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Two guests aboard the first major sea cruise hosting Americans since the pandemic halted the industry have tested positive for Covid-19 in required end-of-cruise testing, the cruise line said Thursday. The two guests, who shared a stateroom on the seven-day Celebrity Millennium cruise from St. Maarten, are asymptomatic, in isolation and being monitored by a

Two guests aboard the Celebrity Millennium tested positive for Covid-19 in required end-of-cruise testing, the cruise line said in a Thursday news release. Celebrity Millennium — the first major cruise ship allowing American passengers since the pandemic forced a pause on the industry — set sail on Saturday. The two positive guests, which shared a

Two passengers on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean have tested positive for Covid-19. The pair were traveling on the MSC Seaside cruise ship and disembarked with their families in Syracuse, Sicily, on Tuesday, MSC told CNN on Wednesday. The two passengers were asymptomatic. The cruise had previously docked in Malta but the passengers were

In June 2020, the people of Britain put their differences aside to condemn a brazen act of aggression against their country. An American expat known only as “Michelle” had posted an instructional TikTok on how to make “British tea.” A collective groan could be heard from Land’s End to John O’Groats, as Michelle and her

Welcome new generation of rich kids for us to obsess about. HBO Max (which shares CNN’s parent company) has released a trailer for the “Gossip Girl” reboot. The teen drama ran on The CW from 2007 to 2012 and helped make big stars of some of the cast, including Blake Lively and Penn Badgley. The

United Airlines has announced it will purchase up to 50 Boom Overture supersonic jets for commercial use by 2029, heralding the return of supersonic passenger flights nearly 20 years after the Concorde was decommissioned. Supersonic planes halve the time it takes to fly from New York to London, from seven hours down to 3.5 hours,

The Virginia plantation house where Gen. Robert E. Lee lived before he abandoned it to lead the Confederate army during the Civil War has reopened after a multimillion-dollar renovation that focuses new attention on the enslaved people who lived and labored there. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, was built by enslaved people and

Should we really be surprised by Bennifer 2.0 given that Jennifer Lopez’s 2002 album, “This Is Me…Then,” contained a heartfelt single titled, “Dear Ben?” As Lopez and Ben Affleck are appearing out and about together more often recently and heating up the headlines, let’s take a look back the duo’s history. December 2001 Lopez and

It was her interview which started it all and now Rachel Lindsay is reportedly surprised that Chris Harrison is now out of “Bachelor” nation. According to People, Lindsay talked Tuesday to her “Extra” colleague Billy Bush on their show and said “I wasn’t expecting for it to happen, not after the announcement.” “I think several

Every day at noon, a large antique gun is fired in Hong Kong. No, this has nothing to do with war, protests or conflict. The Jardine Noonday Gun is about history with a side of charitable goodness. It gets its name from its owner, the Jardine Matheson Company, which was founded in the early 1830s.

They may be getting divorced, but there’s apparently no love lost between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Kardashian posted a photo of her, West and three of their kids on her verified Instagram account Tuesday in honor of the rapper-entrepreneur-provocateur’s birthday. “Happy Birthday Love U for Life,” the caption read. The couple married in a

The slow wind-up has characterized all three of Marvel’s Disney+ series, but the pacing feels particularly sluggish — and the endgame, pardon the expression, elusive — watching the first two episodes of “Loki.” Seeing Tom Hiddleston reprise his role as the suave Thor villain certainly has its charms, but thus far the god of mischief

Chris Harrison is not getting a rose from ABC. The show’s producer and distributor Warner Horizon and ABC Entertainment confirmed to CNN Tuesday in a joint statement that the longtime “Bachelor” franchise host is exiting the shows. “Chris Harrison is stepping aside as host of The Bachelor franchise,” the statement read. “We are thankful for

