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The Golden Globe Awards were presented Sunday night. A full list of nominees follows below, with winners indicated in bold. TELEVISION Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy Don Cheadle – “Black Monday” Nicholas Hoult – “The Great” Eugene Levy – “Schitt’s Creek” Jason Sudekis – “Ted Lasso” –
Continue ReadingTrade ties between Australia and China worsened over the past year as the two countries became mired in a diplomatic dispute. Now it appears those problems, and the pandemic, are also hitting investment. Chinese investment in Australia plunged to just over 1 billion Australian dollars ($775 million) in 2020, down 62% from the previous year,
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When your phone goes off in the middle of the night, it isn’t usually good news. At best, it signals a call into action, albeit with a foggy head and a scrambled mind. At worst, the incessant ringing or buzzing represents news of a dreadful event, or an impending one. As the British rower Jasmine
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Donald Trump has no remorse about the deadly violence he incited with his lies about a stolen election in his uprising against the US Congress. This much was clear when the ex-President put the Republican Party on notice on Sunday that he intends to use his hold on its grassroots to try to suppress the
Continue ReadingOver half a million Texans are still under boil water notices more than a week after a winter storm brutalized large swaths of the South, leaving millions without water and power for days. A total of 509,206 people were still impacted by boil water notices as of Sunday night, with 458 boil water notices in
Continue ReadingThe 78th Golden Globe Awards underwent a rocky evening technically while fleetingly seeking to address the controversy rocking the organization behind the ceremony, in a pandemic-dictated format that saw streaming dominate the movie awards and an emotional posthumous win by actor Chadwick Boseman. “Nomadland,” the understated tale acquired by Hulu, was named best drama, while
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Donald Trump’s return to the national stage at the Conservative Political Action Convention (CPAC) was about what I expected: In a two-track speech where he was intermittently bored by a teleprompter and amused by his own adlibs, he teased a third presidential run, came home to his animating issue, immigration (which was inexplicably absent from
Continue ReadingImages showed bodies lying in pools of blood on the streets, the injured frantically carried away with bullet wounds peppering their limbs, and protesters huddled behind makeshift shields and barricades, as Myanmar’s security forces Sunday launched their most violent and deadly crackdown on peaceful demonstrators since the February 1 coup. At least 18 people died
Continue ReadingThe Hong Kong authorities charged 47 opposition activists with violating the city’s national security legislation on Sunday, in the biggest application of the law since it was imposed by Beijing last year. Those charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” were among 53 people — many prominent former lawmakers, activists and district councilors — who were
Continue ReadingIf it weren’t for a producer’s persistence, the movie that just won best foreign-language film at the Golden Globes might have been made in English instead. “Minari” writer-director Lee Isaac Chung told CNN in a recent interview that he knew he wanted to tell the story in Korean. But he feared that would be a
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In the depths of the early Covid-19 crisis last year, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo soared to national prominence as he became a daily fixture on television — providing a calm, steady recitation of the facts that endeared him to many Americans who were terrified of the deadly new virus ravaging their cities and overwhelming
Continue ReadingYou know what goes best with a Louis Vuitton dress? Cornbread. That’s the name of Regina King’s dog who seemed to win the hearts of viewers during the Golden Globes pre-show. As King was showing off her Golden Globes outfit at the pre-show ceremonies on E! and NBC, Cornbread was just vibing behind her in
Continue ReadingIf it weren’t for a producer’s persistence, the movie that just won best foreign-language film at the Golden Globes might have been made in English instead. “Minari” writer-director Lee Isaac Chung told CNN in a recent interview that he knew he wanted to tell the story in Korean. But he feared that would be a
Continue ReadingGolfers wore red shirts and black pants during the WGC-Workday Championship on Sunday in honor of golf legend Tiger Woods, who is hospitalized after a serious car accident last week. Woods responded on Twitter to the gesture made by many in the golf community, including Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas and Cameron Champ, who wore Woods’
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. March 2020 never really ended. In those unforgettable days — March 11, 12, 13 — the great shutdown reached the US and society changed forever. The notion of a never-ending March became a bleak running
Continue ReadingThe 78th Golden Globe Awards got off to an awkward start, seeking to address controversy regarding the organization behind the ceremony, while experiencing technical glitches amid a pandemic-dictated format. Although they honor both movies and TV, the Globes are watched most closely as a bellwether for the Academy Awards. The traditional awards season, however, has
Continue ReadingMonica Yi stares at a rickety trailer in the middle of an empty field in rural Arkansas. “What is this place?” the stunned wife asks her husband. Jacob Yi replies without hesitation: “Our home.” It’s the opening scene of “Minari.” These words, like many lines in the movie, are spoken in Korean. Jacob and Monica
Continue ReadingThe 78th Golden Globe Awards got off to an awkward start, seeking to address controversy regarding the organization behind the ceremony, while experiencing technical glitches amid a pandemic-dictated format. Although they honor both movies and TV, the Globes are watched most closely as a bellwether for the Academy Awards. This year’s ceremony proceeded under what
Continue ReadingFacebook has turned the news back on. In Australia, the websites that were previously blocked by Facebook are now accessible and sharable once again. But the battle involving social networks and news is just beginning. Australia’s government passed a law that offered a glimpse at the future for Facebook and media consumers around the world.
Continue ReadingDecades ago, Soviet scientists researched biological weapons at a site in Volginsky, about 70 miles east of Moscow. Now, that site is being used to mass-produce a vaccine aimed at protecting people around the world from the coronavirus. CNN gained exclusive access to the facility, now home to Generium Pharmaceutical, which has been contracted to
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