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  • Photos offer rare glimpse into Haitian gangland in Port-au-Prince

    Photographer Evelio Contreras was part of a CNN crew that traveled to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, earlier this month and met with wanted gang leader Vitel’homme Innocent.
  • New contract makes Chiefs’ Travis Kelce highest paid tight end in the NFL, reps say

    Three-time Super Bowl champion and four-time All-Pro Travis Kelce has signed a record contract for NFL tight ends, according to his representatives. “Back at it again, baby!” Kelce, an 11-year veteran, exclaimed in a video posted by the team on X, formerly Twitter. “Feels good to be in KC,” Kelce said. “It’s an honor and a pleasure, and I can’t wait to get after it these next two years.” Kelce’s representatives, Milk & Honey Sports, posted on X the deal makes Kelce the highest-paid tight end in...
  • Paramount Global ousts chief Bob Bakish as future of media conglomerate hangs in the balance

    Paramount Global on Monday parted ways with its chief executive, Bob Bakish, in a seismic move that sent reverberations through the media conglomerate as it actively engages in acquisition talks with Skydance Media. In place of Bakish, who led the company since controlling shareholder Shari Redstone reunited Viacom and CBS Corporation under one roof in 2019, will be a triumvirate of leaders: Brian Robbins, chief executive of Paramount Pictures; Chris McCarthy, chief executive of Showtime and MTV...
  • Ryan Gosling isn’t just Ken and his surprise appearance at Universal Studios proved that

    Ryan Gosling stars of the new film “The Fall Guy” and recently made a surprise appearance at Universal Studios Hollywood for the opening of “The Fall Guy Stuntacular Pre-Show.” A video of the “Barbie” star surprising the audience circulated on social media on Monday. The film’s director David Leitch took to the stage before Gosling arrived to the screaming delight of the audience. Gosling turned down the opportunity to join the stunt performers. “No, I just came out to say hi,” Gosling said. He...
  • ‘Numerous’ officers shot in ‘active situation’ in Charlotte, North Carolina, police say

    “Numerous law enforcement officers” have been shot in an “active situation” in Charlotte, North Carolina, police say. “The scene is still active. Avoid the area. Many roads are closed for faster ambulance transport. Please cooperate with authorities,” the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said on X. The incident is at the 5000 block of Galway Drive, police said, and a SWAT team is on scene. “The US Marshals Task Force, which is comprised of officers from multiple agencies, was conducting...
  • Blue Ivy is joining mom Beyoncé in forthcoming animated ‘Lion King’ prequel

    The teaser trailer for “Mufasa: The Lion King” dropped Monday, and who is in it is as exciting for many as what it is. The photorealistic-animated prequel to the hit 1994 film “The Lion King” brings back several of the stars of the 2019 Jon Favreau-directed remake of the original, including John Kani as Rafiki, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, Donald Glover as Simba and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala. Another member of the Carter family also stars in the new film as Beyoncé’s...
  • Billie Eilish is hitting the ‘Hard and Soft’ road

    Billie Eilish is returning to the stage. The singer announced an upcoming tour on Monday, pegged to her third studio album “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” which is set to release on May 17. The tour of the same name will kick off in September in North American and run through to the end of December. Eilish will then pick the tour back up in Australia starting in February 2025, followed by spring stops in Europe and the UK. For a full list of tour dates visit billieeilish.com Presale tickets will be...
  • Mike Tyson details regime of abstinence as bout with Jake Paul is sanctioned as professional fight

    Mike Tyson is clearly taking his fight with Jake Paul seriously as he detailed elements of his training regime, which he says includes not smoking marijuana as well as abstaining from sex. Tyson, 57, will return to the ring to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on July 20. Tyson will be 58 when the fight takes place. “Two and a half weeks, I haven’t smoked,” Tyson told “The Damon Elliott Show.” “And I haven’t had sex for two and a half weeks.” Tyson was pictured...
  • Hunter Biden demands that Fox News remove ‘intimate’ images from its platforms

    Hunter Biden is demanding that Fox News remove from its platforms sexually explicit images that President Joe Biden’s son says are private, according to a letter obtained by CNN, as part of his strategy to publicly fight back against conservative media. The letter sent by attorneys for Hunter Biden to Fox News and FOX Corp. alleges conspiracy to defame and unlawful publication of “hacked” images, seeking corrections and retractions on air and in online articles to claims that President Biden and...
  • Train derailment shuts down historic bridge in Portland, Oregon

    A historic bridge in Portland, Oregon, was shut down Monday morning after a derailed train car was seen leaning against a bridge support. Two cars had fully derailed on a Union Pacific line on the east side of the century-old Steel Bridge. “One train car is leaning against bridge structural support column,” Portland Fire and Rescue stated on X. “Bridge has been shut down and is now completely closed to all train, vehicle, pedestrian traffic.” The bridge will remain closed until it “can be...
  • ‘My whole family has perished:’ 22 killed in Israeli airstrike on Rafah, hospital staff say

    Editor’s Note: Warning: This story has graphic content. Twenty-two people, including at least one infant and a toddler, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike over Rafah, Gaza, overnight into Monday, according to hospital officials. The deceased were brought into Abu Youssef Al Najjar hospital in Rafah following the attack, as their loved ones gathered for their final farewells. A video filmed for CNN in the hospital courtyard shows several body bags laid on the ground with dozens of anguished...
  • ‘This must be a joke’: Zebras run loose on interstate

    Three zebras have been captured and another remains on the loose after the animals escaped from a trailer while being transported outside Seattle, CNN affiliate KING reports. Witnesses describe the bizarre animal encounter.