Mar. 15, 2025
The father of Rebecca Cheptegei is speaking out in the wake of the Ugandan Olympian’s tragic killing.
“I have a lot of grief because I’ve lost my daughter,” Joseph Cheptegeitold reporters at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret, Kenyaon Thursday, Sept. 5, where the long-distance runner died. “I seek your help so that this person who has killed my daughter can be prosecuted.”
Cheptegei, 33, died from “full organ failure,” four days after her former partner Dickson Ndiema allegedly doused her with gasoline and set her on fire at her home in Trans Nzoia County in western Kenya, authorities said.
Mar. 15, 2025
A young boy holds a phone in a line of other teens in a stock photo.Photo:Getty
Getty
A father’s decision to secretly buy his 15-year-old son a phone, despite his wife’s repeated objections, has led to conflict between the couple.In a recent post to Reddit, a 54-year-old father explains that while he and his wife have always made parenting decisions together, they have recently disagreed regarding their son Kyle, 15, and whether or not he should be allowed to have a cell phone.
Mar. 15, 2025
Fatman Scoop in Perth in November 2023.Photo:Matt Jelonek/Getty
Matt Jelonek/Getty
Fatman Scoop’s cause of death has been revealed.
Fatman Scoop in Auckland in November 2023.Dave Simpson/WireImage
Dave Simpson/WireImage
The booking agency also paid tribute to Freeman’s “vibrant spirit, boundless enthusiasm, and passion for music,” noting that he “will be deeply missed.”
In an additional statement, Freeman’s MN2S representative, Sharron Elkabas, said at the time, “I spoke to him just a few days ago, and he was in such good spirits.
Mar. 15, 2025
Fatman Scoop and Shanda Freeman attend the ‘Let’s Talk About Pep’ Season One Finale at comix on March 1, 2010 in New York City.Photo:Johnny Nunez/WireImage
Johnny Nunez/WireImage
Fatman Scoop’s ex wife,Shanda Freeman, is paying tribute to the beloved hype man and musician following his death at age 53.
On Saturday, Aug. 31, the author and life coach shared a series of photos of Fatman Scoop — real name Isaac Freeman III — on Instagram shortly after his death was announced, and a day after hecollapsed onstageduring a concert in Connecticut.
Mar. 15, 2025
Stock image of eye drops.Photo:Getty Stock Photo
Getty Stock Photo
The company Alcon Laboratories, maker of a popular brand of eye drops, recalled some of its nationwide stock on Dec. 23, after discovering a fungal contamination in one of its products.
But, the FDA noted, “To date, Alcon Laboratories has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall."
Systane eye drops that have been recalled.FDA
FDA
An Alcon spokesperson told PEOPLE it is “conducting a voluntary recall of one (1) lot of Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra PF, Single Vials On-the-Go, 25 count (Lot 10101) distributed only in the United States following the discovery of foreign material inside a single, unused, plastic unit dose vial returned with a customer-reported complaint.