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• The story of the doomed vessel has been explored many times throughout the years, most famously in James Cameron's Oscar-winning 1997 film

• The ship's wreckage was discovered in 1985 by Dr. Robert Ballard and his team, 12,500 feet below the Atlantic, and has been photographed over the years

TheRMS Titanicwas meant to rule the waves as the largest ship when it was built in the early 1900s — but sadly, it now sits at the bottom of the Atlantic.

Having struck an iceberg in 1912 on its maiden voyage from England to New York City, theTitanic's remains have sustained over a century's worth of damage since it tragically sank miles below the surface. Despite extensive decay, the ocean hasn't yet rendered the ill-fated ship unrecognizable.

After nearly 75 years of searching, remnants of theTitanicwere finally discovered in 1985 by Dr. Robert Ballard and his team,per CBS News. Researchers could identify significant pieces of the ship, including the renowned bow replicated inJames Cameron's Oscar-winning 1997 film,Titanic, starringKate WinsletandLeonardo DiCaprio.

Such fallen pieces of history have enticed explorers and enthusiasts, some of whom have ventured into the depths to view them themselves — including Cameron. In 2023, five of these enthusiastsboarded the OceanGate Expeditions submersible, theTitan,only to never return.

See details from theTitanic's wreckage thatclaimed over 1,500 livesin 1912 and has captivated the world ever since.

Below the Surface

TheTitanic's debris field is located about 350 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. Dr. Ballard, a former Navy officer and professor of oceanography, led a team from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) 12,500 feet underwater to successfully locate the famed wreck in 1985, after decades of searching.

An Unforgiving Ocean

Bacteria, salt corrosion and deep-sea currents havetaken their tollon the ill-fated ship.Business Insiderreportedthat experts believe the ship could disintegrate over the next few decades.

'A Preserved Museum'

In February 2023, the WHOI released a previously unseen videoon YouTubecontaining images of the wreck captured in July 1986. TheTodayshow shared its segment covering the "rare, uncut footage"on X, where Ballard compared the sunkenTitanicto "a preserved museum," adding that the deeper his team explored, "the more preserved it was."

Details in the Debris

TheTitanic's debris field is lined with shoes worn by the wreck's victims.

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Sunken Damage

Rust covers the starboard railing near the ship's bow. In 2022, OceanGate Expeditions released "the very first 8K video" of the wreck, which has since been made unavailable for public viewing on YouTube. The high-definition footage showed other places where the railing had collapsed.

In the Cabins

A bathtub can be seen among the rotting matter within what remains of one of the luxury ship's cabins.

Structural Pieces

Cameras can make out the top of theTitanicboilers in the debris field.

'Somber' and 'Haunting'

In the wake of the lost OceanGate submersible, award-winning physicist Michael Guillen spoke out about his mission to the wreck in September 2000.

As they arrived at the ship's bow, Guillen revealed, they held a moment of silence for the victims of theTitanic.

"It's all very somber, very haunting," he toldSky Newsin June 2023.

The Titanic's Propellers

Guillen also told Sky News about his own brush with tragedy while on the mission to the sunken ship, telling the outlet that a "very high-speed underwater current" caught his vessel and slammed it "right into the blades of the propeller."

His group was reportedly trapped within the blades for "the better part of an hour." While the sub's pilot worked to wriggle them free, "huge pieces" of theTitanicrained down.

The level of danger dawned on Guillen then, as he remembered thinking, "This is how it's going to end for you."

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Cuba Anniversary

Díaz-Canel spoke during a rally that drew hundreds of people to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the declaration of the Cuban Revolution’s socialist essence.

“The moment is extremely challenging and calls upon us once again, as on April 16, 1961, to be ready to confront serious threats, including military aggression. We do not want it, but it is our duty to prepare to avoid it and, if it becomes inevitable, to defeat it,” Díaz-Canel said.

He spoke astensions remain highbetween the two countries, withCuba’s crises deepeningas a result of a U.S. energy blockade.

Earlier this week, Trump said his administration could focus on Cuba after thewar in Iranends.

“We may stop by Cuba after we finish with this,” he said. He described it as a “failing nation” and asserted that it’s “been a terribly run country for a long time.”

Trump previously has threatened to intervene in Cuba, like he did in early January whenthe U.S. military attacked Venezuelaand halted key oil shipments from the South American country.

Weeks later, Trumpthreatened tariffson any country that sells or provides oil to Cuba.

