Food writers accuse popular influencer of plagiarizing their recipes
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Two top food writers have accused influencer and bakery owner Brooke Bellamy of plagiarizing their recipes in her…
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Priscilla Pointer, ‘Dallas’ and ‘Carrie’ star and mother of actress Amy Irving, dead at 100
By Olivia Kemp, CNN (CNN) — Priscilla Pointer, the actress best known for playing formidable mothers in “Dallas” and “Carrie,” has died…
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The REAL ID deadline is nearly here. Here’s what to know
By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Officers at US airport security checkpoints will be looking for REAL IDs come Wednesday, when…
Continue Reading A 400-year-old tea and coffee shop faces closure in Amsterdam as tourism stokes price rises
By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — On a recent chilly, drizzly afternoon in Amsterdam’s city center, a steady stream of patrons venture out of…
Continue Reading Eurovision lifts ban on Palestinian flags in the audience but puts stricter rules on artists
By Olivia Kemp, CNN (CNN) — The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has updated its flag policy for the Eurovision Song Contest, overturning a…
Continue Reading Why men are shaving off their eyelashes
By Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — From stopping dust and dirt getting into the eyes to prompting our blink reflex, eyelashes do more than just…
Continue Reading During the Vietnam War, this luxury hotel sheltered celebs like Joan Baez and Jane Fonda from US air raids
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Hanoi’s Metropole Hotel sits imposingly on a corner in the city center, bright white with neat black shutters.…
Continue Reading Shonda Rhimes jokes she was ‘terrified’ of Ellen Pompeo after the actress was cast on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Shonda Rhimes knows her friend and “Grey’s Anatomy” star Ellen Pompeo is always going to give her the…
Continue Reading Alan Alda had a truly heartfelt moment with Tina Fey at Netflix’s ‘Four Seasons’ premiere
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Alan Alda approves of Netflix’s new TV series reboot of “The Four Seasons,” which is inspired by his 1981…
Continue Reading Lily Allen apologizes for ‘being mean’ to Katy Perry over Blue Origin flight
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — British pop star and podcast host Lily Allen has apologized for criticizing US singer Katy Perry for taking part in a…
Continue Reading Once cast as a dying craft, watchmaking is enjoying a quiet resurgence
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Watchmaking doesn’t feel like the most 21st century profession. The job requires unwavering patience and a…
Continue Reading The house where two countries were created
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Brno, Czech Republic (CNN) — From the street, it doesn’t look like anything special. Most tourists trying to find this…
Continue Reading Seven continents, 102,000 miles, 13 months and countless lessons you wouldn’t learn in school
By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Imagine this: you pull your kids out of school for a year, stash your stuff in storage, rent out your house, put…
Continue Reading Beyoncé kicks off Cowboy Carter tour with some help from her two daughters
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé kicked off her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit tour in Los Angeles on Monday,…
Continue Reading Husband-and-wife lung slices? Why translating Chinese food names into English is ‘an impossible task’
By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Is xiaolongbao a bao or a dumpling? What exactly are “husband-and-wife lung slices” made of?…
Continue Reading John Stamos slays drums on Papa Roach’s ‘Last Resort,’ a song he says he’d never heard before
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — John Stamos proved he’s always up for a challenge in a new video for YouTube channel Drumeo, in which he was…
Continue Reading Jurors in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial may be asked about guns, drugs, sex with multiple partners and hip-hop
By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — The jury pool in the Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial could be asked about their views on sex with multiple…
Continue Reading Rupert Grint is a dad again after welcoming ‘secret’ baby girl with partner Georgia Groome
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Rupert Grint is now a girl-dad-of-two. The “Harry Potter” star announced on Sunday that he and his partner…
Continue Reading Bill Hader describes ‘shock’ of LA wildfires and the sweet way girlfriend Ali Wong helped him in the aftermath
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Bill Hader was in Malibu filming a Volkswagen commercial with his former “SNL” co-stars Kristen Wiig and…
Continue Reading Child damages Rothko painting in Dutch museum
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A huge painting by Mark Rothko, thought to be worth tens of millions of dollars, has been removed from display…
Continue Reading Cyndi Lauper and more to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of…
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Climber rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week
By Jack Guy and Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of…
Continue Reading Hagia Sophia: Secrets of the 1,600-year-old megastructure that has survived the collapse of empires
By Ali Halit Diker, CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — Whether you’re a believer or not, visiting Hagia Sophia is a spiritual experience. The…
Continue Reading Why the Chrysler Building is an Art Deco icon
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Though it only had the distinction of being the world’s tallest building for 11 months, the Chrysler Building…
Continue Reading Jiggly Caliente, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant, dead at 44
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jiggly Caliente, a performer and actress who rose to prominence as a contestant on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,”…
