By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — As soon as seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams stepped foot onto the court for the 2025 US Open, in the eyes of many fashionistas she had already won. On the day of her mixed doubles match alongside Reilly Opelka, Williams arrived dressed in a custom navy and white-trimmed
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By Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) – “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” is a phrase enshrined in the US Declaration of Independence. But a couple of the Founding Fathers might have considered skinny dipping another inalienable right. Benjamin Franklin was known to have stripped down to his birthday suit to demonstrate what were apparently
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Devon Walker has announced his departure from “Saturday Night Live.” The comic, who had appeared on the show for three seasons, posted a series of photos on Instagram with the news. “To me, jobs in this industry feel like a bunch of little marriages. Some of em last
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has shared new details about her relationship with her husband, Prince Harry, and reflected on her time living in the United Kingdom, in the new season of her lifestyle show “With Love, Meghan.” Released on Netflix on Tuesday, season 2 of the series, produced and
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By Svitlana Vlasova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning director Woody Allen has defended his appearance at a Moscow film festival following strong criticism from the Ukrainian government. “When it comes to the conflict in Ukraine, I believe strongly that Vladimir Putin is totally in the wrong. The war he has caused is appalling,”
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By Ali Halit Diker, CNN (CNN) — Calling Turkish coffee “just a drink” undersells it. It’s a ritual, a conversation and, as arguably the ancestor of all modern coffees, it’s a nearly 500-year-old piece of history, inscribed by UNESCO on its intangible cultural heritage of humanity list. Coffee’s roots go back even further. Lani Kingston,
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By Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The island of Jeju, often referred to as the “Hawaii of South Korea,” has issued a multi-language guide warning international visitors to behave following a string of viral tourist incidents and cases of disorderly conduct. Last year, more than 13 million people were lured to the
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — “Hey batter, batter, batter, batter, swing, batter!” Such was the timeless chant uttered by Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck in the classic ’80s slacker film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” and this weekend, the pair was on hand to make things extra nostalgic for those in attendance at a recent
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Katseye and the Gap are giving us something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. In a new ad campaign, titled “Better in Denim,” Gap trades on a tried-and-true formula for the clothing company: a hit song, an infectious dance and blue jeans. The spot feels tailor-made
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (AP) — Lil Nas X was charged Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street last week. Prosecutors charged the musician, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, with three counts of battery with injury on
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s buzzy appearance on her boyfriend’s Travis Kelce’s podcast was Mama Kelce approved. At an event over the weekend, Donna Kelce spoke with People about Swift’s debut on “New Heights” podcast, which is hosted by her two sons. Kelce said she watched and thought it “was just
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By Natalie Hammond, CNN (CNN) — When Princess Diana arrived at the Royal Ascot in 1988, she turned heads in a polka-dot dress that was perfectly coordinated to her saucer hat. More than three decades later, at the popular horse racing event, Catherine, Princess of Wales, drew comparisons to her late mother-in-law in a similar
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By Silvia Marchetti (CNN) — She was craving peace and quiet after working as a teacher for 20 years, and Amelia Butler from the US says that buying a bargain home in Italy has given her just that. The 57-year-old now spends half of the year in the rural village of Latronico, located in the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (CNN) — Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind-the-scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, has died at 96. Adler died Saturday, according to a brief family announcement confirmed by the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York. Among Adler’s acting credits are “The Sopranos,” on which he
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve gotten to the end of the CNN Original Series “American Prince: JFK Jr.” and want more, there’s a lavish dramatic retelling of his life, love and tragic death coming, but you’ll have to wait a bit. In the tradition of his Emmy-winning anthologies “American Horror Story” and
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The cast of “Love Island USA” takes their televised search for love extremely seriously. Thankfully, the voice of “Love Island” does not. Iain Stirling narrates the daily dramas of Peacock’s reality hit, cranking out reliably hilarious commentary about contestants’ back tattoos, dry-humping challenges and mosquitoes that interrupt intimate moments.
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CNN By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — In just two days, Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” sing-along surged to the No. 1 spot at the domestic box office, reportedly selling out more than 1,000 screens as fans seized the one-weekend opportunity. The streaming giant’s limited-release event was an unexpected win for the animated movie, which was
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Lori Anne Porter, 11, watches “KPop Demon Hunters” almost every day. She estimates she’s seen it upwards of 50 times. She also evangelizes. “My sister had a sleepover, and she got to pick a movie to watch and she chose ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ and she made all her friends
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: airlines sued for selling windowless “window seats,” venomous sea slugs close down a beach in Spain, plus why US influencers are flocking to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Public transport etiquette “Bare beating”: so amusing in name, so annoying in practice. We reported back in May on
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KESQ) – Sir Gary Oldman, a Palm Springs resident, placed his handprints and footprints in cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre today, honoring him for a career that has brought him three Best Actor Oscar nominations. “I am all too aware of the hundreds of talented artists that have
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