By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN The world’s tallest outdoor elevator might be two decades old, but it remains just as popular as ever, offering fast and effortless views of a national park many believe inspired the incredible scenery of the 2009 film “Avatar.” The Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan, China is famed for its
Continue Reading By Ross Levitt, Pete Muntean and Jamiel Lynch, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident at the Orlando airport last month in which a Cessna single-engine plane and a Delta Boeing 757 came within “close proximity” to one another, the agency said. The close pass occurred when the planes were departing the Orlando
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN What a way to make a living. Dolly Parton has remade her hit song “9 to 5” as a duet, this time with Kelly Clarkson. The song comes more than 40 years after the original and was recorded as part of the forthcoming documentary, “Still Working 9 to 5.” The
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Nothing — not thunder, not lightning, not even a stomach bug — was going to put a damper on Jennifer Lopez’s big day. That is according to the star herself, who in her latest newsletter opened up about “unexpected setbacks” that threatened to spoil her wedding to Ben Affleck. “It had
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Saturday Night Live” veteran castmember Rob Schneider says the long-running sketch show was “over” after Kate McKinnon’s 2016 performance of “Hallelujah.” In a conversation on Glenn Beck’s podcast, Schneider said that McKinnon’s post-presidential election cold open at the piano, during which she sang Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” dressed as Hilary Clinton, was
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, CNN The oldest son of Anne Heche has filed a petition to assume control of the late actress’s estate. Homer Laffoon, 20, is asking that he be awarded control of his mother’s assets. Heche, who died last month after a car crash at age 53, did not have a will, according to
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Lisa Marie Presley is sharing her experience with grief. In a new essay for “National Grief Awareness Day” on Tuesday, Presley opens up about the loss of her son, Benjamin Keough, 27, who died by suicide in 2020. “My and my three daughters’ lives as we knew it were completely detonated
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Billy Eichner, co-writer and star of “Bros,” one of the first major studio romantic comedies to star a primarily LGBTQ cast, clarified comments he made about streaming content starring LGBTQ actors feeling “disposable.” In a new interview with Variety, Eichner praised the scale of his film: “This is not an indie
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN The Monkees were not the only celebrities who have caught the attention of the FBI over the years. As Micky Dolenz, The Monkees only surviving group member, is suing the law enforcement agency for access to any records the FBI may have on them, it would seem a crime to
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Ahead of her debut as Fanny Brice in the first Broadway revival of “Funny Girl,” Lea Michele discussed her nerves about returning to the stage, accusations of creating a toxic environment on “Glee” and, yes, the baseless internet rumor that she’s illiterate. Michele is replacing Beanie Feldstein in the leading role
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Saturday Night Live” veteran castmember Rob Schneider says the long-running sketch show was “over” after Kate McKinnon’s 2016 performance of “Hallelujah.” In a conversation on Glenn Beck’s podcast, Schneider said that McKinnon’s post-presidential election cold open at the piano, during which she sang Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” dressed as Hilary Clinton, was
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN A Canadian company has unveiled plans for a fully electric train-style vehicle which could travel at 1,000 kilometers per hour and, it claims, would cost less than a plane ticket to travel on. FluxJet was announced by TransPod in its home city of Toronto last month, with a scaled-down one-tonne version
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN Summer air travel has been trying, to put it mildly. Hellacious, many travelers would say. About 55,000 flights have been canceled in the US since the Friday before Memorial Day, according to data from flight tracking site FlightAware, and nearly a quarter of US flights have been delayed
Continue Reading David Williams, CNN The pilot of a Southwest Airlines flight threatened to cancel takeoff after someone on the plane sent a naked photograph to other passengers. The incident, involving Apple’s AirDrop file transfer service, involved a flight from Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. “So here’s the deal, if this continues
Continue Reading David Williams, CNN The pilot of a Southwest Airlines flight threatened to cancel takeoff after someone on the plane sent a naked photograph to other passengers. The incident, involving Apple’s AirDrop file transfer service, involved a flight from Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. “So here’s the deal, if this continues
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Actor Kevin Dillon has taken a detour from Johnny Drama, his comedic hanger-on “Entourage” character. He’s currently starring with Bruce Willis in an upcoming action movie, “Wire Room.” “It was my second time working with Bruce,” Dillon told CNN in a recent interview. “The first time around I didn’t have any
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Poor Christopher Robin. Things don’t appear to go well for him in the first trailer for the forthcoming horror film, “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.” The movie reimagines the beloved children’s tale as a slasher film in which both Pooh and Piglet appear to have turned against their childhood
Continue Reading By Jacopo Prisco, CNN Most of us have experienced turbulence while traveling: when your plane flies through clashing bodies of air moving at widely different speeds. Severe turbulence can put even the most seasoned flier on edge and make five minutes seem like an eternity. Usually it results in nothing more than a bumpy ride,
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN Summer air travel has been trying, to put it mildly. Hellacious, many travelers would say. About 55,000 flights have been canceled in the US since the Friday before Memorial Day, according to data from flight tracking site FlightAware, and nearly a quarter of US flights have been delayed
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN A snow-covered stag, an underwater wonderland and a tree frog pool party are some of the highly commended entries in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 competition. A selection of 14 pictures have been released ahead of the awards ceremony for the 58th edition of the competition, which is developed
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