The tourists are leaving Italy. Now catastrophe looms
For all too brief a time, the Italian summer offered a glimmer of hope. After emerging from what was in early 2020, one of the world’s harshest…
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Mattel releases second edition of ‘Day of the Dead’ Barbie
Mattel’s latest Barbie Dia De Muertos, inspired by Mexico’s Day of the Dead tradition, is back. With a delicate lace gown and face…
Continue Reading Actor Rick Moranis is back after 20 years thanks to Ryan Reynolds
Actor Rick Moranis is back after a 20-year acting hiatus sooner than expected thanks to Ryan Reynolds. The “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”…
Continue Reading A Brazilian surfer broke her own Guinness World Records title by riding an epic wave
Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira has broken her own world record for the largest wave surfed by a woman. The 33-year-old rode a 73.5-foot wave in Praia…
Continue Reading Terence Conran, British designer and businessman, dies at 88
British designer and businessman Terence Conran has died at the age of 88. Conran, who founded the Design Museum in London in 1989, “passed…
Continue Reading BTS on making music, watching Netflix and working out during quarantine
BTS, they’re just like us — except with millions of fans and number one hits. Members of the international K-pop sensation that is BTS…
Continue Reading From a smiley fish to a dangling raccoon, Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards offer some light relief
A colorful Mediterranean parrotfish “smiles” at the camera, a raccoon’s hind legs and tail poke out of a tree and a young seal…
Continue Reading A ball python laid 7 eggs at the Saint Louis Zoo, even though she hasn’t been around a male in years
Zookeepers at the Saint Louis Zoo were surprised to see their oldest snake coiled around a clutch of freshly laid eggs because she hadn’t been…
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Former ‘Top Chef’ contestant Aaron Grissom dies at 34
Former “Top Chef” contestant Aaron Grissom has died after a traffic accident, authorities said Friday night. He was 34. Grissom suffered…
Continue Reading Actress Naya Rivera yelled ‘help’ before drowning, her son told investigators
Naya Rivera screamed for help right before she drowned, using the last of her strength to get her 4-year-old son back onto a boat, he told…
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Judge keeps Kanye West off presidential ballot in battleground Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisconsin — A judge has ruled that rapper Kanye West was correctly left off the presidential ballot in the key swing state of Wisconsin.…
Continue Reading Stokes Twins’ lawyers say YouTube stars are not guilty of any crimes
The lawyers for YouTube celebrities the Stokes Twins say their clients, charged with false imprisonment and swatting in Orange County, California,…
Continue Reading Nina Simone’s childhood home is now permanently protected
The former home of legendary singer Nina Simone — designated as a National Treasure in 2018 — is now protected property that will be…
Continue Reading Stevie Lee, wrestler and stuntman known for ‘Jackass 3D,’ dies at 54
Stevie Lee, a pro wrestler known as “Puppet The Psycho Dwarf” who starred in the movie “Jackass 3D,” has died. He was 54. Lee…
Continue Reading WestJet canceled flight after ​​they say parents ‘refused’ mask for child, but parents say they never did
Canadian airline WestJet canceled a flight just before takeoff on Tuesday, saying a family refused to comply with “multiple requests” to…
Continue Reading Candace Cameron Bure is ‘not sorry’ about PDA photo with husband
Candace Cameron Bure is very happily married. That’s why she doesn’t feel bad about posting a photo that some of her followers deemed…
Continue Reading ‘Flip or Flop’ returning with new episodes
Get ready of a new season of “Flip or Flop.” Tarek El Moussa and Christina Anstead may have divorced, but they are still buying homes and…
Continue Reading Woman in low-cut dress denied entry to Musee d’Orsay
A woman barred from entering one of France’s most prestigious art galleries apparently because she was wearing a low-cut dress has received an…
Continue Reading Original ‘Aunt Viv’ appears in Will Smith’s first look at ‘Fresh Prince’ reunion
It’s all love for “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” reunion. Will Smith has released two first-look photos at the upcoming reunion…
Continue Reading The Metropolitan Museum of Art has hired its first full-time Native American curator
For the first time in its 150-year history, the the Metropolitan Museum of Art has hired a full-time Native American curator. Patricia Marroquin…
Continue Reading 13 mysterious mummies discovered in Egyptian well
Egypt has uncovered a mysterious collection of coffins thought to contain human mummies that have been sealed inside for more than 2,500 years. The…
Continue Reading A 194-year-old apple tree, the matriarch of the Northwest apple industry, has died
An apple tree thought to be the oldest in the Pacific Northwest has died this summer at 194 years of age. The Old Apple Tree in Vancouver,…
Continue Reading Mariah Carey and Tina Fey are here to brighten your day with a ‘Mean Girls’ quiz
In what is guaranteed to be the best thing you’ll see all day, Tina Fey is virtually quizzing Mariah Carey on her love of “Mean…
Continue Reading ‘Avengers’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ star Diana Rigg dead at 82
British actress Diana Rigg, whose decades-long acting career spanned 1960s spy series “The Avengers,” classical theater and “Game…
Continue Reading Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles and more team up for new competition show
As the saying goes, “Go big or go home.” That’s essentially the premise of the new competition series, “Go Big Show,”…
Continue Reading Halle Berry calls historic Oscar win ‘one of my biggest heartbreaks’
Halle Berry made history in 2002 when she became the first African American to win the best actress Oscar for her role in “Monster’s…
Continue Reading These restaurants made it out of the Great Depression but couldn’t weather coronavirus
As Thomas Hontalas cleaned out the restaurant he shared with his brother, it was hard to fathom that his 83-year family legacy was coming to an end.…
Continue Reading Angelina Jolie makes surprise donation to kids’ charity lemonade stand
Angelina Jolie has donated an undisclosed sum to two British children who are running a lemonade stand to raise money to help people suffering due to…
Continue Reading ‘I Am Woman’ gives Helen Reddy another moment to sing in the sunshine
Helen Reddy might seem so 1970s, but her song “I Am Woman” became a feminist anthem of its time, and serves as the title and centerpiece…
Continue Reading ‘Coastal Elites’ vents about Trump, while raising the bar on quarantine TV
“Coastal Elites” wears its heart on its political sleeve, and the disdain for President Trump and all that he represents in this HBO…
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