By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Venice (CNN) — The abandoned Venetian island of Poveglia — site of a plague pit and former asylum — is about to take on a happier new identity. On August 1, a group of Venetians will take possession of the supposedly haunted island under a 99-year lease from the Italian
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By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — It’s a sticky, boiling hot day in Paris, London, Rome, Athens or any other heatwave-stricken European destination. You flop down in a cafe after a morning spent on your feet. You order a refreshing cold drink. The beverage arrives and it’s lukewarm. No ice cubes to be seen. You
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Kelly Osbourne has released a statement following the death of her father Ozzy, saying she “lost the best friend I ever had.” “I feel unhappy, I am so sad. I lost the best friend I ever had,” she said on her Instagram story, quoting the lyrics of Black Sabbath
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Grammy-nominated recording artist GloRilla faces felony drug charges after police responded to her Georgia home following a separate report of a burglary in progress, according to authorities. Police responded to the Forsyth County residence of GloRilla, whose name is Gloria Woods, on Saturday after receiving a report that three
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — The artist Amy Sherald has canceled a major exhibition of her work at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, citing censorship over one of her paintings depicting the Statue of Liberty modeled after a transgender artist. Sherald, who reached national fame for her official portrait of Michelle Obama in 2018,
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — When Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined Fleetwood Mac, they helped propel the band to a commercial and creative pinnacle. For the couple, though, joining the band was the beginning of the end of their love story. Nicks and Buckingham’s infamously tumultuous relationship, which began in the early 1970s,
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CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone brought their show back with a vengeance on Wednesday, in an episode that took swings at both the parent company of the network that airs their popular animated series and President Donald Trump. The delayed Season 27 premiere of
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kesha had an abundance of love and support this week. After performing her single “Praying” at her Madison Square Garden concert on Wednesday, the singer appeared to be in tears, according to video shared on social media by People. “Earlier tonight Cassie sent me flowers backstage,” she said,
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Chuck Mangione, noted flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer, has died. He was reportedly 84. The news was confirmed via a press release out of a funeral home in Rochester, New York, on behalf of Mangione’s family, who said they were “deeply saddened to share that Chuck peacefully passed away
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Popular Food Network star and celebrity chef Anne Burrell’s death has been ruled a suicide, according to authorities. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in New York City confirmed to CNN on Thursday that Burrell died by suicide and that her cause of death was acute intoxication due
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone brought their show back with a vengeance on Wednesday, in an episode that took swings at both the parent company of the network that airs their popular animated series and President Donald Trump. The delayed Season 27 premiere of the
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — They were once worn by athletes to win Olympic track races in the 1970s. Now, slim, low-profile sneakers are more often seen on the style set than in the context of 5,000-meter sprints. Harry Styles has several pairs of the oft-sold out Dries Van Noten’s panelled leather and suede
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Five Australian women have won the right to sue Qatar Airways for forcing them to undergo invasive physical examinations on a Doha airport tarmac in 2020 after a federal court upheld their appeal. The women, whose identities remain confidential, were among dozens of female passengers removed from
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN (CNN) — They are the two most populous countries in the world and neighbors clamoring for more tourists, but for much of the last five years it has been difficult for Indian and Chinese nationals to vacation in each other’s nations. Now that looks set to finally
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Alysha Bibi, CNN (CNN) — When Prada sent several pairs of brown sandals with distinctive toe rings and intricate stitching down its menswear runway in Milan last month, observers were quick to point out their resemblance to a centuries-old piece of Indian heritage. The storied Italian fashion house may have presented
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Pete Davidson is overjoyed to be entering his dad era. The actor and comedian is expecting a child, his first, with his partner Elsie Hewitt. “I’m very lucky and very, very happy,” he told “E! News” while attending the New York premiere of his new horror movie “The
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Crown David Letterman the king of shade. Letterman posted a video and a quip this week, seemingly in response to news that CBS would be ending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in May 2026. Letterman shared a montage of the many times he had roasted his own
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By Jack Hannah, CNN (CNN) — One of the doctors accused of providing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry, who died in October 2023, has pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, according to federal prosecutors. Salvador Plasencia will face a statutory maximum sentence of ten years in federal prison for each count at
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ozzy Osbourne was an architect of heavy metal music, but that’s not the only medium in which he blazed a trail. The rocker, who died Tuesday at the age of 76, also helped shape reality television. An argument might even be made, for better or for worse, that
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — After days of speculation, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are officially back. The legendary musicians will be releasing a reissue of “Buckingham Nicks,” their first and only studio album as a duo initially put out in 1973 before the pair joined Fleetwood Mac, according to a news release Wednesday.
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