2 Couples Leave Engaged — and 1 Pair Gets Married — on theBachelor in ParadiseSeason 9 Finale

The ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ season 9 cast.Photo:ABC/Craig Sjodin ABC/Craig Sjodin From almost paradise to almost done! Bachelor in Paradiseseason 9 came to an end on Thursday, but not without some final bouts of drama. Jess Girodand Mercedes Northup consoled one another aftertheir breakupswithBlake MoynesandTyler Norris, respectively. Kat Izzoand John Henry Spurlock received a date card and went standup paddleboarding. Afterwards, they opened up to one another about their pasts. “I do put on an exterior, for sure, that I don’t think people would necessarily understand until you got to know me,” Kat, 27, said to John Henry, 31, on the sand.

2 Cousins Identified by Family as Victims in Southern California Fireworks Explosion

Photo: gofundme “These two young, driven souls had their lives tragically taken due to an explosion in Ontario, CA,” the page reads. “Along with this, their homes are now in ruins leaving their families with a heavy weight on their shoulders not knowing what is next.” Alex leaves behind his wife and three kids, including a newborn, Guadalupe said in the GoFundMe. Ceasar had “a whole life ahead of him leaves behind his parents and sister with this deep pain and sense of emptiness.

2 Criminals Kidnapped Boy in Get-Rich-Quick Scheme Involving Huge Ransom — and Then Did the Unthinkable

AP Photo According to the FBI, the first letter demanded $600,000, which the captors wanted in $20 and $10 bills. (This amount of money is equivalent to nearly$7 millionin 2023.) The Greenlease family received numerous ransom notes regarding their son and more than a dozen phone calls between September 28 and October 5. Although Hall came from a well-to-do family, he blew throughhis inheritanceafter the death of his parents and viewed the kidnapping plan as a get-rich-quick scheme after he dedicated himself to a life of crime.

2 Critically Endangered Sumatran Tiger Cubs — a Boy and a Girl — Born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Photo:San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Earlier this month, theSan Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliancecelebrated the birth of two Sumatran tiger cubs, the zoo announced in apress releasethis week. Per the establishment, the new additions — a female and a male — were born on July 12 to first-time mother Diana. The two new tigers, who have yet to be named, “appear strong, and are nursing frequently,” the zoo said, adding that Diana “is an extremely attentive and gentle mother.

2 Days After Being Booed at World Series, Trump Surrounds Himself with GOP Supporters and Blasts Pelosi

Two days after appearing at theWorld Series, PresidentDonald Trumpon Tuesday night swapped the peanuts and Cracker Jacks andthe sound of many people booingfor a supportive crowd of Republican donors. Trump’s fundraising appearance coincided with Game 6 of the World Series, which saw the Washington Nationals triumph over the Houston Astros, 7–2. During Game 5 of the series, Trump and First LadyMelania Trumpdrew some cheers and claps but louder boos and mocking chants from baseball fans in attendance.