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Alison Brie stole the spotlight on "The Tonight Show" when she turned the plot of her latest movie "Somebody I Used to Know" into a freestyle rap. Brie co-wrote The Amazon Prime film with her husband and director Dave Franco.

China has accused the United States of "an obvious overreaction" and "seriously violating international practice" after US military jets on Saturday shot down its suspected spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina. This after it had loitered over the US, including sensitive national security sites, for more than four days last week. My reaction to this indignation? Poppycock!

"Did you hear the one about the suspected Chinese spy balloon?" CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the explosion of jokes.

If Harry Styles and his backup dancers looked a little out of it during their performance at Sunday's Grammys, there's good reason.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson surprises 9-year-old high school graduate, David Balogun, on "CNN This Morning."

Speculation that Kevin Costner may be leaving the hit drama "Yellowstone" has reached such a fevered pitch that Paramount has responded.

The Super Bowl comes at a time of major social and political turmoil. But you won't get much sense of that from the ads and teasers that have been previewed so far. Staying out of the fray may allow brands to avoid controversy, but they'll miss an opportunity to make memorable marks on our culture.

President Joe Biden's yearly State of the Union speech -- his first in front of a divided Congress -- will offer the best glimpse to date of his argument for another term, making Tuesday's address a test run of sorts as he approaches a reelection announcement.

• 'Everyone's trying to row in the same direction': Balloon saga tests bipartisan China committee • Exclusive: US intel assessment documents Chinese spy balloon incident under Trump • Video: CNN goes to balloon debris site • Opinion: Did Trump have own balloon issue?

US tennis star Jessica Pegula says her sister, Kelly, saved their mom's life after she went into cardiac arrest at her home last year.

Elían González, the Cuban boy whose custody battle once led to a Cold War showdown, has been nominated to serve in the island's National Assembly, the communist-party daily Granma said Monday.

Chris Brown is apologizing for an online outburst after he lost the Grammy for best R&B album to pianist Robert Glasper.

A hotly anticipated new video game set in the "Harry Potter" universe appears to feature a trans character, which would be a first for the franchise.

Glaciers around the world are melting at an alarming rate, and are leaving massive pools of water in their wake. The meltwater fills the depression left behind by the glacier, forming what's known as a glacial lake.