“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert asked his audience to stop booing Sen. Ted Cruz during a discussion on same-sex marriage.… MORE
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Customizing your own Ferrari
From colors to fabrics, materials and finishes: CNN Style visits the atelier where clients can have their car “fitted” through the Tailor Made program.… MORE
The golfer with the heart of a champion
Having had two heart transplants, golf is the least remarkable thing in Erik Compton’s life.… MORE
‘Super Mario Bros’ turns 30
CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout looks back at a gaming classic’s debut and answers the key question, ‘Why does Mario have a mustache?’… MORE
The most talked about teenager in tennis
Borna Coric is the highest ranked teen on the ATP tour. The 18-year-old Croat has already beaten Rafa Nadal and Andy Murray and wants to become the No. 1.… MORE
The hottest spot in Havana
Anthony Bourdain visits hot spot Fabrica de Arte Cubano, a nightclub, performance space and art gallery in Havana, Cuba.… MORE
It’s not a Cuban party without a pig roast
Anthony Bourdain parties in Cuba with music, dancing and, of course, a whole roasted pig in the season six premiere of “Parts Unknown.”… MORE
Best-selling author Jackie Collins dies at 77
Best-selling author Jackie Collins has died of breast cancer at the age of 77, her publicist Melody Korenbrot told CNN.… MORE
RidicuList: Escape from the claw game
This is what happened when a girl tried to cheat while playing a claw game machine and needed to be rescued.… MORE
Keith Richards’ first solo album in 20 years
Rolling Stone’s Keith Richards has a new record out, his first solo offering in more than 20 years. CNN’s Sherisse Pham on this icon of rock ‘n’ roll.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…