Entertainment Archives

Two college hockey players rode roller blades nearly 900 miles from Boston to Michigan to raise money for cancer research

July 28, 2020 1:17 PM CNN

Two collegiate hockey players from the University of Massachusetts Boston traded ice skates for roller blades and journeyed nearly 900 miles from…

Serial runaway bear nicknamed ‘Papillon’ is on the loose again in Italy

July 28, 2020 11:10 AM CNN

A brown bear nicknamed “Papillon” after displaying an impressive talent for escaping is being sought by rangers in Italy after fleeing…

‘Unprecedented’ Hajj begins — with 1,000 pilgrims, rather than the usual 2 million

July 28, 2020 11:01 AM CNN

Islam’s most important annual pilgrimage began Tuesday with just a small fraction of its regular number of worshippers, amid concerns over the…

Iceland is an outpost of normality amid Covid pandemic

July 28, 2020 10:53 AM CNN

It was a casual hug from an old friend and yet it proved to be so traumatizing. I had arrived back in my native Iceland the day before and now armed…

Annual El Paso Humane Society Telethon: Paw to paw competition

July 28, 2020 7:20 AM Nichole Gomez

EL PASO, Texas — Instead of having an in-person fundraising event this summer, StormTrackers Nichole Gomez and Iris Lopez are doing something…

‘The Witcher’ is getting a prequel on Netflix

July 28, 2020 7:35 AM CNN

“Toss a Coin to Your Witcher” and thank the universe for Netflix. The streaming giant has announced a prequel of its popular show…

Oprah Winfrey launching new show on Apple TV+

July 28, 2020 6:14 AM CNN

Apple TV+ has quickly become the new home of Oprah Winfrey. The streaming service has announced a new series featuring the media mogul. “The…

Paradise lost: Eviction looms for hermit living alone on Italian island

July 28, 2020 5:05 AM CNN

For even more videos from this part of the world head to Great Big Story. For more than 30 years, Mauro Morandi has been the sole inhabitant of a…

‘El Refinado’ seeks to give Borderland a refined dating experience

July 27, 2020 9:57 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas — No question the Covid-19 pandemic can place a hardship on couples, making dating nearly impossible and putting a strain on even…

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas welcome baby

July 27, 2020 2:39 PM CNN

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have welcomed their first child. “Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are delighted to announce the birth of their…

Covid-19 forces LA Michelin Star restaurant Trois Mec to close

July 27, 2020 9:31 AM CNN

Trois Mec, which earned a Michelin Star in 2019, is the latest Los Angeles restaurant to throw in the white napkin after the pandemic destroyed its…

On top of everything else, coronavirus is now ruining summer vacation plans

July 27, 2020 9:27 AM CNN

The arrival of warm summer days and an end to multiple travel bans had lots of us hoping that our much-anticipated vacations could be back on the…

Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young are off the market

July 27, 2020 9:13 AM CNN

Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae Young have both flipped and are now ready to ride off into the sunset together. In a match made in real estate…

A Red Lobster employee found a rare blue lobster. Instead of cooking it, the restaurant sent it to an Ohio zoo

July 27, 2020 8:37 AM CNN

A rare blue lobster has received a reprieve after a restaurant sent it to an Ohio zoo for conservation instead of consumption. An Akron Zoo Facebook…

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are officially Greek citizens

July 27, 2020 7:47 AM CNN

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have a special reason to celebrate this week: they’re both officially Greek citizens. In a picture posted on social…

“The Little Mermaid” composer Alan Menken becomes an EGOT with Daytime Emmy win

July 27, 2020 6:53 AM CNN

Alan Menken picked up a Daytime Emmy, making him a member of the elite “EGOT” group of stars who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony…

Doja Cat tested positive for coronavirus after downplaying it

July 27, 2020 6:20 AM CNN

Back in early March Doja Cat had some words for those she said were unnecessarily afraid of Covid-19. During an Instagram Live on her verified…

‘The Kissing Booth 3’ has already been filmed and there’s a teaser trailer to prove it

July 27, 2020 5:37 AM CNN

Just days after “The Kissing Booth 2” debuted on Netflix, the streaming giant has announced that the hit teen romance will become a…

Vietnam to evacuate 80,000 tourists from Da Nang after three residents contract Covid-19

July 27, 2020 5:22 AM CNN

Vietnam is evacuating 80,000 people — mostly local tourists — from the popular resort city of Da Nang after three residents tested…

Kansai Yamamoto, fashion designer, dies age 76

July 27, 2020 2:45 AM CNN

Acclaimed Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his avant-garde collections and career-defining collaboration with David Bowie, has…

‘Enter The Dragon’ actor John Saxon dies at 83

July 26, 2020 8:08 PM CNN

American actor John Saxon, who starred opposite Bruce Lee in the classic film “Enter the Dragon,” has died at 83, his wife tells CNN.…

Olivia de Havilland, star of ‘Gone With the Wind,’ dies at 104

July 26, 2020 5:30 PM CNN

Olivia de Havilland, a two-time Oscar winner and for decades the last surviving star of “Gone With the Wind,” has died at the age of 104,…

Actress Spencer Grammer injured after trying to break up altercation, NYPD police source says

July 26, 2020 4:41 PM CNN

Actress Spencer Grammer was injured in New York City while trying to break up an altercation, a police source told CNN on Sunday. Grammer, 36, and a…

Olivia de Havilland Fast Facts

July 26, 2020 1:50 PM CNN

Here’s a look at the life of Academy Award-winning actress Olivia de Havilland. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1916 Death date: July 26, 2020…

Roles reversed as a St. Bernard dog was the one that needed rescuing from England’s tallest mountain

July 26, 2020 12:30 PM CNN

St. Bernard dogs are the ones that traditionally have come to the rescue of humans. But in a reverse of circumstances, humans rescued a St. Bernard…

Turkey’s Erdogan orders the conversion of Hagia Sophia back into a mosque

July 26, 2020 11:54 AM CNN

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the conversion of the city’s historic Hagia Sophia back into a mosque after a court annulled…

Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress in ‘Gone With the Wind,’ dies at 104 in Paris

July 26, 2020 10:23 AM Associated Press

PARIS, France — Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of “Gone With the Wind,” but also a…

Octavia Spencer calls on Hollywood to increase casting of people with disabilities

July 26, 2020 10:02 AM CNN

Octavia Spencer is urging Hollywood to make casting people with disabilities a priority. The actress is part of a new PSA that calls for increased…

British tourists disappointed by UK U-turn on travel corridor with Spain

July 26, 2020 7:36 AM CNN

British tourists have been left disappointed by a UK government decision that requires all people returning from Spain to self-isolate for 14 days.…

The movies will return someday, and here are the ones we’re really stoked about

July 26, 2020 4:35 AM CNN

Even films about impending apocalypses and world crises cannot get us through the very real world crisis we’re living through, at least not…