Fire threatening Yosemite’s famed grove of giant sequoia trees is still growing
By Ralph Ellis, Taylor Romine and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A wildfire in California’s Yosemite National Park still threatens the famed Mariposa…
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Why is travel so hard, and what could make it better?
By Harry Enten, CNN I haven’t been on a vacation in 10 years. Part of the reason, admittedly, is I’m a workaholic. The other part is I…
Continue Reading Vernon Winfrey, Oprah’s father and former councilman, has died
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Vernon Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey’s father, died late Friday after battling cancer, Oprah announced in a statement. He was 89.…
Continue Reading Shawn Mendes postpones tour to focus on his mental health
By Megan Thomas, CNN Shawn Mendes has postponed his world tour to focus on his health. In an Instagram post on Friday, the Grammy-nominated singer,…
Continue Reading US dollars will go further on European vacations right now
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news: What it takes to master one of the world’s most difficult airport landings,…
Continue Reading Filmmaker faces death threats over controversial Hindu goddess poster
Oscar Holland, CNN A Toronto-based filmmaker says she has received a deluge of death threats and abuse from Hindu nationalists in India after she…
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Labor Day Lift-Off balloon festival organizers prepare for 46th year in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colo. (KRDO) — Expect some new activities to be part of this year’s annual hot-air balloon festival at Memorial Park for Labor Day…
Continue Reading Tony Sirico, ‘Sopranos’ star, dead at 79
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Actor Tony Sirico, who is best known for playing henchman Peter Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri on HBO’s…
Continue Reading Larry Storch, ‘F Troop’ actor, dead at 99
By Megan Thomas, CNN Larry Storch, a television actor best known for his role in the ’60s sitcom “F Troop,” died Thursday,…
Continue Reading Amber Heard asks court to declare a mistrial in Johnny Depp defamation case over issue with juror
By Chloe Melas, CNN Attorneys for Amber Heard have asked the court to declare a mistrial and order a new trial in the defamation case with her…
Continue Reading Martha Stewart discusses her crushes with Chelsea Handler
By Marianne Garvey Martha Stewart has a few crushes, one on a married man she knows. But there’s no scandal here. Stewart has assured Chelsea…
Continue Reading Sacha Baron Cohen wins defamation appeal brought by Roy Moore
By Samantha Beech, Nicki Brown and Kara Scannell, CNN Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has defeated an appeal brought by former Alabama judge Roy Moore, who…
Continue Reading Paris Haute Couture Week: Clothes for the 1%, thrills for everyone else
Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN This week in Paris, a series of designer collections featuring handcrafted, one-of-a-kind, eye-wateringly expensive high…
Continue Reading Paul Rudd FaceTimes 12-year-old boy after classmates refuse to sign his yearbook
By Chloe Melas, CNN Paul Rudd showed a young fan some much-deserved kindness. The actor reached out to a Brody Ridder, 12, after learning the boy was…
Continue Reading Doja Cat calls out Noah Schnapp for sharing her DMs about ‘Stranger Things’ crush
By Chloe Melas, CNN Doja Cat is not happy with Noah Schnapp. The singer called out the “Stranger Things” actor for sharing her direct…
Continue Reading What it’s like to land on the world’s shortest commercial runway
By Nicola Chilton, CNN Flying into Saba isn’t for the faint hearted. The vertiginous slopes and sea cliffs of this five-square-mile island in…
Continue Reading Evacuation orders issued as fire threatens Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove, home to more than 500 giant sequoia trees
By Taylor Romine, CNN A growing wildfire that threatens a famed giant sequoia tree grove in California’s Yosemite National Park has forced…
Continue Reading ‘Leisure, pleasure and good taste’: How nautical fashion captivated the world
Megan C. Hills, CNN The image of Britain’s Prince Louis dressed in a miniature sailor suit was one of the standout moments of the recent…
Continue Reading Kazuki Takahashi, creator of hit manga ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’, dies age 60
Emiko Jozuka, CNN Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the international hit manga series and trading card game “Yu-Gi-Oh!”, was found dead…
Continue Reading Why this woman recreates the journeys of history’s greatest female explorers
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Elise Wortley didn’t set out to be an adventurer. After moving from the Essex countryside to busy London in 2017 when she…
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