Oman unveils plans for 100,000-person ‘smart’ city
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Oman has unveiled ambitious plans for a new 100,000-person “smart” city outside its capital, Muscat. Set…
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Michael Parkinson, UK chat show host and presenter, dies age 88
By Sarah Dean and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Veteran British broadcaster Michael Parkinson has died at the age of 88, his former employer the BBC…
Continue Reading World’s longest tunnel closes to train passengers after derailment
By Barry Neild, CNN (CNN) — Rail journeys across the Swiss Alps will take longer for the next few months after a major derailment has left the…
Continue Reading This enclave’s ‘Russian doll’ borders are some of the most complex in the world
By Miquel Ros, CNN (CNN) — Driving through the tiny village of Nahwa in the United Arab Emirate of Sharjah, you’d be hard-pressed to notice…
Continue Reading ‘Bored Apes’ investors sue Sotheby’s, Paris Hilton and others as NFT prices collapse
By Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — A group of investors is suing Sotheby’s Holdings Inc. and others over a 2021 auction and promotion of Bored Ape…
Continue Reading Bruce Springsteen has ‘been taken ill,’ postpones two concerts with the E Street Band
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Bruce Springsteen is taking some time to rest and putting off two concert dates. A message posted to the…
Continue Reading London police investigating alleged theft of gold, artifacts at British Museum
By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — An employee at the British Museum has been dismissed — and the Metropolitan Police has launched an…
Continue Reading Nick Jonas plays it ‘cool’ after tumbling into a hole on stage during Boston concert
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Nick Jonas certainly knows how to play it “cool.” The singer took a bit of a fall on stage during a concert…
Continue Reading Leonard Bernstein’s family defends Bradley Cooper’s portrayal in ‘Maestro’
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The children of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein are defending the actor Bradley Cooper’s portrayal of…
Continue Reading Video shows tourist climbing into Rome’s Trevi Fountain to fill up water bottle
By Caolán Magee and Hannah Holland, CNN (CNN) — A video of a tourist climbing into Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain to fill her water bottle has…
Continue Reading Michael Rapaport reveals what Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt offered guests at their wedding
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt treated guests at their lavish 2000 wedding like VIPs. Actor Michael Rapaport…
Continue Reading ‘Depp v. Heard’ zooms in on the social media frenzy surrounding the trial
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Depp v. Heard” wants to have it both ways, to appear as if it’s saying something profound about the…
Continue Reading Keke Palmer stars in Usher’s music video ‘Boyfriend’
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Keke Palmer is having fun as a fan of Usher. Weeks after grooving with the R&B singer at one of his Las…
Continue Reading Charges against Alec Baldwin could be refiled as forensic report shows trigger on gun used in ‘Rust’ shooting had to be pulled
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Independent testing on the weapon used in the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust” shows the…
Continue Reading Millie Bobby Brown is ready for ‘Stranger Things’ to end
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Millie Bobby Brown is ready for “Stranger Things” to wrap up. The show’s star says the upcoming fifth…
Continue Reading Lionel Richie apologizes after last-minute concert cancellation: ‘I tried to bribe the pilot’
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Lionel Richie performed on Monday after he had to cancel a concert at the last-minute over the weekend. The…
Continue Reading Two intoxicated US tourists ‘trapped’ overnight up the Eiffel Tower
By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — Two American men were discovered on Monday after spending a drunken night up the Eiffel Tower, the…
Continue Reading The Killers apologize after being booed at Georgia gig over Russian ‘brother’ remark
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Killers apologized on Tuesday after inviting a Russian drummer on stage during a concert in Shekvetili,…
Continue Reading This US woman got stranded in Costa Rica, so she opened a luxury hotel
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — She flew into Costa Rica with her partner and baby for an extended break in February 2020. But after…
Continue Reading Australian surfers ‘stoked to be alive’ as they heap praise on Indonesia rescuers
By Jessie Yeung, Angus Watson and Elizabeth Yee, CNN (CNN) — Four Australian surfers who were saved after 38 hours at sea have spoken publicly…
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