Photo: KFGO News On Aug. 17, Myron Schlafman, 69, was making sausages and was taking a chunk of meat out of the mixer in the garage of his home when he accidentally stepped on the lever that activates the machine. “When my arm went in there, that must have been instant shock,” Schlafman toldKFGO News. “I just looked and knew I was in big trouble. “When I cut off my arm, I could feel my nerves jumping....

Alex Ovechkin.Photo: Justin K. Aller/NHLI via Getty The Washington Capitals were fined $100,000 for violating the NHL’sCOVID-19 protocols. In astatementposted Wednesday, the NHL said that the team was facing the fine due to violating protocol that involved “social interactions among team members who were in close contact and who were not wearing face coverings.” In addition to the $100,000 fine, several players on the team were added to the “protocol absences list” and will likely miss the next few games: winger and captain Alex Ovechkin, center Evgeny Kuznetsov, defenseman Dmitry Orlov and goalie Ilya Samsonov, according toCBS Sports....

Taylor Swifthas a multitude of talents, but she may want to leave bartending to the pros.The Grammy winner, 29, has inked a new, multi-year partnership withCapital One, and the singer launched the collab on Friday morning with a new commercial (shared exclusively with PEOPLE) highlighting the company’s “Savor” card.Starring as a waitress in a diner and a bartender in a restaurant, the superstar has a few mishaps on the job but adorably, well, shakes it all off....

Stars, they’re just like us!At 25th anniversaryReality Bitesscreening and panel hosted at the Tribeca Film Festival, starsWinona RyderandBen Stilleradmitted they were both extremely nervous when they first met each other before filming began.The two appeared on the Sunday panel with Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo, writer Helen Childress, producer Michael Shamberg and executive producer Stacey Sher.“I feel like the lucky one. I feel like it couldn’t have been made without every ingredient up here,” Ryder, 47, said, before addressing Stiller....

Tarek El MoussaandHeather Rae Youngcontinue to tease theirupcoming weddingon a new episode ofFlipping 101. “Well, one,” Young, 34, says hesitantly, to which El Moussa joking replies replies, “Then why did you make metake so many?” “These are selects that I love!” Young says before asking her fiancé and Taylor to help pick the perfect frame. Taylor pushes back on one picture in particular where the couple share a smooch. “Is it because we’re kissing?...

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Heather Rae El Moussahas been candid about her breastfeeding journey, opening up this week about some of the challenges she’s faced throughout the experience. TheSelling Sunsetstar, 34, shared onInstagramTuesday that she’d been having trouble nursing her newborn sonTristan, whom she welcomed on Jan. 31 with husbandTarek El Moussa, as the infant has hadtongue, cheek and lip ties, which causes difficulty latching during breastfeeding. Speaking toDanielle Gauss, an international board-certified lactation consultant working with Heather, she tells PEOPLE what it means for someone to have oral tethering, how it can affect the breastfeeding process and what new parents should look out for....

We all have that favorite lipstick that instantly pulls together an outfit, the can’t-live-without vacuum that inhales everything in its path, or that yoga mat that holds us accountable to our fitness routine. But when it comes to searching for something new to love, it can be a challenge — just thinking about all of the options available for something as simple as a curling iron is enough to make our heads spin....

White House officials were quick to caution on Tuesday that the Biden family dogs,Champ and Major, remained “beloved members of the family” following a report that they had beenreturned to the Bidens' home in Delawarelast week after an incident. Citing sources, CNNpublished an article Mondaythat Major, the younger of the twoGerman Shepherds, had a “biting incident” with White House security. While CNN described the altercation as serious, further details about injuries were not known....

A model of COVID-19.Photo: Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty The World Health Organization has implemented a new system toname variants of COVID-19that use Greek letters instead of country names to avoid stigmatizing the regions. The new system gives the strains “non-stigmatizing labels,” WHO said in a statement, using letters from the Greek alphabet. The B.1.1.7 strain will now be called Alpha, B.1.351 is renamed Beta and the B.1.617.2 variant is Delta. If the 24 letters in the Greek alphabet have been used up, WHO will move to a new naming system....

Photo: David Livingston/FilmMagic Tony Hawkand Catherine “Cathy” Goodman slid right into each other’s hearts. Hawk married his fourth wife, Goodman, in Ireland in June 2015. “Tying the Celtic knot with my best friend,” hecaptioned a photo with his new brideon their wedding day. Hawk, who has four children from his previous relationships —Riley, Spencer, Keegan andKadence—told theSydney Morning Heraldin April 2020 that he and Goodman “connect on a deep level in terms of our approach to life....

Grace West, Blake Shelton and Noivas.Photo: Trae Patton/NBC via GettyTeam Blake has nothing but appreciation for the country star, who is currently coaching his final season ofThe Voice.PEOPLE recently caught up with Team Blake’s final contestants Grace West and Noivas as they opened up about working with the"God’s Country" singer, 46.“It’s an honor, to be honest with you, to be here with a coach that’s been here since the beginning that knows the in and outs — and he’s a superstar,” West, 19 — who wants “to do Blake proud” — told PEOPLE exclusively last Friday....

New York City residents recently felt they were living in a sci-fi adventure. On Nov. 2, one resident spotted a green liquid spilling from sewer grates near the World Trade Center. Dan Pantelo shared his findings onX(formerly known as Twitter) with a photo of the bright green liquid surrounding the sewer grate and pouring into the city streets. Daniel Pantelo /Storyful “So there’s literal green sludge bubbling up from the ground next to World Trade Center right now,” Pantelo wrote....