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Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.Photo: Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via GettyTheJohnson & Johnsonsingle-dose vaccine can now provide immunity againstCOVID-19for at least eight months, as well as protection against “other highly prevalent SARS-CoV-2 viral variants” of the virus.The companyannounced on Thursdaythat during its trial, the vaccine generated a “strong neutralizing antibody response” to the widely spreading Delta variant, with 85% effectiveness.It is also expected to improve and continue immunity past the eight-month span of their study — reassuring the over 12 million Americans who have gottenthe Johnson & Johnson dose....

JoJo Siwahas had the time of her life onDancing with the Stars. TheDance Momsalum, who made history as one half ofthe show’s first-ever same-sex pairing, is opening up about her bittersweet emotions heading into Monday’s season 30 finale. “I’m so grateful for this last week to be on the show,” Siwa, 18, tells PEOPLE. “I was actually telling everybody, my thing is, I get so attached to people and I get so attached to things....

Photo: Allen Berezovsky/Getty JoJo Siwais staying busy. On Wednesday,NickelodeonandAwesomenessannounced that the 17-year-old multi-hyphenate star is set to appear in and executive produce a brand new musical calledThe J Team. Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday. Get a taste of the podcast below. “I am so excited to be filmingThe J Team!...

Senator-elect Jon Ossoff.Photo: ERIK S LESSER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock As the nation’s attention turned toriots in the U.S. Capitol buildingWednesday, the final Senate race in Georgia was called in favor of the Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff. Senator-elect Ossoff, 33, will become the youngest member of the Senate body. His victory over incumbent Sen. David Perdue means the Democratic Party will now control the Senate, afterSenator-elect Rev. Raphael Warnock’s victoryover incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler was called late Tuesday night....

Photo: Terry Wyatt/Getty Since the winners have been long announced, the ACM Honors is an annual awards show that’s usually devoid of suspense. But not this year with emceeJon Pardiin charge. Over the course of the event, on Wednesday at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the “Dirt on My Boots” singer kept the audience guessing at what he’d do next, whether it was bobbling a word (re: that unexplained pause between syllables that turned guitaristLindsay Ellinto a “bad-ass guitar”), arbitrarily calling out audience members (“Dierks!...

Photo: Zach Gibson/Getty Days afterhis plea to Congresswent viral,Jon Stewartcontinued to petition for a bill that would give lasting health care support to 9/11 responders and victims — and he criticized Senate Majority LeaderMitch McConnellfor what he said was a lack of care about the issue. The next day, McConnell, 77, said onFox & Friendsthat “many things in Congress have [come] at the last minute. We have never failed to address this issue, and we will address it again....

TheJonas Brothersare offering fans a glimpse into their private world thanks to a new docuseries that they’re hoping will show the world a new side of them. Moments Between the Momentsdebuted Tuesday onWatch Togethervia Messenger, Instagram and Facebook Watch, and was the first of five episodes, along with a concert special that will chronicle behind-the-scenes moments on the group’sRemember This tour. “It’s a fun way for us to show our fans who we are more as people every single day as we’re growing, as we’re changing, as we’re learning who we are and figuring out ourselves as we continue to grow,“Kevin Jonas, 34, tells PEOPLE....

Jonathan Van Ness opened up in an Instagram post about their journey to self-love.Photo:Jonathan Van Ness/Instagram Jonathan Van Ness/Instagram Jonathan Van Nesscontinues to share positive, encouraging messages of self-love, getting personal in anew Instagrampost Friday. “I will never forget the people who told me I would amount to nothing,” read the text superimposed over footage of Van Ness cuddled up withdog Eltonand husbandMark Peacockon a couch. “The ones who told me I destroyed my life, the ones who told me I couldn’t exist as who I am in this world, the ones who implied I would never find happiness” theQueer Eyestar, whois nonbinary, wrote....

01of 89Famous Face in the CrowdBruce Glikas/GettyJoni Mitchell enjoys a backstage moment of the cast of Broadway’sAlmost Famouson the night of its Nov. 3 premiere in New York City. 01of 89 Famous Face in the Crowd Bruce Glikas/Getty Joni Mitchell enjoys a backstage moment of the cast of Broadway’sAlmost Famouson the night of its Nov. 3 premiere in New York City. 02of 89Well SuitedMEGAPriyanka Chopra looks glamorous from head to toe while wearing an icy blue pant suit and matching bralette at her hotel in Mumbai on Nov....

Photo:Matthew Eisman/Getty; Carlo Allegri/Getty Matthew Eisman/Getty; Carlo Allegri/Getty Joseph Fiennesis reflecting on the most controversial role of his career:Michael Jackson. “It was a wrong decision,” Fiennes toldThe Observeron Sunday in an interview about his on-camera work. “I’m one part of that — there are producers, broadcasters, writers, directors, all involved in these decisions,” he said. “But obviously if I’m upfront, I have become the voice for other people. I would love them to be around the table as well to talk about it....

Photo:Jon Kopaloff/Getty Jon Kopaloff/Getty Josh Brolinand his wifeKathryn Boydare keeping cool in the morning. On Monday, Brolin, 55, shared a video to hisInstagram Storyshowing himself bare-chested in Santa Fe, New Mexico, as Kathryn, 35, is seen rushing into a bathtub of ice-cold water. “Morning everybody. Beautiful day in Santa Fe," Brolin said in the video, as he showed off the morning sunshine before catching his wife as she dashed to the tub in a bikini....

Josh Duggarand his wife and kids still stand beaming out from the desktop background of the HP office computer that, until Nov. 8, 2019, sat on the desk in the office at his Wholesale Motorcars lot. Now, two years later and three days into the former19 Kids and Countingstar’strial on child pornography charges, the computer sits sheathed in wrapping and red tape — signs it has been turned into evidence against him....

Josh Gad.Photo:Amanda Edwards/WireImage Amanda Edwards/WireImage Josh Gadis currently “dealing with a medical emergency” that requires him to sit out Saturday afternoon’s presentation of hisBroadwayshowGutenberg! The Musical! Hours before the show, theFrozenvoice actor, 42, shared with his followers in avideo messageposted on Instagram that he will not be able to perform because of “a bit of a medical emergency that I have to go deal with right now.” “I would rather be spending my afternoon with all of you than at a hospital, but I hope that this gets resolved pretty quickly and I’ll be back on stage with my buddy[Andrew] Rannellsas soon as possible,” Gad said....