Starbucks opens a cafe with a view of North Korea
By Chris Lau and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Coffee lovers with a keen interest to catch a glimpse of life in the world’s…
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Actress Silvia Pinal, legend of Mexican film and television, dies at 93
By Mauricio Torres and Lex Harvey, CNN Mexico City (CNN) — Silvia Pinal, a legendary Mexican actress who starred in Luis Buñuel’s iconic…
Continue ReadingBug-bitten oolong? The secret behind Taiwan’s rare honey-flavored tea — and where to enjoy it
Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — As the leaves rustle atop the hills in Nantou, Taiwan’s largest tea-producing area, the farm suddenly comes…
Continue ReadingA British guy crashed her Thanksgiving dinner. They’ve been married for over 20 years
By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — It was November 1997 and Dina Honour was hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the first time. The then 27-year-old…
Continue ReadingGive yourself the gift of playing holiday movie bingo
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — If you are one of the people to whom Drew Barrymore has successfully sold a mobile bingo game, have I got the…
Continue ReadingBuy a building, get a Banksy. ‘Well Hung Lover’ Bristol property goes on sale
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN London (CNN) — A Banksy mural in Bristol, southwestern England, is set to be sold at auction next year, along with the…
Continue ReadingStowaway flew aboard Delta flight from New York to Paris after evading airline checkpoints at JFK
By Lex Harvey and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — A stowaway evaded multiple airport security checkpoints and flew aboard a Delta Airlines flight…
Continue ReadingInside the wild world of Osaka’s dangerous, adrenaline-fueled float festivals
By Milly Chan, CNN (CNN) — To a din of cheering crowds, rhythmic chanting and taiko drums, hundreds of people haul massive wooden floats…
Continue ReadingInside the wild world of Osaka’s dangerous, adrenaline-fueled float festivals
CNN By Milly Chan, CNN (CNN) — To a din of cheering crowds, rhythmic chanting and taiko drums, hundreds of people haul massive wooden floats…
Continue ReadingCoronations, protests and tightrope artists: Iconic images from Notre Dame’s history ahead of reopening
By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — For hundreds of years, Notre Dame was the backdrop to some of French history’s defining moments. On Friday, the…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail for a third time
By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in jail after a judge rejected his latest attempt for release while the rapper…
Continue ReadingRingo Starr believes Barry Keoghan is ‘taking drum lessons’ to portray him in biopic
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ringo Starr is ready to see Barry Keoghan play the drums… as Ringo Starr. The Beatle recently sat down for an…
Continue ReadingCynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande ‘Wicked’ pay disparity rumor debunked
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Some on social media have been saying Ariana Grande got paid more for “Wicked” than her costar Cynthia…
Continue Reading‘Moana 2’ star explains how the character is a hero princess for our times
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The main character in “Moana 2” can walk on water and move oceans, but is she a princess? Auli’i…
Continue Reading‘Rhythm + Flow’ freestyles back to Netflix for Season 2
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Before she became a platinum-selling artist, rapper Latto was a contestant on the reality competition,…
Continue ReadingMan arrested at LAX after allegedly checking suitcases filled with over 70 pounds of meth-caked clothing
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A California man was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after he allegedly tried to check two suitcases…
Continue ReadingLetter from John Lennon asking Eric Clapton to form new supergroup with him goes up for sale
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A handwritten letter that John Lennon wrote to Eric Clapton inviting him to be part of a new supergroup is to be…
Continue ReadingThe TSA-approved hack that allows travelers to bring a bottle of water through airport security
By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — As millions of Americans take to the skies during what’s shaping out to be another summer of high temperatures,…
Continue ReadingTraveling to Greenland is about to get easier as new international airport opens
By Anne Clifford, CNN (CNN) — When most people think of Greenland, they think of the cold, the snow and how remote it is. Two out of three of…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s ‘mad honey’ has been folk medicine for millennia, but there’s a sting in its tail
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Kaçkar Mountains, Turkey (CNN) — In the little wooden hut perched high on metal-wrapped stilts, the drone is…
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