By Denise Royal and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A federal grand jury in Miami charged rapper Sean Kingston and his mother each with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud, according to an indictment filed last week and announced Friday in a news release from the US Attorney’s Office, Southern
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — One comedy giant saluted another this week after the passing of Bob Newhart, who died Thursday morning at the age of 94. Carol Burnett tweeted a fond farewell to the late star later on Thursday, sharing a black-and-white photo of the pair on a set in 1964. “I had
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CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Unexpected tech outages have been impacting airlines and airports across the world. Major hotel brands have also reported outages. Here’s what to know if you’re planning to travel this weekend. What’s going on? Widespread IT problems are impacting global travel. It’s believed the issue stems, at least in part,
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — While tourists in Barcelona risk being squirted with water pistols, those in the town of Calpe on Spain’s Mediterranean coast face another threat: a hefty fine for reserving space on the beach for themselves. The town council reminded beachgoers in a news release Wednesday that under the Municipal Ordinance
Continue Reading CNN staff (CNN) — Many flights across the world have been delayed or canceled Friday because of a major IT system failure. All flights for US carriers United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines were grounded early on Friday before operations started ramping up again. American Airlines has confirmed that is has resolved the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Years ago, Matthew McConaughey shared that while he and Kate Hudson were filming “Fool’s Gold” in 2008, she made a hygienic request of him. “She always brings a salt rock, which is some natural deodorant, and says, ‘Would you please put this on?,’” he reportedly said at the
Continue Reading By CNN Staff (CNN) — Unexpected tech outages have been impacting airlines and airports across the world. Major hotel brands have also reported outages. Here’s what to know if you’re planning to travel this weekend. What’s going on? Widespread IT problems are impacting global travel. It’s believed the issue stems, at least in part, from
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Janet Jackson loves performing. Doing publicity around her work, not so much. During an interview with the radio program “Heart Evenings with Dev Griffin,” the topic of being interviewed came up and Jackson made clear her feelings. “I don’t mean to be rude, but I have to be
Continue Reading By Randi Kaye, CNN (CNN) — Long before singer songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan was collaborating with the likes of Lady Gaga and producer Jack White, he was just a kid growing up in the Midwest struggling to belong. He turned to music. “It completely saved me,” Tasjan told CNN’s Randi Kaye in a recent interview.
Continue Reading By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Actress Cheng Pei-pei, best known for her martial arts roles in films such as “Come Drink with Me” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” has died. She was 78. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce that the rumors are true. Our mother, Cheng Pei Pei, passed away
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — What was your most thrilling first date? In 2016, two young Russians known for their extreme “rooftopping” adventures — where they attempt to illegally climb vertiginous landmarks like La Sagrada Familia and the Eiffel Tower — skipped the perfunctory happy hour cocktail and instead ascended China’s tallest incomplete skyscraper,
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Imagine this: you need to pick up a package, top up your metro card, grab lunch and take out some cash. In most places, that would probably mean separate trips to the post office, the subway station, a restaurant and an ATM. But in South Korea,
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CNN By Dan Heching and Todd Leopold, CNN (CNN) — Bob Newhart, whose stammering, deadpan unflappability carried him to stardom as a standup comedian and later in television and movies, has died, according to a statement from his longtime publicist Jerry Digney. He was 94. Digney said Newhart died in Los Angeles on Thursday morning
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Originally Published: 18 JUL 24 15:50 ETUpdated: 18 JUL 24 17:38 ETBy Dan Heching and Todd Leopold, CNN (CNN) — Bob Newhart, whose stammering, deadpan unflappability carried him to stardom as a standup comedian and later in television and movies, has died, according to a statement from his longtime publicist Jerry Digney. He was 94.
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By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, it’s a rather unmarkable, plain-looking, one-story building that sits in an unadorned lot in the dry West Texas town of Marfa. It has off-white adobe walls and a metal roof. On the front, it has two narrow vertical windows and a wooden door. A handful of
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CNN By Dan Heching and Todd Leopold, CNN (CNN) — Bob Newhart, whose stammering, deadpan unflappability carried him to stardom as a standup comedian and later in television and movies, has died, according to a statement from his longtime publicist Jerry Digney. He was 94. Digney said Newhart died in Los Angeles on Thursday morning
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By Dan Heching and Todd Leopold, CNN (CNN) — Bob Newhart, whose stammering, deadpan unflappability carried him to stardom as a standup comedian and later in television and movies, has died, according to a statement from his longtime publicist Jerry Digney. He was 94. Digney said Newhart died in Los Angeles on Thursday morning after
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — A lot of habits picked up in the pandemic era have stuck around. For most of us, that means grabbing Ubers when we could take the subway, or ordering food rather than walking to the store. For the super-rich, however, those convenient little time-saves now include ditching scheduled flights
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — This is America, which means Donald Glover has choices. And the actor and writer has made one in deciding to retire his musical alter ego, Childish Gambino. “It’s not fulfilling,” he told the New York Times in a recent interview. “I just felt like I didn’t need to
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Gymnastics champion Simone Biles reflects on her previous Olympic competitions as she prepares for the Paris games in a new Netflix docuseries, “Simone Biles Rising.” Biles made the surprising decision to withdraw from competition at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after she was becoming disoriented in her routines
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