A 22-foot spaceman sculpture has landed in the Caribbean Sea
Chloe Melas, CNN While Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos have embarked on their own space race this month, there’s one spaceman that…
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef avoids an ‘in danger’ rating at UNESCO vote
By Ben Westcott, CNN The Australian government and a United Nations body faced off this week over whether the Great Barrier Reef is “in…
Continue ReadingLiverpool stripped of its UNESCO World Heritage listing
Julia Buckley, CNN It’s famous for its docks, the Beatles, and its two world-renowned soccer teams — but now, Liverpool is going through…
Continue ReadingSee Australia’s Covid PSA that’s meant to ‘scare people’
A commercial meant to scare people into protecting themselves from Covid-19 has faced backlash from Australians who feel as if the government is not…
Continue ReadingMan flees Australian Covid quarantine using a bed sheet
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN A 39-year-old man allegedly used a rope made from bed sheets to shimmy down from a fourth floor hotel room and flee…
Continue ReadingBill Clinton turned down tea with the Queen to ‘be a tourist’ and eat Indian food
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Former US President Bill Clinton declined offers of tea with Queen Elizabeth and dinner at the British Prime Minister’s…
Continue ReadingYosemite park ranger shares heartbreaking plea to visitors to slow down after a bear cub was killed by a car
By Amanda Jackson, CNN A ranger at Yosemite National Park is pleading to visitors to drive slow and stay alert after another bear was killed by a…
Continue ReadingHow ‘Patria y Vida’ became the anthem of Cuban anti-government protests
Scottie Andrew, CNN “Patria o muerte” — “homeland or death.” It’s a phrase often emblazoned on Cuban pesos, one…
Continue ReadingAir traffic controller’s ‘slip of the tongue’ nearly causes plane crash
By Jack Guy, CNN A “slip of the tongue” by an air traffic controller at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport saw two planes come within 300…
Continue ReadingWorld’s best airlines for 2021, ranked by AirlineRatings.com
Francesca Street, CNN It’s been a strange year for the aviation industry, with many airlines grounding aircraft for significant chunks of 2020.…
Continue Reading100-pound tropical fish discovered on a beach in Oregon
By Amanda Jackson and Camille Furst, CNN A large colorful fish washed ashore on the Oregon coast last week in what aquarium officials called a rare…
Continue ReadingCanada surpasses US vaccination rate as country prepares to reopen its borders
By Paula Newton, CNN Canada notched a significant milestone this weekend, fully vaccinating about 50% of its population and surpassing the US…
Continue ReadingCanada will finally open its borders, first to Americans, beginning August 9
By Paula Newton, CNN The long wait will soon be over for foreigners who have been banned from entering Canada for nearly 16 months. Beginning August…
Continue ReadingThree women said they found out they had the same cheating boyfriend, so they converted a school bus and went on a road trip
CNN, HLN By Alaa Elassar, CNN Bekah King, Abi Roberts, and Morgan Tabor have a lot in common. They describe themselves as free spirited adventurers…
Continue ReadingThree women said they found out they had the same cheating boyfriend, so they converted a school bus and went on a road trip
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Bekah King, Abi Roberts, and Morgan Tabor have a lot in common. They describe themselves as free spirited adventurers and…
Continue ReadingIs Antarctica a country? The future of the world’s least understood continent
By Lilit Marcus, CNN As long as humans have known of its existence, they have wanted to visit Antarctica. It is the world’s least visited,…
Continue ReadingCannes Film Festival 2021: ‘Titane’ wins Palme d’Or; Julia Ducournau becomes second female director to win top prize
Thomas Page, CNN French filmmaker Julia Ducournau has become only the second female director to win the Palme d’Or, the Cannes Film…
Continue ReadingWhat’s the best pizza city in the USA? ‘Modernist’ authors have a surprise for you
By Forrest Brown, CNN It’s not up to you after all, New York. And Chicago — the wind has been taken out of your deep dish sails. The…
Continue ReadingWhy it seems like everyone hates the English abroad
Julia Buckley, CNN When England played Italy in the Euros 2020 soccer final on July 11, the images went around the world. Not just of the Italian…
Continue ReadingWhere to find some cool travel escapes in the blazin’ hot summer
By Forrest Brown, CNN Summer travel can be so inviting. There are fewer clothes to pack. Days are long for outdoor adventures. Al fresco dining…
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