Both Trump and U.S. Secretary of StateMarco Rubio— whose parents emigrated from Cuba in the 1950s before the revolution — have described the island’s government as ineffective and abusive. The U.S. demands on Cuba's government in return for easing sanctions have included an end to political repression, a release of political prisoners and a liberalization of the island's ailing economy.

Díaz-Canel accused them of trying to construct a “narrative” that has no justification.

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“Cuba is not a failed state. Cuba is a besieged state. Cuba is a state facing multidimensional aggression: economic warfare, an intensified blockade and an energy blockade,” said Díaz-Canel, the main speaker at Thursday’s rally.

“Cuba is a threatened state that does not surrender. And despite everything. And thanks to socialism. Cuba is a state that resists, creates, and make no mistake, a state that will prevail,”Díaz-Caneladded.

Both Cuba and the U.S.have acknowledged talksto resolve the tension, but no details have been disclosed.

The Cuban president recalled the achievements made possible by the revolution and its social welfare system, which allows for free education that has trained thousands of professionals, many of whomhave chosen to emigratedue to the country's economic crisis.

The oil embargo imposed by Trump worsened thealready harsh conditionsbrought on by an economic crisis that has lasted for five years, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and a tightening of U.S. sanctions aimed at pressuring for a change in the island’s political model.

Experts have warned of a humanitarian crisis.

Measures to prevent the island from acquiring oil from its Venezuelan, Mexican and Russian suppliers are exacerbating the already poor living conditions of the population, includingprolonged blackoutsand fuel shortages.

The rally commemorated the 65th anniversary of a historic speech by the late leader,Fidel Castro, during a crisis with the United States. That moment marked the ideological course the Caribbean nation would take and its opposition to Washington’s continental hegemony.

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• The post included her brand Khy's new denim collection, with her sporting faded yellow jeans, a white tank top and a belly chain

• She also shared snaps of the custom pieces she gifted to her friends Victoria Villarroel and Anastasia Karanikolaou

Kylie Jenneris back in the desert!

The reality TV star, 28, posted anInstagramcarousel on Friday, April 17, sharing a peek at her second go-around atCoachellaweekend two.

She simply captioned her post: “hi weekend 2!!!!”

The Khy founder shared snaps sporting the brand's newest denim collection, which she announced on Monday, April 13. The new collection features pieces finished with hand-studded embellishments.

In her recent Instagram post, Kylie poses alongside Victoria Villarroel, who is wearing a pair of studded white denim pants. She shared in her Instagram Stories that Villarroel's pants were custom Khy, and Anastasia Karanikolaou also received a custom Khy look.

Meanwhile, Jenner is pictured wearing a pair of faded yellow jeans and a white tank top, paired with a belly chain. Her nails continued the embellished theme, with rhinestones bedazzling her French manicure.

Jenner's return to the music festival's second weekend comes after she shared a roundup of photos of her time from the festival's first weekend.

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In the April 12 post,she was photographed wearing a skimpy sheer lace bra topwith a plunging neckline and long sleeves, which she later revealed on her Instagram Stories was vintage Chanel.

During the first weekend, she posted aTikTok video, paying homage to headlinerSabrina Carpenter.

The April 10 TikTok was set to Carpenter's "House Tour," and Jennerrode around the Palm Springs, Calif., mansionshe was staying in for the festival. Throughout the clip, themom of twodanced around the sprawling home's expansive backyard, sharing a glimpse of the stunning views, swimming pool, indoor basketball court and elevator.

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Along with getting excited for Carpenter's performance, the Kylie Cosmetics founder teased friendJustin Bieber's headlining set at Coachella by appearing in the property's home theater with Bieber's "Baby" music video playing in the background of the TikTok video.

She also shared a separateInstagram post, showing support for Bieber, 32, byrocking a tank top featuring the pop star's face. She wore a blinged-out green tank top featuring an NSFW photo of a tatted Bieber in sunglasses and holding up his middle fingers. She can also be seen with two clear bags of what appears to be clothing from Bieber'sfashion label, SKYLRK.

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“Don’t fear the dead and don’t fear me,” Kilmer’s character, Father Fintan, a Catholic priest and Native American spiritualist, says at the end of the trailer.

The actor died last year at 65, of pneumonia. The use of generative AI to recreate Kilmer for the historical drama based on archaeologists Ann and Earl Morris became a hot button topic when the filmmakers announced it last month. The trailer shows Kilmer’s character at various ages.

Writer-director Coerte Voorhees, along with his brother John, spoke on a panel Wednesday about the controversial decision to use technology to create a performance from a deceased actor and explained why they feel they've done it ethically by working with Kilmer's children and the actors union. Coerte Voorhees stopped short of calling it a Val Kilmer performance, however.

