By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news, a new high-speed train is unveiled in Europe, an RAF plane carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin set a new flight-tracking record and a Canadian family is gathering “visual memories” around the world before three of the children lose their sight. The UK mourns Queen Elizabeth Queen
Continue Reading By Marysabel Huston-Crespo, CNN The legacy of Queen Elizabeth II will not only live in history books, but in the many films and television series that have been inspired by her life story. The late monarch was not supposed to inherit the throne. Her destiny was marked in 1936 after her uncle, King Edward VII,
Continue Reading By Liam Reilly, CNN Broadway’s longest-running show, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” will play its final five months before closing its doors for good, a spokesperson for the show told CNN Friday. The final performance will take place on Saturday, February, 18, 2023, at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre, Michael Borowski of The Publicity
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess After over 17 hours of deliberations, the jury in the trial of the son of Robbie Montgomery, reality TV star and owner of Sweetie Pie’s restaurant, who was charged with commissioning a murder-for-hire plot that killed his teenage nephew in 2016, issued a guilty verdict. James Timothy Norman, 41, was found guilty
Continue Reading Kristen Rogers, CNN When photographer Marc Schlossman held an extinct, dead bird in his hand, he had what he called a “conversion moment.” Standing in the birds division of Chicago’s Field Museum with his two young sons in 2008, he realized that the specimen drawer from which the bird was retrieved was the only place
Continue Reading Francesca Perry, CNN There is a natural product we grow ourselves which can be used to make clothing, ropes and even building materials — and much of it goes to waste on a daily basis. But perhaps not for long. An emerging wave of designers is harnessing the power of human hair to tap into
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Chrissy Teigen has shared more about her 2020 pregnancy loss. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the cookbook author and entrepreneur spoke about that experience on Thursday at social impact agency Propper Daley’s “A Day of Unreasonable Conversation” summit held in Beverly Hills, California. Teigen, who is currently pregnant and has
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Claire Foy and Olivia Colman, who both played Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown,” have shared their thoughts about the late monarch’s legacy. Foy spoke to BBC at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday, praising the Queen for her life’s work. “I think that she was an incredible monarch,” she
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Claire Foy and Olivia Colman, who both played Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown,” have shared their thoughts about the late monarch’s legacy. Foy spoke to BBC at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday, praising the Queen for her life’s work. “I think that she was an incredible monarch,” she
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Kim Kardashian appeared on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” on Wednesday, where she talked about her future dating plans after her break up with Pete Davidson last month. “Do you get set up by friends? Do you go on a dating app?” Corden asked. “How does Kim K. get
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN It’s water under the bridge, but there’s a reason why Rosie O’Donnell never appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show. During a recent appearance on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” Cohen mentioned how much he loved the “Lebanese” moment O’Donnell had with DeGeneres on the former’s talk show. Cohen
Continue Reading Barry Neild, CNN Hundreds of flights have been canceled and thousands of passengers forced to change plans as French air traffic controllers took industrial action over pay on Friday. Europe’s biggest airline Ryanair grounded 420 of its flights across Europe as the 24-hour strike affected connections from airports around the continent. Rival budget carrier EasyJet
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Do Revenge” has all the makings of an attention-generating machine, combining a “Mean Girls” vibe with the stars of two popular teen franchises in Camila Mendes (“Riverdale”) and Maya Hawke (“Stranger Things”). It’s too bad the Netflix movie doesn’t match those qualities, offering a mishmash of homages that’s mildly diverting
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Jon Hamm hasn’t found many roles to rival his breakthrough “Mad Men” part, and “Confess, Fletch” certainly doesn’t either. Yet this refreshed version of the smart-alecky character Chevy Chase played in the 1980s has a certain breezy charm, not worthy of rushing to a theater but hardly a waste of
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Jon Hamm hasn’t found many roles to rival his breakthrough “Mad Men” part, and “Confess, Fletch” certainly doesn’t either. Yet this refreshed version of the smart-alecky character Chevy Chase played in the 1980s has a certain breezy charm, not worthy of rushing to a theater but hardly a waste of
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport on the day of the Queen’s funeral are being canceled or re-timed “as a mark of respect” to the late monarch. In a statement issued on Thursday, the UK’s busiest airport confirmed that it would be making “appropriate changes” to operations “in order to avoid
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport on the day of the Queen’s funeral are being canceled or re-timed “as a mark of respect” to the late monarch. In a statement issued on Thursday, the UK’s busiest airport confirmed that it would be making “appropriate changes” to operations “in order to avoid
Continue Reading Jack Guy, CNN | Oscar Holland, CNN A jersey worn by basketball star Michael Jordan during one of the most famous seasons in his NBA career sold for a record $10.1 million at a New York auction Thursday. The eight-figure sum was more than double initial estimates, setting a new auction record for a piece
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN YouTuber, TikToker, and all-around internet influencer Trisha Paytas is known for creating controversy with her larger-than-life personality — and the birth of her first child is no exception. Paytas, 34, announced the birth of her first daughter on Friday on Instagram and Twitter. The baby was born Wednesday and weighed 8.9
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Well, she didn’t punch him. But Jimmy Kimmel did take some time during Quinta Brunson’s appearance on his late-night talk show Wednesday to apologize for what he called a “dumb comedy bit” that some viewers felt took away from her Emmy victory on Monday. “People said I stole your moment,” Kimmel
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