Tituss Burgess is offering support to his “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” co-star Ellie Kemper in the wake of her controversy. The actor took to his Instagram on Tuesday to re-share Kemper’s apology which she posted to her own Instagram account on Monday. In Burgess’ caption he simply wrote, “I love my Ellie.” And in the comments

It may have some of the world’s longest railroads, covering vast distances across its wide-open provinces, but one thing Canada doesn’t have is high-speed trains. Of all the economically powerful countries which make up the G7 — the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the EU — Canada is the only

The Foo Fighters are hitting the stage at Madison Square Garden later this month to kick off the iconic venue’s reopening. The event will take place June 20 and mark the first time the venue has had a concert since the Covid-19 pandemic. “We’ve been waiting for this day for over a year,” Foo Fighters

The MTV Video Music Awards are coming home. MTV announced Tuesday that the VMAs will make its official return to the Barclays Center in New York City, airing live Sunday, September 12. According to a release, the event “will feature epic performances from the biggest names in music and bring fans together from across the

This season of “The Bachelorette” got off to an interesting start on Monday. Katie Thurston met the men vying for her heart, but one man integral to the show was noticeably absent. Longtime host Chris Harrison has stepped back from the show after making racially insensitive comments and was replaced in the first episode by

An Alaska Airlines employee is alleging the airline’s uniform policy discriminates against employees whose gender does not fall within the policy’s binary “male” and “female” dress and grooming rules, according to a letter by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Justin Wetherell, a flight attendant and flight-attendant instructor based in Seattle, said in an ACLU

Michaela Coel has used her acceptance speech at the 2021 BAFTA Television awards to shine a light on some of the new heroes of the film and TV industry: intimacy coordinators. The 33-year-old British actress wrote, co-directed and starred in “I May Destroy You,” a 12-part drama about a young writer seeking to rebuild her

Blink and you missed some info about Loki. The latest teaser for the new Disney+ series includes a quick shot of the Time Variance Authority on the Marvel character and where his sex is listed, it says “fluid.” It’s a small bit of info about the God of Mischief that had been speculated about for

The first major cruise ship open to North Americans since the industry paused over a year ago due to the coronavirus pandemic set sail on Saturday. Celebrity Millennium, part of the Celebrity Cruises line owned by Royal Caribbean Group, sailed from Philipsburg, St. Maarten with paying passengers on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. Royal Caribbean has

Actor Drake Bell, best known for starring in the Nickelodeon sitcom “Drake & Josh,” has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of attempted child endangerment and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles in court this week, both charges stem from alleged incidents that happened in Cleveland, Ohio in 2017, court records show. When reached for comment,

Italian police have seized more than 200 pounds of sand, stones and shells stolen from the beaches of Sardinia last year, dishing out fines to dozens of tourists who took them as souvenirs. The items were returned to the beaches they were taken from earlier this week, the Guardia di Finanza — Italy’s finance police

Award-winning actor Tom Hanks has urged filmmakers to tackle racism more often, suggesting that Black history and the societal impact of racism is underrepresented in the entertainment industry and the American education system. In an op-ed for the New York Times Friday, days after the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, Hanks wrote that

Award-winning actor Tom Hanks has urged filmmakers to tackle racism more often, suggesting that Black history and the societal impact of racism is underrepresented in the entertainment industry and the American education system. In an op-ed for the New York Times Friday, days after the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, Hanks wrote that

It was the story that made waves around the world: cruise ships banned from Venice. On March 31, the Italian government issued a decree that would see cruise ships and large commercial vessels banned from the Venetian lagoon, and calling for tenders to be sought to construct a new port outside the lagoon. Yet just

A UK company is to build what it says is the world’s biggest and deepest pool, in a new project backed by British astronaut Tim Peake. The aptly named Blue Abyss pool will be built in Cornwall, south west England, and will hold 42 million liters of water — equivalent to that of 17 Olympic

Best known for its annual international flower festival, Goyang is one of Seoul’s largest satellite cities. But for years, officials struggled to differentiate this city of one million people from its peers. The local government had multiple social media accounts, but no one seemed to care much about the content they were producing. Something had

