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Their great-grandfather, Roswell Schaeffer, 78, trailed behind. What was a playground to the kids was, for Schaeffer – an Inupiaq elder and prolific hunter – a reminder of what warming temperatures had undone: the stable ice he once hunted seals on, the permafrost cellars that kept food frozen all summer, the salmon runs and caribou migrations that once defined the seasons.

Now another pressure loomed. A 211-mile mining road that would cut through caribou and salmon habitat was approved by the Trump administration this fall, though the project still faces lawsuits and opposition from environmental and native groups. Schaeffer and other critics worry it could open the region to outside hunters and further devastate already declining herds. "If we lose our caribou – both from climate change and overhunting – we'll never be the same," he said. "We're going to lose our culture totally."

Still, Schaeffer insists on taking the next generation out on the land, even when the animals don't come. It was late September and he and James would normally have been at their camp hunting caribou. But the herd has been migrating later each year and still hadn't arrived – a pattern scientists link to climate change, mostly caused by the burning of oil, gas and coal. So instead of caribou, they scanned the tundra for swans, ptarmigan and ducks.

A lifetime of hunting

Caribou antlers are stacked outside Schaeffer's home. Traditional seal hooks and whale harpoons hang in his hunting shed. Inside, a photograph of him with a hunted beluga is mounted on the wall beside the head of a dall sheep and a traditional mask his daughter Aakatchaq made from caribou hide and lynx fur.

He got his first caribou at 14 and began taking his own children out at 7. James made his first caribou kill this past spring with a .22 rifle. He teaches James what his father taught him: that power comes from giving food and a hunter's responsibility is to feed the elders.

"When you're raised an Inupiaq, your whole being is to make sure the elders have food," he said.

But even as he passes down those lessons, Schaeffer worries there won't be enough to sustain the next generation – or to sustain him. "The reason I've been a successful hunter is the firm belief that, when I become old, people will feed me," he said. "My great-grandson and my grandson are my future for food."

That future feels tenuous

These days, they're eating less hunted food and relying more on farmed chicken and processed goods from the store. The caribou are fewer, the salmon scarcer, the storms more severe. Record rainfall battered Northwest Alaska this year, flooding Schaeffer's backyard twice this fall alone. He worries about the toll on wildlife and whether his grandchildren will be able to live in Kotzebue as the changes accelerate.

"It's kind of scary to think about what's going to happen," he said.

That afternoon, James ducked into the bed of Schaeffer's truck and aimed into the water. He shot two ducks. Schaeffer helped him into waders – waterproof overalls – so they could collect them and bring them home for dinner, but the tide was too high. They had to turn back without collecting the ducks.

The changes weigh on others, too. Schaeffer's friend, writer and commercial fisherman Seth Kantner grew up along the Kobuk River, where caribou once reliably crossed by the hundreds of thousands.

"I can hardly stand how lonely it feels without all the caribou that used to be here," he said. "This road is the largest threat. But right beside it is climate change."

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The town has for months been an epicenter of fighting. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently claimed Ukrainian forces in the town were surrounded and offered to arrange their surrender. Kyiv, meanwhile, says its forces have now recaptured the town and several others nearby.

Zelenskyy's visit comes ahead of a trip to Paris by his delegation of negotiators this Saturday, where they will participate in the next rounds of talks between the US, Ukraine, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom to try to see if there is a way forward for aproposed peace agreement.

In a new version of the agreement that Kyiv sent to Washington during the week, there are new suggestions of possible concessions that Ukraine would be willing to consider to advance a peace negotiation.

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There is also the possibility of a meeting of coalition leaders early next week in the German capital of Berlin. UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer, German Chancellor Freidrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump may all attend.

Francisco Gaspar Andres, 48, was pronounced dead on Dec. 3,an ICE news release stated. The official cause of death is pending, but officials state it was likely because of "natural liver and kidney failure."

He was admitted to the Hospitals of Providence East on Nov. 16, but he had been treated by medical staff at the detention facility on Sept. 27, Oct. 2 and Oct. 9.

Gaspar Andres was detained in Florida on Sept. 1 along with his wife. He was transferred to Camp East Montana on Sept. 19 and was scheduled for deportation back to Guatemala.

At least 25 immigrants held in immigration detention facilities across the country have died in 2025, according tocongressional oversight numbers.

