By Max Foster and Rob Picheta, CNN As summer reaches its height in the UK and Europe, millions of people are heading off on vacation or taking some time away from work to catch up with friends and relatives. And that includes the royals. July and August are typically quiet months in the royal calendar,
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN The blue whale’s giant corpse was lying washed up on a rocky beach on the Pacific coast of Patagonia, at the southern tip of South America. The huge mammal was 46 feet (14 meters) long, and its deflated body yielded no visible clue as to how it had died. It took
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN The blue whale’s giant corpse was lying washed up on a rocky beach on the Pacific coast of Patagonia, at the southern tip of South America. The huge mammal was 46 feet (14 meters) long, and its deflated body yielded no visible clue as to how it had died. It took
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon A former Trump administration official’s claim that he orchestrated government overthrows abroad is making waves in Venezuela. Venezuela’s National Assembly voted on Thursday to condemn the comments by former US National Security Advisor John Bolton. Its leader Jorge Rodriguez described the apparent admission as “an extraordinary feat of brazenness.” Rodriguez, a psychiatrist
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon A former Trump administration official’s claim that he orchestrated government overthrows abroad is making waves in Venezuela. Venezuela’s National Assembly voted on Thursday to condemn the comments by former US National Security Advisor John Bolton. Its leader Jorge Rodriguez described the apparent admission as “an extraordinary feat of brazenness.” Rodriguez, a psychiatrist
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus and Marnie Hunter, CNN A popular Vermont ski resort originally known as Suicide Six has changed its name to Saskadena Six, according to the resort. The ski area, located in the town of South Pomfret, announced plans in late June to change its “insensitive” name in the weeks to come. “Our resort
Continue ReadingBy Chris Liakos and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty Thursday in a London court to four charges of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent, according to Britain’s PA Media news agency. The “House of Cards” actor, 62, who appeared
Continue ReadingBy David Shortell, CNN One day late last month, as new abortion restrictions began taking shape in US states, three Mexican women quietly crossed into the country at different points along the border, dozens of abortion-inducing pills hidden in their belongings. The medication, an FDA-approved two-drug combination, had traveled across the interior of Mexico in
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from Kansas City, Missouri, to Denver, Colorado, had to be rushed off the plane on Tuesday after reports of smoke and fire under the aircraft, according to a statement from Denver International Airport. No injuries were reported, according to the airport’s statement. “United flight 1658
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN After two pandemic years of high satisfaction with hotels — thanks to good value, positive staff experiences, confidence in cleanliness and proactive communication — things have taken a turn for the worse for hotel guests. Cost and fees are the biggest issue, according to J.D. Power’s 2022 North America Hotel Guest
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN Airlines and passengers are having the worst day for flight cancellations in a week because of thunderstorms bearing down on East Coast hubs. FlightAware data showed 544 cancellations nationwide as of 7:50 p.m. ET Tuesday. In the New York area, 9% of flights at LaGuardia International Airport had been canceled and
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN Airlines and passengers are having the worst day for flight cancellations in a week because of thunderstorms bearing down on East Coast hubs. FlightAware data showed 544 cancellations nationwide as of 7:50 p.m. ET Tuesday. In the New York area, 9% of flights at LaGuardia International Airport had been canceled and
Continue ReadingBy Etant Dupain and Luke McGee, CNN Thousands of Haitians are trapped in capital city Port-au-Prince without access to water, food or other essential supplies, according to aid groups and a local official. Residents in the neighborhood of Cité Soleil have been isolated by ongoing fighting between rival groups vying for control, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Starbucks is planning to close 16 locations across various cities, citing safety concerns. “After careful consideration, we are closing some stores in locations that have experienced a high volume of challenging incidents that make it unsafe to continue to operate,” a spokesperson told CNN Business in an email. The stores
Continue ReadingMegan Marples, CNN King Arthur, the mythical ruler of Camelot, may be best known for pulling the magical sword Excalibur from a stone, but there’s another rock formation that bears his name hidden away in the English countryside. Archaeologists are for the first time excavating a 5,000-year-old Neolithic chambered tomb that’s called Arthur’s Stone in
Continue ReadingZahid Mahmood, CNN Long distance running legend Mo Farah has told the BBC that he was trafficked into the UK as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. The revelation comes in a new documentary by the British broadcaster set to air on Wednesday. In it, Farah also says his real name
Continue ReadingBy Flora Charner and Shasta Darlington, CNN It should have been a happy occasion as Marcelo Arruda, a member of Brazil’s left-wing Worker’s Party, celebrated his 50th birthday with a politically-themed party over the weekend. Instead, deadly gunfire erupted at the gathering in the southern Brazilian city of Foz de Iguaçu, claiming Arruda’s life in
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved two South American destinations, one Middle Eastern country and a North African nation to its “high” risk category for travel. Four destinations were moved to Level 3, or “high” risk on Monday: • Bolivia• Lebanon • Peru •
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved two South American destinations, one Middle Eastern country and a North African nation to its “high” risk category for travel. Four destinations were moved to Level 3, or “high” risk on Monday: • Bolivia• Lebanon • Peru •
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN When the engine on his small plane failed three times, Vincent Fraser had no choice but to make an emergency landing in mountainous terrain just south of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. GoPro video of his perilous landing in western North Carolina shows Fraser maneuvering his single-engine plane under power lines
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