What to pack in your car to stay safe during severe winter weather
By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you’re ever stranded in your car because of a bad winter storm, being prepared can be the difference between survival…
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You’re trapped in a blizzard. Do you know what to do next to survive?
By Forrest Brown, CNN Warm thoughts of young romance — not the cold, harsh possibilities of a Midwestern road trip in winter — were on…
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Elizabeth Hurley hits out at British Airways after being ‘stranded’ in Antigua
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Hollywood actress Elizabeth Hurley has warned fans to “avoid flying,” saying she was left “stranded” at…
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10 new train journeys for 2023
Ben Jones, CNN While governments prevaricate over climate change measures, millions of travelers worldwide have been voting with their feet and…
Continue ReadingWinter solstice 2022: Shortest day of the year is long on pagan mysteries
By Forrest Brown, CNN For the past six months, the days have grown shorter and the nights have grown longer in the Northern Hemisphere. But…
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18 of Asia’s most underrated places
Lilit Marcus Comprising more than 40 countries, Asia can’t be summed up easily. The classics are classics for a reason — from the…
Continue ReadingA rare glimpse into the secretive world of sumo wrestling
Oscar Holland, CNN In one of photographer David Sharabani’s striking images, two sumo wrestlers face off beneath a roof resembling a Shinto…
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These natural wonders aren’t US national parks. But they should be
By Joe Yogerst, CNN “National parks are the best idea we ever had,” declared American writer and environmentalist Wallace Stegner. And…
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Justin Bieber slams H&M for its Bieber collection
Lisa Respers France, CNN Justin Bieber is not a fan of some H&M merchandise bearing his image. The singer posted notes on the Instatstories…
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A Central Park entrance named for the exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ is unveiled
By Kristina Sgueglia and Nicki Brown, CNN New York City unveiled the “Gate of the Exonerated” in Central Park Monday to honor the group…
Continue ReadingThe best design hotels in the Italian Dolomites
Maria Pasquale, CNN Think apple strudel, dumplings and potatoes, ski slopes, forest foraging, mountain views, saunas and uber-chic design hotels.…
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Original animatronic ‘E.T.’ model used in Spielberg classic sells for $2.56 million
Toyin Owoseje, CNN E.T. has a new home. The original mechatronic model of the little alien from Steven Spielberg‘s 1982 sci-fi classic…
Continue ReadingThe weird ways destinations tried to get you to visit in 2022
Julia Buckley, CNN When they’re good, they’re iconic. When they’re bad — well, at least you can usually laugh. We’re…
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At least 36 people injured, some seriously, after ‘severe turbulence’ on Hawaiian Airlines flight
By Pete Muntean and Chris Boyette, CNN At least 36 people on a Hawaiian Airlines flight were injured, with 20 taken to emergency rooms, after their…
Continue Reading At least 36 people injured, some seriously, after ‘severe turbulence’ on Hawaiian Airlines flight
By Pete Muntean and Chris Boyette, CNN At least 36 people on a Hawaiian Airlines flight were injured, with 20 taken to emergency rooms, after their…
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Mexico’s Islas Marias: from prison to tourist attraction
By Reuters One of Mexico’s most notorious prisons begins a new chapter this weekend as a Pacific Ocean getaway after a makeover aimed at…
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Peru evacuating tourists stranded at Machu Picchu
By Claudia Rebaza, Duarte Mendonca, Hira Humayun and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hundreds of tourists stranded in the ancient city of Machu Picchu are…
Continue ReadingAt least 36 people injured, some seriously, after ‘severe turbulence’ on Hawaiian Airlines flight
By Pete Muntean and Chris Boyette, CNN At least 36 people on a Hawaiian Airlines flight were injured, with 20 taken to emergency rooms, after their…
Continue Reading‘How to make applesauce’: A photograph that made time stand still
Oscar Holland, CNN Exploding with energy but perfectly still, Harold “Doc” Edgerton’s 1964 image of a .30-caliber bullet ripping…
Continue ReadingGiraffe and zebra bones seized at Virginia airport
By Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers seized zebra and giraffe bones from a woman at Washington’s…
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Overrun Amsterdam targets sex and drugs tourists with ‘stay away’ campaign
By Blane Bachelor, CNN It’s barely dusk on a cold Saturday afternoon in early December. But Amsterdam’s Red Light District is already…
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Mother of a stranded tourist in Peru hopes her daughter makes it home for Christmas, as hundreds grounded amid protests
By Sara Smart, Sharif Paget and Alaa Elassar, CNN It’s only a week until Christmas, and Mechelle Lutsko is holding onto hope that her daughter,…
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Why the UK has fallen into a travel black hole
Julia Buckley, CNN The UK: home to tradition, cozy cottages and Christmas movies. What better place to spend the holiday period than in a thatched…
Continue ReadingGiant aquarium housing 1,500 fish bursts in Berlin, injuring 2 people
By Nadine Schmidt, CNN A 46-foot-high aquarium that was home to around 1,500 exotic fish burst Friday morning, injuring at least two people and…
Continue ReadingLook of the Week: Katie Holmes’s Y2K ensemble goes viral for all the wrong reasons
Leah Dolan, CNN Walk into any Urban Outfitters, Zara or adjacent store today and you’ll be greeted by rows of cargo or “parachute”…
Continue ReadingThe couple who cycled the world on a tandem bicycle
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN On December 1, Laura Massey-Pugh and Stevie Massey, both from the UK, cycled through a blizzard into Brandenburg Gate in…
