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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Garth Brooks is looking forward to creating an inviting atmosphere at his new bar, and that apparently includes serving Bud Light. The country legend spoke with Billboard this week about Friends In Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk, his new bar and entertainment space set to open soon in
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — An accident on the set of the next “Gladiator” film – the sequel to the best picture Oscar winner from 2000 – injured multiple people involved in the production. “While filming a planned stunt sequence on the set of the Gladiator sequel, an accident occurred during which several crew
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Kathy Griffin is continuing her healing process after lung cancer. In a video posted to her verified Instagram this week, the comedian shared before and after footage from her vocal cord surgery, which she noted was part of her “journey to get my voice back after #lungcancer.” Griffin first
Continue Reading By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Not since the 1970s has Steve Perillo, CEO and third-generation owner of New Jersey-based tour operator Perillo Tours, seen such a spike in travelers booking trips to Europe. The company, which is best known for its custom tours to Italy, usually sells about 80% of its capacity in a
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — The United States has been charging visitors for electronic travel authorization since 2009, and now the United Kingdom and the European Union are rolling out entry fees, too. Also in our latest CNN Travel roundup, we bring you a double-decker plane seat and bunk beds in the sky. UK
Continue Reading By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — Can humans and rats live together? That’s what city leaders in Paris are trying to find out. The French capital, like many metropolises, has a notorious rodent problem. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is forming a committee to study “cohabitation” – to what extent humans and rodents can live
Continue Reading By Junko Ogura and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — Two airplanes have “highly likely collided” with each other at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japanese public broadcaster NHK is reporting, citing the country’s transport ministry. The two passenger aircraft involved belonged to EVA Air and Thai Airways and are thought to have come
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Melted ice cream, cockle popcorn and a no-egg-white omelet are among the most unusual hotel room service requests from travelers across the globe, according to a recent study. Hotels.com’s first-ever room service report surveyed over 470 hotels with in-room dining available in 10 countries including the US, Canada,
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An Indiana man has been arrested and charged with stalking and harassing Taylor Swift for several months. Mitchell Taebel, 36, was booked into the LaPorte County Jail on June 2 on charges of stalking, intimidation, invasion of privacy and harassment, according to LaPorte County Jail records. Taebel has been
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Mike Batayeh, a comedian and actor who played laundromat manager Dennis Markowski in “Breaking Bad,” has died, his manager confirmed to CNN. He was 52. The news was first reported by TMZ, citing Batayeh’s sister, who told the outlet her brother suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Nearly a decade after the death of comedian Joan Rivers, her daughter Melissa Rivers is still finding handwritten jokes in her mom’s sweater pockets. The younger Rivers has spent years slowly sorting through her mother’s archives, some of which is now part of a National Comedy Center exhibit in
Continue Reading By Karla Cripps, CNN Maldives (CNN) — Click on the website of any given luxury resort in Maldives and you’ll likely find an entire page highlighting its commitment to sustainability and associated “green” credentials. The lingo isn’t your usual tourism marketing jargon – terms like waste management, soil erosion and solar energy generation don’t exactly
Continue Reading CNN By Karla Cripps, CNN Maldives (CNN) — Click on the website of any given luxury resort in Maldives and you’ll likely find an entire page highlighting its commitment to sustainability and associated “green” credentials. The lingo isn’t your usual tourism marketing jargon – terms like waste management, soil erosion and solar energy generation don’t
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Google is honoring the late dancer, choreographer and LGBTQ+ icon Willi Ninja with a Google Doodle. Ninja, who was featured in the documentary “Paris is Burning,” rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s and created the “The Iconic House of Ninja” social community and dance troupe, which lives
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was a high school student who had never acted professionally when in 2019, she responded to an open casting call from Mindy Kaling for a TV series about an Indian American teenager. Ramakrishnan got a callback and then another one, ultimately beating out more than 15,000 people
Continue Reading CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was a high school student who had never acted professionally when in 2019, she responded to an open casting call from Mindy Kaling for a TV series about an Indian American teenager. Ramakrishnan got a callback and then another one, ultimately beating out more than 15,000
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Tori Spelling’s suspicion about her “Beverly Hills 90210” character Donna Martin has been confirmed. During a recent episode of the her “9021OMG” podcast, Spelling talked to her co-host and former costar, Jennie Garth, along with “90210” producer and writer Charles Rosin, about her character, Donna, being a virgin
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Lohan is listening to the woman who played her mom in “Freaky Friday.” The former child star is on the cover of the June issue of Allure magazine in her first interview since announcing her pregnancy. Lohan said she’s received parenting advice from her “Freaky Friday” costar,
Continue Reading CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — First-time directors rarely overshadow their stars, but Eva Longoria’s narrative feature debut serves as the main headline around “Flamin’ Hot,” a crowd-pleasing, chips-to-riches story (how true it is having been the subject of debate) premiering in the crowd-free environs of Disney+ and Hulu. Playfully presented, it’s the
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — First-time directors rarely overshadow their stars, but Eva Longoria’s narrative feature debut serves as the main headline around “Flamin’ Hot,” a crowd-pleasing, chips-to-riches story (how true it is having been the subject of debate) premiering in the crowd-free environs of Disney+ and Hulu. Playfully presented, it’s the kind
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