Airline forced to rebalance planes because first class seats are too heavy
By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — The desire to fly in style weighs heavily on most of us – but for some first-class flyers it weighs the…
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See inside Jennifer Garner’s tranquil farmhouse-style home
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Since building a home for herself and her three kids over the past few years, Jennifer Garner has shown glimpses…
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Chubby Checker had fans doing the twist during a benefit show at the Lobero
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Chubby Checker performed for a sold out benefit show in Santa Barbara. Chubby checker and The Wildcats twisted the night away…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand is tripling its tourist tax
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — It will now be more expensive to visit New Zealand’s lakes, mountains, bike trails and wineries as the country…
Continue ReadingJames Darren, actor in ‘Gidget’ and ‘TJ Hooker,’ dies at 88, Variety reports
By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — James Darren, an actor, director and singer who had his breakout role of Moondoggie in the 1959 movie…
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Community rallies around local soul food restaurant in danger of closing
When Stirling Nix-Bradley was faced with the stark realization that he may be shutting down his doors for good, he never predicted that the community…
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Police turn to the public for help locating at-risk 24-year-old Santa Maria man
The Santa Maria Police Department is turning to the public for help locating Christopher Jacob Lopez, a 24-year-old at-risk man last seen on Monday,…
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Bill to set up speed cameras along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu needs Governor’s signature to become law
California Senate Bill 1297, which would install speed cameras along the Pacific Coast Highway in the Malibu area, successfully cleared the state’s…
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Elder and dependent adult fraud protection bill awaits Governor’s signature to become law
On Thursday, the California Legislature approved Senate Bill 278 (SB 278) which aims to improve elder and dependent adult financial abuse protections…
Continue ReadingRichard Gere jokes he and Julia Roberts had ‘no chemistry’ in the ‘tiny movie’ ‘Pretty Woman’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Richard Gere had some thoughts reminiscing about his hit 1990 film “Pretty Woman.” While appearing over…
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Freedom to Read Act awaits Governor’s signature to become law
The California Freedom to Read Act, a bill that requires libraries to create a process to challenge books while protecting public access to…
Continue ReadingJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson was once Matt Damon’s scene partner in a Harvard drama class
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson had a different brush with fame long before she joined the Supreme Court.…
Continue ReadingIan McKellen says ‘Lord of the Rings’ filmmakers ‘better be quick’ if they want him back as Gandalf
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sir Ian McKellen is willing to reprise his role as Gandalf in the “Lord of the Rings” franchise, but it…
Continue ReadingWhy this is ‘the best time of year to go pretty much anywhere’
By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — It may not feel like it yet, but things are about to cool off. That goes for travel prices as well as sky-high…
Continue ReadingBeauty queen at center of South Africa xenophobia spat crowned Miss Universe Nigeria
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — Chidimma Adetshina, a beauty pageant contestant who faced a wave of hostility in South Africa…
Continue ReadingFrom ‘Mission: Impossible’ to ‘Slow Horses,’ here’s why we love watching spies
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Is it the nonstop action, or the meshing of mystery and intrigue? Is it the Aston Martin car chases, always along…
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Wheels & Waves rolls into Channel Islands Maritime Museum parking lot
The new Wheels & Waves car show rolled into the Channel Islands Harbor on the first Sunday morning in…
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Channel Islands Maritime Museum tours
The Executive Director of the Channel Islands Maritime Museum (CIMM) offered a guided to tour to visitors of the first Wheels & Waves car show on…
Continue ReadingI’m 36 — when do I have to give up crop tops?
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — As a pre-teen in Y2K, the (small) shadows of crop tops loomed large. They were an inescapable fixture of red…
Continue ReadingAdele says she intends to take extended ‘break’ after end of Las Vegas residency
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It may be a while before audiences say “hello” to Adele again. The Grammy-winner said on Saturday during…
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