Continue ReadingVirgin to fly ‘net-zero’ transatlantic Boeing 787
Francesca Street, CNN Virgin Atlantic plans to operate a Boeing 787 from London to New York, powered solely by waste oils and fats, a move hailed as…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan’s Silk Road: Rethreading history’s greatest trade network
By Mark Elliott, CNN We’re in Sheki, a magical little UNESCO World Heritage city tucked up against the thickly wooded foothills of…
Continue Reading15 extraordinary discoveries of 2022
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN We may dream of winning the lottery, but what about finding a medieval-era wedding ring in your yard, or a Byzantine-era mosaic…
Continue ReadingCultural review: From celebrity spectacle to art in conflict, here are the moments that shaped 2022
Fiona Sinclair Scott, Jacqui Palumbo, Leah Dolan and Oscar Holland, CNN If 2021 was a tentative return to in-person gatherings and social events,…
Continue ReadingThey met on a European sleeper train. They’ve been married for nearly 30 years
Francesca Street, CNN Katy Vernon and Randy Vanderwood first spotted one another on a crowded station platform. It was the summer of 1991. The two…
Continue ReadingFor almost 160 years, a Cézanne painting had a secret hidden beneath its surface
Oscar Holland, CNN Cincinnati Art Museum’s chief conservator Serena Urry was conducting a routine inspection of the institution’s prized…
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The world’s top city destinations for 2022 are revealed
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Europe has been winning the tourism game in 2022, says a new report by a UK-based market research company called —…
Continue ReadingItalian castle, palace and village on sale for $2 million
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Ever dreamed of owning your own secret citadel in a beautiful region of Italy, wandering along its fortified walls like a…
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Awe-inspiring photos of the world’s most remarkable football pitches
Catherine Shoichet, CNN British journalist Ryan Herman still remembers the first football ground he ever visited as a kid in 1978 — the sights, the…
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Visa wait times of over 2 years are keeping Indian travelers out of the US
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Chaitali Aggarwal had long dreamed of visiting New York from her home in the Indian capital, New Delhi. And so in 2020, she…
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The trains that changed the way we travel in 2022
Julia Buckley, CNN Everyone loves a good train ride, and in 2022 the world did rail fanatics proud with new routes, new operators and a new need for…
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These honeymooners got stuck on a cruise ship in 2020. Here’s why they went on a do-over
By Francesca Street, CNN It wasn’t the honeymoon they planned. Instead of exploring the South Pacific on the cruise of a lifetime, newlyweds…
Continue ReadingWhat does the first year of motherhood look like? For this photographer — and many other women — it was dark and complex
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN In the weeks after photographer Rachel Papo gave birth to her son, Ilan, in the summer of 2013, she monitored herself. She…
Continue ReadingTwo sisters just reunited with the mystery woman who gave them $100 on a plane 23 years ago
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Ayda Zugay clasps her hands together, trying to keep her nerves in check. She’s been waiting for this day for…
Continue ReadingTwo sisters just reunited with the mystery woman who gave them $100 on a plane 23 years ago
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Ayda Zugay clasps her hands together, trying to keep her nerves in check. She’s been waiting for this day for…
Continue ReadingClumsy cub and smiling fish among Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards winning images
By Issy Ronald, CNN An image of a 3-month-old lion cub falling out of a tree has been named the overall winner of this year’s Comedy Wildlife…
Continue ReadingPalestinians relive the raw and painful history of al-Nakba in Netflix’s new film ‘Farha’
Alaa Elassar, CNN On a warm evening last week, Leila Giries sat in her California home, took a deep breath and pressed play on a film she says forced…
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian photographer’s love letter to his homeland
Oscar Holland, CNN In a drone photograph by Yevhen Samuchenko, Lake Lemuria, the so-called “Dead Sea of Ukraine,” takes on a surreal,…
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian photographer’s love letter to his homeland
Oscar Holland, CNN In a drone photograph by Yevhen Samuchenko, Lake Lemuria, the so-called “Dead Sea of Ukraine,” takes on a surreal,…
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The tourist attractions you can’t visit in 2023
By Lilit Marcus, CNN It already looks like 2023 is going to be a year of “revenge travel,” with people who were cooped up during the…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Lensa, the AI portrait app all over social media
Zoe Sottile, CNN If you’ve logged on to any social media app this week, you’ve probably seen pictures of your friends, but re-imagined as…
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A portrait of America’s prison arts programs
Eva Rothenberg, CNN In photographer Peter Merts’ images of California’s Arts in Corrections program, a smiling man is pictured with an…
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Kanye West’s honorary doctorate rescinded by prestigious Chicago art college
Toyin Owoseje, CNN The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has revoked an honorary doctorate awarded to Kanye West, as the fallout from the…
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Look of the Week: In this 90s-style track jacket Michelle Obama has outdone herself
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Former First Lady Michelle Obama is in the middle of a month-long book tour and, as always, her style choices are making…
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