CNN By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” took on one of the top news stories of the past week on its latest episode, when cast members played concerned parents of New York City college kids involved in protests in the cold open over the weekend. On Saturday’s episode – which was hosted
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — May 4th and 5th mark the opening weekend for local family to throw on their swimsuits and head to Wet N’ Wild Waterworld for summer fun, according to water park officials. The park will be open only on weekend until May 24th, where it will be open every days throughout
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso native, Nancy Nave, had no acting ambition. She graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, but realized it wasn’t conducive to family life. Nave says, “I realized, I don’t know if I really like that or not.” Her husband, Jason
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This week, ABC-7 is profiling an El Paso actress who is now working to provide up-and-coming actors with business advice. Nancy Nave says she was the victim of theft by a former agent and doesn’t want others to go through what she went through. Nave, an El Paso native, works
Continue Reading Originally Published: 29 APR 24 13:26 ET Updated: 29 APR 24 21:44 ET By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The teaser trailer for “Mufasa: The Lion King” dropped Monday, and who is in it is as exciting for many as what it is. The photorealistic-animated prequel to the hit 1994 film “The Lion King” brings
Continue Reading Originally Published: 27 APR 24 05:38 ET Updated: 27 APR 24 13:24 ET By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears has reached a settlement with her estranged father more than two years after the court-ordered termination of a conservatorship that had given him control of her life, their attorneys said. The terms of the settlement were not
Continue Reading Originally Published: 25 APR 24 11:01 ET Updated: 25 APR 24 17:14 ET By Arlette Saenz, Nikki Carvajal, Donald Judd and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Kim Kardashian joined Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Thursday for a roundtable to discuss pardons issued by President Joe Biden – the latest inroad the reality star has made into
Continue Reading Originally Published: 19 APR 24 06:00 ET Updated: 22 APR 24 08:32 ET By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Fans were waiting on bated breath for the emotional torment they were sure would come from “The Tortured Poets Department,” Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album. And she delivered with a double album. The first release since the end of
Continue Reading CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Bacon has delivered on his promise to return to the Utah high school where his iconic 1984 film “Footloose” was filmed. Bacon appeared at Payson High School on Saturday, months after the school’s students launched the #BacontoPayson social media campaign. As part of the effort, students recreated
Continue Reading CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is already breaking hearts and records since she released “The Tortured Poets Department,” but to what extent she’s done the latter will be known in more detail when full sales figures for the album are released next week. In short: It could be historically big. The
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by Cindy Ramirez, El Paso MattersApril 17, 2024 The Week Ahead: Here’s a roundup of some culture and civic events in the borderland in the coming week. Earth Day Celebrations Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, is a worldwide day of education about environmental issues facing the planet. In the Borderland, you can participate in
Continue Reading Originally Published: 17 APR 24 06:05 ET Updated: 17 APR 24 06:06 ET By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — A rarely seen 1970 film following the Beatles just before the band’s breakup will be released on Disney+ after being restored by Hollywood director Peter Jackson, the streaming service announced Tuesday. The release on May 8 will mark the first
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — La Nube will open Saturday, August 10, 2024. Voters approved the building of the new children’s museum downtown in 2012. Officials say the museum is “finalizing the last phases of construction, installing interactive exhibits, and developing education programs.” Over the next few months the museum expects to have a few soft
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Due to budget constraints, NASA is rethinking its original plan to return rare samples from Mars to Earth. The Perseverance rover has been gathering specimens since 2021 to help scientists better understand whether life ever existed on the red planet. Now, the space agency is soliciting proposals for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Concerns are growing for some El Pasoans who visited the Big El Paso Fair this weekend after rides reportedly started breaking down. The fair, which opened this past weekend, has been circulating on social media after two rides were seen experiencing mechanical issues. El Paso resident Jesus Renteria told ABC-7
