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Will Smith performs during the "Based On A True Story" Summer Tour at Sommerfestival der Autostadt in Wolfsburg

Violinist sues Will Smith and management company, claiming wrongful termination and sexual harassment

January 2, 2026 10:25 am CNN Newsource

By Karina Tsui, Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — A violinist who performed on tour with Will Smith has filed a lawsuit against the… Continue Reading

British Chinese food is all over TikTok. Americans have questions

January 2, 2026 4:05 am CNN Newsource

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN Ask an American to name their favorite Chinese takeout dishes, and images of General Tso’s chicken, chow mein and egg… Continue Reading

Wild Win: Cal Poly’s “Jungle Jumpstart” Scores Rose Parade’s Top Honor

January 1, 2026 7:27 pm Mina Wahab

PASADENA, Calif.—Nineteen marching bands, 17 equestrian teams, and 39 floral floats marched along the 5 and a half mile route on Colorado… Continue Reading

How the ‘Stranger Things’ series finale turned the Upside Down ‘Rightside Up’

January 1, 2026 2:01 pm CNN Newsource

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — With a giant evil spider monster, mysterious briefcase and a whole lot of teary characters bidding adieu,… Continue Reading

Rain or Shine – Wet New Year’s Eve Party Plans Go On

December 31, 2025 11:59 am John Palminteri

The Harbor Restaurant ball drop is taking place to end 2025. It will be part of an evening of… Continue Reading

Chase ridiculed President Gerald Ford regularly in "Weekend Update" segments. Later in the season

How Chevy Chase made ‘Weekend Update’ work

January 1, 2026 5:30 am CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Fifty years ago, weeks before the premiere of the show that would become “Saturday Night Live,” Chevy Chase… Continue Reading

11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2026

January 1, 2026 2:11 am CNN Newsource

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — For American architecture, 2025 may be remembered for the deaths of icons Frank Gehry, Robert A. M. Stern and… Continue Reading

Movies and TV shows casting across the US

December 31, 2025 2:43 pm Stacker

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting across the… Continue Reading

Movies and TV shows casting across the US

December 31, 2025 2:43 pm Stacker

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting across the… Continue Reading

SLO Speed Ahead: Cal Poly Finalizes Jungle Float for Pasadena’s Rose Parade

December 30, 2025 8:03 pm Mina Wahab

PASADENA, Calif. (KEYT) — Creative chaos, construction, and collaboration have made the Cal Poly team an unstoppable force. “It's really cool to see… Continue Reading

Where to travel in 2026: The best places to visit

December 31, 2025 1:30 am CNN Newsource

CNN Travel Team (CNN) — Whether you’re a full-time nomad or a once-a-year vacationer, every special travel memory begins with one essential… Continue Reading

Times Square has a dazzling new ball for the New Year’s Eve drop — and it’s the biggest yet

December 31, 2025 1:25 am CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — It’s out with the old and in with the new in Times Square this year as the famous New Year’s Eve… Continue Reading

‘The Wire’ actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died

December 30, 2025 6:12 pm CNN Newsource

By Miriam Elder, CNN (CNN) — Isiah Whitlock Jr., whose singular delivery of a tagline in “The Wire” gave the world one of the most iconic… Continue Reading

Rob and Michele Reiner remembered in emotional tribute by ‘Princess Bride’ star Cary Elwes

December 30, 2025 7:56 am CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The star of one of Rob Reiner’s most celebrated films, “The Princess Bride,” has posted a lengthy and… Continue Reading

Everything that happened in pop culture in 2025 felt like a huge deal

From uplifting to degrading, these were the biggest pop culture moments of 2025

December 30, 2025 6:00 am CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, Leah Asmelash and Eleanor Stubbs, CNN (CNN) — This was the year of rot, slop and rage.Everything that happened in pop… Continue Reading

The worst-behaved travelers of 2025

December 30, 2025 4:20 am CNN Newsource

By Maureen O'Hare, CNN (CNN) — The bigger the orchard, the more the bad apples.Close to five billion people were estimated to have traveled… Continue Reading

Why did fashion make us so mad in 2025?

December 30, 2025 1:18 am CNN Newsource

By Rachel Tashjian, CNN (CNN) — Fashion! A delight to the senses, a thing of beauty, a source of pleasure, pain and, in its determined… Continue Reading

Beyoncé takes the stage during a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston

Beyoncé declared the fifth billionaire musician by Forbes

December 29, 2025 11:01 pm CNN

CNN By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé has joined the ranks of billionaires, according to Forbes, becoming the fifth musician to be crowned… Continue Reading

Beyoncé declared the fifth billionaire musician by Forbes

December 29, 2025 11:01 pm CNN Newsource

By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé has joined the ranks of billionaires, according to Forbes, becoming the fifth musician to be crowned the… Continue Reading

George and Amal Clooney granted French citizenship after concerns of raising children in Hollywood

December 29, 2025 7:34 pm CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Actor George Clooney and his family have been granted French citizenship, official government documents show,… Continue Reading