The people who live inside airplanes
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN After losing her house to a fire, Jo Ann Ussery had a peculiar idea: to live in an airplane. She bought an old Boeing 727 that…
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Amateur detectorist finds stunning gold necklace linked to Henry VIII
Issy Ronald, CNN It was a find of such magnitude that the amateur detectorist who discovered it was lost for words, and the expert who unraveled its…
Continue ReadingThese beautiful monasteries are for sale across Italy
SIlvia Marchetti, CNN Ever dream of really getting away from it all? The Italians have long known how to do it. For centuries this has been a land of…
Continue ReadingLook of the Week: Pamela Anderson channels ‘Baywatch’ character at Netflix documentary premiere
Oscar Holland, CNN Pamela Anderson made her name in red. In fact, the swimwear she and her “Baywatch” co-stars wore in the 1990s is so…
Continue ReadingThe bizarre history of Groundhog Day
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Every year, Americans in snowy states wait with bated breath to see whether Punxsutawney Phil will spot his shadow. And every…
Continue ReadingCouple leave ticketless baby at Israeli airport check-in
Lianne Kolirin, CNN A couple abandoned their baby at an airport check-in desk in Tel Aviv, Israel after arriving without a ticket for the child. The…
Continue ReadingArchaeologists find 5,000-year-old tavern — including food remains — in Iraq
Issy Ronald, CNN Eating out seems to have been as popular 5,000 years ago as it is today, with archaeologists in Iraq uncovering an ancient tavern…
Continue ReadingCold weather testing: Airplanes endure punishing extremes
Yenni Kwok for CNN With extremely cold temperatures gripping much of the United States, travelers may be wondering how their planes are made safe for…
Continue ReadingEurope’s most underrated scenic railways
Ben Jones, CNN As the world opens up to international travel again, it’s time to look beyond the usual tourist trails for your next adventure…
Continue ReadingThis $86 million superyacht concept can ‘fly’ across the water
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN From floating ‘diamonds’ to roaming volcanoes, an array of eclectic and innovative superyacht concepts has…
Continue ReadingBoeing says farewell to ‘Queen of the Skies’ with last 747 delivery
By Miquel Ros, CNN More than half a century since the original jumbo jet ushered in a glamorous new jet age, helping bring affordable air travel to…
Continue ReadingPolice release photo of man they want to speak to about missing tamarin monkeys at Dallas Zoo
By Andi Babineau and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The Dallas Police Department released surveillance video and a photo of an unidentified man they want to…
Continue ReadingGreece’s secret green ‘virgin island’
Lisa Morrow, CNN The Greek island of Samothrace is a vision in green. The craggy rocks of Mount Saos, the island’s highest mountain at 5,285…
Continue ReadingGiacometti chandelier bought for $300 fetches over $3.5 million at auction
Hafsa Khalil, CNN A chandelier bought for just £250 ($300) from a London antique store has sold for more than 11,000 times that amount, fetching…
Continue ReadingGucci names Sabato De Sarno as new creative director
Oscar Holland, CNN Gucci has named fashion designer Sabato De Sarno as its new creative director, ending months of speculation about who would take…
Continue ReadingEverything that happened at Haute Couture Week 2023
Samantha Tse, CNN While temperatures in Paris hit below or near freezing, editors, celebrities and influencers wrapped themselves up in balaclavas,…
Continue ReadingThe family of five flying around the world in a tiny plane
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Spending over a year flying around the world with your family in a tiny single-engine aircraft is something most people…
Continue ReadingSan Antonio Zoo will let you name a cockroach after an ex and feed it to an animal
By Yenny Sanchez, CNN The San Antonio Zoo is offering a special Valentine’s Day greeting for exes who just won’t bug off. For $10, the…
Continue ReadingHow a harrowing fire became a silver lining for a museum of Chinese American life
Harmeet Kaur, CNN The Museum of Chinese in America’s workshop space in Lower Manhattan is brimming with artifacts that were very nearly lost to…
Continue ReadingRare Van Dyck painting sells for $3 million. The owner originally bought it for $600
Zoe Sottile, CNN Once abandoned in a farm shed, a rediscovered Anthony van Dyck painting has sold for over $3 million at auction. The piece is a…
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