Continue Reading CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” has gifted us something that we didn’t know we needed during Ryan Gosling’s latest outing as host: “All Too Well (Ryan’s Version).” The “Barbie” actor said goodbye to his Ken era during his ‘SNL’ monologue by singing a parody version of Taylor Swift’s 2012 hit
Continue Reading Originally Published: 11 APR 24 13:05 ET By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok following an ongoing dispute with her music distributor Universal Music Group over royalties. The return of her songs on the popular social platform comes as she is set to release her latest and much-anticipated album,
Continue Reading CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Conan O’Brien is gearing up for a new iteration in his career as show host extraordinaire. The former “Late Night” and ”Conan” funnyman spoke with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Thursday about his upcoming Max travel series “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” in which he travels around the world to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico State University Interim Head of Kinesiology sat down with ABC-7 to explain the difficulties of teaching during the pandemic. “Obviously not being able to offer face to face classes made it very challenging,” says Christopher Aiken. “To do something that involves a lot of partner work
Continue Reading CNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Conan O’Brien visited “The Tonight Show” on Tuesday night, and said it’s been a long time since his days hosting NBC’s “Late Night” in the same building. “It’s weird to come back,” O’Brien told host Jimmy Fallon. “I haven’t been in this building for such a long time,
Continue Reading Originally Published: 09 APR 24 20:03 ET By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jay Leno’s request for a conservatorship of his wife Mavis Leno’s estate was granted on Tuesday during a hearing in a Los Angeles courtroom. According to documents filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court after today’s hearing, the judge determined Jay Leno was “suitable and
Continue Reading Originally Published: 09 APR 24 23:12 ET Updated: 09 APR 24 23:28 ET By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Paramount is looking into claims Sylvester Stallone allegedly used disparaging language about background actors on the set of “Tulsa King,” which streams on Paramount+, sources told CNN. The studio is investigating claims that first surfaced on social media in which Stallone was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Scott Hovis II is a local El Pasoan, is not only an artist — he’s an activist hoping to raise awareness about the power of creativity on helping with mental and physical struggles. His abstract art is his way of making “beauty through pain.” Hovis has lived with Tourette Syndrome
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias will perform at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso this year. His show, Gabriel Iglesias: Don’t Worry Be Fluffy, is happening on October 8, 2024. Tickets go on sale starting April 11, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. “Iglesias is one of the world’s most successful stand-up
Continue Reading CNN By Cheri Mossburg and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Christian Combs, son of rapper, producer and businessman Sean “Diddy” Combs, is accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit that names both men. The 31-page lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, according to an attorney for the plaintiff, Grace O’Marcaigh.
Continue Reading Originally Published: 04 APR 24 22:01 ET By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s fight over the French winery they once owned together is coming to a head and reigniting older conflicts, as new legal documents allege a “history of physical abuse of Jolie” on the part of Pitt prior to their fateful plane ride in
Continue Reading Originally Published: 03 APR 24 14:12 ET By Lisa France, CNN (CNN) — A former employee of Kanye West has filed suit accusing the controversial artist of harassment, discrimination and retaliation, among other allegations. Trevor Phillips filed the lawsuit Tuesday against the rapper, whose legal name is Ye, as well as his Yeezy company and his
Continue Reading Originally Published: 02 APR 24 10:28 ET By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is getting a channel dedicated entirely to her on SiriusXM, and the channel number? Channel 13 (Taylor’s Version), obviously. The channel will run from April 7 through May 6, the company said in a statement Tuesday. It will coincide with the April release
Continue Reading CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Shannen Doherty says she’s letting some things go as she lives with stage 4 breast cancer. In the most recent episode of her podcast “Let’s Be Clear,” the actress, 52, talked about how her priorities have changed because of her illness. “It doesn’t matter if you have
Continue Reading CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé’s “Act II: Cowboy Carter” album is a little bit country and definitely rocking and rolling. Both Spotify and Amazon Music have announced on social media that the recent drop of her eighth studio album has been highly successful. “On Friday, March 29, Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER became
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