After Overcoming Foster Care Trauma at 50, Woman Discovers the Man Who Landed Her in the System Wasn't Even Her Dad (Exclusive)

Christie Werts as a child and today.Photo:Christie Werts Christie Werts Growing up, Christie Werts always felt a little different from the rest of her family. She was more sensitive than everyone else, and her thinner skin didn’t make her rocky upbringing any easier, especially when her parents' struggles with addiction landed her in foster care. She grew up without much, though she was deeply ambitious and driven. Werts wanted more, and she couldn’t relate to her dad’s acquiescence to a life with so little.

After Public Heartbreak, Kayla Nicole Is Open to Finding Love Again — Though Admits Current Dating Pool Is 'Rough' (Exclusive)

Kayla Nicole attends 2024 Fox Winter Press Day.Photo:Andrew Toth/Getty Andrew Toth/Getty Kayla Nicole’s heart is open.After 10 straight days of a physically and emotionally taxing journey on Fox’sSpecial Forces: World’s Toughest Testseason 3, the social media influencer is leaving the show with both a win and a new perspective on love.In the season finale of the reality quasi-military training competition series on Wednesday, Feb. 5, Nicole is one of the two celebrity recruits in a pool of 16 contestants who successfully pass selection — and spoke with PEOPLE exclusively about the wild ride.

After Shark Attack on Bahamas Vacation, the Victims, 1 with 'Shredded' Foot, Speak Out

Rileigh Decker, 20, and Summer Layman, 24, were swimming in Bimini Bay after jumping off of a friend’s yacht on Friday, Feb. 7, when the attack occurred, according toNBC News. Royal Bahamas Police Force said in astatementthat both women were initially treated at a local clinic “before being airlifted to New Providence for further medical attention.” Decker and Layman are now back in the United States, where Decker remains hospitalized due to her injuries.

After Son Goes Missing, Tracking Device Helps Mom Lead Authorities to His Submerged Car

A California man has been found dead after his mom used a GPS tracking device to help authorities find him, authorities said. The body of 21-year-old Isaiah Lowe was found in a car submerged in a river in Bonsall on Tuesday, Feb. 18, theSan Diego County Sheriff’s Officesaid in a statement. Lowe was reported missing to the Fallbrook Sheriff’s Substation on Friday, Jan. 24, two days after he was last seen in home surveillance footage on Wednesday, Jan.

After Years of Applying toSurvivor,Die-Hard Fan Films Her Latest Application on Her Wedding Day (Exclusive)

Jeni does ‘Survivor’ puzzle (left), Jeni’s brother congratulates her after finishing the puzzle.Photo:Jeni Schmidt/TikTok Jeni Schmidt/TikTok A woman deeply connected toSurvivorincorporated her desire to get on the show into her wedding day. Jeni Schmidtof Austin, Texas, tied the knot in November 2024. When she was planning her special day, she found time to include a game — a DIY creation she made with her husband. The puzzle game is similar to the type one might encounter on the reality competition series.