Raul Rodriguez, who designed more than 500 floral floats for the Tournament of Roses Parade and conceived dazzling confections for other private and public celebrations around the world, died on…
Raul Rodriguez, who designed more than 500 floral floats for the Tournament of Roses Parade and conceived dazzling confections for other private and public celebrations around the world, died on…
Mattias has taken us off the beaten tracks on the slopes of Ramundberget in Sweden. We’re traversing down the north side of the mountain, past brooks and birch trees whose…
Some assignments, some locations, are better than others. In a surprisingly warm stretch of October, the photographer shot an assignment in Brighton Beach, a neighborhood not terribly far from his…
CHIPPING CAMPDEN, England — About a decade ago, Kazuo Ishiguro was 50 pages into a new novel when, uncharacteristically, he was paralyzed by doubt. The novel, a mythic tale set…
Long-married couples, if things have gotten a little dull in the bedroom over time, take heart. A new study says that after around 50 years of marriage, your sex life…
There are tons of perks when it comes to moving far away for college—the adventure, the opportunity to meet people from around the country, and of course the fact that…
WASHINGTON — Former governor of Florida and likely Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says that he’s his “own man” — pushing back against critics who say he’s beholden to the…
Despite its ancient history (Lent became standardized in the Catholic Church around the year 325) myths about Lenten traditions abound. Here are five of the most common, as well as…
But members of the Jewish community in Denmark and some leading Jewish advocates around the world rebuffed Netanyahu’s unabashed call on Sunday for Jews to leave Europe, which come as…
It’s pancake flat, it’s riddled with cycle tracks and almost everyone gets around on two wheels. There are so many bikes it looks like — hard though this may be…
Dedicated Drake fans have probably already memorized all of the songs on Drake’s new mixtape, “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.” But one man, Richy Huck, took his fandom…
When the air was crisp and brightly-colored leaves were falling all around us, we were excited for snow. The temperature was relatively warm then, and the chill that came at…
Mardi Gras season is well under way. This year, around one million tourists are expected to flock to New Orleans to partake in the festivities. If you’re one of the…
The suspected killer of three Muslim family members in Chapel Hill, North Carolina was a known bully in his community, neighbors say. Craig Hicks, 46, was always irritated about noise…
The celebration known as Carnival has no singular description. In Trinidad and Tobago, it’s celebrated between June and July, sometimes with participants rubbing down their bodies with mud and paint….
Oh, so that’s what a train wreck looks like. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and Jack McBrayer are roommates in their new show on Adult Swim, so the two stopped…
It’s cold. It’s dreary. It feels like wind tunnels of doom are around every single corner. To put it simply, the freezing gloom that is the dead of winter doesn’t…
Welcome to New York. It’s been waiting for you. Walking the streets of our fair city is one of the best pastimes we know of (even in the freezing weather)….
Nine cars of the Bengaluru-Ernakulam Express train derailed some 50 kilometers from Bangalore in Karnataka state at around 7.30 am local time, said Chandrashekhar Gupta, a spokesman for India’s southwestern…
The bomber, wearing a hijab, detonated her suicide vest in the midst of shoppers at a weekly market in the town of Biu around 3 p.m. at the peak of…
Asid Khan still remembers those late nights in Palestinian territory with his friend and roommate, Deah Barakat. While Khan lifted weights in their bedroom, Barakat dribbled a basketball as the…
This month, CNNGo heads to the vibrant city to sample its street lifeand the meals from breakfast to late night tapas that feed its daily eating out rituals. From its…
“Today, around 1,500 of them are already back to their duty stations and nearly all will return by April 30. All have or will undergo established controlled monitoring procedures.” Kirby…
The unlikely hero of the evening was Boubacar Barry, Ivory Coast’s hitherto reserve goalkeeper, only promoted to the team after an injury side-lined first choice Sylvain Gbohouo. After saving two…
In the world of consumer finance, they are chameleons: payday lenders that alter their practices and shift their products ever so slightly to work around state laws aimed at stamping…
As you’re driving along the highway, wouldn’t you like to know if there’s a police car up ahead so you can slow down and avoid getting a ticket? You’d also…
By Issifou Djibo DIFFA, Niger, Feb 8 (Reuters) – At least five people were killed when a bomber struck a market in the town of Diffa in southeastern Niger on…
Mysterious filth rained down on Walla Walla, Washington. Gales knocked trees downand power outin Northern California. And then they whirred over Nevada’s mountains with hurricane force. More rain is on…
Tom Brokaw denied calling for Brian Williams’ resignation, contradicting Williams’ account of the time Brokaw told him to quit as they tore down the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos…