By Zoe Sottile, CNN Bob Dylan’s teenage love letters sold for a whopping $669,875 on Friday. The lot consists of 42 letters written by Dylan — then Robert Zimmerman — to his high school sweetheart, Barbara Ann Hewitt. The letters span 150 pages hand-written by the young musician. The “unprecedented archive” was sold by RR
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The 50th American Music Awards will take place Sunday night. The event celebrates some of the year’s best music and performances, and the winners are voted on by fans. The host Actor, producer and musician Wayne Brady will bring his talents to the stage to helm the event. Performers Viewers can
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Nickelback’s dream to be “big rockstars” might just be coming true with the band’s induction to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The much-memed Canadian band will be officially added to the Hall of Fame in March 2023, according to a news release. The band follows singer-songwriter Deborah Cox, who was
Continue Reading Leah Asmelash, CNN After Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in 2017, artist Gabriella Báez’s life changed. It wasn’t just the material stress of living through the hurricane — the widespread death and devastation, and shortages of food, water, and gasoline. Or the societal issues that followed, including austerity measures, power outages, extensive public school closures
Continue Reading By Patrick Oppmann, CNN The shark turns and swims directly at me. There is only open water between us, no cage to protect against the approaching bull shark, the species considered by many scientists to be the most aggressive in the world. I am beginning to have second thoughts about this assignment. Before we entered
Continue Reading By Patrick Oppmann, CNN The shark turns and swims directly at me. There is only open water between us, no cage to protect against the approaching bull shark, the species considered by many scientists to be the most aggressive in the world. I am beginning to have second thoughts about this assignment. Before we entered
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN As most people are excited to get back into the air, travelers with disabilities are finding things rather more difficult. Delays, snafus, even lost and damaged luggage? Welcome to the world of travelers with disabilities, who’ve been dealing with all this for years. “It’s definitely got worse since the pandemic,” says Roberto
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN Photographs by Austin Steele, CNN Tosca Musk strides onto the red carpet at a Regal Cinemas, statuesque in a white pant suit and glistening burgundy silk top. A hush comes over a group gathered outside the theater’s doors. Some whip out cell phones and start recording her every move. It’s a
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN For four years, Lauren Sánchez has been quietly working behind the scenes to help Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, strategically give away his vast wealth to a variety of causes. In their first sit-down interview as a couple at their sprawling Washington, D.C. home, Sánchez got candid about her philanthropic projects, space
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN For four years, Lauren Sánchez has been quietly working behind the scenes to help Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, strategically give away his vast wealth to a variety of causes. In their first sit-down interview as a couple at their sprawling Washington, D.C. home, Sánchez got candid about her philanthropic projects, space
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN The world’s population hit eight billion this week, and sometimes it can feel like they’re all packed on the same flight as you. As airlines shell out more than $600 million in refunds to pandemic-hit US passengers, travelers have been warned to brace for a very busy Thanksgiving season. Here are
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN The world’s population hit eight billion this week, and sometimes it can feel like they’re all packed on the same flight as you. As airlines shell out more than $600 million in refunds to pandemic-hit US passengers, travelers have been warned to brace for a very busy Thanksgiving season. Here are
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN A traveler at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was arrested after $450,000 worth of cocaine was discovered hidden in the wheels of her wheelchair. The traveler arrived in New York City from the Dominican Republic on November 10, according to a news release from US Customs and Border
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN The beginning of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will also kick off another intense international sport: Pronouncing “Qatar.” To Arabic speakers and speakers of similar languages, the name of this year’s World Cup host is a no-brainer. However, to English speakers, it is literally one tricky letter after another. That’s
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg and Chloe Melas, CNN Text messages pulled from Alec Baldwin’s phone in the days and weeks following the deadly shooting while filming the movie “Rust” indicate the actor was concerned the incident was the result of possible sabotage and questioned the Santa Fe Sheriff Department’s ability to properly investigate that
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN After initially postponing her concert residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Adele is ready to take the stage in Las Vegas. The Grammy winner took to Instagram to share that she’s “incredibly nervous” ahead of her Friday debut. “I’m feeling all sorts as I write this. I’m highly emotional, incredibly
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Al Roker has revealed he has been recently hospitalized and receiving treatment for blood clots. The “Today” weatherman has been absent from the show for two weeks and talked about his condition on Instagram, writing, “So many of you have been thoughtfully asking where I’ve been.” “Last week I was admitted
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Disenchanted” asks the existential question, “What comes after ‘Happily Ever After?,’” which is, naturally, a sequel … only (because it’s 15 years later) for streaming. Amy Adams nimbly steps back into the role of an animated princess trying to adapt to the live-action world, in an epilogue to “Enchanted” that
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Meredith Grey is saying goodbye to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital when “Grey’s Anatomy” returns in February, but Ellen Pompeo has already started the farewell parade. On Thursday, one week after the show aired its fiery fall finale, Pompeo took to Instagram to pen an emotional note to viewers. “I am eternally
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN Chris Hemsworth embarked on a personal and physically demanding journey for his new series “Limitless” that ultimately led to a sobering discovery. The “Thor” actor, 39, learns in one episode of the limited Disney+/National Geographic series — which shows him exploring ways to enhance his longevity and combat aging — that
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