This 15-mile, $6.7B bridge is a symbol of China’s ambitions, and its problems
Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Even in a land known for gargantuan, record-breaking infrastructure, this project is turning heads. At 15 miles…
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Halle Bailey and Fantasia Barrino star in the first trailer for new ‘The Color Purple’ movie
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Halle Bailey and Fantasia Barrino made their official debut on Monday in the first trailer for the upcoming…
Continue ReadingTSA expands PreCheck access for teens
By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The Transportation Security Administration has announced an expansion of TSA PreCheck access just as the busy…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are engaged
By Chloe Melas and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sánchez are engaged, a source close to the…
Continue ReadingRay Stevenson, ‘RRR’ and ‘Thor’ actor, dead at 58
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ray Stevenson, an actor who appeared in “RRR” and the “Thor” films, died Sunday, his publicist Nicki…
Continue ReadingJimmy Buffett shares health update following hospitalization
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Buffett is on the mend following a brief hospitalization on Thursday. The 76-year-old shared an update on…
Continue ReadingDef Leppard drummer Rick Allen talks recovery after recent attack
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen is talking about his recovery after he was assaulted following a show in Florida…
Continue ReadingDemi Moore and Andrew McCarthy enjoy a mini Brat Pack reunion
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Actors Demi Moore and Andrew McCarthy reunited over the weekend for the first time in years. McCarthy took to…
Continue ReadingCannes red carpet looks 2023: All the fashion from the 76th film festival
Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — The 76th edition of Cannes Film Festival is drawing to a close, and outfits worn on the Promenade de la Croisette have…
Continue ReadingKurt Cobain’s smashed-up guitar sells for almost $600,000—nearly 10 times the auction estimate
Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — An electric guitar smashed up and signed by the late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain has sold for almost 10 times its…
Continue ReadingThis underrated capital city was the first to become a UNESCO site
By Sandra MacGregor, CNN (CNN) — It’s hard not to feel a little sorry for the Ecuadorian capital of Quito. Often viewed by travelers as an…
Continue Reading‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ ends on a happy note
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “NCIS: Los Angeles” has come to a close after 14 seasons. The second of a two-part finale aired Sunday,…
Continue ReadingFormer soldier who lost both legs in Afghanistan makes history on Everest
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A former soldier who lost both his legs in an explosion in Afghanistan has made history by conquering Everest.…
Continue ReadingLego is heading back to the ’80s with a 2,651-piece model ‘Pac-Man’ arcade cabinet
Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Eighties kids, rejoice! Toy company Lego is about to release a 2,561-piece set celebrating “Pac-Man.” The set is…
Continue ReadingThe mourning dress codes of ‘Succession’
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Media giant Logan Roy was laid to rest on Sunday in the airy gilded interior of the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, located on…
Continue ReadingMiley Cyrus explains why she won’t be touring any time soon
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While she has one of the biggest hits in the music industry in awhile, don’t expect Miley Cyrus to go on…
Continue Reading‘The Little Mermaid’ shines, thanks to Halle Bailey and a warm wave of nostalgia
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — As the movie that began Disney’s animation renaissance in 1989, a live-action “The Little Mermaid”…
Continue Reading‘American Idol’ Season 21 winner is…
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Season 21 of “American Idol” crowned a winner with an emotional, star-studded finale on Sunday. The…
Continue ReadingMount Etna eruption grounds flights in Sicily with clouds of ash
By Jack Guy and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Flights from Catania airport in Sicily were grounded on Sunday after volcanic ash from an…
Continue ReadingClimate activists dump charcoal in Rome’s Trevi Fountain
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Climate change activists turned the blue water of the Trevi Fountain in central Rome black with…
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