By Reuters A 47-year-old Nepali sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world’s 14 peaks that are higher than 8,000 meters (26,247 ft) for a second time, his agency said on Thursday. Sanu Sherpa, from Sankhuwasabha district in east Nepal, reached the top of Pakistan’s Gasherbrum II, which at 8,035 meters is
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa and Melissa Alonso, CNN A Miami-based federal court returned a more than $10.2 million verdict against Carnival Cruise Line in favor of a passenger who claims a former crew member raped her in a storage closet aboard the Carnival Miracle in 2018, court records show. A jury issued the verdict Tuesday in
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas Shonka Dukureh, a singer and actress who portrayed Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton in the recently released Baz Luhrmann film “Elvis,” died Thursday, according to Nashville police. She was 44. Dukureh was found dead in her Nashville apartment that she shared with her two young children. No foul play was evident, police
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN In 2016, Playboy Playmate Dani Mathers was at a Los Angeles gym when she Snapchatted a picture in the locker room, of herself pointing and laughing at an older woman. Mathers shared a photo of the woman’s naked body with the caption “If I can’t unsee this then you can’t either.”
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas Based on the first trailer for the upcoming film “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” nerdom has never looked better. Starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page and Justice Smith, the scenes revealed in the trailer showcase all the dragons and swords the fantasy roleplaying game is known for — along with
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter, CNN Anyone who’s been to an airport recently can see that demand for travel is back in a big way. What’s not back with a vengeance are the resources needed to handle the crush of air travelers. Add summer weather to staffing issues at airports and airlines and you have a perfect
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle, Sonia Moghe and Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard took a first step toward appealing the verdict in the defamation case with her ex-husband Johnny Depp and he did the same. Attorneys for Heard filed a notice of appeal in Virginia on Thursday, telling the court they intend to appeal the jury
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, Melissa Alonso and Jean Casarez, CNN A nephew of singer Ricky Martin who claims he and Martin shared a romantic relationship has dropped allegations of harassment against the pop star. A judge lifted a temporary restraining order against Martin on Thursday at a hearing in San Juan, Puerto Rico. According to police
Continue Reading Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Wrapped in the Balenciaga yellow caution tape that Kim Kardashian wore during Paris Fashion Week in March, Lizzo’s latest cover shoot is dominating social media feeds. And, like Kardashian, who was seen in videos robotically walking around in the luxury getup, the Elle UK September cover star had similar issues, posting a
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey HBO has dropped a new trailer for its “Game of Thrones” prequel, “House of the Dragon.” In the trailer, King Viserys Targaryen, played by Paddy Considine, has a premonition. “The dream… it was clearer than a memory,” he says. “And I heard the sound of thundering hooves, splintering shields and ringing swords,
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Cats, possibly the most disinterested animals on the planet, are getting into gaming. “Stray,” a new game from BlueTwelve Studio and Annapurna Interactive publishing for PlayStations 4 and 5, allows you to play as a cat living in a dystopian world. Turns out, it’s so realistic looking, housecats have been caught staring
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN After virtual and scaled-back events due to the pandemic, Comic-Con — a convention where masks were popular before they served any practical purpose — is back at near-full-force this year, with well over 100,000 people expected to attend the celebration of all things pop culture in San Diego. While movies remain
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN The countdown to Beyoncé’s new album just got more exciting. She shared a track list on Wednesday for “Renaissance,” her upcoming album, on her Instastories. The group of 16 songs includes her already released single “Break My Soul,” as well as “Alien Superstar,” “Move,” “Virgo’s Groove,” “America Has a Problem”
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN This year’s crop of Kennedy Center honorees includes a former Batman, several members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Pulitzer Prize winner. George Clooney, U2 and the Cuban-American composer Tania León are Kennedy Center honorees this year, the arts organization announced Thursday. Rounding out the 2022 inductees
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hauser, CNN Extreme heat in Europe has caused famed rock band Pearl Jam to cancel its concert in Vienna on Wednesday night. The band told fans on Instagram that lead singer Eddie Vedder’s throat was “damaged” at his last show outside Paris due to heat, dust and smoke from nearby fires. “To all
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” marked such a thrilling directing debut that the pretty-good things he’s done in the five years since, including “Us” and a full plate of TV shows, have felt somewhat less exciting by comparison. “Nope,” another monosyllabic title, initially seems destined to buck that trend, but turns
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hours before Dave Chappelle was set to hit the stage in Minneapolis, the venue canceled the sold-out show. First Avenue, well known as the venue featured in Prince’s 1984 film “Purple Rain,” declined to host Chappelle’s comedy show after backlash over comments in some of his previous Netflix specials that
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN Spanish police have detained a pair of professional thieves accused of stealing more than $1.6 million worth of wine from a hotel in the south of the country. The man and woman evaded capture for almost nine months before being arrested on the Montenegro-Croatia border on Tuesday for stealing 45 bottles
Continue Reading By Carlotta Dotto, CNN Above the green hills of the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy, an agile farmer leaps across terraced lemon groves overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Balancing between one wooden pole and another, the not-so-young acrobat defies gravity, bending to pick lemons and transport them in crates weighing more than 25 kilograms (55 pounds)
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN New York officials have returned stolen antiquities worth nearly $14 million to Italy, including dozens of artifacts seized from US billionaire Michael Steinhardt. Over a third of the 142 items handed back at a ceremony Wednesday had previously belonged to the former hedge fund manager, who was once among the world’s most
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