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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.Photo: Erin Scott-Pool/Getty In an incredibly unusual show of disapproval of one of its members, the House of Representatives on Thursday voted to strip freshman Georgia lawmakerMarjorie Taylor Greeneof all her committee assignmentsin the wake of escalating controversyof her past support of conspiracy theories, violent rhetoric and other behavior. The House voted 230 to 199 to remove Greene, 46, from the Education and Budget committees. “I have never encountered a situation like the one before us now, where a member has made such vile and hurtful statements, engaged in the harassment of colleagues and expressed support for political violence,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said in a speech Thursday....

The cause of death for Tommy Smith, the father of YouTube star Everleigh Rose, has been determined. Smith died of an accidental overdose due to acute fentanyl intoxication, the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner confirms to PEOPLE on Tuesday. While the cause of his death at 29 has been determined, the case remains open, the coroner adds. On Sept. 14, Everleigh Rose’s mother, Savannah LaBrant, shared thatEverleigh’s dad had died. “Our hearts are incredibly heavy as we process the loss of Everleigh’s dad, Tommy,” Savannah wrote alongside a photo of her ex and their daughter, 10....

Cory Whartonstruggled with the emotions he and his family were experiencing ahead of daughter Maya’sopen-heart surgeryIn the premiere episode of season 2 ofTeen Mom: Next Chapter,The Challengestar, 32, talks to girlfriendTaylor Selfridge, 27, about his frustration that their infant daughter’s surgery would potentially be postponed.“I’m really not handling this too well. I want to punch something, or scream,” he said.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....

A U.S. Coast Guard crew carried a couple and their dog to safety after their sailboat was damaged. All three were sailing along the Gulf of Mexico Saturday when a broken porthole started letting water into their boat and began damaging electronics, per a Coast Guardnews release. At around 11 a.m., Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders received a distress alert about the stranded vessel, which was located about 90 miles off Hernando Beach, Florida....

Photo: Poppy + OliveStarting a family was always a dream for Erin and Cassie Murphy. Now, they’ve hit a home run.The Wisconsin couple told NBC affiliateWTMJthat after struggling with infertility for a year and a half, they decided to try in vitro fertilization (IVF) — and it proved difficult in more ways than one.“It’s quite expensive and emotional, I would say,” Cassie told the outlet, adding that they also experienced a miscarriage....

Courteney Coxhas discovered a thing or two about love over the years. “I’ve learned you can’t take a lot personally,” Cox, 57, tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story. “I used to think, ‘Oh well, if you loved me…’ It’s not really about you. People do things because of their own history and their own past. I had to learn that lesson for sure.” Having spent time apart during the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic when McDaid was stuck on lockdown abroad, Cox is even more appreciative of their longtime romance....

Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Courteney Coxknows about her appearance inPrince Harry’s memoir,Spare. The 58-year-old actress, who is mentioned in the book, spoke about the Duke of Sussex’s book for the first time in a new interview withVariety, published Monday. Cox confirmed that Harry, 38, spontaneously stayed at her home when he visited Los Angeles a few years ago, adding that she “definitely” wasn’t distributing themagic mushroomsHarry said he took during a party at her place....

Photo: Getty Rural Americans are dying of COVID at more than twice the rate of their urban counterparts — a divide that health experts say is likely to widen as access to medical care shrinks for a population that tends to be older, sicker, heavier, poorer and less vaccinated. While the initial surge of COVID-19 deaths skipped over much of rural America, whereroughly 15%of Americans live, nonmetropolitan mortality rates quickly started to outpace those of metropolitan areas as the virus spread nationwide before vaccinations became available, according to data from theRural Policy Research Institute....

Photo: Jeff Swensen Todd Wolynn isn’t your typical doctor — he’s also a social media star leading the fight against misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine. In between seeing patients at his office in Pittsburgh, the pediatrician ducks into his office, peels off his gloves, mounts his phone on a makeshift tripod and films creativeTikTok videosfor his 24,200 followers about the COVID-19 vaccine. Even before the shot was available, Wolynn, who’s been in the business of medicine for 26 years, was willing to do almost anything to support the science of vaccinations....

It’s a question that Criscilla Anderson had silently asked herself from the moment she wasdiagnosed with stage 4 colon cancerback in 2018, and it was a question she truly wanted to ask out loud. That is, until now. “I asked my doctor how long I will have to get chemo,” Anderson, 40, tells PEOPLE in a recent interview. “And he told me that I could either be on it for the rest of my life or I could just be on it until the canceris no longer detected....

Cynthia Bailey has some marriage advice for her Ultimate Girls Trip pal Kyle Richards.Photo:Alberto Rodriguez/Peacock/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Alberto Rodriguez/Peacock/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Cynthia Baileyis giving some positive advice to Kyle Richards amid her reported separation. The model-turned-reality-star offered up marriage advice to her fellowBravohousewife andUltimate Girls Tripco-star who is presently dealing with a separation from her husband,real estate kingpin Mauricio Umansky. “I just think, at the end of the day, if it doesn’t bring you peace and happiness, then you guys should really have that real conversation and go from there,” Bailey, 56, added....

Céline Dionand her backup dancer Pepe Munoz have been inseparable over the last two years. But the singer, 50, very much insists the two are just friends, though she doesn’t mind if anyone thinks otherwise. Dion went on to praise Angélil, whom she first met when she was just 12 years old and who helped managed her career throughout his life. She described him as “the greatest man in the world,” and said she takes comfort in “knowing that now he’s in peace and is resting and is always within me....

Cierra Young.Photo: GoFundMeThe mother of a teenage girl who was fatally shot while sitting in a car on Valentine’s Day believes the shooting was a road rage incident.Police in Washington, D.C., responded to a call about a crash on Sunday night at about 9:30 p.m., arriving to find Cierra Young, 18, wounded on the ground from gunfire.Cierra was rushed to a hospital, where she later died.Investigators confirm the shooting took place outside of an apartment building in the Southeast section of the city....