CNN By Eric Levenson and Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Famed television producer Norman Lear, whose wildly successful TV sitcoms including “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” fused comedy with trenchant social commentary and dominated network ratings in the 1970s, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced on his website.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — John Krasinski isn’t really Jenna Fischer’s love interest, he’s just played that on TV. Just ask his real life wife, Emily Blunt. The actress recently appeared on “Variety’s Award Circuit” podcast, where she said viewers of the sitcom have an interesting reaction when they see her and Krasinski
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Photos thought to be among the last taken of Florence Nightingale are among a number of items related to the famed English nurse going up for auction in London. The small, sepia images were taken by Eliza Francis “Fanny” Pettit, who was Nightingale’s companion late in her life,
Continue Reading By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Skiers, take note. Less snow is falling worldwide, according to analysis of data gathered since 1973 by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The Northern Hemisphere’s middle latitudes (the area north of the tropics and south of the Arctic) are seeing the most notable decline. Last winter, ski resorts in places
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson and Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Famed television producer Norman Lear, whose wildly successful TV sitcoms including “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” fused comedy with trenchant social commentary and dominated network ratings in the 1970s, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced on his website. He
Continue Reading By Joe Minihane, CNN (CNN) — Nowhere does festive charm quite like mainland Europe. With its chilly weather and gothic sensibilities, the continent, particularly its northern region, is ideal for those searching for a perfect winter wonderland during this time of year. From Austria’s Vienna, to Sweden’s Gothenburg, here are the European towns and cities
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Former “Dancing with the Stars” professional Mark Ballas and his wife, BC Jean, welcomed a baby boy last month, the pair announced on social media. The pair broke the news on their individual Instagram accounts on Tuesday, sharing the same black-and-white image of their hands holding that of their
Continue Reading By Guido Carim Junior, Chris Campbell, Elvira Marques, Nnenna Ike and Tim Ryley of Griffith University, Australia (CNN) — Picture this: you’re nestled comfortably in your seat cruising towards your travel destination when a flight attendant’s voice breaks through the silence: “Ladies and gentlemen, both pilots are incapacitated. Are there any passengers who could land
Continue Reading By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — When Dain Yoon started painting on her own skin to create surreal self-portraits, people in South Korea looked at her like a “dokkaebi,” a kind of Korean goblin, she said. A viral photograph which featured her face in miniature painted onto fingernails and adorned with her own flowing black hair,
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Seoul/Hong Kong (CNN) — All four members of K-pop supergroup Blackpink have renewed their contracts with label YG Entertainment, according to the label’s regulatory filing published Wednesday. The singers – Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé – will remain a quartet. The filing did not specify the length of their contracts. Their
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Steven Spielberg has made public remarks about the deadly October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel. The Oscar-winning director made the remarks in a feature published Friday by the USC Shoah Foundation, an organization he founded in 1994 to record and preserve interviews with Holocaust survivors and other witnesses. “I
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Joey King doesn’t agree with her “Kissing Booth” costar Jacob Elordi’s criticism of their Netflix franchise. The actress responded to Variety recently about Elordi’s less than flattering words about the beloved teen rom-coms. “I think it’s unfortunate anyone would feel that way,” King said. “I had a great
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Amtrak has suspended train service temporarily between Portland and Seattle because of a landslide in the area. Train services will be canceled through 8:30 a.m. PT Thursday, according to Amtrak. “This is due to a BNSF Railway passenger train moratorium following a landslide,” the company said. Alternative transportation will be
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Artist Jesse Darling is the latest recipient of the Turner Prize, the UK’s top award for artists that grants £25,000 ($31,500) annually. The announcement was made on Tuesday at an evening ceremony in Eastbourne, southeast England. Darling is a 41-year-old Oxford-born, Berlin-based multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, video, drawing
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Murphy is at it again with some more high society drama in Season 2 of “Feud,” the long-awaited followup to the first outing in 2017. On Tuesday, FX unveiled a first-look at the poster for the series, which features stars Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, Naomi Watts, Chloe Sevigny,
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Denny Laine, co-founder of bands Wings and The Moody Blues and longtime collaborator of Paul McCartney, died on Tuesday morning, according to Laine’s wife Elizabeth Hines. He was 79. Hines wrote in a post on Laine’s official Instagram account that Laine had “been in ICU on a ventilator this
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach may have lost their jobs as “GMA3” anchors, but it sounds like they believe it was worth it for their “beautiful relationship.” The pair are “ready to share the real story behind the headlines” on their new iHeartRadio podcast, “Amy and T.J.” The
Continue Reading By Allyssia Alleyne, CNN (CNN) — For five-and-a-half seasons, “The Crown” has dazzled viewers with its depictions of glamor, from the regal elegance of the young Queen Elizabeth touring the Commonwealth, to the jet-set chic of Princess Margaret and Princess Diana’s parade of iconic looks. But with sixth and final season spanning the late ’90s
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear this classic song is bringing overdue acknowledgement to a beloved artist. Sixty five years after it first released, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. That makes the hit song’s original
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Actor Sean Astin acknowledges a little nepotism may have helped him get his start in Hollywood, and he’s ok with that. Astin, who has appeared in nearly 200 television shows and films, including starring roles in “The Goonies,” “Rudy” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, grew up in
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