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CNN
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
Increase in pet adoption searches following ‘Superman' movie
Increase in pet adoption searches following 'Superman' movie According to data from the dog training app Woofz, Google searches for 'adopt a dog near me' increased 513% after the 'Superman' movie release. Krypto, the "Superdog" star in the film, was inspired by the director's rescue dog, Ozu. Warner Bros. Discovery, which is also CNN's parent company, partnered with Best Friends Animal Society for the film and covered adoption fees at select shelters ahead of its premiere. 01:15 - Source: CNN Vertical Trending Now 16 videos Increase in pet adoption searches following 'Superman' movie According to data from the dog training app Woofz, Google searches for 'adopt a dog near me' increased 513% after the 'Superman' movie release. Krypto, the "Superdog" star in the film, was inspired by the director's rescue dog, Ozu. Warner Bros. Discovery, which is also CNN's parent company, partnered with Best Friends Animal Society for the film and covered adoption fees at select shelters ahead of its premiere. 01:15 - Source: CNN Meet the K-pop stars from North Korea Hyuk and Seok fled North Korea separately as teenagers. Now, after intense K-pop training, they are making their debut as members of the boy band 1VERSE. Speaking to CNN at a cafe in Seoul, they share their excitement and their dreams. 02:51 - Source: CNN Singer and actress Connie Francis dies at 87 Connie Francis, a pop singer and actress whose hits such as 'Lipstick on Your Collar' and 'Who's Sorry Now' became a soundtrack for a generation of teens in the 1960s, has died, according to a post from her publicist and friend, Ron Roberts. 01:57 - Source: CNN Lightning bolt strikes near delivery man Video shows a lightning strike nearly hitting a delivery man in Wayne, New Jersey, as storms took place across the Mid-Atlantic. 00:36 - Source: CNN Hikers confront man allegedly setting a tree on fire in LA Video shows a tense moment where hikers confronted a man for allegedly starting a fire near Runyon Canyon Park in Los Angeles on Sunday and prevented him from leaving the scene. Andrew Ocalliham was arrested and charged with one count of arson of forest land, court records show. 01:23 - Source: CNN Walt Disney comes to life on stage Seven years in the making, Walt Disney himself comes to life in a new, groundbreaking attraction at Disneyland. As an animatronic, the founder moves and speaks to the audience, all with a special twinkle in his eye. 01:39 - Source: CNN Prince Harry recreates his mother's historic landmine walk Following in his mother's footsteps, Prince Harry visited Angola's minefields just as Princess Diana did 28 years ago. The Duke of Sussex was in Angola with The Halo Trust as part of the group's efforts to clear landmines. 00:39 - Source: CNN Joaquin Phoenix apologizes for awkward Letterman appearance On Tuesday's episode of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,' actor Joaquin Phoenix talked about his awkward interview with David Letterman in 2009, in which he appeared in-character as himself from his mockumentary, 'I'm Still Here.' 01:08 - Source: CNN 'Love Island USA' star Amaya on standing up for herself "Love Island USA" season 7 winner Amaya Espinal, or "Amaya Papaya", joined Alex Cooper's "Call Her Daddy" podcast after returning from Fiji to discuss her rise in popularity for being a "sensitive gangster" and her relationship with her fellow islanders. 01:25 - Source: CNN The Obamas address divorce rumors on Michelle's podcast Former President Barack Obama joined his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, on her latest podcast episode with her brother Craig Robinson to address divorce rumors. In recent months, speculation about their marriage has run rampant after several public appearances where Michelle Obama did not join her husband, including at President Donald Trump's inauguration in January. 01:52 - Source: CNN Massive fire destroys Tomorrowland's main stage Tomorrowland's main stage went up in flames just days ahead of the festival's opening in Boom, Belgium. 00:38 - Source: CNN Why Turkish gulets are the way to sail the Aegean Traditionally used as fishing vessels, the flat-bottomed, wooden hulled gulets have become the ultimate coastal leisure craft. Offering a perfect blend of traditional charm and modern comfort, they are ideal for exploring the stunning coastline and hidden coves of the Aegean, making them a firm favorite for leisurely 'blue cruises.' 01:29 - Source: CNN Robot soccer kicks off China's humanoid sports boom Less Messi, more messy – regardless, China is investing heavily in robot sports as a way of testing how much one can achieve. 01:30 - Source: CNN Unreleased Beyoncé music stolen from choreographer's rental car in Atlanta Two laptops and hard drives containing watermarked and unreleased music by Beyoncé were stolen from her choreographer's rental car in Atlanta, according to police. 00:55 - Source: CNN Pandemonium in Japan's 'Panda Town' Pandas, and those who adore them, have been central to the culture and economy in Shirahama, Japan for years. But the four pandas at the town's local zoo really belong to China, and China wants them back, leaving town residents in emotional turmoil. 01:18 - Source: CNN
