A 5,000-Mile-Wide Blob of Seaweed Is Headed for Florida, Threatening Tourism Across the Caribbean

A massive belt of seaweed is making its way toward the Florida and Caribbean coasts, posing a potentially catastrophic hit to the areas' tourism. While the sargassum seaweed spread isn’t a new phenomenon, this year, the mass of seaweed seems poised to break records as itstretches over 5,000 miles from the coast of Africa to the Gulf of Mexico, CNN reported. “These blooms are getting bigger and bigger and this year looks like it’s going to be thebiggest year yet on record,” Florida research professor Brian Lapointe told theNew York Times.

A 5-Minute Anthem, a 'Blues Brothers' Cameo and Making President Obama Cry: Aretha Franklin's Greatest Pop Culture Moments

The fur drop. The hat. The tears in the president’s eyes.Aretha Franklin,who died on Aug. 16 at the age of 76, was called the Queen of Soul for a reason. But her talents went beyond singing — did you know she was inThe Blues Brothers? And earned laughs onMurphy Brown? Here’s a look at some of her pop culture highlights. Sunset Boulevard/Corbis/Getty JoiningThe Blues BrothersFranklin showed off her acting chops in 1980’sTheBlues Brothers,and “knocked everyone out,”star John Belushi told PEOPLE.

A 7th Person Has Died of Vaping-Related Lung Illness as CDC Reduces Investigation to 380 Cases

Photo: GettyA seventh person has died of asevere lung illness linked to vaping, health officials in California confirmed Monday.The Tulare County, California resident died from “complications related to the use of e-cigarettes,” thesecond such deathin the state.“With sadness, we report that there has been a death of a Tulare County resident suspected to be related to severe pulmonary injury associated with vaping,” Dr. Karen Haught, a public health officer in Tulare County,said in a statement.

A Baby Girl! Emma Stone Welcomes First Child with Husband Dave McCary

Emma Stoneis a mom! Reps for Stone could not be reached for comment. Stone and theSaturday Night Livesegment director, who met when she hostedSNLin 2016,tied the knot earlier in 2020, a source confirmed to PEOPLE in September of that year. Back in November 2018, theLa La Landactress opened up about starting a family, tellingEllethat herdesire to have kids evolved with age. 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 Baby Lost During Afghanistan Exit Has Been Found: 'There Are Celebrations'

The scene at Kabul International Airport in August, 2021.Photo: WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty An infant lost in the chaos of theAmerican withdrawal from Afghanistanlast year has been found and reunited with family members in Kabul months after he disappeared,Reuters reports. In November, former U.S. Embassy security guard Mirza Ali Ahmadi explained toReutershow he and his wife, Suraya, were with their five children outside the Kabul airport on Aug. 19 attempting to leave the country inthe wake of the Taliban takeoverat the end of the war.