Silvia Marchetti, CNN There are green fertile valleys, old brigands’ hideaways, cherry orchards — and a mysterious flask allegedly containing a very special blood. Amaseno, a tiny village located in the province of Frosinone between Rome and Naples, harbors a mystical secret that, locals say, questions the laws of nature. The villagers venerate a glass
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Kathie Lee Gifford says she’s going to pass on reading Kelly Ripa’s new book. Ripa became co-host of “Live With Regis and Kelly” in 2000, after Gifford left the longtime morning show. In her new book, “Live Wire: Long -Winded Short Stories, Ripa writes about her complicated relationship with her
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN NeNe Leakes has shared that her 23-year-old son is “struggling to speak” after suffering heart failure and a stroke two weeks ago. The former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member took to her Instagram stories on Monday to recount what happened to her son, Brentt. “This is not the way
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, Taylor Romine and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Jennifer Siebel Newsom, an award-winning filmmaker and wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, is set to testify in the sexual assault trial of disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein in Los Angeles, her attorneys told CNN Monday. “Like many other women, my client was sexually assaulted by
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, Taylor Romine and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Jennifer Siebel Newsom, an award-winning filmmaker and wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, is set to testify in the sexual assault trial of disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein in Los Angeles, her attorneys told CNN Monday. “Like many other women, my client was sexually assaulted by
Continue Reading Francesca Street, CNN It’s one of the best parts about a vacation — that moment when you discover the side of the city that’s clearly more popular with locals than tourists. Maybe it’s the off-the-beaten-track cafe with the best coffee you’ve ever tasted, the underground bar that’s not signposted on the street above, or the
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Eileen Ryan, a veteran actress and matriarch of the Hollywood family that includes actor Sean Penn, died at her home on Sunday, according to a statement shared by Penn’s publicist. She was 94. Ryan would have turned 95 on October 16. No details on her cause of death were provided. Ryan
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Did Madonna just come out? That’s the debate after she posted a video on her verified TikTok account. In it, the legendary singer holds a pair of what appear to be pink panties with writing on the video which states, “If I miss, I’m Gay.” Madonna then tosses the underwear
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Selena Gomez is opening up even more about her health struggles. In the trailer for her Apple TV+ documentary “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me,” the “Only Murders in the Building” star is seen dealing with various issues, including trying to get a handle on her mental health. “After years
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Selena Gomez is opening up even more about her health struggles. In the trailer for her Apple TV+ documentary “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me,” the “Only Murders in the Building” star is seen dealing with various issues, including trying to get a handle on her mental health. “After years
Continue Reading Melanie Hamilton, CNN A tiny wooden hut with smoke sprouting from its chimney sits at the base of a windswept hill dotted with lambs. Inside is a large iron cauldron, scuffed from centuries of use and smothered in flames. As its interior bubbles, mountain barley and wild hops are married together to create a delightfully
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Eva Mendes may have been off the scene for awhile, but she’s disputing the fact that she’s out of the game. The “Hitch” star recently posted a video on her verified Instagram account that was a compilation of some headlines about her supposedly quitting acting. “I never quit acting,” Mendes
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Did Madonna just come out? That’s the debate after she posted a video on her verified TikTok account. In it, the legendary singer holds a pair of what appear to be pink panties with writing on the video which states, “If I miss, I’m Gay.” Madonna then tosses the underwear
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd delighted “Back to the Future” fans when they were reunited at the weekend, 37 years after the release of the sci-fi comedy. The pair, who respectively starred as time-traveling high school student Marty McFly and eccentric “Doc” Emmett Brown in the 1985 blockbuster and its
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Kanye West will not be featured on “The Shop: Uninterrupted.” West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, taped an episode of the YouTube conversation series from Lebron James and Maverick Carter earlier this week. In a statement to CNN on Wednesday, Carter said the episode will not air. “After
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN T.J. Miller’s time in the “Deadpool” franchise has come to an end. Miller, who appeared in “Deadpool” alongside Reynolds as his friend Weasel, said on the “Adam Corolla Show” podcast that he doesn’t envision working on another project with the actor. “Would I work with him again? No, I would not
Continue Reading By Peter Yeung A fraction of a second after William Sargent’s torch light catches the unmistakable glint of snake skin he roars into action, sliding on a protective glove and launching himself into the dense green jungle of northern Hong Kong. The 46-year-old re-emerges on the paved trail moments later with a many-banded krait, also
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch and David Williams, CNN Twitter locked rapper Kanye West’s Twitter account over an antisemitic tweet posted on the account on Saturday. In the since-removed tweet, West said he was “going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE,” and also that, “You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone
Continue Reading By Janelle Davis, CNN Stanley Tucci transports viewers as he travels around Italy and indulges in the world’s most popular cuisine. In this season of “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy,” he invites you to a front-row seat as he and chefs, artisans and home cooks celebrate such specialties as the rich pesto Genovese in Liguria,
Continue Reading Janelle Davis, CNN. Recipe from the Ventra family. For the Tucci family, a feast is not complete without one Italian staple. Zeppole are deep-fried doughnuts that Stanley Tucci calls “addictively delicious.” While shooting “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy,” he met up with his Italian relatives in Calabria — the southwest “toe” of the Italian peninsula.
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