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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — It’s one of the most important jobs never applied for. Unelected, yet inextricable from politics; constantly visible on the world stage, but rarely the one behind the microphone — for all its glamour, the first lady of the United States is a role of unsolicited duty, often bringing with

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the world’s 50 best cities according to Time Out, huge religious festivals in Italy and India, plus the little blue bus that faced down wildfires and is ready to hit the road. ‘Beacon of hope’ In one of the most striking images to emerge

By Camille Knight, CNN Paris (CNN) — Five years ago he took the prestigious Michelin Guide to court and lost over an unfavorable review of a controversial soufflé. Now French chef Marc Veyrat has launched a fresh salvo against the fine-dining bible, banning its inspectors from his new restaurant. “I’ve even got a small sign

By Ross Levitt, CNN (CNN) — Days before bitter cold descends on the nation’s capital for the inauguration of Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has a problem with its heating system in the terminal. “Reagan National Airport is aware of a problem that developed on Friday with its primary heating system and is

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Nina Andersson and her friend Loa hoped they’d have the train carriage to themselves. When Nina peered her head around the door and saw the compartment was empty, she grinned at Loa and gestured happily. It seemed like they’d lucked out. An empty carriage on an otherwise packed train.

By Amanda Musa and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A Southwest Airlines pilot suspected of being drunk was removed from the cockpit and arrested just before takeoff Wednesday at a Georgia airport, according to airline officials and authorities in the state. David Paul Allsop, 52, of Bedford, New Hampshire, faces a driving under the influence

By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — Still crafting your 2025 travel plans? For those looking for an urban escape, there’s no finer source of inspiration than Time Out’s annual list of the world’s best cities. So which destination came out on top this year? Here’s a hint: “Where else can you visit a colony of

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Three young women are photographed, mid-laughter, on a beach. It’s a sunny day in the early 1980s. Their arms are wrapped around one another. They’re snacking on potato chips, stretching out on a plaid picnic blanket after a dip in the English Channel. “Looking at the photograph, it really

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood star Margaret Qualley has revealed that the prosthetics she wore in the critically-acclaimed horror movie “The Substance” caused so much damage to her skin that it took about a year to recover. “At the end, when they’re shooting up my skirt in the beginning credits, when it’s like

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Transportation is suing Southwest Airlines, accusing it of operating two “chronically delayed flights” in 2022 that resulted in 180 flight disruptions. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday, “seeks maximum civil penalties,” according to a DOT news

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Complaining about bad tourist amenities is about to get a lot harder in Italy if a new law being considered by the country’s parliament gets the go-ahead. The proposed law, supported by Italy’s tourism minister, Daniela Santanchè, will put the onus on travel review sites like Tripadvisor

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is getting a bumpy ride over a promotional graphic that appears to evoke a terror attack on Paris. The graphic, posted on X on January 10 to publicize the airline’s renewed flights to the French capital, shows a passenger jet flying toward the Eiffel Tower,

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Not since Lady Gaga arrived at the 2013 American Music Awards on a Trojan-style horse has a celebrity entrance caused such a ruckus. On Tuesday evening, at the London premiere of “A Complete Unknown,” Timothée Chalamet continued the eccentric spirit that has dominated his current press tour by cycling

By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Higher visitor fees. Bans on cruise ships, new hotel construction and vacation rentals. Widespread protests, including highly publicized incidents in Barcelona when residents sprayed tourists with water pistols. Throughout 2024, various efforts by tourism authorities — and frustrated locals — to curb the sheer number of visitors in the

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In idyllic settings around India’s coastal southwestern state of Kerala, photographer Keerthana Kunnath has been capturing images of muscular women flexing their heroic forms. Amid foaming waves, palm fronds or rocky outcrops the women curl biceps, tense quads or exaggerate shoulders, exchanging gym clothes for a gauzy olive dress

By Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Travel can be tough for unmarried couples looking for a bit of privacy in India. Accommodations routinely decline to let this growing segment of the population share rooms — especially those looking to book a hotel in the city where they already reside. Which is why a change to

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — There are few moments as controversial in food history as the decision by a Canadian chef in the 1960s to put tinned pineapple on top of a ham pizza. When Sam Panapoulos created what he and his brother-slash-partner-in-crime dubbed Hawaiian pizza, it was a breach of Italian culinary protocol

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline, has called for the sale of alcohol to be limited at European airports to minimize the disruption caused by drunk passengers onboard flights. It called on the European Union to implement a two-drink limit per passenger at airports, imposing it by “using their boarding pass(es)

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Several Italian museums are offering a solution to the age-old conundrum faced by dog owners – should they go out without their beloved pet or simply stay at home with their four-legged friend? Instead of having to make this decision, owners were able to leave their pets with dog-sitters

By Jay Ganglani and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Tropical beaches, cold drinks by the pool and extreme heat are some of the things one might associate with Thailand. Yet, a rare recent cold snap has seen residents of the kingdom’s capital throwing on extra layers and enjoying the cool winter breeze. Temperatures