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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Bruce Willis celebrated his first Father’s Day as a grandfather. His daughter Rumer Willis, a new mom to baby girl Louetta Isley, took to Instagram to share a few photos of the action star with his new granddaughter. She captioned it, “Fathers to the old and new. Seeing my
Continue Reading By Sarah Kent (CNN) — When Ingrid Newkirk co-founded People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in 1980, fur was a status symbol. “Everyone aspired to have a fur,” Newkirk recalled. “But that’s all gone now.” PETA has played a significant role in that shift, blending aggressive protest tactics — including throwing red paint
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — After a food-realted health scare over the weekend, Quincy Jones is out of the hospital. The famed music producer was transported from his Los Angeles home to the emergency room on Saturday after a 911 call was made, a representative for Jones told TMZ. After being treated for a
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — CNN’s second annual “Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom” concert is set for Monday night, to be broadcast from Los Angeles’ historic outdoor Greek Theatre in Griffith Park. Performers will include Charlie Wilson, Miguel, Kirk Franklin, Nelly, SWV, Davido, Coi Leray, Jodeci and Mike Phillips, with Oscar-winner Questlove and
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Bebe Rexha has shared an update after she was rushed off stage at her concert in New York City when someone threw a cell phone that hit her in the head on Sunday. “I’m good,” Rexha wrote in the caption of two photos she posted to
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — This summer, Canadian firefighter Markus Pukonen is due to arrive back in his home city of Toronto, seven years after beginning an epic quest to circumnavigate the world using just his “muscles and some wind.” During that time, the adventurer will have walked, canoed, kayaked, cycled, tricycled, skied, rowed, trimaraned,
Continue Reading By Patrice Gaines, CNN (CNN) — Marvin C. Ross was just 8 years old the first time he watched Willis Spells, his neighbor in Dorchester, South Carolina, make barbecue hash. Relatives and friends showed up to sit outside with Spells as he stirred ground hog’s head meat with something that looked like a boat oar.
Continue Reading CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — It was a somber week in tourism as five explorers were lost in the “catastrophic implosion” of a Titanic-bound submersible. The disaster marks another chapter in the shipwreck’s tragic history. The week also brought news of the world’s best restaurants, the rise of luggage trackers and the post
Continue Reading Video by Sofia Couceiro and Teodora Preda, text by Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — When this year’s all-woman team arrived on Antarctica’s Goudier Island to run the world’s most remote post office, it was shovels they needed rather than stamps. They’d traveled some 8,000 miles from the UK, by plane and boat, and Britain’s Royal
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Rapper Big Pokey has died at the age of 45 after collapsing on stage in Texas. The artist, real name Milton Powell, passed away on Sunday, according to a post on his verified Instagram account. “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of
Continue Reading By Martha Alexander, CNN (CNN) — The countdown to this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival is on; the stages are built, headliners are on their way and some 200,000 people are expected to attend. Now a global juggernaut, the festival has changed unrecognizably since the summer solstice of 1971 when the first Glastonbury Fair, as it was
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — After a long stretch of pretty weak-to-indifferent spinoffs as AMC has sought to milk life out of “The Walking Dead,” “The Walking Dead: Dead City” arguably delivers the most satisfying spinoff yet by combining the signature characters, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan. Throwing the pair
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Get ready, because everyone’s favorite lethal game show is preparing for a big return. Netflix shared exclusive new details for the second season of its runaway hit South Korean thriller series “Squid Game” on Saturday, as part of its Tudum Global Fan Event in Brazil. A new teaser for
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — As Taylor Swift continues to travel through time on her epic Eras Tour, she hit an impressive milestone while performing in Pittsburgh on Saturday. The “Karma” singer broke an attendance record at Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium when 73,117 Swifites flocked to the concert on Saturday, according to the venue. The
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kourtney Kardashian and Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker have a lot to be grateful for. The reality star and Poosh founder revealed she was pregnant in a video on Instagram Saturday in which she’s seen in the audience at a Blink 182 concert holding a sign that read, “Travis
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Linda Hamilton is heading to Hawkins, Indiana, where she’ll join the cast of “Stranger Things” for the popular Netflix series’ fifth and final season, according to Tudum. Hamilton’s “Terminator” co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is also Netflix’s chief action officer and the star of the “Arnold” documentary that debuted on
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Bruce Willis, the ultimate girl dad to five daughters, is being celebrated by wife Emma Heming and Demi Moore, who shared moving Father’s Day tributes to the actor on Sunday. “Father’s Day is a time I get to reflect on my deep appreciation and respect I have for Bruce
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You know their names. You’ve seen their scores and saves! Now we’re taking a closer look at the families supporting the Firebirds on and off the ice. It’s a season of firsts for the Firebirds, from breaking in the ice at the Acrisure Arena, to witnessing first words! The Rafferty and Poturalski family are both
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — For years, the demo tape that launched Prince’s storied career had been tucked away in an attic of the home of the music executive that first signed him. Now, music enthusiasts and Prince fans worldwide have a chance to own the tape that landed the Minneapolis superstar his
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As the Coachella Valley has embraced the Firebirds, the players have become household names. Now we’re getting to know the families that support the Firebirds on and off the ice. Alexis McCormick moved to the Coachella Valley with her husband and Firebirds’ captain, Max McCormick back in November. “The fans, first of all, are unbelievable,”
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