Thousands of people were killed and thousands more injured after two huge earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on Monday. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said that apowerful magnitude 7.8 earthquakestruck Turkey’s central southern Gaziantep province at a depth of 11 miles early Monday morning. The earthquake wasone of the strongest to hit the regionin more than 100 years, CNN reported. Approximately nine hours later, another 7.5-magnitude quake hit about 100 miles north of Gaziantep at a depth of 6 miles, according to the USGS....

Morgan Evans.Photo: Nancy Kruh Morgan Evansis getting candid about heartbreak. He also discussed how writing his confessional song “Over for You” — which contains emotional lyrics such as “How many times did you say you loved me/When it wasn’t true?” — helped him process his emotions surrounding his high-profile breakup. “It felt good to do that,” Evans said. “Just be honest, and not try to cover things up.” “Having gone through a situation like that, seeing that it helps other people going through situations like that, yeah, it’s really a big deal,” he added, noting that he believes that “vulnerability and personal writing is actually the thing that most widely relates to people....

Luis Rubiales, President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation attends FIFA Women’s World Cup.Photo:Maja Hitij - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Maja Hitij - FIFA/FIFA via Getty The mother of Spanish soccer presidentLuis Rubialeswas reportedly taken to the hospital on the third day of her hunger strike in protest ofFIFA’s decision to suspend her sonfor 90 daysafter he kissed player Jenni Hermosoon the lips at the World Cup final. Angeles Bejar announced her decision to go on a hunger strikewhile locking herself in the Divina Pastora church on Monday, and according toReuters, Bejar was admitted to the Santa Ana hospital in Motril, Spain, near where she raised Rubiales, 46....

Photo: Getty It’s not a mystery that middle school is one of the toughest times of a kid’s life as they start transitioning from childhood to their teenage years — and as it turns out, it might be the hardest phase of parenthood, too. One of the study’s co-authors, ASU psychology professor and mother of twoSuniya Luthar, Ph.D., toldCNNafter the study was published in early 2016 that she “was a little taken aback” at the findings, quipping, “apparently preadolescence is the new adolescence or junior high school or middle school is the new high school....

Photo: National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention A group of leading media companies and experts are coming together to tackle howmental healthis portrayed in entertainment. The participating media companies include ViacomCBS, The Walt Disney Company, Amazon Studios, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Endeavor Content and more. The University of Southern California’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the JED Foundation, the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention and the Trevor Project are among the mental health expert organizations involved....

A North Carolinaman wanted on murder chargesin connection with his wife’s death was arrested in Arizona near the Mexican border, PEOPLE confirms. Rexford Lynn Keel Jr., was taken into custody Sunday, two days after it was announced the 57-year-old was wanted for the murder of his wife,Diana Alejandra Keel,Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone said at a press conference Sunday. On Tuesday, Diana’s body was found in the woods, and he was declared a person of interest....

Photo: Facebook Hollingsworth faces one count of first-degree murder along with two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. The statement explains that the killing happened Saturday morning. Just before 9:15 a.m., officers were dispatched to an Evesham apartment complex on reports of a possible dog attack. “When police arrived, they discovered Thomas Pierson III … deceased in the residence with multiple stab wounds,” police said in a statement....

Madison Square Garden was buzzing Wednesday as thousands of people packed into the famous arena, but it wasn’t because of the Knicks or the Rangers. About 18,000 middle and high school students, hailing from New York City public schools in all five boroughs, filled the stadium for a free performance ofAaron Sorkin’s Broadway smashTo Kill a Mockingbird. The performance marked the first ever play to perform at Madison Square Garden, requiring more ear monitors, microphones and speakers than most rock concerts....

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Photo: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via GettySpeaker of the HouseNancy Pelosiis quarantining and asymptomatic after testing positive forCOVID-19, her spokesman said on Thursday.“After testing negative this week, Speaker Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic,” the spokesman, Drew Hammill,wroteon Twitter. “The Speaker is fully vaccinated and boosted, and is thankful for the robust protection the vaccine has provided.““The Speaker will quarantine consistent with CDC guidance, and encourages everyone to get vaccinated, boosted and test regularly,” Hammill continued....

Naomi Osaka.Photo: MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Naomi Osakahas been issued her first fine fornot participating in post-match interviewsduring the French Open — as well as a grave warning about more serious consequences she may face if she continues to skip out on press conferences. On Sunday, days after the 23-year-old tennis star announced she wouldn’t be doing press during the championship in an effort to preserve her mental health, Osaka picked up her first win and a $15,000 fine....

New Clouded Leopard Cub at Nashville Zoo.Photo:Courtesy of Nashville Zoo Courtesy of Nashville Zoo Born on Sept. 7, the cub weighed in at under half of a pound and was about 8 inches long, the zoo said. The establishment added that the newborn is part of the second litter for mated pair Niran and Ron, and was the 43rd cub born at the Nashville Zoo since 2009. The new addition — who does not currently have a name — can be seen in the coming weeks at the Zoo’s HCA Healthcare Veterinary Center, the zoo said....

Natalie PortmanandBenjamin Millepiedshared a kiss days before reports of his alleged affair made headlines.The Oscar winner, 41, and her dancer husband, 45, were photographed embracing during a dinner on May 29 in Paris, where theydined with herMay DecemberdirectorTodd Haynes and other guests.Portman and Millepied’s moment of PDA came days before French outletVoicipublished a report claiming Millepied had an affair.A source told PEOPLE on Friday that “it was short-lived and it is over....

NEDA’s chatbot is now offline.Photo:Tim Robberts/Getty Tim Robberts/Getty The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Helpline has disabledits brand-new chatbot, called Tessa, after two Instagram users posted that the chatbot recommended restricting calories, measuring skin folds, and other measures that can encourage disordered eating. Poorly worded advice could confuse users — it was unclear whether the chatbot was recommending cutting 500 calories per day — or only eating 500 calories per day, for example....