Camp East Montana first began receiving deportees on Aug. 1. The detention facility is set to be the largest in the country.

This is the first confirmed death at Camp East Montana, according to U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar's office.

U.S. Rep Veronica Escobar condemns immigrant's death

Escobar, D-El Paso, has condemned the Trump administration for failing to inform her office of Gaspar Andres' death after his passing and in spite of her previous inquiries in congressional committees earlier in the day on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

"Despite claims from DHS about the inhumane, abhorrent conditions at facilities like Camp East Montana being 'categorically false,' my own visits and discussions with detainees prove otherwise," Escobar said in a statement."Never before has an administration so carelessly made a mockery of the rule of law while hypocritically championing values like law and order. From their denial of true oversight visits to the cruel treatment of detainees at this facility, it is abundantly clear Camp East Montana is not being effectively or humanely operated."

Escobar has continued toraise alarms about the conditionswithin the Camp East Montana facility.

She expressed frustration that none of the issues she had raised, including a lack of medical attention, had been addressed ahead of her latest congressional oversight visit on Dec. 1.

Jeff Abbott covers the border for the El Paso Times, part of the USA TODAY Network, and can be reached at:jdabbott@usatodayco.com;@palabrasdeabajoon Twitteror@palabrasdeabajo.bsky.socialon Bluesky.

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The National Weather Service has releasedtemperature and precipitation outlooksfor the week leading up to Christmas Day. Here's what to expect between December 19 and 25.

Average temperatures are forecast to be above normal across most of the continental U.S. In the south, a stretch of the country from Arizona to Georgia has an 80 to 90% chance of above-normal temperatures.

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Nearly all the rest of the country is forecast to have some chance of higher temperatures. Northern portions of some states bordering Canada may lean below their normal temperatures.

Hawaii is forecast to have above normal temperatures, while Alaska has a good chance of being colder than usual.

The South and Southeast are forecast to be relatively dry during the Christmas week. The Northwest could see more precipitation than usual, with parts of California, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon forecast to have a 60-70% chance of above-normal precipitation.

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Alaska and Hawaii are both forecast to receive a mix of above- and below-normal precipitation.

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If you're dreaming of a white Christmas, your best bet is higher elevations and northern latitudes. The NWS'historical snow probability mapshows northern states and mountainous regions are most likely to receive an inch or more of snow on December 25 every year.

The photo release is the latest push by Democrats to encourage the Justice Department to release all of its files on Epstein's criminal investigation.

Congress has set a Dec. 19 deadline for the release, under legislation Trumpfirst opposed and later signed. Three federal judges have allowed the release of grand jury transcripts and other evidence from investigations of Epstein and his aide,Ghislaine Maxwell.

It was unclear why Democrats on the House Oversight Committee chose to release the 89 photos, which included images of sex toys and bondage gear and, separately, snapshots of various VIPs whose past associations with Epstein were already widely known.

Jeffrey Epstein's islandcaptured in new 'never-before-seen' photos

Dems: Photo release is about 'transparency'

The photos were released without any captions identifying or providing the occasions, dates, locations or context of the famous people shown in them.

Democrats on the Oversight Committee said they were committed to protecting the identities of the survivors. But they did not explain publicly why some faces were redacted in the new photos, while others were not.

"All we want is full transparency," said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York. "That's what the Epstein survivors deserve and have demanded."

More:How Trump and 'terrific guy' Jeffrey Epstein's party boy friendship finally ended

One picture shows Trump, who hada long friendship with Epsteinin the 1990s and early 2000s, posing for a photo with women whose faces are blacked out. He is seen chatting or sitting next to women in various pictures. One portrays a sign for a "Trump condom."

Other images show former President Bill Clinton below an autograph, director Woody Allen, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates andAndrew Mountbatten Windsor, the former British prince who was recently stripped of his title by his brotherKing Charles III. Allen is shown in one image talking toformer Trump adviser Steve Bannon.

More photos released, total now at 89+

Initially 19 photos were released but Democrats on the House Oversight Committee late Friday provided more than 70 additional photos collected from the Epstein estate.

The photos show Epstein lying in a bubble bath, peeking past a shower curtain; a pumpkin with a wig mimicking Trump's hair next to a sign that reads "Trumpkin"; a massage therapy system; Bannon with an unidentified elderly man; beachfront property on Epstein's island; and several photos of the interior of a bathroom.

