Chip and Joanna Gaines are having to delay the launch of their Magnolia Network because of the pandemic, but they are giving viewers a taste of what’s to come. Magnolia Network, Discovery, Inc.’s joint-venture with the Gaines’ home and lifestyle brand Magnolia, announced Tuesday that “Magnolia Presents: A Look Back & A Look Ahead: will
Continue Reading Val Kilmer is back on both the big and small screen. The actor is set to co-star in “Top Gun II” and on Tuesday was interviewed by “Good Morning America’s” Chris Connelly. Kilmer’s speaking voice is now much different because of a bout with throat cancer. “I feel a lot better than I sound, but
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Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Work Transformed newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Tell me: When was the last time you really stepped away from work and took some time just for yourself? Shut out all the noise — the email, the Slacks, the
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Congress has reached a deal on a fourth coronavirus relief package, this one aimed at sending additional help to small businesses and hospitals struggling amid closures as well as expanding support for testing. The deal has support from President Donald Trump, who urged lawmakers to pass it quickly. The Senate is set to convene Tuesday
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The novel coronavirus, like all other viruses, has a specific biology based on its genetic material. It expresses particular proteins that have a targeted point of entry into human cells, in this case the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor — and this has led to some very unusual biology. Initially, to limit the spread of
Continue Reading The hottest club on TV wants you to be a VIP for a good cause. MTV and legendary DJ Derrick “D-Nice” Jones are bringing together music fans, social media influencers and their favorite celebrities for a special edition of the iconic “Club MTV” franchise. “Club MTV Presents #DanceTogether with D-Nice” will be a one-hour, special
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The 5-year-old daughter of two Detroit first responders has died of complications from coronavirus. Skylar Herbert died Sunday at Beaumont Royal Oak Hospital after being on a ventilator for two weeks, CNN affiliate WXYZ reported. She tested positive for coronavirus last month and developed a rare form of meningitis and swelling on the brain, according
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The 5-year-old daughter of two Detroit first responders has died of complications from coronavirus. Skylar Herbert died Sunday at Beaumont Royal Oak Hospital after being on a ventilator for two weeks, CNN affiliate WXYZ reported. She tested positive for coronavirus last month and developed a rare form of meningitis and swelling on the brain, according
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LOS ANGELES, California — Chipotle Mexican Grill agreed Tuesday to pay a record $25 million fine to resolve criminal charges that it served tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in the U.S. from 2015 to 2018, federal prosecutors said. The fast food company was charged in Los Angeles federal court with two counts
Continue Reading Your favorite TV friends are joining forces to help those personally affected by the coronavirus. Jennifer Aniston on Tuesday announced that she and her “Friends” costars will be taking part in the All In Challenge,” in which celebrities auction off memorabilia or experiences to raise money for America’s Food Fund, Meals on Wheels America and
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With nearly a third of the world population living under some sort of shelter-in-place guidelines, many are struggling to figure out how to deal with extreme isolation. CNN’s Inside Africa spoke with Kim Wolhuter, an award-winning South African wildlife photographer, who lives and works on a 60,000-hectare wildlife reserve in Zimbabwe with his wife and
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With nearly a third of the world population living under some sort of shelter-in-place guidelines, many are struggling to figure out how to deal with extreme isolation. CNN’s Inside Africa spoke with Kim Wolhuter, an award-winning South African wildlife photographer, who lives and works on a 60,000-hectare wildlife reserve in Zimbabwe with his wife and
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There’s a good chance you’re reading this story in your home office, given that the coronavirus pandemic has upended how (and where) millions of us are now working. So it should come as no surprise that there may soon be an ETF dedicated to the rapidly growing work-from-home economy. Fund company Direxion has filed with
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott, speaking from the Texas Capitol on Tuesday afternoon, said the state was experiencing positive trends in its efforts to combat the coronavirus. Over 20,000 Texans have tested positive, and 517 have died from the virus, according to state health officials on Tuesday, but Abbott mainatined “deaths continue to trend down, all
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On Monday Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) announced that his state would begin reopening — amid the coronavirus pandemic — this coming Friday. “If we have an instance where a community starts becoming a hot spot, then, you know, I will take further action,” Kemp told reporters. “But right now (I) feel like we’re in
