CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Struggling restaurants have been rolling out discounts in an effort to lure customers — but one very popular chain is bucking that trend and refusing to offer deals or drop menu prices. McDonald’s, meanwhile, just came out with a new $5 value meal to combat inflation.
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Donald Sutherland, a veteran actor known for roles in “M*A*S*H,” “Klute” and “The Hunger Games,” has died, according to a statement from his agency CAA. He was 88. Sutherland died Thursday in Miami after a long illness, according to his agency. “With a heavy heart, I
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The final episodes of “Yellowstone” are near. The hit series, currently filming in Montana, will make its much-anticipated return on Nov. 10, Paramount+ announced Thursday. The western drama follows the Dutton family and their large cattle ranch. According to a synopsis of the show, the new episodes will pick
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” a diss track of fellow rapper Drake, has already been declared the “song of the summer” by some listeners who have been playing it on repeat. Lamar, apparently, really likes it too. The rap superstar performed the track not one, not two, not,
Continue Reading By Lindsay Isaac and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Two beluga whales have been rescued from the besieged city of Kharkiv in Ukraine and taken to an aquarium in Valencia, Spain, in a complex operation. A multinational team involving marine mammal care experts from Oceanogràfic de Valencia, the largest oceanarium in Europe; Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta;
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin and Matthies Otto, CNN (CNN) — A 102-year-old Holocaust survivor whose family was murdered at Auschwitz is the cover star for the July/August edition of Vogue Germany. Margot Friedländer, née Bendheim, was born in Berlin in 1921. According to a brief bio on the website of Berlin’s Jewish Museum, Friedländer spent the
Continue Reading CNN By Rebekah Riess, Carlos Suarez and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Musician Travis Scott was arrested and booked into Miami-Dade County Jail early Thursday morning on charges of trespassing property after being given a warning and disorderly intoxication, county jail records show. Scott, whose legal name is Jacques Bermon Webster, a hip-hop artist with
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, Carlos Suarez and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Musician Travis Scott was arrested and booked into Miami-Dade County Jail early Thursday morning on charges of trespassing property after being given a warning and disorderly intoxication, county jail records show. Scott, whose legal name is Jacques Bermon Webster, a hip-hop artist with hits
Continue Reading By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — In the first few minutes of her new documentary film, the writer and director Lagueria Davis pays a visit to her aunt, Beulah Mitchell. At Mitchell’s house, they look through a room filled with boxes of dolls stacked up to the ceiling. Davis — who says in the documentary she
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — As the temperature outside heats up, so does the chatter around the “song of the summer” — the unofficial name for the track that becomes inescapable between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The song of the summer is the pesky earworm you hear blaring at the beach, the pool
Continue Reading By Lisa Kjellsson, CNN (CNN) — Perhaps you’ve seen the viral YouTube clip of the Hollywood actress Alicia Vikander explaining to talk show host Jimmy Kimmel what Swedish Midsummer is all about (she even taught him the classic “frog dance,” jumping around in sky-high stilettos). Or maybe you’ve just heard that the summer solstice is
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — A dozen tourists have been banned for life from China’s Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for reportedly displaying bad behavior around the animals. A total of 12 people between the ages of 26 and 61 have been issued lifetime bans from the center, according to a post
Continue Reading By Scarlett Conlon, CNN Milan (CNN) — There are few things more synonymous with Italy in spring and summer than its beaches. From the Adriatic to the Amalfi Coast, its colorful “lidos” (private beach clubs) are one of the country’s most iconic exports. The Italian contingent of the Milan Fashion Week schedule seemed set on
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By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Do you yearn for long days and short nights? Then this could be the best day of the year for you and your fellow sunlight seekers. The summer solstice falls late in the day on Friday, June 20 in the United States (it will already be Saturday, June 21
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — It might be an impossible task to find a traveler who loves crowds and long lines. However, they’re part of the price that most tourists have to pay to visit some of the world’s most famous attractions, especially during peak times. It used to be that someone looking for
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By Cindy Von Quednow and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Special prosecutors in the upcoming “Rust” shooting trial intend to portray actor and film producer Alec Baldwin as repeatedly flouting safety protocols on the movie set in the days before the fatal shooting of the film’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to a new court filing. In
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Glenn Close is in recovery mode. The Oscar-nominated actor, 77, said in a video posted to her Instagram page on Wednesday that she has been in London to begin filming “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” and that she only got to film for two days before
Continue Reading By Angelica Chiara Yazbeck and Louis Mian, CNN (CNN) — Jumping from building to building in an ancient city might seem like a dream for those who practice parkour — a sport that involves making it past obstacles — but it can cause damage to historic buildings. A London-based parkour group, Team Phat, visited the
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Ariana Grande has a vocal range to impress. The singer was on a recent episode of “Podcrushed,” where the pitch of her voice changed during the conversation. When she starts speaking, Grande’s voice sounds deeper before it suddenly sounds higher in pitch. The clip quickly went viral, with one
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Costner would like to clarify a few things. During a recent interview with Howard Stern, the actor addressed chatter he’s dating singer Jewel. “Jewel and I are friends. We’ve never gone out ever,” Costner said. “She’s special, and I don’t want, I don’t want these rumors to
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