Al Roker Reveals What's Most Important to Him After Turning 70 as He Jokes It's 'Embarrassing' to Be Celebrated (Exclusive)

Al Roker on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.Photo:Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images Al Rokeris keeping his nearest and dearest close to him as he celebrates his 70th birthday! “At the end of the day, I think the people that are closest to you, because everything else can fall away, your job, whatever, but the people that matter are the ones that make a difference in your life,” Roker shares of what’s important to him nowadays.

Al Roker Says It’s Not Thanksgiving Without His ‘Terrific’ Sweet Potato Casserole

Al Roker’s Sweet Potato Casserole.Photo:Barry Brecheisen/Getty; Fred Hardy Barry Brecheisen/Getty; Fred Hardy A must-have holiday dish inAl Roker’shouse has mysterious origins.“Sweet potato poon is one of those things where, I don’t know if my mom got it from somebody, I don’t even know where the name came from,” theTodayanchor says about his mother’s recipe. “It wasn’t the holidays in our house if sweet potato poon wasn’t there.“The Roker family’s sweet potato poon, which is included in his new cookbookAl Roker’s Recipes to Live By,is a twist on a classic marshmallow-topped casserole.

Ala. Man Forced 10-Year-Old Girl to Perform Sex Acts So She Could Play Video Games

Dustin Lamar Peoples.Photo:Blount County Sheriff’s Office Blount County Sheriff’s Office Content warning: This article contains disturbing details of child sex abuse. An Alabama man has been convicted of first-degree sodomy and sex abuse of a child under the age of 12, Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey tells PEOPLE. Dustin Lamar Peoples abused a 10-year-old girl for months, forcing her to perform oral sex on him in exchange for permission to play video games on a gaming console, according to prosecutors.

Ala. Murder Suspect Out on Bond Allegedly Committed Another Homicide After His Ankle Monitor Died: Police

Nyyon Sanders.Photo:Mobile County Sheriff’s Office Mobile County Sheriff’s Office An Alabama man charged with murder allegedly killed another person while out on bail after his ankle monitor died. Nyyon Sanders is charged with murder and robbery, according to Mobile County jail records. Once at the apartment complex, Sanders is accused of killing 25-year-old Joseph Evans Jr. and injuring another person, the outlets reported. AL.com reported that Sanders had been out on $200,000 bail in connection with the 2022 homicide, which occurred when the defendant was a juvenile.

Alabama Family Transforms 1,750 Sq. Foot Grain Bins Into Rustic Farmhouse — and Inside Is a Must-See (Exclusive)

Sydney O’Neal and her family smile in front of their house.Photo:Sydney O’Neal Sydney O’Neal Sydney O’neal’s parents aren’t fans of her calling their home a soup can. But the first time the 19-year-old stood inside the two aluminum tin grain bins that her dad, Shane, built on their property in Alabama, she couldn’t help but see their house as anything else. “I was like, ‘Mom, we’re literally standing inside a soup can,’ " O’neal recalls telling her mother, Stacy.