Perth Now
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Connie Francis' death not a shock
Connie Francis' loved ones were "expecting" her death. The veteran musician passed away on Wednesday night (16.07.25) at the age of 87 , just weeks after she told fans she had been hospitalised due to "extreme pain" and Ron Roberts, her friend and president of her label Concetta Records, has told how his pal's health had been in decline for the last few weeks. Ron told People magazine: "We were expecting it, unfortunately … they couldn't locate where the pain was exactly." Connie had though it was just trouble with her hip "that she'd been having for some time." The 'Who's Sorry Now?' singer had maintained a positive attitude until the end. Hailing Connie a "fighter", Ron said: "It's been two months of the most extreme high then the most extreme low." The singer was able to leave hospital for a few days before her death but she began to "deteriorate" and was unconscious for at least the final two days of her life. Ron said: "She slipped away peacefully." Of the final time they spoke, he added: "She was obviously in pain and she was very weak. She'd been in hospital a good week by that time. She was tired. [Having all the tests done] is debilitating." Despite her declining health, Connie had been cheered in recent months due to her 1962 track Pretty Little Baby taking TikTok by storm. Ron said: "That is the incredible story, I think: That she left this world as big a star [as she ever was]." Asked how Connie would like to be remembered, her friend thinks she would be happy with the line: "I hope I did okay." He added: "She'd get a kick out of seeing that [written]." Connie - whose real name was Concetta Franconero - rose to fame in the 1950s and scored a number of chart hits including Stupid Cupid, Lipstick on Your Collar, Who's Sorry Now, and Where the Boys Are. Her cover of Who's Sorry Now helped propel her to fame after it was featured on Dick Clark's American Bandstand in 1958 and it went on to sell more than a million copies and score her a number one hit in the UK. Connie's career went into decline in the late 1960 and the following decade was blighted by a number of personal tragedies. She was raped in a Long Island motel room in 1974 and three years later, she temporarily lost her voice after undergoing nasal surgery. Connie attempted to stage a career comeback in 1981, but her brother George was murdered by the mafia and her work was hindered by mental health struggles, with her father having her committed to multiple psychiatric facilities. Away from the spotlight, the singer was married four times, but just one of her unions lasted longer than a year. Her 1964 marriage to Dick Kanellis ended after five months, with her second, to Izzy Marion in 1971, ending in divorce 10 months later. Connie's longest marriage was her third, to Joseph Garzilli - with whom she adopted son Joseph Jr. - and lasted from 1973 until 1977. Her fourth union, with Bob Parkinson in 1985, also lasted just a few months.
Boston Globe
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Singer Connie Francis, whose 1960s work included ‘Pretty Little Baby', dies at 87
Advertisement The dark-haired singer was just 17 when she signed a contract with MGM Records following appearances on several TV variety shows. Her earliest recordings attracted little attention, but then she released her version of 'Who's Sorry Now?' an old ballad by Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up It, too, had little success initially until Dick Clark played it on his 'American Bandstand' show in 1958. Francis followed with such teen hits as 'Stupid Cupid,' 'Everybody's Somebody's Fool,' and 'Lipstick on Your Collar.' Her records became hits worldwide as she re-recorded versions of her original songs in Italian and Spanish among other languages. Her concerts around the country quickly sold out. Meanwhile, a romance bloomed with fellow teen idol Bobby Darin, who had volunteered to write songs for her. But when her father heard rumors that the pair were planning a wedding he stormed into a rehearsal and pulled a gun on Darin, ending their relationship and seeming to set on Francis on a pained and traumatic path. Advertisement She chronicled some of it in her autobiography, 'Who's Sorry Now?' 'My personal life is a regret from A to Z,' she told The Associated Press in 1984, the year the book came out. 