01

MANSON MAYHEM

Charles Manson Follower Convicted of Murder Granted Parole

Gov. Gavin Newsom has blocked her release twice before.

One of Charles Manson’s most notorious lackeys has been granted parole. At a hearing on Oct. 6, Patricia Krenwinkel, 78, was preliminarily approved for parole, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation records obtained by People. Krenwinkel has been in lockup since 1971, after she was convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder for her role in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca killings. Among the victims was actress Sharon Tate, best known for playing Jennifer North in the 1967 film adaptation of Valley of the Dolls. Krenwinkel was granted parole in 2022 and 2025, but California Gov. Gavin Newsom reversed both decisions, arguing she had not “developed sufficient insight into the causative factors of her crime,” according to The Guardian. The decision now faces a 120-day review by the state parole board. Newsom could then intervene, with 30 more days to decide whether to block it again, NBC Los Angeles reports. Krenwinkel’s prison record is reportedly squeaky clean, showing she even earned a bachelor’s degree in human services, according to CieloDrive.com. Since Manson family member Susan Atkins died in prison in 2009, Krenwinkel has been California’s longest-serving female inmate.

02

ENDURING LEGACY

American-Born First Lady of Greece Dies at 102

Margaret Papandreou saw through major feminist reforms.

Margaret Papandreou, the American-born former first lady of Greece who led the charge for lasting feminist reforms in the Mediterranean country, died on Sept. 18 in the Athens suburb of Palaio Paliro, her family announced. She was 102. Beginning largely with her founding of the Women’s Union of Greece in 1975, Papandreou was an architect of several women’s rights efforts. “We’ve had enough of being second-class citizens, always pushed to the margin,” she said in 1981. Two years later, while first lady, she successfully pushed lawmakers to pass legislation modernizing women’s roles on several fronts: creating divorce by mutual consent, allowing women to keep their last names after marriage, abolishing dowries, making single mothers their children’s legal guardians, and allowing women to start businesses and travel abroad with their children without their husband’s permission. In 1986, Greece also legalized abortion. Greek President Constantine Tassoulas, in a statement following Papandreou’s death, said her legacy was “the reform of family law, the breakthrough in social and political rights, and the modernization of women’s status in Greek society.” Papandreou, who was born Margaret Chant in Oak Park, Illinois, married Andreas Papandreou, the future prime minister, in 1951. They divorced in 1989. One of their four children, George Papandreou, was prime minister from 2009 to 2011.

03

BEFORE & AFTER

I Got a Full Teeth Makeover and Love My Smile Again

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04

SNUB IT IN

Canadian Bags Nobel Prize as Trump Begs for His Own

America’s northern neighbor has sailed to glory as the president braces for another potential snub.

A country already on the receiving end of Donald Trump’s had just won Nobel bragging rights. Canadian author Anne Carson, 76, scooped the prestigious literature award Thursday, just 24 hours before the Nobel committee announces whether Trump will get his hands on the peace prize he’s spent years coveting. The Toronto-born poet received the $1.2 million honor for her experimental writing, which draws heavily on ancient Greek literature. Her celebrated works include Autobiography of Red, published in 1998. The Canadian triumph comes as Trump continues his bitter feud with America’s northern neighbor, which he has repeatedly threatened to annex while hammering its economy with tariffs. The president insisted on Wednesday that he still deserves to win the peace prize for supposedly ending eight wars, despite failing to convince the committee of his peacemaker-in-chief credentials last year and launching a prolonged conflict with Iran that has now lasted eight of the 12 months since.

05

PLEASED TO SEE US?

Airport Passenger Arrested After ‘Unexplained Bulge’ Leads to Shock Discovery

Customs officers at a major Florida airport spotted a suspicious growth near a traveler’s groin.

Federal agents at a major Florida hub arrested an incoming traveler after noticing an “unexplained bulge” near his waistline and discovering a stash of 10 live songbirds hidden directly inside his undergarments. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers flagged traveler Alberto Hernandez Castillo as he arrived at Miami International Airport on a flight from Havana, Cuba on Sunday. Though Castillo had signed a declaration form marking “No” to bringing wildlife into the country, inspecting officers noticed he appeared nervous and sported a prominent, suspicious swelling around his groin and pelvis. A pat-down search inside a private room revealed six tape-wrapped plastic tubes stuffed into customized black pockets sewn into his underwear. Inside, agents recovered eight yellow-faced grassquits and two protected blue grosbeaks. When caught, Castillo claimed the feathered cargo was for “personal use” before going silent and pleading the Fifth. Facing federal charges for smuggling goods without clearance, prosecutors recommended a $25,000 bond ahead of his Oct. 26 court date.

