How aStar Wars-Themed Love Letter Helped Get Seattle's Police Chief Fired from His Job

Adrian Diaz listens to a question during a news conference about changes being made at the department Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in Seattle.Photo:AP Photo/Elaine Thompson AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz has been fired over an alleged relationship he had with a staff member, and aStar Wars-themed letter is at the center of the investigation. The Papyrus birthday card with an Ewok on the front was addressed to “AZD” and included a handwritten message.

How Backstreet Boys Ended Up Collaborating with Britney Spears on theGloryTrack 'Matches' (Exclusive)

Backstreet Boys in December 2022; Britney Spears in July 2019.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for iHeartRadio; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for iHeartRadio; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic Back in 2020,Backstreet BoysandBritney Spearsgave music fans the ultimate dose of pop nostalgia.The band — made up ofNick Carter,AJ McLean,Kevin Richardson,Brian LittrellandHowie Dorough— and the pop megastar, 43, teamed up for the dramatic electro-pop number"Matches,“which was featured on the deluxe version of her albumGlory.As the “I Want It That Way” group recalls it, both Backstreet Boys and Spears had recorded versions of “Matches” — their first-ever collaboration — in the past, but neither of them wanted to release it.

How Could This Happen? Answering Frequently Asked Questions About the L.A. Wildfire Disaster

Firefighters work to extinguish flames engulfing a home as a brush fire rages in Pacific Palisades.Photo:DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Aswildfires continue to burnin the Los Angeles area, many still have unanswered questions about how the deadly blazes broke out around the city. And with so many theories and incomplete information spreading — or, in some cases,outright false information— answers can be difficult to find. Let’s fact-check some of the biggest questions, highlighting what is known and not known in the disaster.

How D.C. Plane Crash Unfolded, from Hopeful Last Messages to Crew's Apparent Last-Minute Rescue Attempt (Exclusive)

Spencer Lane had spent a thrilling few days at a prestigious training camp for rising young figure skaters when he and mom Christine boarded their flight out of Wichita, Kan., on Wednesday, Jan. 29. “I learned so much,” the 16-year-old from Barrington, R.I., shared with friends on social media that day, along with a photo of some of the “amazing people” he met. His plane was still sitting on the tarmac when Spencer felt the needto capture one last memory, snapping a quick shot out his window of the wing beneath a slate-gray winter sky.

How Did Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Meet? All About Their 'Immediate Spark' — and Why It Took Her So Long to Say Yes to a Date

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill attend the debut of their exhibition at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on November 15, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.Photo:Rick Diamond/Getty Images Rick Diamond/Getty Images Tim McGrawfell forFaith Hill"in an instant" when he first met her in 1994, but it wasn’t until two years later that the two started dating. The country stars first crossed paths at the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville in the spring of 1994.