By Sandra Gonzalez and Chloe Melas, CNN Anne Heche’s son paid tribute to his mother Friday, saying the family had lost “a kind and most joyful soul, a loving mother, and a loyal friend.” In a statement Heche’s son, Homer Laffoon, 20, wrote: “My brother Atlas and I lost our Mom. After six days of
Continue Reading By Xiaofei Xu, Pierre Bairin and Amandine Hess, CNN A 23-year-old man has been arrested following an investigation for suspicion of rape aggravated by drunkenness, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office told CNN. Authorities have not released the suspect’s name and nationality. The investigation was launched on Tuesday. The woman, a 27-year-old American female tourist, was raped
Continue Reading Story by Lilit Marcus, Video by Kristie Lu Stout and Jadyn Sham “I chose to come to Sanya because the Covid restrictions are more relaxed than (in) Shanghai,” said Li Zefeng, an engineer who lives in China’s biggest city. But he, like many others who flocked to the resort island off the coast of southern
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Steve Martin is experiencing a new wave of popularity thanks to his Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building.” But the 76-year-old says he’s ready to wind down when the show eventually ends. Martin told the Hollywood Reporter he will be ready to slow down somewhat once his Emmy-nominated comedy wraps
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Actress Anne Heche is now being investigated for felony DUI after crashing her car into a Los Angeles area home, which then caught on fire last week, according to police. The initial investigation was for misdemeanor DUI, but results from a blood draw from Heche and word of an injury to
Continue Reading By Benjamin Brown, CNN A roller coaster crash at a Legoland theme park in southern Germany injured 31 people on Thursday, according to local authorities. One person suffered severe but not life-threatening injuries and 15 people were taken to hospital with light injuries after the incident in the Bavarian town of Günzburg, a police spokesperson
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas An attorney for Britney Spears is speaking out against a series of videos posted ​by the singer’s ex-husband, Kevin Federline​. On Wednesday, Federline posted to Instagram multiple videos that he said were filmed by Spears’ sons several years ago in which she appears to have verbal disagreements and uses harsh language with
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Thirty years later, “A League of Their Own” receives a major makeover in a narratively ambitious but uneven Amazon series, providing timely filters on the World War II-era drama while dialing down the laughs. Specifically, the show considers what it was like to be a lesbian or Black during that
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN Just weeks after tourists were caught driving and hurling scooters down the Spanish Steps in Rome, another tourist in Italy has caused havoc on two wheels in an ancient site. A tourist was caught driving a moped through the Campanian site of Pompeii on Wednesday. He was immediately apprehended by site security
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN A grim reminder of the catastrophic institutional failures associated with Hurricane Katrina, “Five Days at Memorial” captures the personal toll and terrible choices made under the most adverse of conditions. Working backward from the 45 dead bodies discovered in Memorial Hospital, it’s a compelling fact-based look at those five days
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN A grim reminder of the catastrophic institutional failures associated with Hurricane Katrina, “Five Days at Memorial” captures the personal toll and terrible choices made under the most adverse of conditions. Working backward from the 45 dead bodies discovered in Memorial Hospital, it’s a compelling fact-based look at those five days
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN On “iCarly,” they played best friends, web show hosts and polar opposites. In real life, though, Jennette McCurdy and Miranda Cosgrove are still close, even if they’re no longer castmates. Ahead of the release of her memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” McCurdy reflected on her yearslong friendship with Cosgrove, with
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN On “iCarly,” they played best friends, web show hosts and polar opposites. In real life, though, Jennette McCurdy and Miranda Cosgrove are still close, even if they’re no longer castmates. Ahead of the release of her memoir, “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” McCurdy reflected on her yearslong friendship with Cosgrove, with
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Actress and director Denise Dowse is hospitalized with viral meningitis, according to a post from her sister. “I am requesting support and prayers be offered me and my sister, and my only immediate family @denisedowse,” her sister wrote in an Instagram post made to Dowse’s official account. “She is currently in
Continue Reading Jacopo Prisco, CNN The A380 super jumbo has many supporters around the world, but none quite as vocal and powerful as Tim Clark, the president of Emirates, by far the largest operator of the aircraft. The Dubai-based airline purchased nearly half of all A380s ever produced and now has 118 in its fleet, about 80
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Rapper Young Thug has been indicted on additional charges related to gang activity along with drug and firearms violations nearly three months after he was arrested in Atlanta, according to court documents. The rapper was initially indicted in May on conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Continue Reading Liz Kang, CNN In Netflix’s latest big-budget Hindi movie, “Darlings,” Bollywood megastar Alia Bhatt’s character is given some unexpected marriage advice by her mother: “Add some rat poison in his food.” It’s one of several drastic ideas the protagonists consider as they confront an abusive relationship and attempt, albeit clumsily, to find a resolution. But
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Amanda Seyfried has described coming under pressure to appear in nude scenes when she was just 19 years old and starting out in show business. Seyfried, who has been nominated for an Emmy for her portrayal of disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, was discussing the progression of her career in a wide-ranging
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter, CNN Air traffic disruptions have plagued summer travelers, and this past weekend was no exception. Friday was the worst day for cancellations since mid-June, with 1,613 US flights canceled, according to data from flight tracking site FlightAware. And cancellations kept stacking up over the weekend. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is not happy
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Mindy Kaling has never publicly revealed the father of her two children, but she’s not troubled by speculation that their other parent is former beau and “The Office” star B.J. Novak, she said in a new interview. “It doesn’t bother me,” Kaling told Marie Claire in an interview published Tuesday. While
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