“Val Kilmer influenced this performance,” Coerte Voorhees said.

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Producer John Voorhees said the use ofAI actorsbased on real people is risky territory for anyone to venture into but emphasized that they followed guidelines from the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists union that he boiled down to “consent, compensation and collaboration.” Kilmer’s estate, including his daughter Mercedes, gave permission for his digital replication, is being compensated for it and provided archival footage to help the process.

They also compared Kilmer's AI-rendered performance to any actor portraying a historical figure on screen, as Kilmer once did withJim Morrison in “The Doors.”Kilmer also utilized AI while he was alive. When he lost his natural speaking voice following a throat cancer diagnosis and two tracheotomies, he turned to anAI softwarecompany to digitally recreate his voice. Kilmer’s voice was also digitally altered to help his final screen performance in “Top Gun: Maverick.”

Kilmer had signed on to “As Deep as the Grave” years ago; Much of the film was structured around his character, they said. When Kilmer had to pull out at the last minute due to health issues they decided to proceed shooting without the character instead of recasting the role. The production had numerous stops and starts as one of the first to begin shooting in New Mexico in the fall of 2020 amid the pandemic. They realized later that the story really did need Father Fintan, and decided to broach the topic with Kilmer’s children, Mercedes and Jack.

“We were so glad they were so excited and so supportive of the idea,” Coerte Voorhees said. “We didn’t want to do it unless everybody thought this was going to work properly.”

He said that Kilmer is on screen in the movie for one hour and 17 minutes; The final runtime was not revealed but he said it’s long. The filmmakers plan to release it sometime this year.

A third "Top Gun" film has officially been confirmed, withTom Cruiseset to return.

The news was announced at Paramount's presentation during the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas on April 16, with Paramount Pictures Co-Chair Josh Greenstein revealing the sequel is "in development with a script underway, reuniting Tom Cruise and [producer] Jerry Bruckheimer,"according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Reports firstswirled in early 2024that a third "Top Gun" film was in the works coming off the rousing success of the second installment, "Top Gun: Maverick." Cruise reprised his role of daring pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in the 2022 hit, a long-awaited follow-up to the original 1986 blockbuster.

Grossing $1.5 billion worldwide, "Maverick" provided a shot in the arm to movie theaters in 2022 amid their recovery from COVID-19 closures, and it stands as thefifth-highest grossing film of all timeat the domestic box office. It also received six Academy Award nominations, including best picture, and won the Oscar for best sound.

I went 'Maverick' in Tom Cruise's'Top Gun' training plane and didn't eject my lunch

The rest of the cast of "Top Gun 3" hasn't been confirmed, though "Maverick" introduced a new set of stars who could be back, includingMiles Teller,Glen Powell,Lewis PullmanandMonica Barbaro. In 2024, Powellsuggested he wouldreprise his role and even cryptically hinted he knew when filming would start.

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(L-R) Tom Hanks and Tim Allen attend the Walt Disney Studios presentation at Cinemacon 2026 on April 16, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nev.

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" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Nicole Kidman (left) and Sandra Bullock were on hand to talk up "Practical Magic 2."

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" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Jason Momoa drove Lobo's motorcycle out on stage for "Supergirl."

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" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Milly Alcock ("Supergirl")

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A director for "Top Gun 3" also hasn't been announced. "Maverick" was helmed by Joseph Kosinski, who took over directing duties after original "Top Gun" director Tony Scott died in 2012.

Fans won't believeTom Cruise's new look in first 'Digger' footage

During a 2025 interview onthe "Happy Sad Confused" podcast, Christopher McQuarrie, who cowrote "Maverick" with Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer, confirmed a story idea was in place for "Top Gun 3," based on a pitch by Kruger.

"It's already in the bag," he said on the podcast. "I already know what it is. It wasn't hard. I thought it would be. And that's a good place to go from. You walk into the room going, 'Come on. What are we going to do?' And Ehren Kruger pitched something, and I went, 'Mmm, actually...' And we had one conversation about it. The framework is there."

Cruise is set to return to the world of "Top Gun" after he seemingly closed the book on his other big action franchise, "Mission: Impossible," which released its supposedly last installment in 2025: "The Final Reckoning." The actor will next be seen "Digger," a dark comedy from Alejandro Iñárritu out this fall. While teasing the film at CinemaCon, Iñárritu said that "this role may be his most challenging."

Contributing: James Powel, USA TODAY

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