'I realized I had allowed my father to exert too much influence over me.' Her father, George Franconero, was a roofing contractor from New Jersey who played the accordion, and he had his daughter learn the instrument as soon as she began to show an aptitude for music. When she was 4, he began booking singing dates for her, going on to become her manager. Although her acting career had faded by the mid-1960s, Francis was still popular on the concert circuit when she appeared at the Westbury Music Center in Westbury, New York, in 1974. She had returned to her hotel room and was asleep when a man broke in and raped her at knifepoint. He was never captured. Francis sued the hotel, alleging its security was faulty, and a jury awarded her $2.5 million in 1976. The two sides then settled out of court for $1,475,000 as an appeal was pending. She said the attack destroyed her marriage and put her through years of emotional turmoil. She suffered tragedy in 1981 when her brother George was shot to death as he was leaving his New Jersey home. Later in the decade, her father had her committed to a psychiatric hospital, where she was diagnosed as manic-depressive. At one point she attempted suicide by swallowing dozens of sleeping tablets. After three days in a coma, she recovered. Advertisement She was married four times and would say that only her third husband, Joseph Garzilli, was worth the trouble. The other marriages each lasted less than a year. Concetta Rosemarie Franconero was born on Dec. 12, 1937, in Newark, New Jersey. She was just 3 when her father presented her with a child-size accordion. The next year she began singing and playing the instrument at various public events. At age 9 she began appearing on television programs, including 'Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts' and 'The Perry Como Show.' It was Godfrey who suggested she shorten her last name. Clark featured her repeatedly on 'American Bandstand,' and she said in later years that without his support she would have abandoned her music career. Bob Thomas, a longtime Hollywood reporter for The Associated Press, died in 2014.
Los Angeles Times
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
‘Pretty Little Baby' singer Connie Francis hospitalized for ‘extreme' pain a week after suffering pelvic fracture
Recording star Connie Francis says she is on the mend after a recent trip to the hospital to address some 'extreme pain.' The 'Stupid Cupid' and 'Lipstick on Your Collar' singer, who rose to fame in the late 1950s and early '60s, informed fans on Facebook that she is receiving care after undergoing tests and exams. 'Thank you all for your kind thoughts, words and prayers,' she wrote Wednesday. Earlier Wednesday, the 87-year-old 'Pretty Little Baby' singer wrote on Facebook that she went to the hospital to learn more about the cause of her pain, which she said prompted her to call off an upcoming Fourth of July performance, her latest cancellation in recent weeks. Francis' posts this week did not disclose much information about her condition, but a previous Facebook update provided some insight. A week prior to her hospitalization, Francis announced on Facebook that she had been dealing with 'pelvic pain on the right side' and underwent tests to determine 'that this is due to a fracture.' 'It looks like I may have to rely on my wheelchair a little longer than anticipated,' she wrote, adding that she had to pull out of a then-upcoming performance. Francis gave followers more information about her health in March, telling them in another Facebook post that she uses a wheelchair to avoid putting 'undue pressure on a troublesome painful hip' and that she was awaiting stem cell therapy at the time. Francis has spoken openly about her personal afflictions over the course of her career. She told the Village Voice in 2011 that she had been committed to several mental institutions in the '80s. She said she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after she was misdiagnosed with other mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder, ADD and ADHD. The singer, also known for 'Where the Boys Are' and 'Everybody's Somebody's Fool,' recently had her music go viral on TikTok as users use her 'Pretty Little Baby' for videos. 'I'm still astounded by the popularity of 'Pretty Little Baby,'' she said last week, thanking the A-listers who have used her hit in their social media videos.
Express Tribune
03-07-2025
- Health
- Express Tribune
Connie Francis hospitalized in Florida ICU, family confirms
Connie Francis, the legendary singer known for hits like "Pretty Little Baby" and "Stupid Cupid," has been hospitalized in Florida. Sources close to the family confirmed to TMZ that the 87-year-old pop icon is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), though the exact reason for her hospitalization remains undisclosed. Francis, one of the most successful female vocalists of the late 1950s and early '60s, has reportedly faced orthopedic health issues in recent years. Doctors are said to be closely monitoring her condition. While no official statement has been released by her representatives, family members have confirmed her hospitalization and ongoing treatment. Connie Francis rose to fame in the golden age of pop, with chart-topping songs such as 'Who's Sorry Now,' 'Where the Boys Are,' and 'Lipstick on Your Collar.' Her powerful voice and enduring popularity made her a household name for decades. Photos from earlier this year showed the singer attending music-related events, sparking hope among fans that her health had stabilized. However, this recent development has raised concern within the music community and among longtime admirers. Attempts to reach Francis' official representatives for comment have not yet been successful. Fans across the globe are sending their thoughts and prayers for her recovery as more updates are expected from the family in the coming days.
