 2:19.92 and Lazor followed behind with a time of 2:20.84. Schoenmaker, still in the water, reacted with visible amazement at her victory, as the other swimmers gathered to hug and congratulate her. “I feel that it was such a special race, knowing that we could celebrate each other victories,” Schoenmaker said at a press conference after. “That the competition in the pool, and outside the pool we can be happy for each other, motivate each other and say ‘good luck....

During one of many television appearances on a media blitz for her new book,Unhinged,Omarosa Manigault Newmandeclared that “in Trump worldeveryone lies.” So when she appeared onThe Daily ShowTuesday night, hostTrevor Noahhad to ask: Does that include you? Noah reminded Manigault Newman that not so long ago, before her firing in December 2017, she was a willing member of an administration that she herself now acknowledges lies to the American people on a daily basis....

Photo: Seth Wenig/AP/Shutterstock A pilot sustained non-life-threatening injuries after his single-engine plane failed to land at a New Jersey airport, and instead crashed on the front lawn of a Manville home. The Mooney M20M Turbo was en route to Central Jersey Airpot on Monday after taking off from Greensboro, North Carolina earlier in the day when the incident occurred,CBS Newsreported. The accident happened around 1 p.m. in the 900 block of South Main Street, about two blocks from the aviator’s intended runway, perNBC New York....