Continue Reading Kim Kardashian expected to testify about violent 2016 Paris robbery as alleged ‘Grandpa Gang’ faces trial
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Three of the suspected robbers fled on bicycles and two on foot, carrying between them almost $10 million worth of jewelry, a…
Continue Reading Ryan Reynolds celebrates Wrexham football club’s historic promotion
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Reynolds and his Wrexham A.F.C. family are celebrating the accomplishment of a major GOOOAAALLL. When…
Continue Reading George Lucas says there’s a valid reason why Yoda speaks so strangely
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Yoda is one of the most cherished extraterrestrial characters in movie history, and part of that has to do with the…
Continue Reading Nearly half of the world’s 100 tallest bridges are in this Chinese province. Now it’s building one to top them all
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the world’s smallest park, Spain’s greatest food, plus North Americans who…
Continue Reading ‘You’ brought Joe Goldberg’s story to a fitting conclusion. The showrunners explain why he got what he deserved
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It was only fitting that Joe Goldberg, the twisted central character in Netflix’s soapy psychological…
Continue Reading From railroad to overwater highway: Driving the spectacular route through the Florida Keys
By Marnie Hunter, CNN Florida Keys (CNN) — People wandering down to spend a little time in the Florida Keys often end up staying much, much…
Continue Reading From railroad to overwater highway: Driving the spectacular route through the Florida Keys
CNN By Marnie Hunter, CNN Florida Keys (CNN) — People wandering down to spend a little time in the Florida Keys often end up staying much, much…
Continue Reading Dutch town hall says it may have accidentally thrown out Andy Warhol work
By Issy Ronald and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Though Andy Warhol famously created art from garbage cans, he may not have expected his…
Continue Reading Chaos and confusion before Weezer bassist wife was shot in LAPD-released videos
By Jack Hannah and Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — Body-worn cameras show chaos and confusion in the moments leading up to the officer involved…
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Chaos and confusion before Weezer bassist wife was shot in LAPD-released videos
KABC By Jack Hannah and Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — Body-worn cameras show chaos and confusion in the moments leading up to the officer…
Continue Reading Jury will be shown footage of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs physically assaulting Cassie Ventura, judge rules
By Nicki Brown and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura,…
Continue Reading Blake Lively addresses workplace safety in remarks at Time 100 Gala
By Sara Sidner, CNN (CNN) — Blake Lively was honored at the Time 100 Gala on Thursday, where she alluded to her ongoing legal battle with…
Continue Reading They had a teen summer romance. 26 years later, they reunited
By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When American teenager Kerri Cunningham was dragged by her parents to Europe in the summer of 1993, she was…
Continue Reading Vatican asks visitors not to take selfies with late pope
By Issy Ronald and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Vatican officials are asking visitors not to take selfies with the late Pope Francis as…
Continue Reading Labubu: The ‘kind of ugly’ plush toy that has taken the world by storm
By Chris Lau and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — People across Asia flocked to shopping malls and online stores Friday as they…
Continue Reading How Vivienne Westwood changed the way brides dress forever
By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN (CNN) — Few fashion designers are synonymous with weddings like Vivienne Westwood, whose revolutionary approach — in…
Continue Reading Construction of world’s tallest abandoned skyscraper to resume after a decade
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Construction of the world’s tallest unoccupied skyscraper may resume as early as next week, almost 10 years…
Continue Reading Bowen Yang feels very bleeping strongly that ‘SNL’ should be able to use profanity for comic effect
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Bowen Yang is pleading his case for why he thinks he and his “Saturday Night Live” castmates should be able…
Continue Reading Selena Gomez got her first-ever prom photoshoot at the mall, courtesy of fiancé Benny Blanco
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Benny Blanco wants to give everything to fiancée Selena Gomez, including the experience of the high school…
Continue Reading Scarlett Johansson and Walton Goggins tapped to host final two episodes of ‘SNL’ Season 50
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” is closing out its milestone 50th season with the help of Scarlett Johansson and…
Continue Reading Finally, a win for those of us who read captions on Netflix
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — (Exclusive) Netflix is rolling out a new way to watch your favorite shows and movies if you’re a viewer who…
Continue Reading Amy Poehler and Jack Black hilariously bond over their sexy CPAP machines
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — People of a certain age are going to love this story. Jack Black recently joined Amy Poehler on her “Good…
Continue Reading Jay Leno is embracing being a caregiver for his wife: ‘I like that I’m needed’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jay Leno has opened up about how much he enjoys caring for his wife as she lives with dementia. In a…
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Jon Hamm explores the Dodgers and a dark history in Los Angeles in ‘The Big Fix’
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jon Hamm appreciates a challenge, so it makes sense that he’d want to play the central character in a story…
Continue Reading ‘The best decision I ever made’: Why this New Yorker ditched the United States for ‘super safe’ Germany
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — She’d spent most of her life “checking off boxes” in order “to be deemed a success,” but as…
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