By Marnie Hunter, CNN The United States flung its doors open to vaccinated international travelers on Monday, welcoming many visitors who’ve been shut out of the country for nearly 20 months. For Maria Giribet Caldentey, it marked a precious opportunity to see her twin grandchildren in California. She’s already had to postpone this trip once
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By Jenn Selva and Gregory Lemos, CNN A California woman is accusing Southwest Airlines of racial profiling, saying she was accused of human trafficking while traveling with her biracial daughter. Mary MacCarthy of Los Angeles told CNN she and her 10-year-old daughter, Moira, were flying to Denver on October 22 after receiving news that MacCarthy’s
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Hannah Ryan, CNN and Katharina Krebs, CNN When antique dealer Paul Fitzsimmons bought an ornate wooden bird from an auction for £75 ($101) in 2019, he knew that it must have been associated with a member of the royal family — but he just didn’t know who. So he put on his detective goggles, eventually
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Kieran Culkin hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the first time this weekend. The actor, who stars on the hit show “Succession,” hit it out of the park with his hilarious skits. Culkin’s opening monologue Culkin made sure to mention his character Roman Roy, a fan favorite on the show. “He’s one
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Kieran Culkin hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the first time this weekend. The actor, who stars on the hit show “Succession,” hit it out of the park with his hilarious skits. Culkin’s opening monologue Culkin made sure to mention his character Roman Roy, a fan favorite on the show. “He’s one
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By Andy Rose, CNN Rapper and producer Travis Scott, the organizer of the Astroworld Festival in Houston where at least eight people died Friday night, gave his first on-camera statement in a video posted to his Instagram account Saturday night. “I’m honestly just devastated,” Scott said as he repeatedly sighed and rubbed his forehead. “We’re
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter, CNN The United States flung its doors open to vaccinated international travelers on Monday, welcoming many visitors who’ve been shut out of the country for nearly 20 months. For Maria Giribet Caldentey, it marked a precious opportunity to see her twin grandchildren in California. She’s already had to postpone this trip once
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Drake is speaking out for the first time since the Astroworld Festival in Houston which resulted in the deaths of eight concertgoers. He took to Instagram and wrote, “I’ve spent the past few days trying to wrap my mind around this devastating tragedy. I hate resorting to this platform to express
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Mia Alberti and Lindsay Isaac, CNN Spanish authorities have arrested 12 people who were part of a group of 21 passengers that fled a plane after it was forced to make an emergency landing at Palma airport on the Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain, state news agency EFE reports. The incident took place on an
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN British vocalist and founding member of UB40 Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died after a short illness, his current band confirmed. “We are absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken to have to tell you that our beloved Astro has today passed away after a very short illness,”
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Rapper Travis Scott is speaking out after eight people were killed during his concert Friday night. “I am absolutely devastated by what took place last night,” he tweeted Saturday. “My prayers go out to the families and all those impacted by what happened at Astroworld Festival. Houston PD has my total
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Things just got creepy, okurrr! Cardi B took to Twitter to share a letter and a hat from Penn Badgley’s character Joe Goldberg from “You.” “Hello, you… My stalking and killing may make me a certified freak, seven days a week, but it also brought me to… you,” he wrote. “Cardi
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Rapper Fetty Wap, who was arrested on a drug trafficking charge last week, is being released from custody on $500,000 bond. The rapper, who is also known as Willie Junior Maxwell II, was indicted along with five others on a drug trafficking conspiracy charge, after federal prosecutors say the men allegedly
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The producers of Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie” are not going to let our dreams shatter: Dolly Parton will be joining her “9 to 5” co-stars in the upcoming final season of the show. The streamer announced the guest spot on Friday, tweeting, “It’s finally happening: Dolly Parton will appear in the
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Welcome to November. Insert your screams here. Enjoy this week’s TV OT: Is TLC the weirdest network on TV? Although I generally prefer to keep my blemishes covered under layers of well-blended concealer, there’s a public pimple I must pop in the name of transparency: Over the years, I have watched
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By Marianne Garvey ,CNN Angelina Jolie is responding to her new movie “Eternals” apparently being banned by certain Gulf Nations. Jolie, who plays warrior Thena in the Marvel film, discussed Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar’s request by censors to make changes to the film, reportedly because it features a same-sex relationship, which Disney declined to
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CNN staff If you’re planning to travel to the United States, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lifted its requirement for travelers to test negative for Covid-19 before entering the United States. After
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By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN A couple in New Zealand may have grown the world’s largest potato without even trying. Colin and Donna Craig-Brown, from Ngāhinapōuri in the country’s Waikato region, found the tuber growing in their garden when they were getting ready for the spring planting season. “It was literally one of nature’s pleasant surprises,”
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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN Is it an egg, a blimp or a bullet? Whatever you might want to call the shape of the Otto Celera 500L, it’s one that catches the eye. It looks like no other plane out there, and for a good reason: unique aerodynamics. The shape of the Celera is designed to
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Four decades since their last album, Swedish pop legends ABBA are finally back, in one of the most anticipated musical returns in recent years. Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog reunited this year after going their separate ways in 1982. “ABBA: Voyage,” their new album released Friday,
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