She may be an Emmy-winning actress, producer and global fashion and beauty icon, but Zendaya started out as a “shy and tall” youngster with a tendency toward perfectionism. “I was a shy kid, and I gained confidence and a sense of self when I started to audition,” she tells W

Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn’t have a name, nor did the illness it would cause. It wound up setting off a pandemic that exposed deep inequities in the global health system

MIAMI (AP) — For the 119th time since Jimmy Butler joined Miami, the Heat were set to play a game Saturday night without him. This was different from the others. Butler is gone, banished by the Heat for seven games over what they called conduct detrimental to the team — and

One of my former managers had a horrible habit of setting up last-minute meetings with vague titles like “quick touch base.” Maybe for some, this would be no big deal—but given that our company had a history of frequent layoffs, every one of these invites would send my heart racing.

If you missed CNN’s airing of the critically acclaimed Luther Vandross documentary, Never Too Much, you’re in luck. The network will reair the film tonight, Saturday, January 4, at 9 p.m. EST. While it was initially slated to air at 8pm, it was moved to accommodate coverage of Jimmy Carter’s

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Olympic runner Fred Kerley has been arrested in South Florida following a confrontation with police, authorities said. Body camera footage released by Miami Beach police shows Kerley arguing with a group of officers late Thursday before a physical confrontation erupted. Kerley was wrestled to the ground,

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients on Saturday afternoon, including Black American luminaries, actor Denzel Washington, former NBA star and business mogul Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and the late civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.  Other recipients included former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator and

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Viola Davis’ journey to becoming one of Hollywood’s most revered actors was driven by a straightforward mantra: Embrace every role, using each as a paycheck and a chance to explore new characters while honing her skills. Davis delivered a moving, 16-minute speech while accepting the prestigious Cecil

Zoe Saldaña is best known as an acclaimed actress who is currently garnering awards buzz for her role in the film musical “Emilia Pérez.” However, the 2025 Golden Globe nominee for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role began her performance career as a ballet dancer. “I

David Foster Wallace famously said that serious fiction’s purpose is to give the reader “imaginative access to other selves.” In other words, reading fiction allows us to see the world through different lenses and perspectives, a well-known ability of the emotionally intelligent. Yet each new year brings a fresh wave