By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Normani had to cancel her planned performance at Sunday’s BET Awards after injuring herself during rehearsal. The singer said she was “frustrated” and “disappointed” in a statement posted to the Instagram stories portion of her verified Instagram account. “I wanted to get on here and give you guys
Continue Reading By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — Every year, three days before the US of A sets the skies alight with impressive fireworks displays as part of nationwide Independence Day celebrations, its friendly neighbor to the north pays tribute to its own origin story. That’s right, we’re talking about Canada Day. Many of us Canadians celebrate
Continue Reading By Kim Davis, CNN (CNN) — If you watch shows such as “Emily in Paris,” you can be forgiven for thinking the world is enchanted by Americans who travel abroad. Silly gaffes, like mistaking a public urinal for a monument and taking selfies in front of it, come across as charming quirks on television. However,
Continue Reading By Alice Pfieffer, CNN Paris (CNN) — Since the 19th century, haute couture has been bringing together both ancient craftsmanship and the evolving needs of clients, as social backdrops shift and change, aiming to provide a rarefied elegance for the happy few who can afford it. “Couture serves to maintain France’s excellency on a world
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — This one goes out to the Queens. As we ascend into Episode 3, we are graced with a revelatory reunion of our two star queens, some wisdom from the Queen Who Never Was and a bonus cameo from Milly Alcock – who briefly returns to reprise her Season 1
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Will Smith brought flames and faith to the stage at the BET Awards on Sunday. Smith returned to his music roots with the debut of his new song, “You Can Make It.” Featuring Fridayy and the Sunday Service Choir, Smith rapped about perseverance in the gospel-infused song. “The darker
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The BET Awards kicked off on Sunday night with an electric performance by the one and only Megan Thee Stallion. The event, hosted by Taraji P. Henson, celebrates the best in Black entertainment, across music, film, television and sports. Drake led with seven nominations, including album of the year
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Michael J. Fox rocked Glastonbury. The actor joined Coldplay on guitar for a performance of their hit “Fix You” at the massive UK music festival over the weekend, and celebrated with a tribute to the band shared on social media. “Glastonbury all the love and thanks to the @coldplay team who
Continue Reading By Darya Tarasova, Lauren Kent and Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Russian state media claimed Sunday that American rapper and producer Kanye West is visiting Moscow, but CNN has not been able to independently verify he is actually there. West, who now goes by Ye, arrived in Moscow on a private visit, according to the
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By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — About three weeks after a landslide prompted officials to close a major highway near Grand Teton National Park, a detour has opened to public traffic, according to the Wyoming Department of Transportation. In early June, a crack developed in Wyoming Highway 22 at the Teton Pass and officials closed
Continue Reading By Julia Buckley, CNN Vettelschloss, Germany (CNN) — Rolling hills, thick forests and the Rhine River whirling through it all – the region of Rheinland-Pfalz, or Rhineland-Palatinate, is textbook Germany. Nearby Bonn was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990, and before that, the Romantic movement descended on the castles and wooded landscapes
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: CNN unveils 10 fantastic US cities to visit that aren’t overrun with tourists (yet) as the nation prepares for a record-setting July 4 holiday. Also, the latest transportation tangles and troubles plus a hurricane you’ll actually like. Americans on the go-go-go Two of the
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Eddie Murphy is reflecting on some of the “cheap shots” he feels he’s taken over the years. The Oscar-nominated actor and comedian – whose new film, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” hits Netflix next week, was asked in an interview with the New York Times if he feels he’s
Continue Reading By Martha Alexander, CNN (CNN) — This year’s Glastonbury Festival is underway, with headliners Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA topping a bill of some 2,000 acts across 100 stages, and more than 200,000 people expected to attend. Now a global juggernaut, the festival has changed unrecognizably since the summer solstice of 1971 when the first
Continue Reading By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Growing up in Texas, Mary Beth Walsh thought she was accustomed to high temperatures. Her hometown of Dallas, which is currently being blasted by unrelenting heat, frequently experiences heat waves. But when the 21-year-old visited Athens in mid-June with her friends she was shocked by the “unbearable” 98 Fahrenheit
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Martin Mull, a veteran character actor who appeared in more than a hundred films and television shows, including “Roseanne,” “Veep” and “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” has died, his daughter shared in a post on social media. He was 80. “I am heartbroken to share that my
Continue Reading By Nick Thompson and Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — First things first. Despite some truly terrifying tales of survival, you are incredibly unlikely to be duking it out with a shark any time soon. But sharks do occasionally attack humans – and they certainly make news when they do: • A man was recovering in
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — At the South by Southwest festival earlier this year, dozens of indie artists and speakers cancelled appearances in protest of the event’s sponsorship from US military and defense contractors amid the war between Israel and Hamas. SXSW organizers in March expressed support for the right of artists to express “free speech,”
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — As well as being loved for his music, Elton John is known around the world for his unique sense of style. Now, the rock star is giving his fans the chance to own some of his eye-catching outfits. The 77-year-old musician is selling off hundreds of items from his
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — Pearl Jam has canceled its scheduled concert at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday because of “illness in the band,” it announced on Friday. Due to existing schedule commitments, the American rock band added that it would not be able to reschedule the concert and would refund
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