8 YEAR OLD GIRL GOES SWINGING 500 FEET OVER CANYON

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Girl, 8, Sprints Off the Edge of 500-Foot Canyon as Terrified Mom Watches from the Sidelines (Exclusive)

By Jordan Greene  Published on March 27, 2026 03:54PM EDT

 

When Mariah Sizemore and her family planned their latest adventure, they knew they wanted to do something that would push them out of their comfort zone.

 

The Atlanta-area mom, along with her husband Collin and their 8-year-old daughter Lakelin, had already spent the past year chasing new experiences — from white water rafting in Jackson Hole, Wyo., to riding in a hot air balloon in St. George, Utah.

 

So when they decided to visit Moab, Utah, they knew exactly what their next challenge would be.

 

“We have been wanting to try new adventures,” Sizemore tells PEOPLE exclusively. “We have never been to Moab, so it was a good idea!”

 

That next adventure? Swinging 500 feet over a canyon — something Mariah admits she wasn’t entirely sure she could do.

 

“Honestly, I was super nervous!” she says. “Collin and Lakelin were cool as cucumbers, so I had to put on a brave face!”

 

Still, she wasn’t about to back down.

 

“Me and my husband are always competitive with each other, so I wasn't going to let him show me up,” she adds with a laugh.

 

After watching videos for months to prepare, the family finally saw the swing in person, and Mariah knew there was no turning back.

 

“I went and jumped first or I was worried I was going to be too nervous and not jump, so I strapped up and just went for it,” she says. “I’m glad I did because it’s a rush like no other!”

 

But if the jump felt nerve-wracking for her, what came next was even harder: watching her daughter get ready to go.

 

“When I got back to the top, I [saw] Lakelin was getting prepared to go next, and I’ll admit I was super nervous!” she says.

 

Mariah made sure her daughter knew she didn’t have to do it.

 

“I told her plenty of times she was okay to not do it, and we totally understand if she didn’t want to,” she says.

 

But Lakelin, she says, never hesitated.

 

“Lakelin was so brave and said ‘heck no I’m going for it!’ ” Mariah recalls. “So I didn’t want to put my nerves and fears on her and said, ‘okay my girl you got this!’ "

 

Once she jumped, Lakelin proved just how fearless she was.

 

“She is so fearless and just went for it!” Mariah says. “And when she got back to the top, she thought it was great!”

 

Afterward, Mariah asked her the question she had been wondering the entire time.

 

“I said, ‘[Were] you scared?’ She said, ‘No, Mom, it was fun!’ ” she recalls. “She said she would do it again.”

 

The family originally filmed the moment simply to share with loved ones. But after watching it a few times, they decided to post it on TikTok. They didn’t expect what happened next.

 

“We never thought the video would blow up like it did!” she says, noting how the it's since amassed over two million views and thousands of comments.

 

"Mom, what’s your lexapro dosage?" one user wrote.

 

"Still gave me chills watching the second time😂," another commented.

 

A third chimed in, "There’s absolutely no way I would ever let my child do that.'

 

Now, Mariah says she hopes people see the moment for what it was: a family pushing themselves, together.

 

“I think it’s awesome everyone gets to see us jump, and it’s a good video intended for fun only,” she says.

 

More than anything, she hopes it inspires others to step outside their comfort zones. Because for the Sizemores, that’s what it’s all about.

 

“I hope everyone can get out of their comfort zone and go do something fun! The meaning and experience of it all is to make memories with family and try new adventures," she says. “Life is too short, so take advantage, be brave and live life to the fullest! We try to teach our daughter to be brave and strong and always have fun!”

SPECIAL ED TEACHER ADMITS TO HAVING SEX WITH TWO STUDENTS

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Special ed teacher admits to having sex with 2 students — once with both in same room: police

By Chris Bradford

Published March 31, 2026, 10:22 a.m. ET

 

A high school special education teacher has allegedly admitted to having sex with two 16-year-old students — once when they were in the same room.

 

Wisconsin world studies teacher Nadia Horn, 22, admitted to having sex with both pupils — including three times with one who told cops they did “everything sexual you can do with a person,” according to a police complaint shared by WEAU-TV on Monday.

 

That first victim was in the room when she first had sex with the other boy, too, with the teacher groping him before he left them at it, according to the disturbing documents.

 

“I made a mistake,” the teacher allegedly told cops in her interview, wildly claiming that the teacher-pupil sex “felt mutual.”

 

Horn’s confession came after she was seen weeping in her mugshot as cops said they were investigating her for “several victims.”

 

Horn bought her first victim an iPhone 14 in January when he said he was unable to Snapchat her — then sent him “very revealing” snaps and asked him to meet outside of school, the documents said.

 

The teacher at North High School in Eau Claire admitted during her police interview that the snaps “potentially” included nudes.

 

The teacher, who faces up to 40 years if convicted, allegedly told the student she couldn’t wait to see him and claimed seeing him made her body feel a “certain way.”

 

She also encouraged him to skip class so he could come over to her apartment — with the last request just hours before she was busted, according to the complaint.

