DEAR ABBY: I am having a baby in five months. My doctor is recommending that anyone who visits the baby in the first three months be up to date on vaccines (Tdap, flu, COVID and RSV, if age 60-plus). We have decided to follow our doctor’s recommendations.  Some of my family members are resistant to getting these vaccines and want us to consider other options, like testing and wearing a mask, which is not as safe. Also, it would be hard for younger kids to do — my niece is 3. Abby, we vaccinated our young children (3 and 5)…

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has a message for his Jersey Shore costar Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi amid her recent cancer diagnosis. “Sending prayers full of love, promotion and healing to our girl @snooki,” Sorrentino, 43, wrote via X on Sunday, February 22, alongside a bandaged heart emoji and a throwback photo featuring Snooki, 38. Snooki announced on Friday, February 20, via TikTok that she received a stage I cervical cancer diagnosis. “Obviously not the news that I was hoping for,” Snooki said after sharing that she recently had a biopsy. “But also not the worst news, just because they caught it…

Observations from Mets’ spring training on Sunday: Four score The makeshift Mets hit four home runs against Yankees pitching, with Jared Young, Luis Torrens, Hayden Senger and minor league utility player JT Schwartz all going deep — one day after the lineup was held to two hits in the Grapefruit League opener. Slow starts There may be a time in the not-too-distant future in which Carson Benge and Ryan Clifford are key parts of the Mets lineup. The two went hitless in six combined at-bats in their first appearances in a Grapefruit League game. Caught my eye Pete Alonso homered…

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HAMPTON, Ga. — Whether on or off the racetrack, all Michael Jordan does is win in NASCAR. For the second consecutive Sunday to open the season, the basketball great and co-owner of 23XI Racing celebrated in victory lane with driver Tyler Reddick. This time, after a thriller at Echo Park Speedway. Jordan’s team now has the top two drivers in the Cup Series points standings with Reddick and Bubba Wallace. The six-time NBA champion already added a ring last week with Reddick in the Daytona 500, the crown jewel of stock-car racing. Oh, and Jordan also settled a federal antitrust…

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is detailing the latest challenge in the ongoing search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom, Nancy Guthrie. “Our lab tells us there’s challenges with it,” Nanos told NBC News correspondent Erin McLaughlin in a new sit-down interview on Friday, February 20, detailing how the DNA found inside Nancy’s home is “mixed.” According to the law enforcement officer, having “mixed” DNA means the sample contains DNA from more than one person, making it difficult to run through national databases. “The technology is moving so fast and it’s such a frenzy that they think some of this stuff…

The Vikings family suffered another loss Sunday.  Former defensive back Ronyell Whitaker died at 46 years old, the organization announced.  No cause of death was revealed. Whitaker spent two seasons with the Vikings during his NFL career, appearing in 27 games from 2006 to 2007, recording 31 tackles.  As part of a statement released through the team, ​​Whitaker’s family said they were “heartbroken,” while describing the former NFL player as someone who had lived “a life marked by passion, perseverance and purpose.” “While many knew him for his athletic accomplishments, those closest to him knew him best for his generous…

Gerry Turner has a new love in his life post The Golden Bachelor, and he’s no longer keeping her under wraps. After teasing their relationship for weeks, Gerry shared the identity of his girlfriend in an interview with TMZ in April 2025 — a year after his divorce from Golden Bachelor winner Theresa Nist. Gerry said he met retired teacher Lana Sutton when she slid into his DMs. While he ignored her first message, Lana’s second attempt got his attention when she shared that she grew up in an Indiana town 20 minutes from him. He told TMZ that Lana…

Kentucky Coach Mark Pope tried to stop himself from bashing the refs, but he may have been done in by a hot mic.  The Wildcats had dropped their third straight game over the weekend in controversial fashion, when the refs called a crucial foul that set up Auburn’s Elyjah Freeman for the game-winning basket.  Pope was visibly frustrated after the game and did his best to try and steer clear of saying anything negative about the officials when he addressed the media after the 75-74 loss road loss Saturday. “I’m not allowed to comment on the referees, I won’t comment…

Katherine Heigl will never forget her former Grey’s Anatomy costar Eric Dane after his tragic death at 53. “I debated this post for days. I have never been comfortable grieving publicly,” Heigl, 47, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, February 22. “I share my tears, my stories and my memories with those I’m closest to and, more times than not, I share them only with the heavens alone. But that silence can often look like a lack of care which I could not abide here.” She continued, “Rebecca, Billie, Georgia … There is so little, if in fact anything, one can…