CNN Site Map (Galleries) for May - 2021
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- 2021-05-31Michael Cosgrove, deputy chief of the Rose Tree Fire Company, unfurls an American flag before the start of Memorial Day services in Rose Tree, Pennsylvania, on Monday, May 31.
- 2021-05-31"Lupin" was an addictive hit for Netflix and now Part 2 is coming. Pursued by Hubert and his henchmen, Assane scrambles to find Raoul and wins an unlikely new ally as he draws up a grand plan to reveal Hubert's crimes in the new season. It&
- 2021-05-28No. 1: Hapuna Beach State Park, Island of Hawai'i. Hapuna snags the top spot for 2021 on Dr. Beach's annual roundup of the best beaches in the USA. Click through the gallery for the rest of them:
- 2021-05-28Sarbjit Gill, second from right, mourns the death of his son Taptej Singh outside a Red Cross building in San Jose, California, on Wednesday, May 26. Singh, 36, was one of nine people killed Wednesday when a gunman went on a shooting rampage at a light ra
- 2021-05-28New era: For 2021, the Crystal Cabin Awards, known for spotlighting the latest in airplane interior innovation, has shrunk down its usual eight categories to two key awards that recognize where aviation is right now: the Judges Choice Awards and Clean and
- 2021-05-27Scroll through to see innovative drones around the world.
Parrot's Parrot Bebop-Pro Thermal drone can provide a live feed identifying heat signatures, such as those given off by a human body, or the hot spots of a burning building. As an inspection
- 2021-05-27In this image, photographer Andrew Kung aimed to highlight Asian American joy as his models played football. Scroll through the gallery to see more images from Kung's series "Perpetual Foreigner."
- 2021-05-26Antarctica's hostile environment makes it an incredibly challenging place for humans to work -- which is why researchers have enlisted the help of seals. Scientists from the Seal Mammal Research Unit at St Andrews University in Scotland have attached
- 2021-05-26Straight up: The VVA-14 was designed to be capable of taking off vertically from land or water before flying like a regular airplane.
- 2021-05-26A yacht sails past the rising moon in Sydney on Wednesday, May 26.
- 2021-05-26People attend the opening ceremony of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
- 2021-05-25Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin salutes the American flag on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. Aldrin was the second man to ever step foot on the lunar surface. The first was Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11's mission commander.
- 2021-05-24Singer and songwriter Bob Dylan is photographed in 1963. He turns 80 on Monday, May 24.
- 2021-05-24Robots are an increasingly familiar presence in warehouses. At the south-east London warehouse run by British online supermarket Ocado, 3,000 robots fulfill shopping orders. When an order is sent to the warehouse, the bots spring to life and head towards
- 2021-05-24The legendary Learjet: The Learjet has been synonymous with glamorous jet-setting for almost 60 years. (Pictured: a "Longhorn" Learjet 55).
- 2021-05-21New art exhibition "A History Untold" aims to showcase Africa's diverse contribution to world history. Six African and diaspora artists are exhibiting works, including "Once Upon a Time Under the Blue Skies I" (2021) by Nigerian D
- 2021-05-21Palestinians inspect a destroyed building that housed media offices in Gaza City on Friday, May 21. It was hit by an Israeli airstrike earlier in the week.
- 2021-05-21Airport meeting: Jackie Battagello and David Rosenfeld met at Vail Airport in Colorado when their flight to Miami was canceled. They started talking and traveled home together.
- 2021-05-21Pink performs in London in 2019. The singer will be receiving the Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 23.
- 2021-05-21Protesters face off with police during a rally in Minneapolis on May 26. It was the day after George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed by a Minneapolis police officer.
- 2021-05-21Greenwood District tailor Simeon Neal, Sr. (No. 2) and his wife, Susan (No. 1), are pictured with their six children. The photo was taken in 1928, seven years after the Neals escaped the Tulsa race massacre with their oldest child, Marjorie (No. 3), and t
- 2021-05-21People hug at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis on April 20. It was after a jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering Floyd.
- 2021-05-21People mourn over dead bodies at the Shifa Hospital morgue in Gaza City on Saturday, May 15. Ten members of the Abu Khatab family were killed after an Israeli airstrike destroyed a three-story house in the al-Shati refugee camp. Tensions between Israelis
- 2021-05-21Lithuania's The Roop were one of several contestants set to enter last year's contest, before the pandemic scuppered those plans. This year they're back with "Discoteque," a dance anthem that some have pegged as a dark horse for v
- 2021-05-19Painting New Zealand: When English artist Tom Napper got stuck in New Zealand during lockdown, he turned his unexpected year-plus stay into an art project documenting every place he visited.
- 2021-05-19Kristin-Lee Moolman's powerful portraits have been making waves in the fashion and photography worlds. The South African showcases creativity and beauty in Africa, and counters the negative stereotypes about her home country. This photo of Nigerian m
- 2021-05-18China's Titanic replica: An aerial photo taken on April 27, 2021 shows a still-under-construction replica of the Titanic ship in Daying county in China's southwest Sichuan province.
