Words by Jane Sit, videos by Kevin Broad, CNN Bulgan, Mongolia (CNN) — It’s early morning and an orange glow has filled the sky as the sun slowly rises over a seemingly endless desert landscape. Every few hours, herders walk into view, hundreds of sheep and goats in tow as they make their way to
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — On this Thanksgiving Day, we’re thankful for Beyoncé, who debuted a new trailer for “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” during NBC’s Macy’s Day Parade broadcast Thursday morning. “It’s Beyoncé wishing you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving,” she said in an introductory clip before showing the trailer. The
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — If you want to take a day trip to Venice next year, you’re going to have to pay. The city authorities have now approved dates and prices for the much discussed entry fee to the UNESCO-listed destination. There will be 29 days affected between April and July 2024. It’ll be
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — So you want to live like you’re from the Middle Ages? Well, maybe that’s not a common aspiration, but nevertheless, it’s a subject that’s become Olivia M. Swarthout’s expertise. Swarthout is the researcher behind the popular art history-inspired social media account Weird Medieval Guys, which has attracted nearly 700,000 followers
Continue Reading By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Lewis and Christian Scali met the old-fashioned way, as Scali likes to call it: at a Starbucks in Los Angeles’ West Hollywood neighborhood. It was spring of 1997, and Scali, a law student, was buried deep in his textbooks. Lewis, who at the time was in private practice,
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Prepare to chortle, titter or even guffaw, for this is the biggest moment of the year for fans of funny animal photos. The judges of the UK-based Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards have studied more than 1,800 images submitted from 85 countries, assessing whether they are chucklesome, rib-tickling or an
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Savannah Chrisley has given an update about her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, The younger Chrisley recently shared a video in which she explained that while she had not been planning for a happy Thanksgiving this year, that has changed. “I am freaking out! As you know, we
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jenna Ortega is departing “Scream VII.” Her exit is said to be over a scheduling conflict, she is set to be in Ireland in April to shoot the second season of Netflix’s “Wednesday,” according to a report by Deadline. That potentially overlaps with the “Scream” production schedule. Ortega’s departure
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Melissa Barrera is speaking out after being let go from the production of “Scream VII.” The actress has been one of the recent stars of the slasher franchise and was expected to be in the next installment. But that is no longer the case following previous social media
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Spending Thanksgiving dinner together doesn’t appear to be in the cards for it-couple Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift this year. Instead, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end shared on Wednesday’s episode of his “New Heights” podcast with his brother Jason Kelce that he’ll be watching football and having a
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — What’s the color of the year? Pantone is still deciding, but sometimes all the evidence you need for the next must-have shade is sitting on the top of celebrities’ heads. In August, Billie Eilish revived her signature hairstyle — an all-over black gloss with a striking root dye job
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — In hindsight, Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut “A Star is Born” served as the commercial tune-up that paved the way for “Maestro,” as both films deal with the price of art as well as loving an artist. The newer film follows the fact-based tale of conductor Leonard Bernstein, with
Continue Reading By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — A herd of buffaloes wander parched land amidst a drought, a farmer and his cows wade knee-deep through floodwater, and people walk across a bridge over a multicolored river of trash. All three scenes were among the winning images of the Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023 competition, and
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Jamie Foxx faces sexual assault and battery charges in a lawsuit filed on Monday with the New York State Supreme Court. The alleged incident occurred in 2015 at Catch NYC, a popular New York City restaurant, according to the complaint obtained by CNN. CNN has reached out to
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Four decades after the original “Beverly Hills Cop” movie premiered, Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley is back on the case in the upcoming fourth installment of the iconic franchise. On Monday, Netflix released a first-look photo of Murphy – clad in Foley’s familiar Detroit Lions jacket – on the streamer’s
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Daryl Hall filed a lawsuit Thursday against former bandmate John Oates in Nashville’s chancery court, according to court records. The two musicians are famous as the members of the eponymous Hall & Oates rock duo that had tremendous success in the early 1980s with hits like “Private Eyes” and “Maneater.” The suit by
Continue Reading By Trey Taylor, CNN (CNN) — There is something fascinating about a young man in the public eye — an actor — putting himself so squarely and so specifically in the purview of gay desire that he becomes, as “Saturday Night Live” star Bowen Yang recently termed it, “gay famous.” The 26-year-old actor Jacob Elordi
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Computer glitches. Air traffic controller shortages. Awful weather. Holiday crunches. Accidents and investigations. Unruly passengers. So many things can cause a flight to be delayed or canceled. It’s no wonder travelers are wary about making it to their destinations on time – or at all. (And even if they
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Axl Rose, lead singer of the rock band Guns N’ Roses, has been accused of sexually assaulting a Penthouse magazine model in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York. Model and actress Sheila Kennedy, identified as the plaintiff in the complaint, alleges that Rose “violently” sexually assaulted her in 1989 after they
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The BBC is halting production of the car show “Top Gear,” the network announced. The move comes after host Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff was seriously injured in a crash during filming last year. “Given the exceptional circumstances, the BBC has decided to rest the U.K. show for the foreseeable future.
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