 

“I shouldn’t be asking you this, but will you come over,” she allegedly messaged him.

 

Horn brought both victims to her home to “hang out” before allegedly having sex with the second boy.

 

She admitted that a third student was also at her apartment, and admitted to giving the boys wine, but denied supplying them with drugs.

 

Horn also wildly claimed she didn’t feel as if she was taking advantage of the boys.

 

Horn has been hit with a second-degree sexual charge, two counts of child enticement, and two counts of sexual assault of a child by someone who works with kids or volunteers.

 

The teacher, suspended without pay, appeared at a Wisconsin court hearing Monday and is set to be in court next on May 20.

 

She posted a $15,000 bond and was released from jail.

5 YEAR OLD GIRL BUYS HISTORY-THEMED PAINTING WITH ALLOWANCE MONEY

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Girl, 5, Asks to Go Shopping with Her Allowance Money. Then Her Mom Can't Believe What She Decided to Buy (Exclusive)

By Georgia Slater  Published on March 26, 2026 02:36PM EDT

 

A little girl is going viral for her unexpected choice of what she wanted to spend her allowance on.

 

Taylor Dinelli, a mom of three, recently took her 5-year-old daughter Ella shopping when she said she wanted to spend her allowance money. The two went to Hobby Lobby and Dinelli says Ella immediately fell in love with a painting she saw in one of the aisles.

 

Taylor, who shares her three kids with husband Garrett Dinelli, later showed off Ella's purchase with a now-viral video on TikTok, revealing the little girl's new decor: a recreation of the famous painting Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States by Howard Chandler Christy.

 

"My five-year-old wanted to go shopping to spend her allowance money. She was so thrilled when she saw this and said it is exactly what she’s been looking for and that she’s never seen anything so beautiful!" Taylor wrote across the video, in which Ella excitedly displays the framed painting.

 

Taylor says her daughter spent around $20 on the painting, and she "gasped when she saw it in the aisle and ran right over to it and asked if we could get it."

 

"Ella is definitely a little history buff! She loves learning about the presidents and has ever since she learned about Mount Rushmore in kindergarten!" the mom of three tells PEOPLE. "She has a 3-D printed Mount Rushmore in her room that she actually brought into show & tell to show her class!"

 

The little girl loves to watch presidential documentaries, and Taylor says that, currently, Ella's favorite presidents are Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama.

 

"Her favorite song is the national anthem and she sings that any event she can!" adds Taylor.

 

Taylor admits she's "shocked" by the response her video has gotten online.

 

"The video has over 1 million views on my Instagram account! The comments have been so lovely and inspiring for Ella as I show her all of the other women who are commenting that have made a career from loving history!" she says.

 

Taylor says she initially thought the clip would be a sweet memory to have to look back on and remember her daughter's "phase of loving history."

 

However, after seeing all the feedback from her video, the mom of three says, "it seems like maybe it won't be a phase," and she hopes her little girl's love of history will continue to flourish.

 

"If you don’t get her a Felicity American girl doll immediately 😩," one user wrote, while another added, "I can’t wait for her to discover Hamilton."

 

"History major in the making," another user commented.

ONETASTE CULT LEADER RECEIVED LETTERS OF SUPPORT, INCLUDING FROM CNN PERSONALITY

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OneTaste ‘orgasm cult’ boss got surprising letters of support – including from CNN personality

By Ben Kochman

Published March 31, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET

 

CNN personality Van Jones and a star of “The West Wing” each wrote gushing letters in support of Nicole Daedone, the head of the alleged “orgasm cult” OneTaste, who was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday.

 

Jones — a Yale-educated attorney who worked as a special advisor to President Barack Obama — called the 58-year-old Daedone “a woman of uncommon wisdom, grace and moral courage” in one of more than 200 letters sent to Judge Diane Gujarati.

 

“She has given her life to exploring what true empowerment looks like, particularly for women. I have never known her to be someone who seeks personal gain at the expense of others. She is someone who has given her energy to helping people evolve,” Jones wrote.

 

The political pundit, who said he met Daedone in the early 2000s in the San Francisco area, asked the court to be lenient on “one of the most thoughtful, ethical and service-oriented individuals I have met.”

 

“If there is any room in your consideration for mercy, for the belief that a person’s contributions and intentions matter, I ask you to see Nicole in full,” the media personality wrote. “She has already endured immense public scrutiny and personal hardship. Yet even now, she continues to show grace and strength.”

 

The judge hit Daedone with a nine-year sentence after a Brooklyn federal jury convicted her of grooming workers and members at her wellness company OneTaste to have sex with clients and investors.

 

Richard Schiff, who starred as Toby Ziegler on the prestige political drama “The West Wing,” wrote his own letter of support, saying that his wife, Sheila Kelley, became close to Daedone in spirituality and female empowerment circles.

 

“I do not know Nicole personally beyond brief interactions, but I have observed the deep respect and affection my wife holds for her,” Schiff wrote.

