By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is facing a lawsuit related to an “injurious wedgie” that court documents allege resulted from riding a 214-foot water slide in the resort’s Typhoon Lagoon water park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The suit pertains to an incident that took place on October 14,
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The likeness of Stevie Nicks, former member of rock band Fleetwood Mac, has been immortalized in a new Barbie doll – and the singer-songwriter is made up. The 75-year-old presented her Barbie doll to fans at her Madison Square Garden show in New York City on Sunday, calling it
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda Williams says recreations of her late father made with artificial intelligence are “disturbing.” She took to Instagram on Sunday to explain her thoughts on AI, which is one of the key contract issues in the SAG-AFTRA strike against Hollywood studios. “I am not an impartial
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood star Tom Hanks has “nothing to do with” an artificial intelligence version of himself that is promoting “some dental plan,” he said on Instagram on Sunday. Alongside his warning, Hanks shared a photo of an apparent AI likeness depicting his younger self, though it is
Continue Reading By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — At the start of the year, content creator Jess Stone was enjoying an epic motorcycle journey around the world with her beloved dog on the back of her bike and her husband Greg riding behind them. But within months, everything had changed. In March, Greg was hit by a
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” is coming to theaters. The “Break My Soul” singer, who wrapped up her tour in in Kansas City on Sunday, released a trailer for the film, “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.” The project will debut in theaters on Dec. 1. According to an official synopsis for the
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — After a wait of more than 140 years, five central towers of Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia basilica are at last finished. When the sixth and final central tower is finished—expected in 2026—construction of the church, which began in 1882, will be complete. Design of the church was spearheaded by
Continue Reading CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Donna Kelce is fully aware of what the world wants to know. She also is fully protective of her son Travis Kelce and his personal life. “I don’t talk about it much,” she told CNN Friday. “It’s basically, you know, people’s personal lives and I just stay
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A child standing barefoot, seemingly playing with a bag over their head; an old woman sticking her tongue out during an medical examination; a family sitting in an empty room on Holi Day, staring into the camera; a girl hanging upside down from a tree, her head in another
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — It would be difficult to find an airline that didn’t consider a pilot flying while drunk a fireable offense. But a newly proposed regulation in India could also take action against pilots who use perfume. India’s Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which oversees the country’s
Continue Reading By Aurore Laborie, CNN Paris, France (CNN) — In 2010, an unexpected phone call from an American attorney turned Claire Gimpel’s world on its axis. The lawyer — Laurence Eisenstein, whose firm works to recover artwork looted by the Nazis — said he’d been speaking to a British scholar who’d come across the name René Gimpel
Continue Reading CNN Review by Brandon Griggs, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — For several years a mysterious spherical structure has been rising on the skyline of this desert playground, teasing visitors in recent months with its wraparound LED screen transforming the giant orb into a planet, a basketball, or — most distractingly — a blinking eyeball. Now,
Continue Reading Review by Brandon Griggs, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — For several years a mysterious spherical structure has been rising on the skyline of this desert playground, teasing visitors in recent months with its wraparound LED screen transforming the giant orb into a planet, a basketball, or — most distractingly — a blinking eyeball. Now, finally,
Continue Reading CNN Homero De La Fuente and Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift was clearly ready for some more football on Sunday, as were Deadpool, Wolverine and Ant-Man. More on the Marvel stars in a moment. As was highly expected/speculated, Swift was in the crowd at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday night to
Continue Reading Homero De La Fuente and Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift was clearly ready for some more football on Sunday, as were Deadpool, Wolverine and Ant-Man. More on the Marvel stars in a moment. As was highly expected/speculated, Swift was in the crowd at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday night to cheer
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — You’re on a cruise in the buffet line. You’re politely waiting your turn to access a sumptuous bowl of fresh fruit. In front of you is a fellow passenger picking out certain berries — with their fingers! The ultraselective and handsy fruit looter who committed this cruising faux paus
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — A trip to the gas station usually warrants more of a hurried waddle to the bathroom than a commemorative TikTok. But most gas stations are not Buc-ee’s. The Texas-based (and Texas-supersized) gas and convenience store chain offers much more than a place to fuel up and grab a bag
Continue Reading By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Indonesia has launched Southeast Asia’s first-ever bullet train, a high-speed rail line that will connect two of its largest cities. The $7.3 billion project, part of China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative and largely funded by Chinese state-owned firms, opened to the public on Monday following a series of
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s grandchildren and his love for animals, it turns out the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Schwarzenegger – who is grandfather to daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger’s two children with Chris Pratt, Lyla and Eloise – says three-year-old Lyla is especially fond of his
Continue Reading Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — It’s not the diamonds or the pearls that make Beyoncé that girl, but fashion is a critical part of what’s made her Renaissance World Tour unforgettable. In celebration of her seventh album of the same name, Beyoncé’s first solo tour in seven years featured a wardrobe fit for a queen.
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