All results / Stories / CNN/Stylemagazine.com Newswire
These myths about Mount Everest feed its mystique (and its traffic jams)
Ever since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to summit Mount Everest in 1953, adventurers the world over have tried to follow in their footsteps.
Chadwick Boseman receives posthumous 'Hero for the Ages' award at MTV Movie & TV Awards
The late Chadwick Boseman was honored at Sunday's MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time.
Alley Theatre Receives Bank of America ACTivate Award from Theatre Forward
The Theatre Forward Grant will accelerate Alley Theatre’s effort to create a more equitable and inclusive environment
The Tony Award®-winning Alley Theatre is proud to be one of six recipients of the Bank of America ACTivate Awards. The Bank of America ACTivate Awards, a Theatre Forward grants program, seeks to foster and accelerate theatres’ efforts to become more equitable, diverse, and inclusive of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals and groups.
Fashion icon André Leon Talley is dead at age 73
André Leon Talley, the former longtime creative director for Vogue and a fashion icon in his own right, has died at age 73, according to a statement on his official Instagram account.
Why Kim Kardashian wanted President Trump to free me
Alice Marie Johnson first wrote this piece in 2016, and updated it in early May when Kim Kardashian West was advocating on her behalf. On June 6, President Trump commuted her sentence. After serving 21 years of a life sentence received after a conviction for a first-time nonviolent drug offense, Johnson is expected to be released from prison soon. Kim Kardashian West tweeted: "BEST NEWS EVER!!!!" Her commutation is Trump's sixth act of clemency since taking office and the second after a celebrity appealed to him. Last month, Trump pardoned Jack Johnson after Sylvester Stallone raised his case with him.
Saudi Arabia Fast Facts
Here's a look at Saudi Arabia, a large, oil-rich Middle Eastern country bordering Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia is home to Islam's holiest cities, Mecca and Medina.
Tony Bennett, crooner who sang ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco,’ dies at 96
Legendary singer Tony Bennett, best known for singing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” has died, according to his longtime publicist, Sylvia Weiner.
India to Ban Discrimination Against People with HIV/AIDS
India has passed a landmark bill which aims to ensure equal rights for those living with HIV/AIDS.
The head of the 'world's biggest family' has died at age 76
The head of what may be the world's largest family has died in India, according to the director of the hospital where he was treated.
Manafort, Mueller and Trump wait for jury's verdict
Paul Manafort's fate -- and possibly the future of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election -- is now in the hands of 12 men and women from Northern Virginia.
All the statues in London's Parliament Square were men -- until now
The 11 statues of male historic figures dotted around Britain's Parliament Square had a new addition Tuesday -- Millicent Fawcett. The suffragist, who campaigned for women's right to vote at the turn of the 20th century, will be the first female to be honored with a statue at the site opposite the Houses of Parliament in central London.
'Deadpool 2' Stunt Person Dead After On-set Accident
A female stunt person has died while performing a motorcycle stunt on the set of "Deadpool 2," according to a statement from the Vancouver police.
Wisconsin family grieving after hospital loses deceased loved one's personal effects
A Wisconsin family grieving the loss of a loved one says the hospital where she died lost all her personal effects.
Schumer wants Senate building named for McCain
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will introduce a resolution to rename the Senate's Russell office building after the late Sen. John McCain.
Nebraska broadcasting and College World Series legend Jack Payne dies at 99
Jack Payne, whose voice was the soundtrack for fans at the College World Series for nearly three decades and who was one of the pioneers of Omaha broadcasting, has died at the age of 99.
Otto Warmbier Funeral: 2,500 Celebrate Kid Who Would've 'set the world on fire'
The Ohio hometown of Otto Warmbier, who died last week after his return from 17 months in detention in North Korea, gathered at the 22-year-old's alma mater Thursday to bid him farewell.
Fourth suspect in XXXTentacion's killing turns himself in
The last man authorities were seeking in the killing of rapper XXXTentacion surrendered at his lawyer's office, Broward County authorities said Tuesday evening.
Italy Is Pouring Billions More Into Its Troubled Banks
Italy is putting up €17 billion ($19 billion) to avert a fresh crisis in its beleaguered banking system. The move over the weekend came after a warning from European authorities that two struggling Italian regional banks -- Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca -- were facing collapse.
'Walmart Go Back': India's mom-and-pop stores protest Flipkart deal
India's shopkeepers took to the streets on Monday to protest Walmart's $16 billion takeover of Indian e-commerce leader Flipkart. Around a million local traders were expected to protest Walmart's big move into India, according to the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) that organized the protest.
June Brown, famed for playing British TV icon Dot Cotton in 'EastEnders,' dies aged 95
June Brown, best known for playing chain-smoking laundromat legend Dot Cotton in British TV soap "EastEnders," has died at the age of 95. The actress' family announced her death on Monday, saying she died peacefully at home on Sunday evening.
