CNN, KTVQ By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota woman was severely injured by a bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North Dakota, according to the National Park Service. It’s the second instance of a bison injuring a person in the past week. A bison gored a 47-year-old Arizona woman Monday morning
Continue Reading CNN By CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations. Is it time to rethink travel plans? Are refunds available? Are there ways to cope? Here are some answers to many of the key questions travelers may be asking
Continue Reading CNN By CNN Travel staff (CNN) — Scorching hot temperatures have been breaking records and wreaking havoc across some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations. Is it time to rethink travel plans? Are refunds available? Are there ways to cope? Here are some answers to many of the key questions travelers may be asking
Continue Reading CNN By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — The Belgian city of Antwerp may be known as the world’s diamond trading hub, while most rough stones are mined in Russia or Africa. But some 150 miles north of Mumbai, India, lies a lesser-known gem capital: Surat, where around 90% of all the planet’s diamonds are cut.
Continue Reading CNN, WBBM By Raja Razek, Gregory Wallace and Brad Parks, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines Boeing 767 plane lost its emergency evacuation slide in mid-air Monday – and it ended up in the backyard of a home near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, officials and a witness said. Patrick Devitt lives in the neighborhood where
Continue Reading CNN By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Jane Birkin, who died Sunday aged 76, will be remembered for many things: Her collaboration with long-time partner Serge Gainsbourg, her vocals on his hit “Je T’aime… Moi Non Plus” and her acting on both stage and screen, among much else. It is in fashion, however, that her legacy
Continue Reading CNN By Bijan Hosseini, CNN Al Ain, Abu Dhabi (CNN) — “Back! Back! Now, forward! Stop! GET DOWN, GET DOWN!” Rajendra Shrestha’s voice reverberates through Abu Dhabi’s Jebel Hafeet mountains as we navigate the treacherous twists and turns of the rapids. “He fell off! He fell off!” Shrestha screams as I am abruptly pulled beneath
Continue Reading CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: gastronomic delights at vineyards and top hotels, spectacular engineering projects around the world, plus an expert explains must-know nude beach etiquette. Wine, dine and sleep This year’s most glorious vineyard experience has just been announced, according to the World’s Best Vineyards awards, and
Continue Reading CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: epic cruise experiences around the world, crocodile ramen and other wild food trends hitting Asia, plus tourist misbehavior in Italy and the airline passenger who found the plane floor soaked in blood. The new cruise era Construction is complete on the world’s biggest
Continue Reading CNN, WSOC By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — After a parent spotted a cracked steel support pillar at the top of a North Carolina roller coaster last week, Carowinds amusement park said in a statement Thursday that its maintenance team is working with the damaged ride’s manufacturer. The Charlotte-based amusement park and Bolliger and Mabillard
Continue Reading CNN By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — It squats on the Las Vegas skyline like an enormous spaceship, black and mysterious – until night falls, when it will glow like the Earth from space. The MSG Sphere won’t open to the public for almost three more months, when U2 christens the entertainment venue with a
Continue Reading CNN By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — It squats on the Las Vegas skyline like an enormous spaceship, black and mysterious – until night falls, when it will glow like the Earth from space. The MSG Sphere won’t open to the public for almost three more months, when U2 christens the entertainment venue with a
Continue Reading CNN By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Festivalgoers got more of an adventure than they bargained for Sunday when a roller coaster ride got stuck at a fair in Wisconsin, leaving them hanging upside down for hours. Eight passengers were left suspended when a mechanical failure stalled the ride at the Forest County Festival in
Continue Reading CNN By Mitch McCluskey, Jillian Sykes and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Inspectors were at a North Carolina amusement park Monday to continue investigating a roller coaster shuttered since shortly after a dad spotted a crack at the top of one of its steel support pillars. “I’m not an engineer, but that’s not right,” Jeremy
Continue Reading CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A Delta Air Lines flight landed with its “nose landing gear up” at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina on Wednesday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration says. No injuries were reported from the incident, but the runway was closed while crews with the airport worked on removing
Continue Reading CNN By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — The rain-lashed isle of Islay off Scotland’s west coast is not always easy to get to. Temperamental ferries run three times a day from the mainland port of Kennacraig and frequent sea mists can disrupt the small passenger planes that fly daily from Glasgow. Even so, the island
Continue Reading CNN, WSOC By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve ever thought that having an empty seat beside you on a flight is the ultimate travel goal, try this for size: an entire plane to yourself. That was the dream scenario for Phil Stringer, who was flying from Oklahoma to North Carolina on Sunday at
Continue Reading CNN By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — He caused shockwaves around the world when he was filmed apparently carving his name into a wall of Rome’s 2,000-year-old Colosseum – and grinning when he realized he was caught on camera. Now, he’s likely to be in shock himself. The visitor who this week allegedly scratched “Ivan+Hayley
Continue Reading CNN By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — We’ve all been there – frantically tipping suitcase contents onto an airport bench, desperately trying to rearrange items to avoid going over the airline baggage allowance. “Maybe I should just wear all my clothes at once,” you ponder, as you weigh up the inconvenience of layering four sweaters
Continue Reading CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — The world’s ceaseless fascination with the Titanic disaster resulted in fresh tragedy this week when five people were killed by the “catastrophic implosion” of a submersible bound for the ship’s final resting place. Titanic is just one of many wrecks lying in the deep and hostile waters of
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