The truth is out there. Well, according to the US government there is no definitive evidence that some unidentified flying objects spotted by US Navy pilots in recent years were alien spacecraft -— but they also aren’t sure what exactly they were. Thus, the “unidentified” part. While we all debate if there is intelligent life

Virginia Rose had just turned 14 when the Arabian horse she was riding took off under a guide fence wire. “I fell off and broke my back, and I’ve been in a wheelchair ever since,” Rose told CNN. The accident didn’t stop the enthusiastic teen from engaging in life. She had good friends and parents

A British architecture practice has revealed plans to build a luxury floating island resort made from recovered ocean plastic at a remote location in the Indian Ocean. Margot Krasojević, founder of Margot Krasojević Architecture, told CNN that the 75-room hotel concept has funding to be built, though she did not disclose the financial backer. The

A statue of colonial slave trader Edward Colston has gone on public display in Bristol, England, almost a year after it was toppled during Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the city. On June 7 last year, demonstrators denouncing historic and systemic racism and oppression defaced the controversial monument with red and blue graffiti. They used

The cameras seem to always be rolling on the Kardashian-Jenner family and now we get a behind-the-scenes look at Kim Kardashian’s breakup with Kanye West. The reality star filed for divorce from the controversial rapper in February, and in a clip from “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” released Thursday, Kardashian is shown getting pretty emotional

Virginia Rose had just turned 14 when the Arabian horse she was riding took off under a guide fence wire. “I fell off and broke my back, and I’ve been in a wheelchair ever since,” Rose told CNN. The accident didn’t stop the enthusiastic teen from engaging in life. She had good friends and parents

“The Kings” is ostensibly about four great boxers who reigned supreme via a series of epic fights in the 1980s, picking up the sport’s mantle from Muhammad Ali. But the filmmakers have ambitiously reached — and at times overreached — to transform that rich backdrop into a referendum on a changing America, devoting ample time

If you’re planning a trip to Australia, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the global coronavirus pandemic. The basics As one of the countries to have performed better in the pandemic, Australia’s borders are still closed. After murmurs that visitors may be allowed to trickle in by

Delayed but not daunted, Spider-Man, Black Panther and other superheroes from Marvel Comics will debut their new land this week — mere days before California loosens almost all Covid-19 restrictions. The Avengers Campus is scheduled to open Friday at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim — almost one year after its target date. CNN got

Billie Eilish has released new music, much to the delight of her fans. The singer dropped her new song, “Lost Cause” along with a music video on Thursday. The song is off her upcoming album, “Happier Than Ever,” which is expected out next month. Eilish took to her Instagram to tell fans how much fun

You weren’t alone if you were surprised to hear that Kim Kardashian has a role in the forthcoming animated film “PAW Patrol: The Movie.” Teen actress Marsai Martin stars in the film as dachshund Liberty and told “Entertainment Tonight” that she hadn’t met her castmates prior to recording her scenes because of the pandemic. “You

Vince Neil gave one of his first post-pandemic performances this weekend and it didn’t appear to go as well as he had hoped. The Mötley Crüe singer and his solo band headlined the Boone River Valley Festival in Iowa where Neil performed a bunch of Mötley Crüe classics. But “Dr. Feelgood” didn’t sound as good

Judy Sheindlin has reportedly been the most popular and best compensated, television judges for decades with her “Judge Judy” syndicated show. Now that it’s ending, she’s got a few things to say about her relationship with CBS, which distributed the program. “We had a nice marriage,” Sheindlin recently told the Wall Street Journal. “It’s going

In non-pandemic summers, both continental Europe and the United Kingdom draw crowds of tourists from around the world. Last summer, they couldn’t get there. This summer many should be able to, though the tangle of entry requirements will vary by country and could change quickly. Here’s a guide to help you determine where and when

