By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Customs workers at a Minnesota airport discovered a traveler had brought a unique souvenir in her luggage: Giraffe feces. The passenger arrived at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport from Kenya on September 29, according to a news release from US Customs and Border Protection. “The passenger declared giraffe feces
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel news: one country might ban airplane pilots from wearing perfume, the world’s most popular unfinished building edges closer to completion, and Fat Bear Week kicks off in style. Every year, millions of tourists enjoy Japan’s high speed rail network and use trains to get around
Continue Reading By Ben Jones, CNN (CNN) — Barely a day goes by without railways making the headlines in Britain. Industrial unrest, crumbling infrastructure, rising costs, a wildly unpopular government plan to close station ticket offices, staff shortages, late-running trains and the chaos around a money-burning project to build the so-called High Speed 2 (HS2) rail line
Continue Reading By Kevin Flower and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police detective investigating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur testified before a grand jury in September that detectives had a theory that his murder and the murder of rapper Biggie Smalls may have been related. In the transcript of a Clark
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Five decades after Oscar-winning actor Ellen Burstyn lived a mother’s nightmare in “The Exorcist,” she has reprised her role as Chris MacNeil in “The Exorcist: Believer.” Now 90, Burstyn says shes busier than ever. Her memorable career credits range from starring roles (like her sitcom in the ’80s, with
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Parts of West Maui are still on track to begin a phased reopening to tourists starting Sunday, October 8 – but the action comes with some controversy. A portion of the popular Hawaiian island was devastated by deadly wildfires in early August, and some residents of hard-hit Lahaina have
Continue Reading By Robb Young and Graciela Martin (CNN) — In the ad campaign for Loewe’s latest “Paula’s Ibiza” collection, the singer Karol G is seen emerging from the sea in a white slip dress, waves reflected in sunglasses that set off her (then) flame-red hair as she gazes into the horizon. The image, captured on Colombia’s
Continue Reading By Samantha Tse, CNN Paris, France (CNN) — It was an emotional nine days in Paris. The energy was high even though many attendees were tired after a long season of shows across New York, London and Milan — and with unpredictable weather in each city. Paris proved to be no different. Bursts of rain
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — An American man has been arrested in Israel on suspicion of “the deliberate defacement” of valuable sculptures at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israeli police have confirmed. The unnamed 40-year-old was arrested after police were called to reports from security personnel at the cultural institution in Jerusalem. According to
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Just after releasing a new album, Drake announced he plans to step away from the spotlight for an extended period of time to focus on his health. The artist was a guest on the “Table for One” on SiriusXM’s Sound 42 Friday morning, where he said “I probably won’t
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Donna Kelce is fully aware of what the world wants to know. She also is fully protective of her son Travis Kelce and his personal life. “I don’t talk about it much,” she told CNN Friday. “It’s basically, you know, people’s personal lives and I just stay out
Continue Reading By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Selena Gomez was in full bloom at her inaugural Rare Impact Fund Benefit on Wednesday, wearing a hand-embroidered purple dress from designer Rahul Mishra. With loosely sculptural pieces resembling a lush flower’s petals, the floral minidress was comprised of thousands of meticulously placed amethyst-colored sequins that flowed over the
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Rachel Bilson is responding after Whoopi Goldberg criticized her for her views on the sexual history of potential romantic partners. The “O.C.” star caught wind of Goldberg’s comments on Thursday’s episode of “The View,” during which producers played a portion of Bilson’s “Broad Ideas” podcast where she commented that
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sarah Michelle Gellar has a new reason to smile. The actress recently shared a photo of herself on social media with a massive grin. In the caption the “Buffy” star wrote “Last month, after years of being what is known as an aggressive brusher, I had to have
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The unexpected success of “Squid Game” gave a green light to bringing more South Korean dramas to the US, with Paramount establishing a partnership with Seoul-based CJ ENM to do so. The latest fruit of that relationship, “Bargain,” isn’t as compulsively watchable as “Squid Game” but echoes it
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Mounted as the filmed version of a stage play, “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” has more in common with “A Few Good Men” than the 1954 movie starring Humphrey Bogart, and might be as notable for its credit list as this sturdy but unspectacular production – marking, as it
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Pet Sematary” ranks among Stephen King’s most terrifying books, which hasn’t been reflected particularly well in movie versions of it. Yet the novel proved fertile enough that a small portion of it yields a decent little Paramount+ movie in “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines,” a crisp and efficient reminder of
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Is Twin Flames this year’s Fyre Festival or NXIVM cult in terms of media coverage and dueling docuseries? It sure feels that way, with competing (or really, complementary) streaming projects kicking off with Amazon’s “Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe,” to be followed in November by Netflix’s
Continue Reading Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — A painting valued at $15,000 just two years ago is now expected to fetch up to $18 million at auction after being identified as the work of the Dutch master Rembrandt. “The Adoration of the Kings” has been virtually unseen since the 1950s, when it first came to light.
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — As Europe’s rail revolution continues apace, one of its major players has decided to bring in an improved service 24/7. Austria’s state railway ÖBB, which has been leading the revival of overnight services in recent years, has unveiled a new 33-strong fleet of night trains, which will debut in December
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