"In the interest of transparency, we will continue to release photos from the Epstein estate," Democrats on he committee said in a statement. "We have released an additional 70+ photos sent to our Committee."

--Joey Garrison

'He has photos of everybody,' Trump says of Epstein

Trump said he hasn't seen the photos collected from Epstein's estate that Democrats released Friday.

"I haven't seen them, but I mean, everybody knew this man. He was all over Palm Beach. He has photos of everybody," Trump told reporters when asked about photos that included images of Trump, Clinton and Bannon.

"There are hundreds and hundreds of people who have photos with him. So that's no big deal. I know nothing about it," Trump said.

--Joey Garrison

House Democrats on the Oversight Committee released photos on Dec. 12, 2025, from Jeffrey Epstein's email that show Epstein with high-profile figures including Steve Bannon. Some images have had portions redacted by the Committee.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> House Democrats on the Oversight Committee released photos on Dec. 12, 2025, from Jeffrey Epstein's email that show Epstein with Woody Allen.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> House Democrats on the Oversight Committee released photos on Dec. 12, 2025, from Jeffrey Epstein's email, including this one showing Richard Branson, on the right.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> House Democrats on the Oversight Committee released photos from Jeffrey Epstein's email on Dec. 12, 2025, that show President Donald Trump with Epstein.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> House Democrats on the Oversight Committee released photos from Jeffrey Epstein's email on Dec. 12, 2025, show Bill Gates with an unidentified person.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> House Democrats on the Oversight Committee released photos from Jeffrey Epstein's email on Dec. 12, 2025, that show Steve Bannon with Epstein.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> House Democrats on the Oversight Committee released photos from Jeffrey Epstein's email on Dec. 12, 2025, that show Epstein with Alan Dershowitz.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> House Democrats on the Oversight Committee released photos from Jeffrey Epstein's email on Dec. 12, 2025, that show Steve Bannon with Epstein.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> House Democrats on the Oversight Committee released photos from Jeffrey Epstein's email on Dec. 12, 2025, that show former President Bill Clinton and Ghislaine Maxwell with Epstein on Dec. 12, 2025.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />

High-profile figures in Epstein's emails: See newly released images

House Democrats on the Oversight Committeereleased photos on Dec. 12, 2025, from Jeffrey Epstein's emailthat show Epstein with high-profile figures including Steve Bannon. Some images have had portions redacted by the Committee.

Lawyer sees 'intent to humiliate'

Jonathan Turley, a leading criminal defense lawyer and legal scholar, decried the photo release as part of a wider pattern of disclosures around the Epstein case that have violated the privacy of Epstein associates who haven't been accused of wrongdoing.

Noting an undated image of Trump posing with his arms around six women − all with their faces redacted by Democratic staffers on the House Oversight Committee − he said: "The implication and intent of a picture with six blacked out faces is rather obvious. It makes a strong implication that Trump is pictured with six potential victims of human trafficking."

More:New Epstein photos turn heads, but file dumps just getting started

"We're seeing the selective release of photos with the clear intent to humiliate individuals like President Trump," Turley, a longtime and outspoken defender of the president, said.

With the Justice Department's Epstein files slated for release on Dec. 19, and recent orders to unseal federal grand jury transcripts from Esptein-related investigations, Turley said privacy concerns had been "brushed aside."

The Epstein disclosures, he said, "have swept up a wide array of innocent people. Most of the people who have been publicly humiliated are innocent of any crime."

--Dan Morrison

Democrats 'cherry-picked' Epstein photos for 'false narrative': White House

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said Trump has done more than House Democrats to release thousands of pages of documents relating to the Epstein investigation.

Trump has not been accused of wrongdoing in the Epstein investigation. He has called Democratic releases of emails and pictures that mention him a "hoax" to distract from his accomplishments.

"Once again, House Democrats are selectively releasing cherry-picked photos with random redactions to try and create a false narrative," Jackson said. "The Democrat hoax against President Trump has been repeatedly debunked and the Trump Administration has done more for Epstein's victims than Democrats ever have by repeatedly calling for transparency, releasing thousands of pages of documents, and calling for further investigations into Epstein's Democrat friends."

--Bart Jansen

Images revive past embarrassments

Numerous public figures connected to Jeffrey Epstein have been again tainted by the association this year as more information about theircommunication with and ties toEpstein have resurfaced.

