10 bold looks on the Critics Choice Awards red carpet
Oscar Holland, CNN; Photo editor: Jennifer Arnow
(CNN) — Just four days into the new year, Hollywood’s 2026 awards season kicked off in chic… Continue Reading
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Where you should — and shouldn’t — travel in 2026
By Lilit Marcus, CNN
(CNN) — Welcome to 2026!The new year is a great time to pause, relax and reflect — and start thinking about what you’d… Continue Reading
Cal Poly float wins “Most Beautiful”, Shines at Floatfest
PASADENA, Calif.— Cal Poly Design Chair Allyson Castillo says winning the “Sweepstakes” award has been a monumental point in her student career and… Continue Reading
In Rama Duwaji’s New York, everyone is entitled to a little glamour
By Rachel Tashjian, CNN
(CNN) — On a frigid New Year’s Day, New York’s new democratic socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani was sworn in, with his… Continue Reading
Violinist sues Will Smith and management company, claiming wrongful termination and sexual harassment
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
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
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’
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
The Harbor Restaurant ball drop is taking place to end 2025. It will be part of an evening of… Continue Reading
How Chevy Chase made ‘Weekend Update’ work
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
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
Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting across the… Continue Reading
Movies and TV shows casting across the US
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
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
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
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
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
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
From uplifting to degrading, these were the biggest pop culture moments of 2025
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
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