The couple who met on a train on Christmas Day
Francesca Street, CNN On Christmas morning 2011, Linda Wenger boarded a Metro-North train from New York’s Grand Central Station to head upstate…
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Passenger seen on video punching flight attendant pleads guilty, DOJ says
By Stella Chan, CNN A woman who punched a flight attendant on a May Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento to San Diego pleaded guilty to…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s famous Tiananmen Square ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue removed from university
Helen Regan, Wayne Chang, Teele Rebane and Karen Smith, CNN For more than 20 years the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture stood as a memorial to…
Continue Reading Qatar’s ambitions to become ‘the art Mecca of the Middle East’
Marianna Cerinni, CNN The Middle East nation of Qatar has announced an ambitious plan to expand its public art program as it prepares to play host to…
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Phish postpones New Year’s Eve concert because of Omicron
By Megan Thomas, CNN Phish has announced they will reschedule their shows in New York City next week, citing concerns over the Omicron variant of…
Continue Reading ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ delayed to 2023
By Megan Thomas, CNN The next “John Wick” film has been delayed. Lionsgate announced Wednesday that the release of “John Wick:…
Continue Reading ‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant will still get a new car after she lost out on a technicality
After a “Wheel of Fortune” contestant lost out on a new Audi due to a technicality — even though she answered the puzzle correctly — the car…
Continue Reading ‘And Just Like That…’ sends off Willie Garson in emotional goodbye
By Chloe Melas, CNN “And Just Like That …” said goodbye to actor Willie Garson and his character Stanford Blatch in the…
Continue Reading Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration will be scaled back, city says
By Laura Ly and Jason Hanna, CNN Next week’s New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be “scaled back,” with fewer…
Continue Reading Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration will be scaled back, city says
By Laura Ly and Jason Hanna, CNN Next week’s New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square will be “scaled back,” with fewer…
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Britney Spears says she’s working on new music
By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears is warming up her vocals. The singer took to Instagram to share that she is working on new music and posted a…
Continue Reading Joan Didion, famed American essayist and novelist, has died
Jacqui Palumbo and Scottie Andrew, CNN Acclaimed American writer Joan Didion, an essayist and novelist who rose to prominence in the 1960s, has died…
Continue Reading ‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant will still get a new car after she lost out on a technicality
By Scottie Andrew, CNN After a “Wheel of Fortune” contestant lost out on a new Audi due to a technicality — even though she…
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Joan Didion, peerless prose stylist, dies at 87
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Joan Didion, the revered author and essayist whose provocative social commentary and detached,…
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Actor who played ‘Home Alone’ brother arrested in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The actor who played Kevin’s older brother in the classic Christmas movie “Home Alone” has been arrested in Oklahoma…
Continue Reading Coldplay will release final album in 2025
By Chloe Melas, CNN Coldplay’s Chris Martin has a major announcement. The frontman of the Grammy-winning band told BBC Radio 2 this week that…
Continue Reading A dozen Broadway shows have been canceled as cast or crew test positive for Covid-19
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, a dozen Broadway shows have shuttered their doors this week as cast…
Continue Reading ‘The World Without Us’: The abandoned sites overrun by nature
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN The notion of what the world would look like if humans were to vanish has been explored extensively by scientists, as…
Continue Reading The best books of 2021, according to global tastemakers
Leah Dolan, CNN The literary landscape has never been richer or more reflective of our present moment. Compassionate depictions of the ongoing…
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Year in review: 25 biggest songs of the year
Stacker took a look at Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 chart, the definitive gauge for hit-makers, to determine the biggest songs of the…
Continue Reading Royal Caribbean cruise ship prevented from entering 2 island nations due to Covid-19 outbreak
By Melissa Alonso and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A Royal Caribbean cruise ship was denied entry into two island nations after 55 fully vaccinated crew…
Continue Reading Doctor Strange is in a big mess in teaser trailer for sequel film
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN If you’re one of the tens of people who have yet to see “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” here’s something…
Continue Reading Congressional panel investigates deadly Astroworld concert
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A congressional committee has launched an investigation into the promoter of the Astroworld music…
Continue Reading Tom Holland makes good on his promise to boy who saved his sister from dog attack
Tom Holland, who plays Spider-Man, made good on his promise to Bridger Walkers, a young boy who’s received widespread praise for saving his sister…
Continue Reading Michelle Young makes a final pick on the ‘Bachelorette’
By Marianne Garvey “Bachelorette” Michelle Young has chosen between the last two men standing, Nayte Olukoya and Brandon Jones. (Spoilers…
Continue Reading Bette Midler apologizes to West Virginia residents for ‘poor, illiterate, strung out’ tweet
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Bette Midler has apologized West Virginians after a tweet she posted regarding Senator Joe Manchin. On Monday the star…
Continue Reading Chrishell Stause and Jason Oppenheim of ‘Selling Sunset’ have split
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Chrishell Stause and Jason Oppenheim are opening up about their breakup. The “Selling Sunset” costars have…
Continue Reading Meagan Good and DeVon Franklin split after nine years of marriage
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Meagan Good and DeVon Franklin, who coauthored a relationship book, are ending their marriage. The two announced the news…
Continue Reading ‘Sing 2’ cheerfully serves up another round of animated karaoke for kids
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Like the first movie five years ago, “Sing 2” mostly works on split levels, offering a jukebox assortment of…
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