Francesca Street, CNN There’s a low rumbling sound of aircraft landing and engines whirring. Bags are loaded onto planes. In the terminal, people sip coffee, wait for their flight and reunite with loved ones in arrivals. An Emirates A380 readies for takeoff, accelerating before soaring into the clouds. A crowd of onlookers gasps in delight
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN Medieval-style medicine obviously had its limits. But a pivotal moment in the “House of the Dragon” premiere will likely resonate for many in a way that goes beyond the realm of fantasy and touches upon real-world concerns about women’s reproductive rights. In the opening chapter of the HBO series, the queen,
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN Medieval-style medicine obviously had its limits. But a pivotal moment in the “House of the Dragon” premiere will likely resonate for many in a way that goes beyond the realm of fantasy and touches upon real-world concerns about women’s reproductive rights. In the opening chapter of the HBO series, the queen,
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN It was a “Modern Family” reunion when Sarah Hyland tied the knot with her longtime partner, Wells Adams, over the weekend. The 31-year-old actress was flanked by her on-screen family, including Sofia Vergara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ariel Winter and Nolan Gould, as she said “I do” to the “Bachelor in Paradise”
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN An all-Black female crew operated an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Phoenix in honor of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license in 1921. The airline hosted the Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars tour this week to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Coleman performing the first public
Continue Reading Jacopo Prisco, CNN It was once an exclusive five-star resort floating directly over Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. For years, it sat dilapidated in a North Korean port, a 20-minute drive from the Demilitarized Zone, the restricted area that separates the two Koreas. For the world’s first floating hotel, that’s the last stop in a bizarre
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Paradise Wildlife Park’s newest resident isn’t just adorable — it’s also a crucial addition to its species’ endangered population. The Hertfordshire zoo in the United Kingdom welcomed a newborn red panda in July, according to a news release. The tiny cub is currently called “Red Panda” while the zoo waits
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN There are undoubtedly more pressing dangers than being hit by lightning: The chance of being struck is less than one in a million, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But lightning does occasionally strike humans, as a few recent high-profile cases made clear. On Friday, a lightning strike
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN “Game of Thrones” fans, it’s time to put your season 8 trust issues aside and return to Westeros for another emotionally taxing adventure! HBO’s new spinoff “House of the Dragon” promises to have all of the rich lore of the original series, plus an extended CGI dragon budget. As it is
Continue Reading Zoe Sottile, CNN Museums in New York will now be required to disclose which artworks were stolen in Europe during the Nazi era, thanks to new legislation signed last week by Governor Kathy Hochul. The law forms part of a package of legislation designed to honor and support Holocaust survivors, according to a news release
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN The highly anticipated, jam-packed summer travel season proved to be challenging, to put it nicely. Makes you yearn for a nice autumn vacation, huh? Perhaps a little less crowded, maybe less expensive, definitely less hot (in the Northern Hemisphere). And hopefully less chaotic. Factoring in transit costs, a strong US dollar
Continue Reading By Chuck Johnston, CNN Actor Gary Busey is facing sex offense charges that allegedly occurred during the annual Monster Mania Convention held at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, New Jersey last weekend, according to police. Cherry Hill Police responded to the hotel for the report of a sex offense. As a result of the
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN When we first meet Helly R., the indefatigable heroine of “Severance,” she’s splayed on a conference table in a windowless room carpeted in putrid shades of green. She awakens, for the first time, as an “innie” — someone who’s elected to sever their brain so that they can perform their work
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Alec Baldwin says he doesn’t believe he or anyone else will face criminal charges in the fatal shooting last year on the “Rust” movie set — a tragic episode he says “has taken years off” his life and has cost him professionally. Prosecutors awaiting the investigative report from the Santa Fe
Continue Reading By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Two pilots are believed to have fallen asleep and missed their landing during a flight from Sudan to Ethiopia on Monday, according to a report by commercial aviation news site Aviation Herald. The incident took place on board an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Khartoum to Addis Ababa, the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN We now know the two actresses Miley Cyrus beat out to star on “Hannah Montana.” There had been online speculation that singer Belinda, who appeared in the 2006 film “The Cheetah Girls 2,” almost snagged the lead role on the popular Disney Channel teen sitcom which ran from 2006 to
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN HBO has followed the majesty of “Game of Thrones” with what might be called “games of throne” in “House of the Dragon,” a series whose epic visual grandeur belies a smaller and less addictive power struggle, more narrowly focused on the Targaryen line. It’s not bad, and there are dragons
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN In a perfect sign of the peak-TV times, a single Friday brings a pair of mystery series devoted to sisters and their unique bonds, including one with (sort-of) evil twins. “Echoes” starts with promise upon which it doesn’t deliver, while “Bad Sisters” — too long, but satisfying at the end
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey K-pop girl group Blackpink has released a new song, “Pink Venom,” and an accompanying music video for it. The song is from the group’s forthcoming sophomore album, “Born Pink,” which is set for release on Sept. 16. Blackpink, made up of members Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé, recently told Rolling Stone how
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Trevor Noah is sick of cancel culture and he had something to say about the public’s recent perception of Kanye West. In the past, the two had feuded over Noah’s comments that West was “harassing” his ex wife, Kim Kardashian, during their divorce, but Noah says now it’s more complicated than that.
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