By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When air travel accidents such as the fatal midair collision near Washington, DC, occur, the consequences can reach much further than those directly affected by the tragedy. It can also give rise or increase people’s fear of flying, also known as aerophobia or aviophobia. Many people have sat through
Continue Reading By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled with a collective sense the audience was about to witness history. They were the first to hear composer Edmond Dédé’s opera “Morgiane” – the earliest known, full-length
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A critical aviation warning system that went down Saturday has been restored to working order, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday. “It went down last night. A backup system was activated. As of right now, the lead system is online and working,” Duffy told CNN’s Jake
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Justin Baldoni’s lawyer has launched a public website containing documents pertaining to the actor and director’s legal battle with actress Blake Lively. The website published Saturday, two days ahead of the first court hearing in the highly publicized case, which is set for Monday. Baldoni and Lively, who costarred
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The 2025 Grammy Awards are almost here. Everyone from Beyoncé to Billie Eilish to Kendrick Lamar are up for awards during what’s sure to be an exciting night of music, tributes and performances. The Grammys telecast will also be slightly different this year, with a focus on raising funds
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — A few weeks ago, as prep on the Grammy Awards was getting underway, tragedy hit Los Angeles. The heart of music industry was ravaged by fires, burning down the homes of thousands of people who remain displaced across Southern California. Just two days before the fires, Hollywood was in
Continue Reading CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — A few weeks ago, as prep on the Grammy Awards was getting underway, tragedy hit Los Angeles. The heart of music industry was ravaged by fires, burning down the homes of thousands of people who remain displaced across Southern California. Just two days before the fires, Hollywood was
Continue Reading By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — By the time he died, aged just 32, he had redrawn the map of the northern hemisphere, conquering land across three continents and ruling over states from Egypt to modern-day India — over 2,000 years ago. Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — While a lot has been said about the friendship between Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve, the famed pair’s bond illustrates a very basic and instrumental type of kindness, according to Reeve’s daughter. In a recent interview with CNN, Alexandra Reeve discussed the documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” –
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In this week’s roundup of travel news: Denver’s weed church, zodiac predictions for the Year of the Snake, plus what promises to be London’s most ambitious – and deepest – new visitor attraction. Going underground Some 30 meters (98 feet) below central London lies a mile-long network of tunnels
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Pete Davidson has learned a painful, yet valuable, lesson. During a recent appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” the late-night host noticed that Davidson’s many tattoos appear to be disappearing. “Yeah, I’ve been burning them off,” Davidson shared with Fallon. “They’re almost gone.” When asked if
Continue Reading By Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Paris (CNN) — Haute couture is an enigma to most. Accessible to only a select few (an estimated few thousand people globally) because of the eye-watering price tags that such extraordinary designs command, the fashion designers who partake in the exclusive event in Paris must ensure that strict criteria are met,
Continue Reading By Marnie Hunter and Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — This week’s close call at Chicago Midway Airport between a Southwest aircraft and a private jet is the latest in a string of incidents that have many air travelers on edge. In the US alone, it follows the deadly midair collision over the Potomac River near
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A world-famous ballet school has agreed a legal settlement with a woman who claimed she developed an eating disorder as a result of body-shaming while studying there. Ellen Elphick, who was a student at the Royal Ballet School in London, said she became anorexic while participating in an intense
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Bey-lieve it or not: The 2025 album of the year category might be the most high-stakes Grammys race in years. But let’s back up. The category has a little something for everyone this year – from the pink-drenched newcomer Chappell Roan’s velvety vocals in her debut album “The Rise
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By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Three years after Arthur “Chip” Gaudio Jr. last met his friend Jenny Teresia Sundberg, he decided to visit her in Sweden. “That was the first time we’d seen each other since 1992,” Arthur tells CNN Travel today. In the intervening years, Arthur and Jenny had sent long letters across
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón has had to pause her celebration for making Oscars history to offer an apology. “I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt,” Gascón said in a statement provided to CNN. “As someone in a
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By Amarachi Orie and Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — “My mom and dad are gonna be soo mad at me!!” This line, famously spoken by the character Stu Macher in the original 1996 “Scream” movie, made a momentous new appearance Thursday when actor Matthew Lillard, who played Stu, posted a video on Instagram Thursday teasing
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Joan Collins is to play Wallis Simpson in a biopic about the American socialite whose relationship with the British King led to his abdication. The 91-year-old actress revealed that the cameras will soon start rolling for the film, entitled “The Bitter End.” She posted a split panel of two
Continue Reading By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Dutch police have arrested three people in connection with a museum heist that saw thieves blow open a door with explosives before stealing four priceless ancient artifacts, including an approximately 2,500-year-old gold helmet on loan from Romania. Officials in the Netherlands published the names and photographs of two of
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