Photo: Go Fund Me A California man’s family is setting out to raise money to pay his mounting medical bills after he suffered a freak accident while swimming in South America. Alex Austin was with friends in Guatemala on January 2 when he inadvertently dove into shallow ocean water and broke two vertebrae that pinched his spinal cord. “After we pulled him out of the water, he slowly began regaining feeling over our 5-hour journey to the best hospital in Guatemala,” Austin’s friend, Dillon Nicholson, wrote on the family’sGoFundMepage....

Photo: Jay L. Clendenin/getty Nearly 100 years after Manhattan Beach took control of Willa and Charles Bruce’s oceanfront property, California has returned the land to the descendants of the Black entrepreneurs. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 796 into law on Thursday at Bruce’s Beach, where Willa and Charles' great-great-grandson Anthony Bruce was in attendance. The legislation corrects the racial injustice that allowed the city to seize the land, where the Bruces once ran a thriving resort for Black travelers....

01of 10Benji Madden and Cameron DiazBenji Madden and Cameron Diaz.Donato Sardella/GettyDiaz has taken a break from acting for five years and she doesn’t regret it one bit, thanks to husband Madden.“Cameron has never felt happier. She doesn’t miss her career at all. She loves married life and just being with Benji,” a source toldPEOPLEin August.The couple gotmarried in an intimate ceremonyat their Beverly Hills home in January 2015. Since then, Diaz has sparingly shared details about her blissful marriage....

Somebody loves cats and snuggles!Camila Alves McConaughey, 37, shared an adorable photo of her 9-year-old daughter Vida, whom she shares with husbandMatthew McConaughey,on Instagram Saturday. In the adorable photo, Vida is seen holding a cat close to her as she seemingly gives the cat a kiss.“#Holidays,” the proud mom, who rarely shares photos of her daughter, simply captioned the photo.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 storiesOn Tuesday, the star, who is also mom to sons Levi, 11, and Livingston, 6, revealed one of the Christmas gifts that she plans to give Vida....

Photo: getty (4) A star-studded lineup is gearing up for September’s Global Citizen Live event next month. Camila Cabello, Meek Mill, Alessia Cara and Cyndi Lauper will join an already long list of stars set to perform at different locations across the world to urge commitments to prioritize vaccine equity, feeding those facing famine and curbing climate change. Cabello, Lauper, Cara and Mill will join Coldplay, Billie Eilish,Jennifer Lopez, Shawn Mendes, Lizzo, Meek, Burna Boy, Jon Batiste and Lang Lang performing live from New York City’s Central Park....

Woman’s hand filling a glass of tap water from a kitchen sink.Photo:Getty Images Getty Images Nearly half of the country’s tap water could be contaminated with cancer-causing “forever chemicals,” according to anew study. TheUnited States Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) states that PFAS, or per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, are a group of about 14,000 man-made chemicals that are “very persistent in the environment and in the human body – meaning they don’t break down and they can accumulate over time....

Family, friends and fans are rememberingPaul Reubens, whodiedofcanceron Sunday and wasbest knownfor his characterPee-wee Herman. Reubens' rep confirmed his death in a statement to PEOPLE on Monday: “Last night we said farewell to Paul Reubens, an iconic American actor, comedian, writer and producer whose beloved character Pee-wee Herman delighted generations of children and adults with his positivity, whimsy and belief in the importance of kindness,” read the statement. “Paul bravely and privately fought cancer for years with his trademark tenacity and wit,” the statement continued....

Michael Geller of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.Photo: University of Louisiana at Lafayette Facebook Michael “Micky” Geller, an 18-year-old champion waterskier and student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, died “suddenly” earlier this month. Water Ski Canada and Geller’s college announced his May 6 death onFacebookthis week, remembering his “amazing work ethic, unending passion, humor, athleticism and charisma.” UL Lafayette wrote in a Facebook statement: “His friends and family remain in the thoughts, hearts and prayers of many at the University....

Channing Tatum‘s 5-year-old daughterEverlyis marching to the beat of her own drum. At the Los Angeles premiere of his new animated flickSmallfooton Saturday, the 38-year-old actor opened up toEntertainment Tonightabout his only child’s independent personality. “She’s on the ground, rolling around. Every kid is up doing the proper stuff, but she’s just doing her own thing,” Tatum said of Everly’s participation in dance class, admitting “She kinda came out that way” more so than himself or exJenna Dewaninstilling a sense of spunk in their daughter....

Photo: Splash NewsCharlie Hunnamis squeezing in every last bit of summer.TheSons of Anarchyactor was seen taking a dip in the waves of Tulum, Mexico on Tuesday, where he’s vacationing with girlfriend Morgana McNelis. Hunnam showed off his perfectly ripped abs as he made his way back to the beach to get some sun.Hunnam, 38, and McNelis, 35, have been dating since 2005, and the actor told PEOPLE last year at the Toronto International Film Festival that he still tries to woo her constantly....

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Photo: Chris Jackson/Getty; Dominique Charriau/WireImage Chris Evansis criticizingKanye West‘s call for the abolition of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, saying the rapper’s tweet is “maddening.” It all started Sunday as West, 41, captioned aTwitter photoof himself wearing a pro-Donald TrumpMake America Great Again hat on a private plane, “This represents good and America becoming whole again. We will no longer outsource to other countries. We build factories here in America and create jobs....

Chris Hemsworth and Arnold Schwarzenegger.Photo:Chris Hemsworth/InstagramIn another universe, Thor and the Terminator are gym bros!Chris HemsworthandArnold Schwarzeneggerhad a surprise run-in at a gym in Brazil ahead of Netflix’s Tudum event on Saturday — which was live streamed from São Paulo — and according to Hemsworth, the accidental gym meetup was unreal.“I don’t know what it was like for them to run into us,” the Marvel star, 39, told PEOPLE exclusively on the Tudum red carpet....