Kristine Kowalski

Maria Kang may have amazing workout dedication and rock-hard abs, but she’s more than just her muscles. She spoke out to defend herself against women who were attacking her for being a ‘fat-shamer’ and ‘bully.’ The fit mom’s controversial photo shows off her toned body after three kids — but Maria said her body is far from perfect. In fact, she admits to having stretch marks and extra skin from her pregnancies!
Maria Kang, 32, wants her dedicated fans — and toughest critics — to know that she’s just a “real mom.” The California mom’s controversial photo of her posed in minimal workout gear showing off her amazing body and three young kids sparked a massive debate over whether her extreme fitness inspires or shames bodies. Maria posted a statement to her Facebook page, explaining that her own body is not a comment on anyone else’s — because it is also a work in progress.

‘Baby Hope’s name, Anjelica Castillo, was finally revealed after decades of mystery, and her own adult sister found out after two decades of mystery that they were related. Lorena looks so much like her sister that she gives a spooky glance at what Anjelica would have grown up to look like had her young life not been tragically cut short.
The girl only known as ‘Baby Hope’ for over 20 years was brutally killed in 1991. For the first time since the girl’s murder, her sister, Laurencita “Lorena” Ramirez, 27, spoke out and revealed that not only did she not find out one of her sisters was murdered until she was 11 years old — she only just learned on Oct. 8 that her sister was the girl called “Baby Hope.”

In a new interview with Diane Sawyer, the brave Pakistani girl spoke out about her empowering message about young women’s education, one year after she survived being shot in the face by a member of the Taliban for her outspoken opinions.
Malala Yousafzai, 16, defied death when she survived being shot by members of the Taliban. Instead of living her life in fear, the empowering teen fought back against fear. In an Oct. 10 interview with Diane Sawyer, Malala shared how she would react if she were confronted by an attacker again.

Jimmy Kimmel extended the olive branch — or in this case, the designer duds — to Kanye when he appeared on his show on Oct. 9. The host gave Kanye a pair of leather jogging pants for his 3-month-old daughter Nori — and Yeezus didn’t quite know what to make of the gesture.
Kanye West appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show on Oct. 9. The pair famously feuded in a Twitter war when Jimmy mocked Kanye interview. In attempts to apologize to Kanye, Jimmy offered up a fashionable gift for his daughter North West — a mini pair of leather pants with some major “swag.” What do YOU think of the gift?

The ‘Teen Mom 3’ dad’s drug addiction is the reason he was not allowed near his daughter Arabella. Now in recovery, Matt spoke out on Twitter about his shocking and scary drug overdose — and even opened up about the legal problems that followed.
Matt McCann’s struggles with drug addiction have been well chronicled on Teen Mom 3 — but when Alex Sekella got a call about her daughter Arabella’s dad overdosing right before he was supposed to move into a sober home, the scary situation escalated. Matt got brutally honest on Twitter, explaining exactly what happened.

How touching! The Biebs took a moment to remember ‘Mrs. Bieber,’ his precious 6-year-old superfan who passed away from cancer on Sept. 26, 2012.
Justin Bieber made a special connection with his fan and “angel,” Avalanna Routh, also known as “Mrs. Bieber.” The brave girl, 6, died of brain cancer on Sept. 26, 2012, and Justin paid tribute to her on the one-year anniversary of her passing, Sept. 26, 2013.

Long Island teachers are making their best efforts to not only keep kids safe following a scary shooting near the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, NY — but to keep their day going on as normally as possible. HollywoodLife.com has learned EXCLUSIVELY how the schools are helping their students cope in this anxious time.
East Garden City, Long Island area schools have been placed under lockdown on Sept. 25 after a shooting broke out near the popular Roosevelt Field Mall. As the shooter remains at large, teachers are working to keep students focused on their schoolwork.

The rappers jumped to get involved when they heard a heartbreaking story of loss. The Game and Drake both stepped in to help a mom in need when they found out she lost her entire family in a tragic fire, donating $22,500 to help her with funeral costs for her 5 children and boyfriend.
The Game heard the story of young mom Anna Angel, who lost her entire family of five children and her fiance in a tragic mobile home fire on Sept. 15 in Tiffin, Ohio. Upon learning of her tragic loss, he and fellow rapper Drake just had to do something to help her out. Game sent out a picture of the young family to pay tribute — and ended up collecting money to donate to the mom.

How tragic! A young girl died in her brother’s car after she was left in the car while he went to class. The freshman was found by her older siblings after a full day of classes.
14-year-old Graciela Martinez was found dead in her brother’s car on Sept. 11 after being locked in the hot vehicle all day outside of Madera South High School in California. The teen overheated in the car, which had faulty locks and a non-functioning horn.