By Marnie Hunter, Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — The war with Iran continues to cause aviation chaos in the Middle East and beyond as some of the world’s busiest airports attempt to manage the fallout of airspace closures, with only a limited number of flights now departing the region. The US is advising its citizens
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By Oscar Holland and Stephy Chung, CNN; Photo editor: Jennifer Arnow, CNN (CNN) — The Screen Actors Guild Awards returned on Sunday evening, complete with a new name — and, for the first time ever, a thematic dress code. Now known as the Actor Awards, the annual ceremony’s 32nd edition sent attendees very specific sartorial
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The show formerly known as the SAG Awards took place on Sunday. Now, it’s a nonstop rush to the Academy Awards on March 15. “Sinners,” which had five nods going into the evening, walked away with two top trophies. One was for Michael B. Jordan, who pulled double duty
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By Dan Heching, Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — US women’s hockey team gold medalists Megan Keller and Hilary Knight skated by some ongoing drama related to the US men’s hockey team when they appeared on the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live.” The episode, hosted by “Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie, took place days after
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: a man recreates his father’s round-the-world bicycle trip, a luxury yacht that turned out to be a mold-covered wreck, plus the ancient Roman city 10 times the size of Disneyland. Built to last Jetavanaramaya, a colossal fourth-century Sri Lankan monument, was
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By The Associated Press Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n’ roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died. Sedaka, whose hits included “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” and “Laughter in the
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter known for such hits as “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” “Calendar Girl” and “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen,” died today in Los Angeles at age 86. In a statement posted online Friday, Sedaka’s family said, “Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband,
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By Rachel Tashjian, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — Backstage at the runway debut of the new new Gucci – the third rebrand that the luxury titan has undergone since Alessandro Michele left in 2022 – designer Demna was feeling the amore. “I hope I made you feel Gucci today,” he said. “The energy, the passion,
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Australian photographer Matty Smith has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 2026 for his image of a pair of southern elephant seal pups in a rockpool on the Falkland Islands. Named “Rockpool Rookies,” the photograph was named the overall winner of the awards, which received more than
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By Kyung Lah, Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Singer d4vd has been named as the “target” in a murder investigation surrounding the death and mutilation of a 14-year-old girl. d4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, “may be involved in having committed the following criminal offenses against the laws of the State of California, to
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood star Christina Applegate has said that she spends a lot of time in bed now because of her multiple sclerosis (MS). In 2021, the “Dead to Me” actress revealed that she had been diagnosed with MS. Two years later, she told Vanity Fair that she was unlikely to
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — When director Ryan Coogler called Raphael Saadiq to run him through the script of “Sinners,” the celebrated R&B singer and songwriter knew the song he wanted to write before he hung up the phone. Saadiq felt guided, picked up a guitar and a few hours later, he and
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Oliver “Power” Grant, a music producer who closely collaborated with the Wu-Tang Clan, has died aged 52. His passing was announced by the legendary hip-hop group on social media, although no further details of his death were given. The group’s Instagram post on Wednesday simply stated: “Rest in Power,
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By Barry Neild, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the two photos almost look like duplicates: A young cyclist beneath the glaciers near Everest Base Camp, bike hoisted on his shoulders, face fixed in determination. The images could’ve been taken within seconds of each other — same spot, same light, same shadows. Yet they were
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Picture this: You quit your mind-numbing corporate job for an agrarian lifestyle when your deceased grandfather leaves you his cottage on a plot of verdant farmland. Soon you are tending to seasonal crops, petting your pigs and ducks, running a DIY natural wine operation out of a shed, and romancing the
Continue Reading CNN By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Picture this: You quit your mind-numbing corporate job for an agrarian lifestyle when your deceased grandfather leaves you his cottage on a plot of verdant farmland. Soon you are tending to seasonal crops, petting your pigs and ducks, running a DIY natural wine operation out of a shed, and romancing
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – The California Supreme Court today rejected a defense petition seeking its review of the case of rapper Tory Lanez, who was convicted of shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during a 2020 dispute in the Hollywood Hills. Lanez, now 33, was found guilty in December 2022 of assault
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LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Young viewers of movies and television shows want to see male characters moving away from “isolation and other masculine stereotypes and towards vulnerability and connection,” according to a UCLA study released today. The university’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers inserted “targeted questions” into its annual 2025 Teens & Screens survey, which
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By Isa Cardona, CNN Bogotá, Colombia (CNN) — Music cuts and restarts inside a dance studio in the country’s capital, as dancers count out loud, refining precise transitions late into the night. V14 is one of many dance studios in the city known for training urban styles like Reggaeton. But tonight, the choreography filling the
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By Caroline Tell, CNN (CNN) — Evan Glassman has been traveling to Deer Valley in Utah for over a decade, drawn by its meticulously groomed runs, reliable service and convenient four-hour flight from his New York home. That loyalty held for years — until this winter. This season, Glassman redirected his annual family ski trip
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