By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ivanna Ortiz, the 35-year-old woman criminally charged after “trying to kill” singer Rihanna, made her first court appearance Monday, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. Ortiz was arrested Sunday after allegedly firing a semiautomatic weapon at Rihanna’s LA home. Ortiz is facing
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel news this week, why social bathhouses are a hot new wellness trend, the Portuguese chicken shop Chinese tourists are traveling thousands of miles to visit, plus travel chaos in the Middle East. Cool to be hot Look away, Nordic sauna purists. Social bathhouses have
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By Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN London (CNN) — In Trump’s America, the question of what art is shown in national galleries and museums is a potent one, and Catherine Opie believes she knows when she’s not welcome. “There’s absolutely no way the Smithsonian will show me right now,” she says while overseeing the final installation
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By Lisa Respers France, Max Foster, CNN (CNN) — Meghan Markle and Netflix are ending their partnership on her lifestyle brand. The artist also known as the Duchess of Sussex developed her As Ever brand with the streaming giant, launching last year with her Netflix series “With Love, Meghan.” The brand has grown to include
Continue Reading By Karen Esquivel, CNN en Español (CNN) — Yesica Aramburo traveled on vacation to Mexico in April 2017 for the festivities in her Mexican family’s town of La Moncada, Guanajuato, in the center of the country. She never thought that this brief visit would change her life and lead her to find love. At the
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s recent strikes on Dubai have done considerable damage to Dubai’s reputation as a “safe haven.” And the front lines of the public relation war are a glamorous cadre of high profile influencers based there. “You live in Dubai, aren’t you scared?” They’re putting on a collective brave face,
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By Sam Peters, CNN (CNN) — Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling made their first official appearance together in public in more than a decade on Thursday night, when the “Barbie” star surprised his partner for her 52nd birthday. Gosling had Mendes brought onstage during the filming of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” so that
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Since the invention of moving pictures, directors have been drawn to Mary Shelley’s 19th century gothic classic, “Frankenstein.” In 1931 James Whale offered his definitive take on the story with actor Boris Karloff’s flat-topped skull and grunting speech. The film was a commercial hit and solidified Universal Pictures’ reputation
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By Alex Leeds Matthews, Soph Warnes, Rosa de Acosta, Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa, Lou Robinson, Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of travelers are stranded in the Middle East after the cancellation of thousands of flights as war rages across the region, though some airports are starting to get more flights out as the war
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By Lisa Respers France, Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to California Highway Patrol. Booking information available online shows that the pop superstar was stopped by CHP officers around 9:30 p.m. and booked shortly after 3 a.m. Thursday. She was later released.
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — In the course of its rapid rise, horny hockey show “Heated Rivalry” has escaped the criticism lobbed at many other sex-forward shows to become television’s naughty North Star. But how? Tyler McCall, a journalist and novelist whose erotic fiction turns on the heat for users of the audio app
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — It is an irrefutable truth: the Internet loves cat videos. Now, a pair of well-known personalities have taken it upon themselves to publicly oppose the felines that inspire all those adorable and zany clips, issuing statements that have clearly elicited, er, catty responses. On Monday, Doechii chose violence on
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In front of the Louvre Pyramid, Eileen Gu stepped out this week wearing a set of diaphanous wings — a fitting ensemble for an Olympic athlete whose sport sends her airborne. Gu attended the museum’s second annual fundraiser, Le Grand Dîner du Louvre, timed to Paris Fashion Week, trading
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — He got his first motorcycle at 15, and Steven Barnett, originally from Los Angeles, has ridden across nearly 80 countries in the five decades since. Now, at 77, he’s preparing for the biggest adventure of his life: an attempt to set the record for the oldest man to motorcycle
Continue Reading By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN London (CNN) — Soccer star Chloe Kelly plays as a forward for Arsenal, the Women’s Super League club in England. Known for her blistering pace and powerful shots, she’s also part of England’s women’s national football team, the Lionesses, which reached the World Cup final in 2023. And now she’s also
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CNN By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — With the Academy Awards right around the corner, it’s difficult to find another year when the race was this wide open, this late in the game. The Golden Globes, Critics Choice, BAFTA and Actor (formerly SAG) Awards are now firmly in the rearview mirror, and while some elements
Continue Reading CNN By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — With the Academy Awards right around the corner, it’s difficult to find another year when the race was this wide open, this late in the game. The Golden Globes, Critics Choice, BAFTA and Actor (formerly SAG) Awards are now firmly in the rearview mirror, and while some elements
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By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — David and Victoria Beckham have both posted birthday messages to their estranged son, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, extending what appears to be an olive branch amid a very public feud. The couple took to Instagram to wish Peltz Beckham well, both posting the same image of themselves in a
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN With the Academy Awards right around the corner, it’s difficult to find another year when the race was this wide open, this late in the game. The Golden Globes, Critics Choice, BAFTA and Actor (formerly SAG) Awards are now firmly in the rearview mirror, and while some elements have come into
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By Jen Rose Smith, CNN Montreal (CNN) — By the time DJ Brinassa dropped her throbbing house beat, the barely clad Friday crowd at Montreal’s newest going-out spot was already glistening with sweat. It wasn’t just the subtle glow that comes from a night on the dance floor. At 10 p.m. inside RECESS Thermal Station
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