06

PARENT TRAP IRL

Teen Finds Long-Lost Sister at Softball Tournament

The 19-year-old knew she had a sister out there, but never expected to find her on the field.

A Montana teen found her long-lost sister on the opposing side of a softball match. Samantha Rensvold had known she was adopted and had a younger biological sister somewhere. But due to closed adoption, she had no idea where she was or what she looked like. During a tournament game in August 2025, a teammate noticed an opposing player who looked strikingly like the 19-year-old. Rensvold initially stayed quiet until her mother looked at the roster and found the girl’s name, Kyann Dean, which matched the name Rensvold’s birth mother had given her. “My mom was like, ‘That has to be your sister. That’s not a coincidence,’” Rensvold told People. At a following game, the girls’ families compared details and the information lined up. The sisters, now attending colleges in different states, stay in touch and, Rensvold said, Dean recently visited her and her family.

07

HAMILTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM

Woman Whose Code Saved the Moon Landing Dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton led the development of software used in NASA’s historic 1969 mission.

Margaret Hamilton, the trailblazing computer scientist whose software was crucial in putting the first astronauts on the moon, has died at age 90. Hamilton led the software engineering team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for NASA’s Apollo program. She is credited with popularizing the term “software engineering” through her work and with saving the Apollo 11 mission. In 1969, just minutes before the spacecraft was due to land on the moon, Apollo 11’s onboard computer started flashing alarms indicating an error. Mission Control was debating whether to abort the entire landing. However, the software that Hamilton and her team built came to the rescue, telling the onboard computer to prioritize essential tasks—the landing itself—and canceling less important ones as part of its recovery mechanism. “If the computer hadn’t recognized this problem and taken recovery action, I doubt if Apollo 11 would have been the successful moon landing it was,” Hamilton wrote in 1971. Hamilton’s software engineering work was immortalized in an iconic photo of her standing next to a tower of books of code used in the Apollo 11 mission. Barack Obama awarded Hamilton the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.

08

IT’S OVER

‘Real Housewives’ Star Files for Divorce After 16 Years of Marriage

The split comes after a source revealed the couple had been “living separate lives.”

“Real Housewives” star Whitney Rose, 40, has filed for divorce from her husband of 16 years, Justin Rose, 58. Page Six reports that the divorce paperwork has already been filed in a Salt Lake City court. In July, a source revealed the couple had been “living separate lives.” “They are never together, even when they’re in the same place, like the gym,” the insider told Page Six. Whitney and Justin have both expressed “frustrations” about their marriage and were just staying together “for the sake of the kids,” one source said. The two are parents to daughter Bobbie, 16, and son Brooks, 13. Justin also has three sons from a previous marriage. On a recent episode of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Whitney got emotional while telling Justin she was “in pain” after a “really rough” 2025, confessing, “I was using alcohol to cope with my struggles at home.” She later admitted on the show that “disagreeing and arguing about the business snowballed into arguing about everything,” adding that “space away from Justin” is what she needed.

09

TUG LIFE

Rogue Passenger Busted Over Wild Jet-Towing Vehicle Rampage

A Delta passenger turned an airport waiting area into a wild airfield chase.

A passenger at John Wayne Airport sparked a bizarre airfield chase Tuesday night after allegedly stealing a vehicle used to tow aircraft. The incident began around 5:30 p.m. in Orange County, California, when a man waiting to board a Delta Air Lines flight to Seattle left the terminal and entered the airfield, according to an airport spokesperson. He allegedly took an Alaska Airlines tug used to move aircraft and drove it across the airport grounds before crashing into another vehicle. The man then reportedly attempted to steal an American Airlines lavatory truck, but airport police caught up with him before he could take it. Paramedics transported the suspect to a hospital for injuries sustained in the crash. The chaotic episode briefly disrupted airport operations, but normal activity resumed soon afterward. Authorities have not disclosed what prompted the passenger to leave the terminal or allegedly take the airport vehicles.

10

GOD ONLY KNOWS

Beach Boys Mystery Deepens as Comeback Concert Canceled

The band’s last public performance was in July.

The Beach Boys have canceled another planned comeback show, after calling off or postponing dozens of stops on their America’s Band Tour. The group was set to return to the stage this week at the Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington, Illinois, until a social media post from the venue announced on Tuesday that the concert was “canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.” The Beach Boys’ last public performance was in Valdosta, Georgia, in July. Days later, the band postponed nearly 30 shows to allow 85-year-old vocalist and original Beach Boy Mike Love time to “recharge.” They also delayed a series of shows the month before while Love suffered from an unspecified illness. The band performed at a private event in California this week. Videos of the gig show Love performing while seated. For now, the Beach Boys’ upcoming concerts at Cincinnati’s PNC Pavilion on October 10 and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on October 11 are still scheduled.