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EL PASO, Texas — Raul Rosales, a supervisor at a Lear Corporation maquiladora in Ciudad Juárez, died in an El Paso hospital of the novel coronavirus early Tuesday, becoming the Borderland area’s latest death. El Paso had recorded nine virus deaths as of Monday night, according to health officials, while Juarez had 32 fatalities as
Continue Reading Tom Hanks is getting personal about the coronavirus battle that he and his wife Rita Wilson experienced. The actor says although he didn’t have symptoms as bad as Wilson, he felt “wiped” while in isolation at a hospital in Queensland, Australia, last month. “I was wiped after 12 minutes [of exercising]. I laid down in
Continue Reading Everything went according to plan Monday for Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and Teddy Riley. The two R&B legends returned to Instagram Live for a friendly battle of songs drawing more than 500,000 viewers. This comes after severe technical difficulties Saturday that caused them to postpone the battle. The singer-producers played their classics from the 1980s and
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Chinese restaurants are in deep trouble. As of April 15, 59% of independent Chinese restaurants across America had completely stopped taking debit and credit card transactions, indicating they have ceased operations, according to Womply, a data subscription service. Womply tracks credit and debit card transactions to provide market insights to 10 million small businesses. Restaurants
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NEW YORK, NY — Oil prices crumpled even further Tuesday, and U.S. stocks sank to their worst loss in weeks as worries swept markets worldwide about the economic carnage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The market’s spotlight was again on oil, where prices have plummeted because very few people are flying or driving, and factories
Continue Reading “The Batman” and “The Many Saints of Newark,” a film prequel to “The Sopranos,” have officially been delayed. Warner Bros. (which is owned by CNN’s parent company) is pushing back release dates for several films because of the pandemic. The eagerly awaited superhero film “The Batman,” starring Robert Pattinson and directed by Matt Reeves, had
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The US is monitoring intelligence that suggests North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after undergoing a previous surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge. A second source familiar with the intelligence told CNN that the US has been closely monitoring reports on Kim’s health. Kim recently missed the celebration
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As hospitals worldwide face severe shortages of health professionals, people are being called off the sidelines to help COVID-19 patients — even those with little to no experience in treating infectious diseases. To train thousands of doctors and nurses with expertise in other areas such as knee surgery or neurology — and retired practitioners reentering
Continue Reading Fish-tailed monkey “mermaids.” A snuff box for storing pubic hair. Enough creepy dolls to fill a haunted schoolhouse. With their doors closed due to the pandemic, museums in the UK and beyond have been taking to Twitter to showcase the most terrifying items in their collections, and it might be enough to make you glad
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When Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland addressed the media at his Monday afternoon news conference, he made it clear his wife, Yumi Hogan — and not the federal government — was the reason his state secured half a million coronavirus test kits. Maryland’s first lady was born in South Korea and became a US
Continue Reading “Better Call Saul” added a few more pieces to its serialized jigsaw puzzle with the fifth-season finale, as the AMC prequel inches closer to the beginnings of “Breaking Bad.” But what it did throughout the season was cement its status as one of the best shows on television and among the finest TV spinoffs ever.
Continue Reading Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are putting their fake feud on hold for the greater good. The “Deadpool” and “Wolverine” stars, who have taken shots at each other in videos and tweets over the years, have decided to call a truce for coronavirus relief efforts. The latest video opens with credits “inspired by X-Men: Origins
Continue Reading What happens when you’re nearly three years into the middle of a 8,700 mile hike, you’ve given up your home, you have no money — and then coronavirus stops the world in its tracks? That was the dilemma facing Christian Lewis when his quest to walk every twist and turn of the British coastline to
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In recent days around the country, small numbers of protesters, organized by (among others) a number of well-funded right-wing groups and egged on by all-caps tweets from the President, showed up around the country to denounce social distancing measures. Some carried Confederate flags or automatic weapons or signs indicating their affiliation with anti-vaccination ideology or
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In recent days around the country, small numbers of protesters, organized by (among others) a number of well-funded right-wing groups and egged on by all-caps tweets from the President, showed up around the country to denounce social distancing measures. Some carried Confederate flags or automatic weapons or signs indicating their affiliation with anti-vaccination ideology or
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