People

Courtesy Zac Hanson

And baby makes five!

Zac Hanson and his wife Kate, 29, welcomed a baby boy on Thursday, Oct. 17, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.

The couple’s son joins big brother John Ira Shepherd, 5, and sister, Junia Rosa Ruth, 2½.

“We are very excited to share the addition of George Abraham Walker Hanson to our growing family,” Zac, 28, tells PEOPLE. “Abraham is healthy and we are happily sharing a little down time together as a family.”

Their new arrival, who will go by Abraham, arrived at 8 lbs., 7 oz. (the same birth weight, coincidentally, as his sister) and has surely thrilled his siblings.

As Zac told PEOPLE in May, “It’s fun this time to watch the little ones so excitedly anticipating their new sibling.”

Added the drummer, “We are so happy and thankful to add more life and love to our family!”

– Rennie Dyball

TooFab

Zac Hanson is all grown up — and still so incredibly cute!
The youngest Hanson brother celebrates his 28th birthday today, and while he’s far from his “Mmmbop” days, the former pop star is still making music.
The boys have not only been churning out albums, but they’ve been getting busy.
Can you believe Zac’s a dad? He tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Kate Tucker in 2006. The adorable couple already have two children together, Shephered and Junia Rose Ruth, and they’re expecting their third child sometime in December!
Now with baby number three on the way for Zac, the boys’ will have 10 children between the three of them — Taylor Hanson has five and Isaac has two.
Yep, looks like they’re starting a mini Hanson army — click “Launch Gallery” above to see even more teen idols then and now!

Billboard

Lorde (born Ella Yelich-O’Connor on Nov. 7, 1996) becomes the third-youngest solo artist to crown Pop Songs (which launched in 1992). JoJo was 13 years and seven months old when “Leave (Get Out)” began a five-week reign in 2004, while Miley Cyrus was 16 years, 11 months and two weeks old when “Party in the U.S.A.” reached No. 1 in 2009. The five youngest soloists to top the chart are all female, in fact: Britney Spears was 17 years two months and three weeks old when “…Baby One More Time” hit the top in 1999 and Avril Lavigne was 17 years and 10 months when “Complicated” climbed to the summit in 2002.

(Including group members, Hanson’s Zac Hanson is the youngest artist to rule Pop Songs. He was a mere 11 years and six months old when the brother trio’s “MmmBop” reached No. 1 in 1997.)

Anchorage Daily News

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2013. There are 70 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered a nationally broadcast address in which he publicly revealed the presence of Soviet-built missile bases under construction in Cuba and announced a quarantine of all offensive military equipment being shipped to the Communist island nation.

On this date:

In 1746, Princeton University was first chartered as the College of New Jersey.

In 1797, French balloonist Andre-Jacques Garnerin (gahr-nayr-AN’) made the first parachute descent, landing safely from a height of about 3,000 feet over Paris.

In 1811, composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt was born in the Hungarian town of Raiding (RY’-ding) in present-day Austria.

In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first constitutionally elected president of the Republic of Texas.

In 1883, the original Metropolitan Opera House in New York held its grand opening with a performance of Gounod’s “Faust.”

In 1928, Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover spoke of the “American system of rugged individualism” in a speech at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

In 1934, bank robber Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd was shot to death by federal agents at a farm in East Liverpool, Ohio.

In 1962, the hit comedy album “The First Family,” starring comedian-impressionist Vaughn Meader as President John F. Kennedy, was recorded before a studio audience in New York City.

In 1968, Apollo 7 returned safely from Earth orbit, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean.

In 1979, the U.S. government allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to travel to New York for medical treatment — a decision that precipitated the Iran hostage crisis. French conductor and music teacher Nadia Boulanger died in Paris.

In 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization was decertified by the federal government for its strike the previous August.

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed into law sweeping tax-overhaul legislation.

In 2002, Bus driver Conrad Johnson was shot to death in Aspen Hill, Md., in the final attack carried out by the “Beltway Snipers.”

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush defended U.S. policy from the Mideast to Iraq during a frank exchange with moderate Muslim leaders during a stopover in Bali, Indonesia. The Florida Marlins edged the New York Yankees 4-3 in 12 innings to even the World Series at two games each. IRL racer Tony Renna, 26, died after crashing at close to 220 miles-an-hour during a test drive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Five years ago: Wall Street tumbled again as investors worried that the global economy was poised to weaken. The major indexes fell more than 4 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which finished with a loss of 514 points. The fishing vessel Katmai sank in the Bering Sea off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, killing seven crewmen; four survived. India launched its first mission to the moon to redraw maps of the lunar surface. (India lost contact with its lunar satellite Chandrayaan-1 last August.) The Philadelphia Phillies won Game 1 of the World Series, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2.

One year ago: President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney met in the last of their three debates; although foreign policy was the topic, both kept circling back to their plans for strengthening the economy. Tropical Storm Sandy formed south of Jamaica, and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Joan Fontaine is 96. Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing is 94. Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 77. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 75. Actor Derek Jacobi is 75. Actor Tony Roberts is 74. Movie director Jan (yahn) de Bont is 70. Actress Catherine Deneuve is 70. Rock musician Leslie West (Mountain) is 68. Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is 66. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 61. Movie director Bill Condon is 58. Actor Luis Guzman is 56. Actor-writer-producer Todd Graff is 54. Rock musician Cris Kirkwood is 53. Actor-comedian Bob Odenkirk is 51. Olympic gold medal figure skater Brian Boitano is 50. Christian singer TobyMac is 49. Singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding is 48. Actress Valeria Golino is 47. Comedian Carlos Mencia is 46. Country singer Shelby Lynne is 45. Reggae rapper Shaggy is 45. Movie director Spike Jonze is 44. Rapper Tracey Lee is 43. Actress Saffron Burrows is 41. MLB player Ichiro Suzuki is 40. Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 38. Actor Michael Fishman is 32. Talk show host Michael Essany is 31. Rock musician Rickard (correct) Goransson (Carolina Liar) is 30. Rock musician Zac Hanson (Hanson) is 28. Actor Jonathan Lipnicki is 23. Actress Sofia Vassilieva (vas-ihl-lee-A’-vuh) is 21.

Thought for Today: “You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.” — James Thurber, American humorist (1894-1961).