Some were previously forced to explain and apologized for their links to Epstein after his federal indictment in 2019.

More:Who's releasing the Epstein photos? These Dems say they have 95K images.

FormerHarvard President Larry Summersstepped down from his roleas an instructor at Harvardamid a university investigation into his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Harvard Crimson, the university's student newspaper.

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon also appeared in emails and photos released by Democrats.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew of the British royal family, appears in one of the photographs, alongside Microsoft founder Bill Gates.He was stripped of his royal titleearlier this year andpushed out of his plush homeat Royal Lodge amid reports of his association withEpstein.

--Sarah D. Wire

Where did these pictures come from?

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee asked for and received documents, including these pictures, from Jeffrey Epstein's estate and have been slowly releasing the information. They have also released a trove of emails as well as photos and videos from Epstein's private island.

These are not the same documents and information that the Justice Department is required by law to release by Dec. 19.

Epstein died in a federal jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The death was ruled a suicide.

--Sarah D. Wire

'Disturbing' images

Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, told reporters Dec. 12 that he expects the committee to release more photos in the next few days as committee staff continue looking through the images and make redactions to protect survivors.

"We've gone through maybe about 25,000 of them so far," he said. "We will continue to put out more photos in the days and weeks ahead."

Garcia said come of the photos staff have reviewed were unsettling, but he did not provide details.

"Some of the other photos that we did not put out today are incredibly disturbing," he said.

Woody Allen's name also appeared in Epstein emails

Woody Allen's name appeared in Epstein emails previously released by the Republican majority on the House Oversight Committee.

He is mentioned in emails between Epstein and Boris Nikolic, a biotech venture capitalist, and Peter Thiel, the cofounder of PayPal.Both menhad email relationships with Epstein, documents have shown.

In a 2011 email, Epstein shared aDaily Beast articlethat mentioned Allen with Nikolic. "How the daily beast knows about that dinner with woody allen and the crew?" Nikolic asks. "Who would know that? Some of your employees?"

In a 2014 email, Epstein asks Thiel, "any interest in woody allen." Later in the chain, he says, "eyeing dinner with woody all casual."

--Erin Mansfield

This story is developing. Check back for updates.

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After seven years of marriage,Amy Schumerand husbandChris Fischerare untying the knot.

Theactress and comedian, 44, confirmed her divorce on Instagram Friday, Dec. 12, revealing that the two remain on good terms as they part ways. The pair will continue to coparent their six-year-old son Gene.

"Blah blah blah Chris and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage after 7 years. We love each other very much and will continue to focus on raising our son. We would appreciate people respecting our privacy at this time," Schumer wrote in the post, sharing a photo of the pair side by side on a subway.

She quipped that the divorce is not because she lost weight or because he is a James Beard award-winning chef who "still pulls some hot tail."

"Amicable and all love and respect! Family forever," she added.

Hollywood isn't filled with just fairytale endings. Read on for the celebrity couples who split this year.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban split after nearly two decades marriage.

People and TMZ – which was first to share the news – reported on Sept. 29 that Urban, 57, and Kidman, 58, are separated. The couple first met 20 years ago in Los Angeles and married just over a year later near Sydney, Australia, on June 25, 2006.

Urban and Kidman are parents to daughters, 17-year-old Sunday Rose and 14-year-old Faith Margaret.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer are divorcing after seven years of marriage, the comedian confirmed on Instagram Dec. 12.

"Blah blah blah Chris and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage after 7 years. We love each other very much and will continue to focus on raising our son," Schumer wrote.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker are ending their marriage after over a decade, according to People magazine on Nov. 21, 2025. The reality TV star later broke her silence on Nov. 24, 2025.

"After deep thought and a lot of prayer, I've made the decision to move forward with a divorce. This is a difficult and emotional time, but my focus remains on protecting my peace, being the best mother I can be, and co-parenting with love and respect," Burruss told the outlet in a statement. The two met while filming the fourth season of "RHOA" in 2011, and became engaged in 2013. They share two children.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "A Thousand Years" singer Christina Perri is ending her marriage after nearly eight years. The 39-year-old singer/songwriter on Nov. 3 filed a petition to divorce her husband, Paul Costabile, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, according to filings obtained by USA TODAY.

The "Jar of Hearts" songstress said the two have been separated as of the filing day of Nov. 3 and described the reason for the split as irreconcilable differences.

