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CNN, KTVQ By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota woman was severely injured by a bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North Dakota, according to the National Park Service. It’s the second instance of a bison injuring a person in the past week. A bison gored a 47-year-old Arizona woman Monday morning
Continue Reading By Catherine Nicholls and Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — The Roald Dahl Museum in England, founded by the widow of the children’s author, has acknowledged his racism was “undeniable and indelible.” Dahl, who died in 1990, was the creator of characters such as Matilda, the BFG, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Willy Wonka and the Twits. His
Continue Reading By Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — When the highly anticipated movie “Oppenheimer” finally lands in theaters Friday, it will be one of the first blockbuster biopics to open since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. Director Christopher Nolan’s latest creation concerns an earlier existential threat, telling the story of the atomic bomb through the lens
Continue Reading By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — They were originally looking for a vacation home, but Alan Andrew, originally from Pennsylvania, and his Belgian husband Vincent Proost found themselves relocating to Portugal full time after purchasing an abandoned farmhouse in the region of Alentejo. The couple, who met on a blind date in London in 2006,
Continue Reading Reuters Tourists flocked to China’s scenic Flaming Mountains this week to experience searing high temperatures amid punishing heat waves that have scorched much of the Northern Hemisphere. Armed with broad-brimmed hats and umbrellas for added protection, tourists took selfies by a 12-meter (6.5 feet_-tall thermometer that displayed a real-time surface temperature of 80 Celsius (176 Fahrenheit), Chinese state
Continue Reading By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — The United States has returned a stolen 15th-century letter by Christopher Columbus to Italy, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Wednesday. Written in Latin, it is one of some 30 surviving first editions of the explorer’s letter announcing his discoveries on the American continent to Spain’s King Ferdinand
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — There’s another stop coming along Route 66 in northeast Oklahoma. The $2 billion American Heartland Theme Park and Resort will to be located just west of Grand Lake on Route 66, according to plans for the development announced Wednesday. The theme park and resort are expected to open in
Continue Reading By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — For the last 62 years, Ken has been the original accessory — designed only to match or complement his predestined life partner, Barbie. If Ken is a compass, Barbie is north. According to toy manufacturers Mattel, just one Ken doll is sold for every seven Barbies. But while this
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Mandy Moore, like many other famous faces, joined the picket lines this week to support the SAG-AFTRA strike that commenced on Friday after the actors union and the major studios and streaming platforms failed to reach a deal on a new contract. One of main points of contention that
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Harry Styles is continuing to deliver his trademark charm with his latest music video, for the song “Daylight.” The former One Direction member appears in a series of eccentric costumes in the whimsical clip, which dropped on Wednesday, all inspired by the theme of an old-style traveling circus. Styles
Continue Reading CNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Sheryl Crow has shared her thoughts on Jason Aldean’s controversial song, “Try That in a Small Town.” Aldean’s single, which was released in May, stirred new controversy when the music video debuted on July 14. The lyrics and visual references in the video, critics say, are evocative of
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé gave one lucky audience member at a recent “Renaissance” tour concert in Nashville a pretty sweet wedding gift. The Grammy-winner was on stage singing “Crazy in Love” when she spotted a sign in the crowd asking her to help choose between her hits “XO” and “1+1” to be
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth wish Shannen Doherty would have stayed on “Beverly Hills, 90210” longer. Doherty left the hit series in 1994 after four seasons of playing Brenda Walsh. During an episode of their “90210MG” podcast, Spelling and Garth said if the show had taken a break to
Continue Reading By CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations. Is it time to rethink travel plans? Are refunds available? Are there ways to cope? Here are some answers to many of the key questions travelers may be asking when
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — The sunscreen boom is upon us. In 2020, the global value of sun care products was $10.7 billion. Already a staggering figure, that number is projected to grow by 4% each year until 2028, according to market analysts at Grand View Research. By the end of the decade, the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Lautner has always been supportive of his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift. That’s the subject of the latest episode of his podcast “The Squeeze,” along with his wife, who is also Taylor Lautner (whom he calls “Tay”). The title of the episode is “Taylor’s Version,” a play on Swift
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Sheryl Crow has shared her thoughts on Jason Aldean’s controversial song, “Try That in a Small Town.” Aldean’s single, which was released in May, stirred new controversy when the music video debuted on July 14. The lyrics and visual references in the video, critics say, are evocative of vigilantism
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — This weekend, the movies belong to dolls and doom. It’s the cinematic event of the summer: Greta Gerwig’s splashy pink romp “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “emotionally devastating” three-hour epic “Oppenheimer” rolled out in theaters this week. Aside from their prestige-y creative teams, the films have little in common, but
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Barbie” comes roaring out of the gate with an inventiveness and energy the movie perhaps inevitably can’t sustain. Amid all the hype that has made its release an increasingly rare movie-going occasion, director Greta Gerwig’s film proves an admirably ambitious attempt to ponder where Barbie fits in the
Continue Reading CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Barbie” comes roaring out of the gate with an inventiveness and energy the movie perhaps inevitably can’t sustain. Amid all the hype that has made its release an increasingly rare movie-going occasion, director Greta Gerwig’s film proves an admirably ambitious attempt to ponder where Barbie fits in
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