By Edward Russell, CNN (CNN) — Nashville’s honky-tonks are going to get a little busier in April. That’s when Aer Lingus launches its first nonstop flight to the country music capital from Ireland, a lesser-known hotbed of country music fans. The new flight to Nashville from Dublin is possible with a new, longer-range plane from
Continue Reading By Rebecca Cairns, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Perched atop several flights of concrete stairs, Blue Lotus Gallery is nestled beside hipster coffee shops and vintage stores in the narrow, tree-lined lanes of Hong Kong’s artsy Sheung Wan district. It’s also surrounded by basketball courts: in parks, balanced on rooftops and invisibly sequestered between skyscrapers.
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China will launch a fleet of special “silver trains” specially built for the comfort and safety of elderly people to encourage its rapidly ageing population to travel – and spend – more, as it grapples with a demographic decline and stuttering economy. Berths in the new trains
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By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A plane carrying 27 passengers, including crew, slid off the taxiway before coming to a stop at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) late Wednesday morning, according to a news release from the airport. The United Regional Jet operated by GoJet Airlines, which departed from Washington Dulles International Airport,
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Television personality Teddi Mellencamp, who is best known for appearing on three seasons of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” announced on Wednesday that she will undergo surgery to remove “multiple tumors” on her brain. “Yesterday the pain was unbearable and required hospitalization,” Mellencamp wrote on her Instagram page
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Duo, the green cartoon owl mascot for language learning app Duolingo, has mysteriously died, and singer Dua Lipa is grieving. The brand announced Duo’s passing on Tuesday, writing in a cheeky statement on their official X page that “Authorities are currently investigating his cause of death and we are
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Scarlett Johansson is condemning antisemitism and calling for legislation to protect the public from artificial intelligence after a deepfake video of her and other celebrities, created with the technology, widely circulated on social media this week. The AI video showed an image of Johansson in a T-shirt emblazoned with
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Anthony Mackie is starring in a new film that brings patriotism into the spotlight. “Captain America: Brave New World” was written and filmed long prior to the 2024 election, but that hasn’t stopped people from suggesting the movie is about the current political climate in the United States.
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — From a pop diva to a jam band, the nominees for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were announced Wednesday. To be eligible to be nominated, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Pete Davidson is leaning into his reputation. The comedian and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member is the “official boyfriend” in Reformation’s new Valentine’s Day campaign. In a video shared by the company on social media, Davidson explains he’s been coming into Reformation stores being “the perfect boyfriend”
Continue Reading By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — For many travelers, sleeping while seated upright is a huge challenge, making long-haul flights an exhausting experience for those in economy-class seats. Passengers often go to great lengths to get some inflight Zs, whether they’re buying pricey neck pillows and “foot hammocks,” or contorting themselves into awkward positions. Most
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — When it first opened in 1977, the Centre Pompidou sent shockwaves through Parisian society. The mammoth cultural center, with its industrial exterior and brightly colored exposed pipes, stood out like a sore thumb on the fringes of the French capital’s historic Marais district. Its inside-out construction could not have
Continue Reading By Hassan Tayir, CNN (CNN) — Warner Bros. Discovery announced its intention Wednesday to build a “Harry Potter Studio Tour” in Shanghai. The company is partnering with Jinjiang International, which made the news official on its WeChat account. The interactive experience is expected to open in 2027 in the existing Jinjiang Action Park. Currently, there
Continue Reading By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-four years since actor Renée Zellweger first appeared in the film adaptation of Helen Fielding’s literary bestseller “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” she’s back for her fourth turn as an endearing, klutzy character looking for love. Although this time, in “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,” she’s no longer a carefree
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger is in his dad joke era. On Tuesday, the brawny actor/politician posted a photo to his official Instagram account of himself with his son Patrick Schwarzenegger at the “White Lotus” Season 3 premiere in Hollywood, and took the opportunity in the caption to discuss his progeny’s already
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Mandy Moore is continuing to grieve her Altadena home that was almost totally lost in the Eaton Fire that ripped through her East Los Angeles neighborhood last month. Moore shared an update on Instagram Tuesday about how she and her family spent the final day in their home, the
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Seth Rogen may be playing a high-powered Hollywood studio executive in his latest project, but he will never forget his roots. The “Superbad” actor and comedian was just a teenager when his first-ever TV series “Freaks and Geeks” never made it past its first season, giving him his first
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Paul McCartney gave New Yorkers an opportunity to “come together” for one night, and one night only –– for a surprise concert at the Bowery Ballroom in Lower Manhattan. “So, here we are,” the 82-year-old Beatles legend said, grinning. “Some little gig. New York. Why not?”
Continue Reading By Carlie Porterfield (CNN) — Nearly 4,000 people have signed an open letter calling on Christie’s New York to cancel an upcoming sale dedicated solely to art created with artificial intelligence (AI) — the first of its kind for a major auction house — over concerns that the programs used to create some generative digital
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A war between a TikTok influencer and Italian ski resorts has escalated after she urged her two million followers to “invade” one destination because she was blamed for causing chaos at another. Buses packed with daytrippers were stopped by police before they could leave Naples on Sunday in
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