Diana Cojocari, Madalina Cojocari.Photo:Mecklenburg County Jail; FBI Mecklenburg County Jail; FBI The mother of a12-year-old North Carolina girlwho has not been seen since November 2022 was due in court on Friday but reportedly refused to appear. As theObserverreports, at 10 a.m., the judge was still waiting for the suspect to arrive. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases....

Natalie Portmanis adding a little bit of spice! TheBlack Swanstar, 42, stepped out at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards in a skirt and top fromBalmain’s Spring Summer 2024 collection that can only be described as red-hot! Portman kicked things up a notch and embraced her sexy side in a bright red miniskirt adorned with rosettes and a matching jacket top that featured two large rosettes on the chest that she wore open so it showed a hint of her skin....

Natalie Portman and King Charles III.Photo:Dominik Bindl/Getty; Pascal Le Segretain/GettyNatalie Portmanis looking back on meetingKing Charles!During Portman’s appearance onAndy Cohen’sWatch What Happens LiveMonday, the host, 55, prompted theMay Decemberstar to recallher encounter with the British monarchatStar Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace’s London premiere in 1999.“I remember Prince Charles — he was then Prince Charles — asked me if I was in the originals," Portman, 42, confessed.Her recollection earned some laughter from Cohen and the show’s audience, given that she was still in the early stages of her career whenThe Phantom Menacereleased 16 years after the originalStar Warstrilogy wrapped with 1983’sReturn of the Jedi....

Miles Bridges.Photo: Nic Antaya/GettyNBA forwardMiles Bridgeswas arrested in Los Angeles Wednesday on a felony domestic violence charge.A representative from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department media relations division confirmed to PEOPLE that 24-year-old Miles Bridges was arrested for a felony domestic violence charge following the issue of a warrant.Bridges, 24, reportedly turned himself into authorities after an argument between him and an unidentified woman turned physical,TMZ Sportsreported.According torecords from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department website, Bridges was released on $130,000 bond on Wednesday....

Photo: Sam Wasson/GettyThe NBAis encouraging fans and players to do their civil duty this Election Day.The league announced Tuesday that they won’t schedule games on Nov. 8 this season, to motivate fans to get out and vote.“The NBA today announced that no games will be played on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022,“they said in a statement. Instead, all 30 of the league’s teams will play the day prior, during a special league-wide viewing night....

NeNe Leakes on ‘The Tamron Hall Show’.Photo:Tamron Hall Show/ABC Tamron Hall Show/ABC NeNe Leakeshas not closed the door on the possibility of a return toThe Real Housewives of Atlanta. The reality legend, who was one of the original stars of the series when it premiered on Bravo in October 2008, famously fell out with the network andHousewivesexecutive producerAndy Cohennot long after leaving the series in 2020. But while promotingMe & My Homegirl, her new podcast with Sierra Glamshop, Leakes, 57, made it clear that time has healed her wounds....

Getty Images Finding out if you’re at risk of developingAlzheimer’s diseasecould be as simple as taking a blood test. A protein called beta-amyloid is believed to be a cause of theprogressive dementiathat characterizes Alzheimer’s disease. However, there is another protein, called phosphorylated tau 217 (or p-tau217, for short), that increases in the body at the same time. Unlike beta-amyloid, which requires a spinal tap orPET scanto identify, this other protein can be identified in the blood, according to a study published in theJournal of the American Medical Association....

A squad of scientists has innovated a cortical potential reader that uses the big businessman of thought to permit people to communicate yes or no , even when they ca n’t blink . The reader use low-priced component part and a novel stilted intelligence ( AI ) algorithm that ’s being made available without right of first publication in the Bob Hope that it can help patient being supported bymotor neurone disease(MND ) and interlock - in syndrome charities ....

Photo:FBI FBI The FBI has released new images ofShamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspect in the New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans, from just hours before the attack thatkilled 14 innocent peopleand injured many others. In the surveillance footage, a man believed to be Jabbar, 42, can be seen just after 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day, wearing a brown trench coat and walking along Dauphine Street near Governor Nicholls Street in the French Quarter, less than a mile away from the site of the attack on Bourbon and Canal streets....

Taylor Swift; Roger Goodell.Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Ethan Miller/Getty Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Ethan Miller/Getty The NFL is happy to haveTaylor Swiftaround! On Monday, NFL CommissionerRoger Goodellprofessed his appreciation for theMidnightssinger, 34, and her love for football. He said in apress conferencebefore the 2024Super Bowlthat she has had a “wonderful” effect onviewershipsince she begandatingKansas City Chiefs tight endTravis Kelcelast year. “I think it’s great to have her a part of it,” Goodell, 64, said....

Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Nick ViallandNatalie Joyare married! After looking for love onThe Bachelorette,Bachelor in ParadiseandThe Bachelor, Viall began dating Joy, a surgical technologist and model, after she messaged him on Instagram. The couple went public with their relationship in 2020, and Joy is now a permanent co-host on Viall’s podcast,The Viall Files. From connecting via Instagram DMs to the arrival of their first child, here’s a complete timeline of Nick Viall and Natalie Joy’s relationship....

Photo: Gennady Avramenko/Epsilon/Getty Nicki Aycox, best known for her role as Meg Masters onSupernatural, has died at the age of 47. Aycox’s sister-in-law, Susan Raab Ceklosky, confirmed the news on Facebook with a touching tribute to the former actress, which was posted on Thursday. A rep for Aycox could not be reached for more information. Ceklosky did not share a cause of death. However, Aycox revealed that she wasdiagnosed with leukemiain an Instagram post in March 2021....

Photo: Nicky Rothschild/Instagram Nicky Hilton Rothschildis giving fans a glimpse at life as a family of five. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. PHOTO: Nicky Rothschild/InstagramPHOTO: Nicky Rothschild/InstagramPHOTO: Nicky Rothschild/Instagram “We are officially a party of 5!” she wrote. “Welcome to the world sweet boy....