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Growing up around country music royalty,Hilary Williamsknew early on that music would become her way of life. And while she may be the granddaughter of Hank Williams, Sr. and daughter of Hank Williams, Jr., Williams is paving her own path, with a distinct sound, as she releases her debut album,My Lucky Scars. “Because of my dad and grandfather, ever since I can remember I have always been very into music,” Williams tells PEOPLE....

NHL legend Stan Mikita — who played for the Chicago Blackhawks for more than two decades — died at the age of 78 on Tuesday, the teamconfirmed.Throughout his storied tenure with the Blackhawks, Mikita ranked up for than 1,400 points over 1,396 games played from 1958 to 1980, according toESPN. As he became the Blackhawks’ all-time leading scorer and an eight-time All-Star, Mikita won back-to-back MVP awards and took home the Lady Byng Trophy twice — an honor reserved for the most gentlemanly hockey player of the season....

Congratulations are in order forHoda Kotb— theTodayshow co-host is engaged! Kotb, 55, and her longtime financier beau Joel Schiffman, 61, will walk down the aisle, she confirmed on the morning show, Monday. The mom of two said that Schiffman proposed while they were having “a little dinner on the beach,” telling her, “Be my wife.” She added, “He said some beautiful things.” “My heart has literally been pounding,” she told her excited co-hosts, adding, “I was totally shocked....

Photo: Hoda Kotb/Instagram Hoda Kotbis feeling grateful for her journey as a mom. At the 70th Anniversary of NBC News’TODAYlast Wednesday, Kotb, 57, spoke to PEOPLE exclusively about her “amazing” Mother’s Day with her two daughters,Haley Joy, 5, andHope Catherine, 3. “It was great,” she said at the event held at The Paley Center for Media in New York City. “I came in the kitchen and they had all the fruit in the fridge out and they put it in a cake pan....

TheHollywood actors strikewill continue after recent contract negotiations have failed to pan out. On Wednesday evening, SAG-AFTRA — the union that comprises the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists —announced in a release, “It is with profound disappointment that we report the industry CEOs have walked away from the bargaining table after refusing to counter our latest offer,” dashing any hope for an imminent resolution following the recentend of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strikeafter 148 days....

01of 15 Chris Evans Michael Tran/FilmMagic There’s being close with your mom, and then there’s “racing home” to tell her as soon as you lost your virginity. TheAvengersstar falls into the latter camp, he said onLate Night with Seth Meyers. Evans said that his parents get the credit for being so cool, he just couldn’t help himself from oversharing. “That’s one of the best things my parents both achieved. Somehow, they felt like my friends,” he said....

One Utah polar bear truly understands the importance of post-op icing! The video, which was shared to Hogle Zoo’s Facebook on May 6, captured happy bear enjoying the cold cubes while flipping from her back to her belly — ensuring that every part of her body (even her face!) was able to soak up the coldness. At one point, the 3-year-old arctic mammal, who recently underwent surgery to repair her broken humerus bone, even chowed down on a few cubes to stay hydrated in the warmth....

Photo: Courtesy Kim Bergman Dr. Kim Bergmanis one of the foremost surrogacy experts whohas helped thousands of people become parents— includingAndy CohenandRyan Murphy— when they otherwise couldn’t. But it wasn’t a career that she ever expected to have. Bergman is a psychologist, and in the mid 90s she had a busy practice with plenty to do. But she and her wife Natalie dreamed of starting a family. “It was very unusual for LGBTQ people at the time, really at the time just LG people, to be having babies,” she tells PEOPLE....

Teresa Lee Scalf and Donald Douglas.Photo:Polk County Sheriff’s Office Polk County Sheriff’s Office Teresa Lee Scalf, a 29-year-old nurse, was “brutally murdered” in her Lakeland, Fla., home in October 1986, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Monday. They identified Scalf’s neighbor at the time, Donald Douglas, as her killer, using blood samples from the scene that they recently matched to Douglas’ son using modern DNA technology, the statement said....

Jimmy Kimmel’s willingness to be open about hisson Billy’s heart condition— and the twosuccessful surgerieshis child has undergone — inspiredJaime Kingto speak out about her son Leo Thames’ own harrowing journey. King, 39, tellsPEOPLE Nowthat she first found out her youngest son, now 3½, had something called Transposition of the Great Arteries, “which is a very serious heart defect” while she was 33 weeks pregnant. The actress also reveals that Kimmel, who has been through a similar journey with his sonWilliam “Billy” Johninspired her to be more open about Leo’s story after the comedian’s atearful addressabout his son’s congenital heart condition, tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia....

Lady Bird Johnson (left) and Jacqueline Kennedy.Photo: Bettmann Archive In the fall of the 1960 presidential campaign, soon-to-be First LadyJacqueline Kennedywas six months pregnant with sonJohn F. Kennedy Jr.when she received some comforting advice fromLady Bird Johnson, who would become second lady. Bird had the answer. Sweig continues: “With this suggestion, Bird, now a seasoned campaigner, gave Jackie a way to manage her delicate pregnancy after two miscarriages and feel politically useful to her husband....

Prince and Mayte Garcia. Mayte Garciais finding new ways to honor her andPrince’s only child Amiir. Her son, who was born in 1996 and died six days after his birth, had been diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder calledPfeiffer syndrome, in which certain bones of the skull fuse prematurely. “It’s always painful,” the former dancer, 49, tells PEOPLE, of remembering their child’s short life. “He would have been 27 this year,” she continues....

Photo: Splash News Pete Davidson‘s father, a New York City firefighter, died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks when theSaturday Night Livestar was just 7 years old. On the anniversary of his dad Scott’s death, Davidson often posts on social media to honor him. Since his Twitter and Instagram purge earlier this year, Davidson, 24, hasn’t said anything publicly about losing his father 17 years ago. But for the 15-year mark, he shared two photos with his dad....