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Sia defends her decision to cast Maddie Ziegler in ‘Music’

January 4, 2021 4:47 PM CNN Newssource

Sia is explaining why she cast Maddie Ziegler rather than an actor with autism in her new movie, “Music.” The “Chandelier”…

Jeopardy! champions share their fondest Alex Trebek memories

January 4, 2021 12:09 PM CNN Newssource

It’s the end of an era for one of TV’s most iconic shows. Jeopardy! is airing the very last episodes featuring host Alex Trebek, who died…

Women are finally driving Moscow’s subway trains after a decades-long ban

January 4, 2021 10:49 AM CNN Newssource

Trains on the Moscow’s famous Metro subway system will now be driven by women, after a decades-long ban on female drivers was overturned. The…

Tanya Roberts, Bond Girl and ‘That 70s Show’ actress, has died

January 4, 2021 9:57 AM CNN Newssource

Actress Tanya Roberts, who is best known for her role as a Bond girl in “A View to a Kill” and Midge Pinciotti on “That ’70s…

Amanda Kloots says she’s ready for therapy after Nick Cordero’s death

January 4, 2021 7:26 AM CNN Newssource

The holidays were rough for Amanda Kloots. While she starts her new job Monday as one of the full-time co-hosts of “The Talk,” she…

Alexi Laiho, front man for Finnish metal band Children of Bodom, dies suddenly at 41

January 4, 2021 6:07 AM CNN Newssource

Alexi Laiho, front man for Finnish metal band Children of Bodom and supergroup Bodom After Midnight, has died, his record label has confirmed. He was…

Bali’s Kuta Beach cleared of tons of plastic waste

January 4, 2021 12:18 AM CNN Newssource

Tons of trash have washed onto Bali’s famous Kuta Beach, prompting locals to spend the first day of the new year staging a cleanup. Residents…

Otherwise normal house for sale hides nightmarish surprise: An entire abandoned jail

January 3, 2021 5:53 PM CNN Newssource

A house for sale in Vermont has everything a new homeowner could want: four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a nice backyard and … prison cells. The…

Two men with parachutes leap from a hotel roof in Nashville

January 3, 2021 5:51 PM CNN Newssource

Two men BASE jumped from the rooftop bar of the Grand Hyatt hotel in Nashville on Friday, causing a “mass panic” among the bar’s…

Gerry Marsden, lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers, dies at 78

January 3, 2021 1:26 PM CNN Newssource

Gerry Marsden, lead singer of the 1960s British rock band Gerry and the Pacemakers, has died of a heart infection at 78, his friend and radio…

‘Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical’ has raised over $1 million for struggling actors

January 3, 2021 1:04 PM CNN Newssource

The online sensation that became “Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical” has raised over $1 million for the Actors Fund organization and…

‘Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical’ aims to cook up first-of-its kind fun

January 3, 2021 12:22 PM CNN Newssource

The TikTok community’s love for a little chef has left director Lucy Moss with what you could say is a tall order. On Friday, Moss will debut…

Pope criticizes people going on holiday to avoid Covid-19 lockdowns

January 3, 2021 8:50 AM CNN Newssource

Pope Francis has condemned people who traveled abroad for a vacation and avoid Covid-19 lockdowns, adding that holidaymakers were not considering the…

Barry Gibb and Dolly Parton remake a Bee Gees classic

January 2, 2021 2:43 PM CNN Newssource

Dolly Parton and Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb have teamed up for a remake of the Bee Gees’ classic song “Words.” The single was…

Dolly Parton and Barry Gibb remake the Bee Gees classic ‘Words’

January 2, 2021 1:46 PM CNN Newssource

Dolly Parton and Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb have teamed up for a remake of the Bee Gees’ classic song “Words.” The single was…

Harry Styles releases a new video and ‘People’ are, like, LOVING it

January 2, 2021 11:49 AM CNN Newssource

The year has scarcely begun, and ubiquitous pop star Harry Styles has saved it already with a stylish dance video for his new toe-tapper,…

12 books we’re excited about this year

January 2, 2021 2:04 AM CNN Newssource

Pandemic reading means different things to different people. Some of us like to escape our Blursday monotony with a breathless page-turner. Others…

Chrissy Teigen celebrates sober New Year’s Eve

January 1, 2021 9:53 PM CNN Newssource

It looks like Chrissy Teigen enjoyed her New Year’s Eve. The star, who recently shared that she had a month of sobriety under her belt, posted…

‘The Office’ unveils never-seen footage to celebrate move to Peacock

January 1, 2021 8:06 PM CNN Newssource

One of Jim Halpert’s best pranks ever has gone unseen — until today. To celebrate Peacock as the new home of “The Office,”…

21 places to go in 2021

January 1, 2021 10:57 AM CNN Newssource

From the gloomy depths of a Northern Hemisphere winter like no other, it can seem futile thinking about vacation plans for the year ahead. With most…