A Tearful Track Star Celebrates Bronze Medal on Her Mom's Birthday: 'A Huge Accomplishment'

Raevyn Rodgers won a bronze medal at theTokyo Summer Olympicson Tuesday night and, not long after, began to cry. They were happy tears. “It’s my mom’s birthday. So to really start her day off in Texas, in Houston just celebrating her whole day while I’m going to go to sleep — it’s a huge accomplishment,” Rodgers, still visibly emotional, told PEOPLE as she spoke with reporters after her third-place finish in the women’s 800m.

A Tearjerker of a Commercial Ignites the Power of an Old Song Penned by Singer-Songwriter Kelly Lang

As the country sat on their collective couchesbinge watching just about anything television had to offer in 2020, one song began shining through the doldrums of the relentless pandemic. The song was called “I’m Not Going Anywhere.” At first, it was simply a tearjerker of a song featured in a random Ascension Hospitals commercial airing in the Nashville market. But as time went on, it began to hit a nerve with many, as it spoke of the importance of the caregiver and just how they can serve as an emotional parachute of sorts to all those who are hurting.

A Teenager Was Found Strangled to Death on Stairwell in 2004 — and Suspect Was Just Arrested

Jessica Keyworth.Photo: Waterbury Police Department A 52-year-old Connecticut man has been arrested and charged in connection with the 2004 cold case killing of a 16-year-old girl who was found strangled in an abandoned building. On May 30, 2004, Bridgeport resident Jessica Rose Keyworth took a train from Bridgeport to Waterbury to visit friends during Memorial Day weekend, the Waterbury Police Department said at the time. She got off at the Waterbury stop and then vanished.

A Tennessee Toddler Is Missing and May Be with His Mother's Ex: Authorities

Liam Ismael Diego Quib.Photo:Tennessee Bureau of Investigation/ Facebook Tennessee Bureau of Investigation/ Facebook Update: Liam Ismael Diego Quib was found safe in Fort Worth, Texas. The boy stands at 2 feet tall and weighs 20 lbs, officials said. He was reportedly last seen wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt and blue pants. 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.

A Tennis Champ, Political Star and the Minds Behind the COVID-19 Vaccines: PEOPLE's Women Changing the World

01of 14Vanessa BryantBrian Bowen SmithBryant, who tragically lost husband Kobe Bryant and their daughter Gianna in 2020, is honoring her loved ones' memories through the newly relaunchedMamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation.The organization is dedicated to creating equal opportunity for underserved athletes and young women in sports. “As with so many industries, women aren’t prioritized as athletes,” says Vanessa, who serves as president of the board of directors. “We want to provide girls with opportunities to showcase their talent — and to feel just as important as boys do, because they deserve it.