Denée Benton Will Reprise Role of Cinderella in Broadway Revival of 'Into the Woods'

Photo: Bruce Glikas/WireImage Denée Bentonis dusting off her Cinderella slippers. The Tony Award nominee, 30, who starred in the role of the fairytale princess duringInto the Woods' run earlier this year as part of New York City Center Encores!, will reprise her performance on Broadway, PEOPLE can exclusively confirm. She will begin performances at the St. James Theatre on Nov. 21 and continue in the role through Dec. 24. Before Benton was cast in the Encores!

Deon Lendore, 3-Time Olympian and Texas A&M Track Coach, Dead at 29

Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Deon Lendore, former Texas A&M athlete and three-timeOlympictrack star who represented Trinidad & Tobago, has died. He was 29. The athlete died in College Station, Texas, died Tuesday after striking one vehicle before plowing head-on into another driving in the opposite direction. “According to the investigating Trooper, the Volkswagen crossed over the center stripe and side-swiped a vehicle that was traveling eastbound,” the statement continues. “The Volkswagen continued traveling westbound and drifted across the center stripe again and collided [with] the Infiniti head-on.

Department of Homeland Security Extends REAL ID Enforcement Deadline by 19 Months Due to COVID Pandemic

travel.Photo: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via GettyUnited States citizens will now have an additional 19 months to make sure they have a REAL ID.The Department of Homeland Securityannounced Tuesdaythat it would delay enforcement of the REAL ID until May 3, 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Enforcement had already been delayed due to the pandemic. The deadline to obtain a REAL ID was initially Oct. 1, 2020.Once it became clear that coronavirus-related shutdowns would cause delays, the deadline was extended to Oct.

Department of Justice Urges Court to Pause Texas Abortion Ban During Its Appeal

department of justice.Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images The Department of Justice is urging the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to halt the enforcement ofTexas' restrictive Senate Bill 8while its challenge to the new law is appealed. On Monday, the Department of Justice said in a filing that keeping the bill in effect would result in “substantial harm to the United States' sovereign interests and would disserve the public interest,“CNNreports. “If Texas' scheme is permissible, no constitutional right is safe from state-sanctioned sabotage of this kind.

Department of Transportation Rejects Delta Airlines' Ban on Pit Bulls as Service Animals

Photo: Getty Images Over a year after Delta Airlinesbanned pit bull-type dogs from traveling as service or support animalson their flights, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) instructed airlines that they must allow any breed of service dog on board. The DOT announced the news ina releaseon Thursday, explaining that “dogs as a species are accepted for transport.” “The Department’s Enforcement Office views a limitation based exclusively on breed of the service animal to not be allowed under its service animal regulation,” the DOT wrote.