How funerals became New Orleans’ most joyful street parties
By Jenny Adams New Orleans (CNN) — A bowtie is adjusted. A trombone is hoisted. On the corner of Dauphine and Toulouse, two motorcycle cops…
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How a simple question about American hotels led to ‘the greatest immigration story never told’
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Little kids line up in white graduation caps and gowns. Family members pose for formal photos at a wedding. Cousins…
Continue ReadingGet pregnant at this hotel chain and they’ll throw you a party
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In this week’s roundup of travel news: an Italian town has introduced a tourist tax for dogs, a New…
Continue ReadingDelta plane took off into a hailstorm in 2023 after all weather data was not reviewed, report says
By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Delta Air Lines pilots and dispatchers didn’t look at all available weather information when they sent a…
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International Organization rejects increasing mandatory commercial pilot retirement age
By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The International Civil Aviation Organization rejected a proposal Friday that would have allowed…
Continue ReadingTikToks, arguments and magical moments: Meet the father and son cycling around the world
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — On the face of it, George and Josh Kohler are just like any other father and son duo — only these two men are on…
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Look of the Week: Pamela Anderson unveils a strawberry blonde shag at Paris Fashion Week
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Pamela Anderson, blonde bombshell of the 1990s and beyond, is no more. Instead, the actor has gone red. Glimpses of…
Continue ReadingIt was the worst flight of his life. Then he met his future wife
By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — It was set to be the worst flight of Anesu Masube’s life. The day before, he’d received the devastating…
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What really happens inside a Turkish bath
By Lisa Morrow, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — Cocooned in the warm embrace of the hamam, sounds are muffled. Gentle light from oculi, “eyes” in a…
Continue ReadingA photographer traveled across North America’s Chinatowns. Here’s what he saw
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — In Morris Lum’s photographic archive of Chinatowns, change is the only constant. Wall murals are painted then…
Continue ReadingFat Bear Week 2025 crowns a winner
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The Yankees and the Red Sox. Celtic and Rangers. Real Madrid and Barcelona. In a competition bear-ly more…
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‘Bad taste or trashy-cool?’: Behind the stripped-down costumes of cult classic ‘Showgirls’
Scarlett Harris (CNN) — Throughout her four-decade career, costume designer Ellen Mirojnick has been lauded for transporting viewers across…
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What the federal government shutdown might mean for flights and other travel in the US
By Jeanne Bonner, Tami Luhby, Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — US congressional lawmakers have failed to agree on a spending package for the…
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Like no other commute on the planet: Inside Saudi Arabia’s dazzling $22-billion metro system
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Taking the metro is usually little more than a means to an end while moving around cities, but Saudi…
Continue ReadingRobotic exoskeletons help Chinese tourists climb the country’s most punishing mountain
By Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A towering 5,000 feet high, with more than 7,000 steps, Mount Tai, in the eastern Chinese province of…
Continue Reading What the federal government shutdown might mean for flights and other travel in the US
CNN, POOL, NYSE By Jeanne Bonner, Tami Luhby, Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — US congressional lawmakers have failed to agree on a spending…
Continue ReadingMilan Fashion Week: Brands make a renewed case for ‘Made in Italy’
By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Milan (CNN) — You can usually tell that it’s a Giorgio Armani show. Not least because of the refined designs, but…
Continue ReadingShe’s one of the few female designers in luxury fashion. Here’s what she has to say
By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Milan (CNN) — Dressing for the “female gaze” is a concept that has gained ground in fashion over the past decade,…
Continue ReadingMeryl Streep crashes Milan fashion show for ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ shoot
Associated Press Milan (AP) — The devil wore Dolce & Gabbana on Saturday, with Meryl Streep taking a front-row seat at the designing…
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6 scenic fall drives where you can get your foliage fix this year
By Forrest Brown The annual rituals of autumn – shoulder season vacations, football games, the unpacking of sweaters, the pumpkin spice tsunami –…
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