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Rapper Fetty Wap arrested and his $500,000 bond revoked after allegedly wielding a gun during a Facetime video call

August 8, 2022 8:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Rapper Fetty Wap was arrested Monday after he allegedly threatened to kill someone and showed a gun during a FaceTime call last…

‘Hamilton’ team responds to Texas church’s unauthorized performance

August 8, 2022 7:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN A Texas church performed “Hamilton” this weekend, but the team behind the Tony-award winning…

Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta attend the "Grease" 40th anniversary screening in August 2018 in Beverly Hills

John Travolta pays tribute to Olivia Newton-John

August 8, 2022 1:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Actor John Travolta, who co-starred with Olivia Newton-John in the hit movie musical “Grease,” has posted a…

Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress, dead at 73

August 8, 2022 1:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Brandon Griggs, CNN Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer whose breathy voice and wholesome beauty made her one of the biggest pop stars of…

Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress, dead at 73

August 8, 2022 1:06 PM cnn

CNN By Brandon Griggs, CNN Olivia Newton-John, the Australian singer whose breathy voice and wholesome beauty made her one of the biggest pop stars…

Olivia Newton-John dies of breast cancer at the age of 73

August 8, 2022 12:40 PM Jesus Reyes

Actress/singer Olivia Newton-John, who fought a decades-long battle with breast cancer, has died at her Southern California ranch at age 73. Her…

Anne Heche's mini cooper is pictured here following the accident.

Anne Heche remains in critical condition as police continue to investigate her car crash

August 8, 2022 10:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Chloe Melas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Anne Heche has remained in critical condition since crashing her vehicle into a Los Angeles residence on…

Vince Gill used a song he wrote for his wife

Vince Gill pays tribute to wife Amy Grant after she was injured in an accident

August 8, 2022 7:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Vince Gill used a song he wrote for his wife, fellow singer, Amy Grant to show love for her after a bike accident left…

Britney Spears is saddened by her ex-husband's recent comments about her relationship with their teenage sons. Kevin Federline

Britney Spears addresses Kevin Federline’s claims about her relationship with their sons

August 8, 2022 6:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Britney Spears is saddened by her ex-husband’s recent comments about her relationship with their teenage sons. In…

Willow Smith (center) is pictured with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. Willow Smith says she was not fazed by the media firestorm that broke out after her father

Willow Smith speaks out about dad Will’s Oscars slap incident

August 8, 2022 4:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Willow Smith says she was not fazed by the media firestorm that broke out after her father, Will Smith, slapped Chris Rock at…

Hunters are swarming the Florida Everglades for the annual python challenge. The state says it’s vital to save the ecosystem

August 8, 2022 3:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Smart, CNN Deer, raccoons, possums and fox once flocked the area of the Everglades National Park in south Florida. Nowadays, you’re…

The Chinese resort city of Sanya is known for its sandy beaches

They came for a beach holiday. Now they’re trapped in China’s latest Covid lockdown

August 8, 2022 3:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN Known for its sandy beaches, luxury resorts and duty-free shopping, the city of Sanya on China’s tropical Hainan island has…

BBC soap legend June Spencer retires at age 103

August 8, 2022 3:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN June Spencer, the last original cast member of BBC Radio 4 drama “The Archers,” has retired from the show after…

How a tiny Chinatown bookstore became a hub for authentic Asian American stories

August 7, 2022 8:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Lucy Yu found refuge in books growing up. An only child raised by a Chinese immigrant mother in west Los Angeles, she spent a…

Research that included DNA sequencing on archaeological remains from Puerto Real

A centuries-old horse tooth might be the last piece in the genetic puzzle of Assateague’s horses

August 7, 2022 6:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The unexpected discovery of a 16th-century horse tooth in modern-day Haiti has provided credence for an age-old folk story about…

This small Japanese town is a vintage vending machine paradise

August 7, 2022 6:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Dean Irvine, CNN There’s a reason Sagamihara, Japan, isn’t in travel guides. It’s a sprawling commuter city for nearby Yokohama…

People line up for nucleic acid testing in Sanya

Covid lockdown strands 80,000 tourists in ‘China’s Hawaii’

August 7, 2022 5:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and CNN’s Beijing bureau Around 80,000 tourists are stranded in the popular resort city of Sanya on China’s tropical…

A London museum will return its stolen Benin bronzes to Nigeria

August 7, 2022 11:56 AM CNN Newsource

Zoe Sottile, CNN A London museum has agreed to return 72 objects looted from Benin City in 1897 to the Nigerian government. The Horniman Museum and…

The vehicle Anne Heche was driving was engulfed in flames.

Anne Heche is in stable condition after a fiery car crash at a Los Angeles home

August 7, 2022 11:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Chloe Melas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Anne Heche is in stable condition Sunday, two days after the car she was driving crashed into a home and…

Even Austen scholars can't deny the appeal of "Clueless

How to adapt Jane Austen — and why it’s so hard to get right

August 7, 2022 5:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s an act braver than marrying for love, riskier than running away with Mr. Wickham and plainer than Anne Elliot to…