New Zealand crowns ‘bird of the century’ championed by John Oliver
CNN By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The votes are in for New Zealand’s Bird of the Century poll and the winner by a significant margin, getting…
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Near the remains of South Korea’s largest mountain fortress, the country’s sole makgeolli master keeps a dying art alive
CNN By Maggie Hiufu Wong and Jake Kwon, CNN (CNN) — On scenic Geumjeong Mountain on the edge of Busan, South Korea’s second biggest city,…
Continue Reading What happens when an army of bikers invades an Italian resort
Jonathan Hawkins, CNN In the Emilia Romagna region, on Italy’s Adriatic coast, summers are languid, sultry, and full of opportunities to dine,…
Continue Reading The world’s most expensive restaurant experience comes to Dubai
By Chris Dwyer, CNN Dubai is known around the world as a center for fabulous indulgence and ambitious innovation and its restaurant scene is no…
Continue Reading Amateur historian discovers 600-year-old English coin in Newfoundland
Hadani Ditmars The discovery of a rare gold coin on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada, may challenge traditional historical narratives about…
Continue Reading The sound of musicals: Museum of Broadway opens in New York
By Reuters Right on Times Square in the heart of New York’s theater district, a new Museum of Broadway is designed to take fans behind the…
Continue Reading ‘Miracle’ elephant twins born at Rosamond Gifford Zoo
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York, has welcomed not one, but two new bundles of joy. The Asian elephant twins were…
Continue Reading FBI and FAA investigating unruly passenger removed from United flight in Chicago
By Pete Muntean, CNN The FBI and the FAA are investigating an incident involving an “unruly passenger” on board a commercial flight that…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift’s jewel-adorned MTV awards look was inspired by Queen Elizabeth II
Leah Dolan, CNN Taylor Swift arrived at MTV’s Europe Music Awards last night in Düsseldorf, Germany in an evening gown that flipped the…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift’s jewel-adorned MTV awards look was inspired by Queen Elizabeth II
Taylor Swift makes history, filling all Top 10 spots on the Hot 100, plus news on Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ and the documentary ‘Gratitude Revealed.’…
Continue Reading Someone just paid more than $200,000 for Steve Jobs’ old Birkenstocks
Toyin Owoseje, CNN How much would you pay for a pair of secondhand shoes? Well, someone just spent more than $200,000 on a pair of old Birkenstock…
Continue Reading Flight carbon calculators and offsets: How do they work and can we trust them?
By Paul Sillers, CNN As we gratefully return to air travel post-Covid, it’s a good time to reflect on the choices we can personally make to…
Continue Reading King Charles III celebrates first birthday as monarch with new photo
Hafsa Khalil, CNN King Charles III is celebrating his first birthday on the British throne with a new photograph and a new role as Ranger of Windsor…
Continue Reading TSA to conduct additional training after passenger is allowed on a flight with two boxcutters, agency says
By Hannah Sarisohn, Emma Tucker and Pete Muntean, CNN The Transportation Security Administration is admitting multiple failures and is instituting…
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TSA to conduct additional training after passenger is allowed on a flight with two boxcutters, agency says
A second box cutter was found in a suspect’s belongings after the first one caused a Tampa flight to be diverted to Atlanta on Friday…
Continue Reading New York returns nearly 200 looted antiquities to Pakistan
Zoe Sottile, CNN The Manhattan district attorney’s office has returned 192 looted antiquities with a value of nearly $3.4 million to Pakistan.…
Continue Reading Joan Didion’s personal belongings are being sold in one of the most coveted estate sales of the year
Jeanne Bonner, CNN On a visit once to her family’s home in the corner of California where she grew up, Joan Didion opened a drawer crammed full…
Continue Reading Cruise ship with 800 Covid-positive passengers docks in Sydney
By Heather Law, Aliza Kassim Khalidi and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN A cruise ship with hundreds of Covid-positive passengers docked in Sydney, Australia,…
Continue Reading Banksy unveils mural in Ukrainian town liberated from Russians
Sophie Tanno, CNN Renowned street artist Banksy has unveiled his latest artwork in an Instagram post — a mural in the liberated Ukrainian town…
Continue Reading Banksy unveils mural in Ukrainian town liberated from Russians
Sophie Tanno, CNN Renowned street artist Banksy has unveiled his latest artwork in an Instagram post — a mural in the liberated Ukrainian town…
Continue Reading New levels of luxury on planes, from double beds to high-walled suites
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel: Europe’s most underrated destinations, the world’s spiciest foods and the airlines…
Continue Reading A passenger with box cutters prompted a Frontier Airlines flight to make an emergency landing in Atlanta, airline says
By Tina Burnside, Hannah Sarisohn and Emma Tucker, CNN A Frontier Airlines passenger necessitated an emergency landing and was later taken into…
Continue Reading Disneyland adds dolls in wheelchairs to ‘It’s a Small World’ ride
By Natasha Chen, CNN For the first time in Disneyland’s 67-year history, there are now characters in wheelchairs represented on an attraction.…
Continue Reading British Airways will let male staff wear makeup and piercings
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN British Airways is the latest airline to relax its rigid uniform rules in a bid to champion the individuality of its employees.…
Continue Reading Look of the Week: Why this photo of Julia Fox and Martha Stewart went viral this week
Leah Dolan, CNN Whether it be carefully-planned coordination or a case of sartorial serendipity, this week’s red carpets offered up a trio of…
Continue Reading The spectacular canal that was 2,500 years in the making
Dimitris Sideridis, CNN Under the blue skies of Greece, a giant vessel slowly makes its way through the rocky walls of a narrow, artificial waterway,…
Continue Reading Kentucky unveils statue of Nettie Depp, the first woman to have a permanent large-scale monument inside the state Capitol
By Aya Elamroussi and Amy Simonson, CNN Kentucky state officials on Thursday unveiled a sculpture of public education trailblazer Nettie Depp, the…
Continue Reading World’s tallest woman takes her first flight after the airline modifies several seats
By AJ Willingham, CNN Rumeysa Gelgi, the world’s tallest living woman, recently boarded an airplane from her home country of Turkey to San…
Continue Reading Tunnel discovered beneath Egyptian temple may lead to Cleopatra’s tomb, archaeologist says
Christian Edwards, CNN Kathleen Martinez, an archaeologist at the University of Santo Domingo, has been searching for the lost tomb of Cleopatra for…
Continue Reading King Charles III unveils first posthumous statue of Queen Elizabeth II
Amarachi Orie, CNN King Charles III has unveiled the first statue of his late mother Queen Elizabeth II since her death in September. The new…
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