Sunday, August 16, 2026

Top Stories: She went viral as 'Peter Pan Girl.' Now she's responding to the memes.

A Disneyland fan who was dubbed "Peter Pan Girl" as her video topped 29 million views speaks to USA TODAY about her experience at the center of a meme storm. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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TikTok's "Peter Pan Girl," known as @babytonii99, next to Peter Pan actor at Disneyland in 2026.
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At 22, she's living with parents, saving money and seeing the world

Half of recent college graduates moved back in with their parents after finishing school, a new survey finds. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Sun Aug 16 2026

 
Arianna Hernandez, 22, lives with her parents in Dallas. She uses some of the money she saves to travel the world.

Half of recent college graduates moved back in with their parents after finishing school, a new survey finds.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attend the men's singles final match between Taylor Fritz of Jannik Sinner on day 14 of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 8, 2024, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens, New York City.
 

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reveal wedding rings for first time

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been photographed wearing their wedding bands for the first time. Here's what we know about the gold rings.

Matt Gutman attends the 19th annual Stand Up For Heroes Benefit at David Geffen Hall on Nov. 10, 2025, in New York City.
 

CBS News' Matt Gutman accused of sexual harassment in new lawsuit

Former ABC News field producer Samira Said has accused CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman of making a sexualized insinuation" about her.

Employees of the Indiana Department of Transportation talk on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, as floodwater remains in downtown Noblesville after days of heavy rain around Indiana.
 

7 killed in Indiana storms that led to record flooding

Storms across Central Indiana left at least seven people dead as of Aug. 16 as recovery efforts begin. Here's what to know.

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Jinny Lu wins first place in the "World's Ugliest Dog Contest" on Aug. 14, 2026 in Santa Rosa, Calif. A pug named Jinny Lu won first place with a $5,000 prize and a trip to New York where she will appear on NBC's "Today" show.
 

Charm shines at ugly dog showdown

Pups with crooked smiles and wild fur take center stage in the annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest.

Low water levels in Lake Powell are apparent in this February 2026 image showing the end of a floating dock hanging off a cliff at Antelope Marina in Page, Arizona. Workers carved a new path to the water through the solid rock.
 

Lake Powell, vital reservoir for the Southwest, hits record low

Lake Powell, a giant reservoir on the Utah-Arizona border that helps power millions of homes, has fallen to its lowest level ever.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his wife Georgina Rodríguez prior to the Heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou at Boulevard Hall on October 28, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
 

Cristiano Ronaldo, Georgina Rodríguez marry in Gucci

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez wore Gucci for their small wedding to commemorate how they met.

This file photo from June 6, 2019 shows former Major League Baseball pitcher Tommy John.
 

Tommy John, whose revolutionary surgery reshaped sports medicine, dies

Tommy John, a 288-game winner and the namesake of baseball's revolutionary elbow surgery, has died at 83.

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