- 2021-05-18Angel Island Immigration Station: This facility on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay was the main entry point for immigration from Asia after it opened in 1910. Today it serves as a museum dedicated to the history of immigration in the United States. Clic
- 2021-05-17The early days of Maldives tourism: It may seem impossible amid the glitzy resorts of today, but as recently as the 1970s the Maldives was not on most tourists' radars. Click through for more vintage photos.
- 2021-05-17The African elephant belonged to the original "Big Five" -- a term used during colonial times in Africa to describe the most prized and dangerous animals to hunt. It has now been voted one of the "New Big 5" -- the world's favorit
- 2021-05-17Island hopping: The airline's main route is from Seattle to the San Juan islands.
- 2021-05-17Supersonic revival: US startup Boom Supersonic has developed a Mach 2.2 airplane that it says will be three times faster than today's commercial jets.
- 2021-05-15Described by historian Scott Ellsworth as the first Black Tulsans to own a car, John and Loula Williams built and operated an auto repair garage, a confections shop and a rooming house. They also built the famous Williams Dreamland Theatre, which featured
- 2021-05-14US Rep. Elise Stefanik poses for a portrait in Washington, DC, in January 2019. The New York Republican has replaced US Rep. Liz Cheney as the third-ranking Republican in the House.
- 2021-05-14Folashade "Shade" Thomas-Fahm is a hugely important figure in Nigerian fashion. She is one of the designers who will be celebrated at the "Africa Fashion" exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) next year. She
- 2021-05-14US Rep. Liz Cheney sits in her office as she prepared to give a speech on the House floor on Tuesday.
- 2021-05-13A fire rages in Khan Yunis, Gaza, following an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday, May 12. Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians escalated this week as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, which in turn ramped up airstrike
- 2021-05-13What makes a commencement speech great? Wit, wisdom and a joke or two are just some of the ingredients required to keep the attention of graduates -- and hopefully inspire them for life. Scroll through to discover more about the most memorable speeches of
- 2021-05-13Muslims gather for an Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Bradford Central Mosque in Bradford, England, on Thursday, May 13.
- 2021-05-12Setting sail: It was September 1999 when American student Nicole Erickson embarked upon a two-year backpacking trip around the world. Her first stop? A week of sailing on the schooner Albatros, where she met German engineer Jürgen Guldner. Here they are p
- 2021-05-11Rural tourism: A tourist takes photos at a family-run hostel in Xianrendong village in southwest China's Yunnan province. Residents here have shaken off poverty by developing rural tourism, which takes advantage of natural resources within the Puzheh
- 2021-05-10A young man receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Guwahati, India, on Saturday, May 8.
- 2021-05-10"Yahaira Millenium," Car Club Los Angeles, CA, December 27, 2015.
- 2021-05-09A tale of two towns: Rieti in Lazio and Santa Fiora in Tuscany are trying to entice remote workers with deals offering to pay towards the rent of people who move there to telecommute.
- 2021-05-07Getting inked: Getting a tattoo while on holiday can be a rewarding experience -- as long as you do your research. We spoke with the owner of popular Bangkok studio All Day Tattoo, Gian Luca Tonello, to find out what people need to consider before going u
- 2021-05-07An overpass carrying a subway train collapsed in Mexico City on Monday, May 3, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 70, according to local government officials. Mexico's foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard, called it "the most terrible
- 2021-05-07Keisha Lance Bottoms poses for a portrait in Atlanta in October 2017. She was running for mayor at the time.
- 2021-05-06Trailblazing career: Oceanographer Robert Ballard has conducted more than 150 underwater expeditions and made countless significant scientific discoveries during more than six decades of ocean exploration.
- 2021-05-05Gadhafi's private jet: The Airbus A340 airplane that belonged to the fallen dictator Moammar Gadhafi was spotted in the air over southern France on May 3, 2021.
- 2021-05-04People work to remove debris Tuesday, May 4, after an overpass carrying a subway train collapsed in Mexico City the night before.
- 2021-05-04Photographer Tom Hegen was granted rare access to six major German airports. Scroll through the gallery to see more of his images.
- 2021-05-04The Ohio National Guard is called in to disperse a rally on May 4, 1970. Shortly after the protest began, guardsmen fired tear gas at the students.
- 2021-05-04Chance meeting: Nupur Gupta was teaching yoga at a retreat in Goa, India when Attila Bosnyak, who was attending the retreat, saved her life, sparking a whirlwind romance.
- 2021-05-04Boat life: The Hitchcock family left their home in Colorado to live aboard a catamaran they bought early in the pandemic. Here, Konstantina is anchored in the Berry Islands in the Bahamas.
- 2021-05-03World's highest infinity pool: Dubai has another Guinness World Record to add to the pile. This rooftop oasis is the world's highest infinity pool inside a building.
- 2021-05-01This food tray was used in the now-defunct Skylab, the first US space station launched by NASA in 1973. Shown in the tray are (counterclockwise from back): orange drink, strawberries, asparagus, prime rib, dinner roll and butterscotch pudding.