Lisa Lillien is the author of the popular Hungry Girl website andemail newsletter, featuring smart, funny advice on guilt-free eating. She is also the author ofthirteen books, six of which debuted at number one on theNew York TimesBest Sellers list. Read herPEOPLE.comblog every Monday for slimmed-down celebrity recipes and more.Sweet potatoes are deliciousand packed with nutrients. But since they’re pretty calorie dense, I like to go halfsies and mix them with butternut squash....

Hunter Biden.Photo: Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images Weeks after dadJoe Biden’s inauguration as president,Hunter Biden— whose career and addiction issues became conservative fodder for campaign-season attacks — announced he will release a memoir about his struggles with and recovery from drugs and alcohol. The book appears to have been written with little notice during the presidential campaign in which Republicans tried to make Hunter a central figure and the attack line “Where’s Hunter?...

Photo: Stephanie Rojas/AP/Shutterstock People are coming together to help Puerto Ricans afterHurricane Fionacaused anisland-wide blackoutover the weekend. On Sunday, PresidentJoe Bidendeclared an emergency in Puerto Ricoand authorized the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency “to coordinate all disaster relief efforts,” with FEMA specifically authorized to “identify, mobilize and provide at its discretion equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency.” On Monday, FEMA shared onTwitterthat cash donations are “the most direct, efficient, & flexible way to help” people in need....

Hurricane Idahas been downgraded to a tropical storm after it left one dead and a million without electricity in Louisiana. On Sunday afternoon, Hurricane Ida touched down in the state when it was elevated to a category 4 storm after being previously classified as category 1 on Friday. The “extremely dangerous” hurricane made landfall at Port Fourchon just before 1 p.m. local time with sustained winds as fast as 150 mph, according to theNational Hurricane Center (NHC)....

May “Maya” Millete.Photo: Facebook In a statement issued Thursday, the Chula Vista Police Department confirmed that “Larry Millete is a person of interest regarding the disappearance of May ‘Maya’ Millete.” The statement adds: “Due to the sensitivity of the case and to protect the integrity of the investigation, we will not be providing additional information at this time.” Maya Millete was last seen at her home on the evening of Jan....

Ice Spice.Photo: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Ice Spiceis putting Instagram on blast after the social media platform removed one of her posts for using her real name, Isis. The post in question was a photo of the rapper with a caption that read, “Ayo Isis,” with a side-eye emoji. The app’s algorithm seemingly flagged the caption as a reference to the Islamic terrorist organization. In the screenshot, Instagram listed its guidelines, and said it removes “photos or videos of extreme graphic violence, photos or videos that encourage violence or attacks on anyone based on their religious, ethnic or sexual background and specific threats of physical harm, theft, vandalism or financial harm....

Photo:Bennett Raglin/Getty; Kristina Bumphrey/Shutterstock Bennett Raglin/Getty; Kristina Bumphrey/Shutterstock Ice-T’sdaughter can already add one thing to her resume —New York Fashion Weekmodel! On Wednesday, theLaw & Order: SVUactor’s 7-year-old daughterChanel Nicolewas photographed walking down the runway at the 13th Annual Rookie USA Fashion Show. Wearing a matching blue sweatsuit, Chanel strutted down the runway and blew a kiss as she reached the end. In another photo from the event, Ice-T, 65, and his wifeCoco Austin, 44, smiled and posed together with Chanel while they walked the red carpet....

Bryan Kohberger on Jan. 3, 2023.Photo: Matt Rourke/AP/Shutterstock More than six weeks afterthe killings of four University of Idaho students, authorities arrestedBryan Kohbergerand charged him with four counts of first-degree murder. He wasn’t arrested in Idaho, where the killings happened. Instead, he was arrested at his family’s home in Albrightsville, Pa., more than 2,500 miles away. He was laterextraditedacross the country to the Latah County Jail in Idaho. “He complied right away,” says a police source who was part of the extradition process....

Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty; Mike Marsland/WireImage Idris Elbaexperienced a big scare while filming a scene for 2007’sAmerican Gangster. Ridley Scott, the 83-year-oldHouse of Guccidirector, recently recalled filming a scene that had Denzel Washington’s character Frank point a gun at Elba’s Tango, firing at him in the head on a crowded sidewalk in broad daylight. In a new interview, Scott told TheDaily Mailthat he instructed Elba to lean his head onto the barrel of the unloaded gun so the recoil would add realism....

Rep.Ilhan Omarof Minnesota is embracing her place in the United States. During a rally in North Carolina on Wednesday, PresidentDonald Trumpaddressed the four Democratic congresswomen of color known as “The Squad,” whom he launched aracist attack onover the weekend. Trump, 73, ripped into the lawmakers on Sunday — besides Omar, he also targeted New York Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts — and told them to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came....

In alargely apolitical speech for the Fourth of Julycommemorating the history of America’s triumphs, PresidentDonald Trumpgot a bit of America’s history wrong when he referred to the Continental Army “[taking] over airports” while fighting the British in the Revolutionary War. As his criticswere quick to retort on Twitter— his preferred medium of slamming rivals himself — airplanes were more than a century away from being invented. The hashtag#RevolutionaryWarAirportStoriesalso drew thousands of retweets as users mockingly riffed on the mistake....

Photo: Noam Galai/WireImage; Ina Garten/Instagram 01of 63Coconut CupcakesIna Garten/InstagramUpgrade your Easter dessert table with these adorable coconut cupcakes. Garten says kids love the sweet treats, which are topped with shredded coconut and Peeps, but that “the grown-ups do too!” Decorate the platter with colorful jelly beans like Garten did for even more festive fun.Get the RecipeHERE 01of 63 Coconut Cupcakes Ina Garten/Instagram Upgrade your Easter dessert table with these adorable coconut cupcakes....

Photo: Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control/FacebookTwo Indiana women are thanking modern technology for helping themreunite with their beloved dogeight years after he went missing.Cara Seiler and Kailey Kuntz first adopted Kemo, a BlueAmerican Bulldog/Pitbull mix, as a puppy. Unfortunately, the happy family was separated when the pup disappeared in 2013 when he was just 2 years old.“We had always hoped. We never really stopped looking,” Seiler told ABC21 this week....