 

“Over the years, Sheila has shared with me how much Nicole’s work has meant to her and to the women she has served. I’ve come to understand that Nicole is not only a teacher but also a thinker who has spent her life trying to bring compassion, awareness, and honesty to a part of human experience that is often shamed or misunderstood.”

 

Among the large stack of letters sent to Gujarati were many accounts of women touting the benefits of “orgasmic meditation,” the practice of ritualized group pleasure that Daedone helped popularize.

 

But nine former OneTaste employees testified at a trial last summer that they were coerced into sexual and menial tasks over more than a decade.

 

Prosecutors accused Daedone and the company’s former head of sales, Rachel Cherwitz, of recruiting victims who had suffered past traumas by claiming she could help fix their sexual suffering. Both women were convicted of forced labor conspiracy.

 

Cherwitz was sentenced to six and a half years in prison Monday afternoon.

 

Daedone and Cherwitz have maintained their innocence and plan to appeal their guilty verdicts.

SQUATTER PATIENT IN FLORIDA HOSPITAL FINALLY LEAVES FIVE MONTHS AFTER DISCHARGE

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Squatter patient in Florida hospital for 5 months finally leaves after discharge, lawsuit

By Associated Press

Published April 1, 2026, 1:04 a.m. ET

 

A Florida hospital has dropped its lawsuit seeking to evict a patient who refused to vacate a room for months after she was discharged because, the hospital said, she finally left.

 

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital filed the lawsuit this month requesting an injunction to force the woman to leave room 373 and authorizing the county sheriff’s office to assist if necessary.

 

She was officially discharged from the hospital in early October.

 

A hearing had been scheduled for Monday, but was canceled after the hospital filed a notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice.

 

The case is no longer active because the patient “is no longer at TMH,” hospital spokesperson Sarah Cannon said Monday.

 

The hospital’s lawsuit said resources were being diverted from helping other patients because of the woman’s continued occupation of the room.

 

According to the lawsuit, the woman was admitted to the hospital for medical treatment and a formal discharge order was issued Oct. 6 because she no longer needed acute care services.

 

The hospital repeatedly tried to coordinate her departure with family members including by offering transportation.

GOOGLE UPDATES GMAIL

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Google users’ dreams come true with long-awaited Gmail update — here’s how to take advantage

By Reda Wigle

Published April 1, 2026, 6:00 a.m. ET

 

It’s about time.

 

On Tuesday, Google announced it will now allow U.S. users to change their Google Account username without opening a new account or losing access to their data.

 

Translation: you’re no longer stuck with a regrettable early aughts account name, looking at you, slackerboy666, kandyraver69. and chewbacca_is_my_stock_broker.

 

It seems the feature is long overdue.

 

According to Google, “‘Can you change your Gmail address?’” was the top-searched ‘can you’ Gmail-related question over the past year in the U.S.

 

Now that that particular wish is being granted, patience is in order.

 

According to the company’s support page, the feature is rolling out gradually across the US, so users may not have immediate access to it.

 

Here’s how to make the change:

 

Go to myaccount.google.com/google-account-email.

Sign in if prompted

Click “Personal info”

Click Email > Google Account email

Under “Google Account email,” click Change Google Account email. If this option does not present itself, it might not yet be possible to change your Google Account email.

Enter a new username. You’ll need to choose a name that isn’t already in use or one that has once been used but has since been deleted.

Click “Change email” and then “Yes,” change email

Follow the steps on the screen

When complete, you’ll have a brand spanking new Google Account email, and your old account will show as an alternate

Users can change their username only once every 12 months, and they won’t be able to delete their new email address during that period.

 

Google shared that old emails will be preserved and that users will be able to sign in to Google services using both the old and new addresses.

 

In the wake of Google’s announcement, many users are rejoicing at the opportunity to rebrand themselves.

 

“I knew holding onto my Gmail account from when Gmail was in beta would pay off!” shared one Reddit commentator.

 

“Not too proud of the email name I made at 14, so a name refresh while retaining my data sounds great,” said another.

 

Others are standing by their original, questionable choices.

 

“Nah, I’m keeping StonerBeast42069 forever!!,” one user proudly declared.

 

“I went with my firstname.lastname and couldn’t be happier,” another happy person chimed in with.

 

It ain’t all glad rags and beneficial swaps, however, as experts warn that cyber attackers are using Gmail address functionality to hack user accounts.

 

Essentially, cyber criminals are sending emails from legitimate-looking Google addresses claiming that you can change your address by clicking on a link within the email that takes you to a security check.

 

The “security check” is then used to steal your credentials and hack your account.

 

This method has been in place for some time, but experts believe the new rollout will make attacks more ubiquitous and users more vulnerable.

 

In 2025, the FTC received 3 million fraud reports from consumers who lost a staggering $15.9 billion to scammers.

 

To protect yourself and your Gmail account from would-be hackers, a Google security checkup is recommended.

 

“Users can protect themselves from credential theft by turning on 2-step verification and adopting passkeys as a stronger and safer alternative to passwords,” a Gmail spokesperson told Forbes.