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Photo: OFDA/ Facebook An Ohio man was convicted Thursday of raping and murdering a woman in her Columbus apartment in 2018, PEOPLE confirms. A press releasefrom the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office states Anthony Pardon, 55, was convicted on charges of kidnapping, rape, aggravated murder, aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary in the death of Rachael Nicoletta Anderson, 24. The Columbus Dispatch, citing trial testimony, reports she had been hogtied, strangled with a cord and stabbed in the neck....

Traci Soderstrom.Photo:The Oklahoman/YouTube The Oklahoman/YouTube AnOklahoma judgewho was caught on camera texting and scrolling through Facebook repeatedly during a murder trial for the killing of a 2-year-old boy could lose her job. Soderstrom was sworn in as a judge in January. In July,The Oklahomanpublished a video of Soderstrom appearing to use her phone for minutes at a time during jury selection, opening statements and key testimony. Traci Soderstrom.The Oklahoma State Courts Network...

Photo: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Oksana Mastersis making history following her gold medal win at the Tokyo Paralympics. Moto Yoshimura/Getty “All the stuff that was ingrained in my younger self, are also the reasons why I’ve been able to, with the support of so many people behind me, get to where I am today,” said Masters, according toESPN. “I’m hoping that my journey is helping inspire that next young girl....

Photo: Olive GardenPasta lovers are serious when it comes to the possibility of endless noodles.Olive Garden’s newlifetime pasta passessold out within milliseconds when they went on sale Thursday.“We’re talking milliseconds, but it feels up there with the quickest,” said Darden Restaurant’s director of brand communications Jessica Dinon to theOrlando Sentinelin a report published on Thursday (Darden Restaurants owns Olive Garden).“Every year, we see that the sale is over in an instant so it really is hard to know, but without any supporting data, this feels like it’s among the fastest,” she said....

Photo:Emma McIntyre/GettyWhenSophia Culpo split from football player Braxton Berrios, her big sisOlivia Culpowas there to support her.In a newinterview withE! News,Olivia, 31, revealed her words of advice for her 26-year-old sister as she went through the public breakup.“I just told her that this will all pass and someday you’ll look back on this and be so proud of the strength that you had to get through the hardest moments,” the former Miss America-turned-reality television star told the outlet....

Olivia Jade Giannulliwill be telling all this fall. Beginning Oct. 24, the youngest daughter ofLori LoughlinandMossimo Giannulliwill be hosting her very own iHeartRadio podcast, titledConversations with Olivia Jade. The content creator and beauty influencer, 21, will have candid conversations where no topics will be off-limits. On a weekly basis, listeners can expect to hear Olivia “reflecting on her personal and professional experiences to discussing everything from beauty and pop culture,” a description reads....

Photo:Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; Steven Simione/Getty I Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty; Steven Simione/Getty I Elordi, 26, hostedSNLon Saturday with musical guestReneé Rapp, and his appearance included a cheeky reference to araunchySaltburnscene in his opening monologueand plenty of fun sketches, including one withRachel McAdams, who made a surprise cameo to introduce Rapp’s performance of “Not My Fault” withMegan Thee Stallion. After the show, the actor and Giannulli, 24, both attended theSNLafterparty at L’Avenue at Saks in New York City....

Amid news thatLori Loughlinand husbandJ. Mossimo Giannulliallegedly took steps to have someone else fill out daughterOlivia Jade‘s application to the University of Southern California in thecollege admissions scandal, the beauty blogger is facing drama overa different application. After the 19-year-old beauty influencer attempted to trademark “Olivia Jade Beauty,” the United States Patent and Trademark Office sent Olivia a letter warning that her filing is in danger of abandonment due to poor punctuation and vague language in the application....

Over the past year,Olivia Newton-John’s loved ones haven’t just sensed the late superstar’s presence — they’ve seen it, too. Opening up to PEOPLE in this week’s issue on the anniversary of theGreaseand pop music icon’s death from cancer at 73, those who were closest to Newton-John share details of her final days, what this past year has been like, and how they say she’s visited them in ways they never could have imagined....

Olivia Wildeis glowing in Chloé! The actress andDon’t Worry Darlingdirector, 39, smiled for photographers on Monday evening at the 2023Met Gala, where she rocked a sleek white gown featuring midriff-baring side cutouts and gold beaded embroidery down the bodice and up the high collar. For accessories, Wilde wore matching embroidered arm cuffs and chevron-shaped drop earrings. A metallic clutch was her bag of choice for the night. Wilde decided to debut an blonder hairstyle with warm highlights in her curtain bangs....

Photo: Noam Galai/WireImage Dick Fosbury, a high jumper who won gold in the 1968 Olympics and is highly recognized as a revolutionary athlete, has died. He was 76. His agent, Ray Schulte,announced his death in an Instagram poston Monday. He explained that Fosbury “passed away peacefully in his sleep early Sunday morning after a short bout with a recurrence of lymphoma.” Fosbury wasfirst diagnosed with lymphoma in 2008, reportsAthletics Weekly, and previously had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor on his lower vertebrae....

Drake Bell.Photo:Presley Ann/FilmMagic Presley Ann/FilmMagic The actor, 37, who detailed thesexual abusehe endured as a child actor under his former dialogue coach Brian Peck in the docuseries, explained in Friday’s episode of theThe Sarah Fraser Showpodcast that he initially didn’t want to participate in the series due to a previous “bad” experience he had in the past. “…Another documentary that came out years ago that requested my involvement, and when I declined, the response I got was unbelievable,” Bell recalled....

Snake Island.Photo: Wikimedia As Russia’s siege on Ukrainespreads across the country, one Ukrainian soldier defending a small island in the Black Sea reportedly took a stand against his invaders. Snake Island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, was among the reported targets in the period since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine earlier this week, with forces moving from the north, east and south, according to the Ukraine government. Ukrainian soldiers were occupying the island, which is located about 20 miles off shore, when a Russian ship approached and a Russian officer offered a stern warning, according tounverified audio....