By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Diane Keaton, known for her unique brand of comedic timing and inimitable style, has died. Stars from Goldie Hawn to Bette Midler to Steve Martin expressed their love of the actor after hearing the news, paying tribute to “just a truly original person,” as Reese Witherspoon put it. “It’s
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Actress Diane Keaton, the prolific and idiosyncratic screen star whose portrayal of Woody Allen’s love interest in 1977’s “Annie Hall” brought her an Oscar for best actress, has died at the age of 79, People reported today. The publication reported that Keaton died in California, but no details were immediately available
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our weekend digest of travel and aviation news: air traffic control problems in the US, free economy-class alcohol in Canada, India’s much-delayed new mega airport, plus a European jetliner eclipses the Boeing 737 as the plane with the most deliveries ever. Stressful skies The US federal government shutdown
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Don’t speak, just plan on heading to Las Vegas to see No Doubt. The band fronted by Gwen Stefani will be playing a limited engagement at Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pop-punk and ska-inspired group most famous for their ’90s-era hits including “Just a Girl” and “Don’t
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A 2,000-year-old tunnel once used by Roman emperors to slip into the Colosseum unseen will open to the public this month, offering visitors a rare glimpse of the arena’s imperial backstage. Known as the Passage of Commodus, the 180-foot corridor was built beneath the amphitheater to let emperors
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — More than a billion Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, on October 20, 2025. Diwali, also called Deepavali, is one of the biggest festivals in India. It’s also widely celebrated in Nepal, Malaysia, Fiji and other countries with large South
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show, Aziz Ansari defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival. He also said he planned on donating part of the fee he earned to “causes that support free press and human rights.” Human Rights Watch has
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By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — The long wait is over. After years of planning and myriad delays, the European Union’s Entry/Exit system (EES) will go live on October 12. While nothing has changed when it comes to the rules of who can enter the EU, and how long they can stay, the new system
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By Silvia Marchetti (CNN) — With its hills, olive groves, and vineyards, Radicondoli looks like the image of Tuscany found on postcards. But behind the stone walls and quiet streets, the small medieval village near Siena has been losing people for years. Once home to around 3,000 residents, Radicondoli now counts just 966. About 100
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By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN (CNN) — In Luca Guadagnino’s new psychological thriller “After the Hunt,” Julia Roberts stars as a Yale professor who is forced to choose sides when a star pupil accuses another faculty member of sexual assault. Each scene that unfolds is thorny and tense. And as the cast — including Ayo Edebiri
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By Lisa Respers France, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Bad Bunny told America on “Saturday Night Live” last week that people still have a few months to learn Spanish to get ready to best enjoy his Super Bowl halftime show performance. Some Black people aren’t playing about it, as seen on social media. There’s a
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the defamation lawsuit Drake brought against his own record label, Universal Music Group, for publishing and promoting Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” District Judge Jeannette Vargas concluded that the Grammy-winning song – where Lamar infamously claimed Drake was a “certified pedophile”
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sounds like Justin Bieber’s mom doesn’t have to worry about him. The pop star’s mother Pattie Mallette, recently posted a series of photos on social media of Bieber. In it, he is wearing a shirt which read on the back “Pray For Me” — and she wrote in
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The 2025 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to László Krasznahorkai, a Hungarian writer who said his dark and difficult novels aim to examine reality “to the point of madness.” Announcing the prize at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday, the Nobel Committee praised Krasznahorkai “for his
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CNN By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton wants everyone know she’s fine and “not dying.” An odd thing to have to say, yes. But the country music icon, actress, activist and humanitarian posted a video to social media on Wednesday to clear up rumors that had been going around to the contrary. “I
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jason Kelce is out here doing the dirty work on behalf of Swifties everywhere. On the latest episode of “New Heights,” the retired Philadelphia Eagles center and his younger brother Travis Kelce took some time to share their review of Taylor Swift’s new album “The Life of a
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By Natasha Chen, CNN Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Theme park fans dread what has become an expected annual price increase for US Disney parks. But the new prices that hit Wednesday morning — along with some of the best discount offers in years — suggest the media and entertainment giant is being strategic in
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Dolly Parton wants everyone know she’s fine and “not dying.” An odd thing to have to say, yes. But the country music icon, actress, activist and humanitarian posted a video to social media on Wednesday to clear up rumors that had been going around to the contrary. “I wanted
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — No one knows for sure how many bars exist on Earth, but there are likely millions of spots around the world where patrons can get a glass of wine or a bottle of beer. No one knows for sure how many bars exist on Earth, but there are likely
Continue Reading By Suyin Haynes, CNN (CNN) — Curved lines and block colors in shades of orange, yellow and blue create the image of an artist, framed by a border of abstract shapes. Look a little closer and you can see the artist’s beret with concentric circles, perched atop the solitary figure’s head as they lean over
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