By Patrick Oppmann, Aya Elamroussi and Heather Chen, CNN Hurricane Ian’s thrashing of Cuba has left at least two people dead and the entire island without power. Both deaths occurred in the hard-hit western province of Pinar del Rio, where a woman died after a wall collapsed on her and a man died after his
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Greg Wallace, CNN Airlines, airports and the federal government braced Wednesday for aviation infrastructure to take a major blow from Hurricane Ian. Cancellations and closures piled up across the Florida peninsula as the mammoth storm roared ashore. The storm made landfall about 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon on Florida’s west coast as
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN Florida’s major theme parks remained closed Thursday as Hurricane Ian left a wake of destruction on the peninsula and headed into the Atlantic Ocean toward the Carolinas. Although Disney World and a few places do plan to reopen Friday, most will remain closed. Here’s a status report of
Continue ReadingBy Karla Cripps, CNN Singapore’s Changi Airport has long been considered a destination in itself, so much more than just a generic space one passes through to hop on a plane and fly somewhere else. For a decade, it went undefeated in the annual Skytrax ‘World’s Best Airports” awards, losing its crown to Qatar’s Hamad
Continue ReadingBy Jonny Hallam, CNN Anne Sacoolas, the American woman accused of killing 19-year-old British motorcyclist Harry Dunn in a traffic accident, will make a “virtual” appearance in a UK court on Thursday, her legal team confirmed to CNN on Monday. A spokesperson for Arnold and Porter, the US law firm representing Sacoolas, confirmed to CNN
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, CNN Cuba has legalized same-sex marriage after Cubans voted in favor of a family code that increased protections for minorities on the island, the country’s National Electoral Council announced on Monday. The Electoral Council said 74.1% of those eligible to vote in Sunday’s national referendum had turned out to cast their ballot.
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, CNN The cake with figurines of two brides on top melted in the Caribbean heat and the wedding guests fretted aloud that one of Cuba’s frequent blackouts could strike at any moment but for Annery Rivera Velasco and Yennys Hernandez Molina, the day was one of the happiest of their lives. The
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, CNN Cuba has legalized same-sex marriage after Cubans voted in favor of a family code that increased protections for minorities on the island, the country’s National Electoral Council announced on Monday. The Electoral Council said 74.1% of those eligible to vote in Sunday’s national referendum had turned out to cast their ballot.
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, Sana Noor Haq and Jorge Engels, CNN Buckingham Palace has released a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II’s final resting place within St. George’s Chapel following her interment in Windsor on Monday. An engraved ledger stone featuring the name of the late monarch was installed in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, an
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ritchie, CNN Near a dry, red rock peninsula on Australia’s far western coast, a dusty highway separates two communities with contrasting fortunes tied to an ancient land. One is home to the small but booming city of Karratha, a regional hub scattered with four-wheel drives that was purpose-built in the 1960s to accommodate
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN It’s officially autumn, and the US National Park Service has a great way for people to celebrate the equinox this week and a return to cooler weather. September 24 marks another free entry day to all National Park Service sites that usually charge an entrance fee. This free day is in
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee and Jake Tapper, CNN Liz Truss has defended her government’s controversial announcement to cut taxes for citizens and businesses in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. Truss told Tapper that by cutting taxes, her government was “incentivizing businesses to invest and we’re also helping ordinary people with their taxes.” While the
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN The Church of England has banned Archbishop Desmond Tutu‘s daughter from conducting her godfather’s funeral because she is married to a woman. Martin Kenyon, who died earlier this month at age 92, left explicit wishes for his goddaughter, Reverend Mpho Tutu van Furth, who is an Anglican priest, to conduct his
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN A passenger who allegedly took psilocybin — the hallucinogenic chemical found in certain mushrooms — before boarding a United Airlines flight in Miami last week was arrested after allegedly assaulting two members of the flight crew. Cherruy Loghan Sevilla is charged with interfering with a flight crew and assaulting two flight
Continue ReadingBy Gerardo Lemos and Caitlin Hu, CNN The government of Nicaragua abruptly took CNN en Español off the air this week, shortly after 10 p.m. local time on Wednesday. It has not explained why it removed CNN’s Spanish-language service, and did not respond to CNN’s request for comment. The cable operators carrying CNN en Español
Continue ReadingBy Aliza Kassim Khalidi, CNN Japan, one of the world’s last major holdouts during the pandemic, is dissolving its Covid-19 restrictions and opening the door back up to mass tourism. Beloved for its unique mix of vibrant urban culture and natural beauty, the country is lifting its tight regulations on foreign tourists, according to a
Continue ReadingBy Laura Studley, Amanda Jackson and Marnie Hunter, CNN A California man was charged after he allegedly punched a flight attendant in the back of the head on an American Airlines flight, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Alexander Tung Cuu Le, 33, of Westminster, California, is charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants, which
Continue ReadingAmarachi Orie, CNN Brad Pitt has stepped into the world of beauty by launching a skincare line — and it’s for all genders. “Le Domaine,” which the actor co-founded with organic wine growers the Perrin family, seeks to slow the process of skin aging so that everyone — regardless of gender or skin type —
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Time-traveling romance has a spotty history (just ask HBO), but like “Groundhog Day,” that doesn’t stop variations on the theme from happening again and again. Enter “Meet Cute,” an unhelpfully-generic title for a movie most notable for pairing Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson, in a concept with barely enough meat
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Air travel volume is up and passenger satisfaction is down. This comes as no surprise to anyone who passed through an airport over the summer. The J.D. Power 2022 North America Airport Satisfaction Study, released Wednesday, shows overall satisfaction down 25 points on a 1,000 point scale from the 2021 score.
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