Stephen King’s usual policy of selling the rights to his books and washing his hands of the results goes out the window in “Lisey’s Story,” which the prolific author adapted himself. But the Apple TV+ limited series lands in the shallow end of the King cinematic pool, with a convoluted story that mostly squanders its

You are forgiven if you missed a particularly touching moment on the “Friends” reunion — Lisa Kudrow says she almost did, too. In an interview with “E! News” the actress who played Phoebe Buffay in the beloved series said costar David Schwimmer had to point the moment out to her when they watched the HBO

It is the biggest legal fight the art world has ever witnessed: a Russian oligarch, who claims he was ripped off buying multi-million-dollar masterpieces, versus a Swiss art dealer who says it was just business. Now, after six years of lawsuits in multiple jurisdictions, the tables appear to be turning once more in a saga

It’s apparently over for Matthew Perry and Molly Hurwitz. People reports that the couple have ended their engagement. “Sometimes things just don’t work out and this is one of them,” Perry said in an exclusive statement to the publication. “I wish Molly the best.” CNN has reached out to a rep for the “Friends” star

A’Driane Nieves didn’t attend art school, and she never dreamed of becoming an abstract artist. “I knew I was a creative, but I identified as a writer,” Nieves told CNN. That changed when Nieves began to struggle with mental health conditions. Painting is not only therapy for the mom of three, but now, it’s her

The trailer for the upcoming “iCarly” reboot has dropped. The Nickelodeon show first debuted in 2007 ran for five years. The show revolved around best friends Carly (Miranda Cosgrove) and Sam (Jennette McCurdy), who accidentally go viral after their friend Freddie (Nathan Kress) posts a clip of them online from an audition. They then create

Fashion designer Linda Rowe Thomas remembers playing “dress-up” on November 26, 1971. Linda was two years old, her sister was six. Shortly after she put on a fur coat, a kerosene heater exploded in her Douglasville, Texas home. “My mom came into the house and saved us,” Thomas told CNN. Burns covered more than 70%

Crews have started to remove the remains of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from a Memphis park where a monument of him once stood. The decision to move their remains was decided last year after the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a non-profit organization of male descendants of Confederate veterans, agreed to drop

Texas rapper Lil Loaded, 20, has died, his attorney Ashkan Mehryari told CNN. “Sadly, I can confirm Mr. Robertson passed away as a result of a reported suicide,” Mehryari wrote in an email to CNN on Tuesday. The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office did not yet have a cause or manner of death when contacted

John Oliver has a new enemy — cereal. The “Last Week Tonight” host, whose show was off on Sunday for the Memorial Day weekend, took to YouTube to rant about the lack of innovation in cereal land. “I’m aware that there’s a lot going on in the world right now, but instead of focusing on

Mayim Bialik made her “Jeopardy!” guest host debut on Monday. “It is an incredible honor to guest host Jeopardy! I was raised in a very creative and academic family, but it wasn’t until high school that I fell in love with science, and that love led me to a PhD in neuroscience,” Bialik said during

In Greece’s best-known party island, white houses, blue shutters and scarlet bougainvillea all glimmer in the sun. Two weeks after the country’s official tourist season was declared open, everything is silent except for the work of bringing the place back to life. In the main town’s maze-like alleyways, where during the busy summer months social

Sinéad O’Connor reportedly is explaining why she infamously ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II during a 1992 performance on “Saturday Night Live.” The Irish singer-songwriter says she’d removed the photo of the then-Pontiff from her mother’s bedroom wall after the elder woman died, according to an excerpt of O’Connor’s forthcoming memoir, “Rememberings,”

Amy Schumer took to Instagram to recommend “A Quiet Place Part II,” starring Emily Blunt and directed by John Krasinski, who also happen to be married. Schumer raved about the movie, a sequel to the 2018 horror film, writing that the first one “blew me away.” “I loved every second of @aquietplacemovie even better than