She also asked the court to award joint physical and legal custody for their daughters, Carmella, 7, and Pixie, 3.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> "Emily In Paris" costars Paul Forman and Ashley Park reportedly broke up after nearly two years together, People and TMZ reported on Oct. 1, 2025.

According to People, the pair were spotted holding hands at a dinner event in Los Angeles restaurant in October 2023 but did not confirm their relationship until January 2024.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers are going their separate ways after six years of marriage.

Phypers filed for divorce at the Los Angeles County Superior Court on July 7, according to People magazine and E! News. Richards' estranged spouse cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the couple's split.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> After weeks of tabloid speculation over the status of their nine-year relationship, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's representatives released a joint statement on July 3 confirming the end of the couple's six-year engagement.

"Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on co-parenting," read the statement obtained by USA TODAY. "They will continue to be seen together as a family, as their shared priority is — and always will be — raising their daughter with love, stability, and mutual respect."

Perry, 40, and Bloom, 48, share a 4-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Internet personality Gigi Gorgeous, right, and husband Nats Getty are divorcing after six years of marriage. Getty filed for divorce on July 2, a representative for the couple confirmed to USA TODAY, adding that the split was "amicably decided."

"While they have decided to end their marriage, they remain friends and have the upmost love and respect for each other," the spokesperson said.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> After nearly a decade and a half of marriage, Dermot Mulroney is calling it quits with wife Prima Apollinaare.

The "My Best Friend's Wedding" star, 61, filed for divorce in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 23, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY. Mulroney, who married singer-actress Apollinaare in December 2010, cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for their split. The former couple's date of separation was not disclosed in the filing.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> After two decades of marriage, Scott Wolf and his wife are going their separate ways.

Kelley Wolf, who wed the "Party of Five" alum in May 2004, announced the couple's separation in a June 10 post on Instagram. "It is with a heavy heart that Scott and I are moving forward with the dissolution of our marriage," Kelley, 48, wrote.

In a statement the same day to USA TODAY, Scott Wolf said he'd filed for divorce from Kelley, calling it "the most difficult decision of my life." "Our children have always been, and continue to be, the loves of our lives and our every priority," Wolf added. "So, I kindly ask for privacy at this time as we help guide them through this new chapter."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A "Love is Blind" relationship has come to a bittersweet end. On June 11, Lydia Velez Gonzalez announced on Instagram — and in an accompanying What's the Reality?

podcast interview with fellow alumna AD Smith — that she is she is divorcing Milton Johnson after three years of marriage. In her lengthy post, Velez Gonzalez indicated her estranged husband had been the one to change his mind as she wrote, "I wish I knew the answer to what happened?"

"No one will ever know the amount of pain as I write this, or all the sleepless nights," she added, going on to thank Johnson for "choosing me as I was." Nonetheless, "For me Love will always be blind," she wrote.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> In a Sunday Times interview published May 31, "Anyone But You" star Sydney Sweeney confirmed she's single and no longer planning a wedding with her partner of nearly seven years, fiancé Jonathan Davino.

Sweeney's comments came out more than three months after rumors started swirling around a possibly rocky relationship and a postponed wedding. By the end of March, outlets including People, TMZ and US Weekly were reporting the two had split.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Deborra-Lee Furness filed for an uncontested divorce from Hugh Jackman in New York on May 23, more than a year and a half after the former couple announced their separation in September 2023. The actors, who met filming the 1995 Australian show "Correlli," married in 1996 and share two adult children, Oscar and Ava.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Sia and husband Daniel Bernard have called it quits, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press and People. The "Chandelier" singer filed to divorce her second husband after two years of marriage on March 19. The filing also reveals the couple privately had a baby in March 2024: They share 11-month-old Somersault Wonder Bernard, her third child. The Australian singer-songwriter, born Sia Furler, cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Hollywood isn't filled with just fairytale endings. Read on for the celebrity couples who split this year.

"Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage" star Emily Osment filed for divorce from Jack Anthony in March after five months of marriage. The couple tied the knot on Oct. 12, 2024, and separated on Dec. 7, 2024, according to the filing. "I think with any big decision in your life, whether it's relationships or work or whatever it may be, you have to firmly plant both feet in that decision," Osment said in a statement. "Ultimately, it didn't work out."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Tyler Francis and Ashley Adionser, who were married on "Love is Blind" Season 7, are headed toward divorce, Adionser announced in a Jan. 21 statement. "While I had hoped for mutual understanding and transparency in our relationship, it has become clear that our paths are no longer aligned, making it impossible for me to continue in this marriage," her statement read, in part.

