A U.S. Zoo Gets a Hippopotamus for Christmas! Pygmy Hippo Born in December Makes Public Debut

A newborn pygmy hippo born at Metro Richmond Zoo on Dec. 9.Photo:Metro Richmond Zoo Metro Richmond Zoo Two pygmy hippos in Virginia celebrated Christmas with a new family member. The hippo couple’s most recent newborn — who has yet to be named — isn’t the first calf they have welcomed around the holidays. The newborn pygmy hippo with her mother, Iris.Metro Richmond Zoo “Most people don’t get a hippopotamus for Christmas at all, so we feel lucky to have received two over the years,” the zoo’s announcement read.

A Woman Bonds with Her Late Sister in Stuart Pennebaker'sGhost Fish(Exclusive)

Stuart Pennebaker and the cover of ‘Ghost Fish’.Photo:Stuart Pennebaker; Little, Brown Stuart Pennebaker; Little, Brown Little, Brown The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!“I started writingGhost Fishwhen I was a host at a restaurant during grad school (my third hosting job!) and reading lots of books about restaurants and food — MFK Fisher, Ruth Reichl,Anthony Bourdain— but couldn’t find a book about my particular job, so I decided that would be my project: to write a novel from the host’s perspective,” Pennebaker says.

A Woman Was Killed by Her Husband in 2013 but Her Body Was Never Found. Police Just Made a 'Surreal' Discovery

Rania Alayed.Photo:Greater Manchester Police Greater Manchester Police Greater Manchester Police shared the news apress releaseon Wednesday, Feb. 26, stating that remains had been found in Thirsk the previous day after a search in the area began on Feb. 24. In June 2014, her husband, Ahmed Al-Khatib, was found guilty of her murder and sentenced to life with a minimum of 20 years imprisonment, per the release. Flowers left at the scene where the remains were discovered.

A$AP Rocky Found Not Guilty in Felony Assault Trial as Rapper Tearfully Tells Jury 'Thank Y'all for Saving My Life'

A$AP Rockywas found not guilty in his felony assault trial. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, the jury acquitted the rapper — who was accused of firing a semi-automatic handgun at his former friend and A$AP Mob member A$AP Relli in an altercation in November 2021 — of two charges of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Before the verdict was announced at Los Angeles' Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, each jury member agreed the outcome was their “individual true and correct verdict.

A$AP Rocky Named Ray-Ban's First-Ever Creative Director 3 Days After Felony Assault Acquittal

A$AP Rocky arrives at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Jan. 28, 2025.Photo:DUTCH/Bauer-Griffin/GC DUTCH/Bauer-Griffin/GC A$AP Rockyjust secured his latest role in fashion. The musician and entrepreneur, 36, was announced as Ray-Ban’s first-ever creative director on Friday, Feb. 21 — marking a new position for the “Fashion Killa” rapper just days after he wasfound not guiltyin his felony assault trial in Los Angeles. Rocky — whose longtime work in fashion has included appearing incampaigns,partnering with Pumaand now co-chairing the forthcoming2025 Met Gala— will be “guiding creative projects” and “shaping the future” of the brand as part of its Ray-Ban Studios, according to a news release.