During their time on the show, Francis had social media speculating about his claim that he was a "sperm donor" to three biological children and not involved in their lives. The couple most recently showed a united front during a reunion special that released in October.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> called it quits on their romance, one month after the "Vanderpump Rules" star was arrested on domestic violence charges.

Lewber confirmed the couple's breakup on her Jan. 22 Instagram story after it was announced that Kennedy will not face criminal charges for the December 2024 incident." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> confirmed the couple is separating. "Eric and I have been living separately navigating a painful situation in our marriage," Simpson said. "Our children come first, and we are focusing on what is best for them."

The couple has been married since 2014 and shares three children." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> ended their 16-year marriage. "I'm proud of how we've grown as a couple and in our marriage over the last 20 years and it's now time for us to embark on a new chapter of growth and evolution as individuals," Alba wrote in a Jan. 16 Instagram post." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Instagram post, he and Rachael Kirkconnell, left, are going their separate ways four years after the two ended "The Bachelor" Season 25 together.

"Father God, give Rachael and I strength to mend our broken hearts. Give us a peace about this decision to end our relationship that transcends worldly understanding," he captioned a photo of the two meeting in the show's premiere. "Shower our friends and family with kindness and love to comfort us. And remind us that our Joy comes from you, Lord."" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />

Celebrity breakups of 2025: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom

Hollywood isn't filled with just fairytale endings. Read on for the celebrity couples who split this year.Nicole KidmanandKeith Urbansplit after nearly two decades marriage.PeopleandTMZ– which was first to share the news – reported on Sept. 29 that Urban, 57, and Kidman, 58, are separated. The couple first met 20 years ago in Los Angeles and married just over a year later near Sydney, Australia, on June 25, 2006.Urban and Kidman are parents to daughters, 17-year-old Sunday Rose and 14-year-old Faith Margaret.

The actress and professional chef's romantic relationship seemingly began in November 2017, and the pair got married in Malibu, California, by February 2018, according toPeople.

"We got down to business really quick," Schumer said on the Today in April 2018. "We've been friends for like six months before."

That same month, she was a guest on the "Howard Stern Show," where she revealed that Fischer is the brother of Schumer's personal assistant and the pair bonded after a trip to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.

The pair's divorce comes after Schumer cleared out her Instagram grid last month, deleting all her posts recently before postinga series of photosonNov. 11. In another post, she slammed "media outlets" who speculated she had deleted old photos after losing weight, writing, "That's a narrative you created" and "I'm proud of how I've looked always."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Amy Schumer, Chris Fischer to divorce after seven year marriage

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Turns out, Ashley Padilla's funny bad haircut sketch onSaturday Night Livewas based on a true story.

Padilla, whojoined the castof the show in 2024, explained on Thursday's episode ofLate Night With Seth Meyers, that a bit showing her pretending to like her ridiculous new haircut was something she wrote from experience.

Only, in real life, the change several years ago was arguably more dramatic, and it hadn't been made by a trendy beautician, but by Padilla herself.

"I buzzed my head by accident," Padilla confessed, as she held up a photo of herself smiling and bald. "This is me pretending I like it. I'm going, 'I like it! Let's take a selfie.' Why?! No one wants that picture."

Meyers, who was himself anSNLcast member from 2001 to 2014, wanted more details as to how this ever happened.

Well, Padilla recounted, she'd wanted a super cropped not shaved look, like she has now. She was inspired by how coolCaught Stealingactress Zoë Kravitz was with a similar style. She wanted something "tight to my head."

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"And I was like, 'Well, surely you shave it,'" Padilla recalled. "And so I bought a buzzer on Amazon. And I didn't know — I'd never owned one in my life — I didn't know that there are levels. But I found out."Meyers joked that everyone else knew.

"You could have told me," Padilla said. "I didn't know it."

At that point, what else could she do but own it?

"I walked around, and I was like, 'This is on purpose!'" Padilla said. "'I like it! With some earrings.' I looked insane."

Padilla also offered a peek into her personal life in October, when she shared a tribute to late actress Diane Keaton, whom she had worked for as an assistant just before joining the iconic Lorne Michaels series. Keatondied Oct. 11at 79.

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