CNN Site Map (Galleries) for September - 2015
DateTitle
- 2015-09-301. Many subway lines conveniently drop travelers off at New York City's Penn Station, which is the busiest Amtrak station. It hosted more than 9.5 million riders in 2013.
- 2015-09-30Katy Perry performs at the 2015 Rock in Rio on Sunday, September 27, in Rio de Janeiro. Perry's fashion sense has always been fierce and untamed. Check out some of her wildest ensembles to date.
- 2015-09-30After Gourmet magazine was closed in 2009, former Editor-in-Chief Ruth Reichl spent a year in her kitchen turning out comforting recipes that served as therapy. These are some of her favorite dishes.
- 2015-09-30The Population Reference Bureau has published a report of the most populous countries in the world in 2050. Go through the gallery to find out the top 10 nations. Ethopia is at number 10. Currently standing at 98.1 million, the country's population i
- 2015-09-30Harry Potter fans had to be quick to nab seats at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London's first Christmas-themed "Dinner in the Great Hall" on December 3. After admiring the entrance to the Great Hall, click through the gallery to see other parts
- 2015-09-30There's plenty of scary stuff available on streaming in October, things like "Hemlock Grove: season 3." The series about the dark secrets of a fictitious community is a Netflix original.
- 2015-09-30Lady Gaga set social media afire with her look on the 87th Annual Academy Awards red carpet. It's just one of her many amazing fashion displays. Click through for more.
- 2015-09-30Children take selfies with Pope Francis as he arrives at a Catholic school in New York City on Friday, September 25. See more photos from the Pope's trip to the United States
- 2015-09-30The spectacularly remote University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is positioned at 78°N latitude in the Arctic Sea, midway between Norway and the North Pole. It's the world's most northerly university.
- 2015-09-30Kelly Renee Gissendaner was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, September 29. She was the only woman on Georgia's death row. She was convicted in a February 1997 murder plot that targeted her husband in suburban Atlanta. Women make up fewer than
- 2015-09-30The U.S. Postal Service will get a jump on the holiday season by dedicating its "A Charlie Brown Christmas" stamps on Thursday, October 1. The series of 10 stamps feature scenes from the perennial TV special that will celebrate its 50th annivers
- 2015-09-30Photographer Tatiana Vinogradova recently took portraits of gay men in Russia. Pictured here is Anatoly, a 23-year-old from St. Petersburg, in May 2014. The somber mood in the series is reflective of a country that has largely shunned them.
- 2015-09-29Alice the corpse flower, also known as Amorphophallus titanium, is blooming at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
- 2015-09-29Throughout "The Art of Memoir," Mary Karr makes reference to several memoirs that she returns to as models of the form. Richard Wright's "Black Boy," published in 1945, features "a ruthless, unblinking gaze that reports to us
- 2015-09-29Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer, filed a patent application with the U.S. government for "sleeping boxes" for coach passengers on its aircraft.
- 2015-09-29At this year's London Design Festival low-impact tech and craftsmanship dominated.
Swiss company Punkt launched MP 01, a no-frills mobile phone designed by Jasper Morrison that does only a few things (calls and texts) but does them very well. Punkt
- 2015-09-29Rock Hudson became the first well-known public figure to die of AIDS-related causes 30 years ago on October 2, 1985. His gaunt appearance shocked fans that summer when he reunited with former co-star Doris Day to promote a TV series on pets that she was l
- 2015-09-29Nepalese activists of the Madhesi group chant slogans against the proposed constitution at near parliament in Kathmandu on September 19, 2015. The new constitution, endorsed in parliament, is the first to be drawn up by elected representatives of Nepal&ap
- 2015-09-29Afghan special forces prepare to launch an operation to retake the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan, from Taliban insurgents on Tuesday, September 29. The Taliban took control of most of the city the day before in its biggest victory since 2001.
- 2015-09-29Barack Obama and Russian President Valdimir Putin toast during a luncheon hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the 70th annual U.N. General Assembly on September 28 in New York City.
- 2015-09-29The government of Grand Cayman is considering a huge pier development plan. If it goes through, it may very well destroy the area's acres of living coral reef.
- 2015-09-29Banksy's Dismaland theme park -- the street artist's dystopian take on Disneyland -- opened in August in southwest England, and tickets sold out within hours.
- 2015-09-29You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have -- a beloved sitcom about boarding school girls and their house mother. Let's see what the ladies have been up to since the show went off the air in 1988.
- 2015-09-29Strap a GoPro camera to your pet with one of these special harnesses and get a dog's eye view of your next hike or run.
- 2015-09-29The guided-missile frigate USS Simpson floats off the coast of New England prior to its commissioning in 1985. The Simpson, the last U.S. Navy frigate, will be decommissioned on September 29.
- 2015-09-29A couple walks through fallen trees in the business district of Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, September 29. Typhoon Dujuan made landfall near the border of Hualien and Yilan counties in northeast Taiwan just after 5 p.m. Monday.
- 2015-09-29George Osodi is an internationally-acclaimed photojournalist, renowned for documenting culture and environmental degradation in his native Nigeria.
"The Lagos Uncelebrated series is my photographic journey that investigates Lagos as one of the faste
- 2015-09-29Aziza Hamad, 14, talks to her mother minutes after being rescued from Mount Sinjar in Iraq on August 14, 2014. A year after she and other Yazidi Iraqis were saved from the murderous advance of ISIS, CNN's Ivan Watson tracked Aziza down.
- 2015-09-29When night falls at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, the deck at 'Drinks by the Beach' transforms into a starlit cinema showing a silver screen classic. Click on to see 20 other amazing outdoor cinemas around the world.
- 2015-09-29Mable or "Spider-Mable" (her last name has not been made public) is one of the many children out there fascinated with superheroes. Thanks in large part to blockbuster movies such as "Avengers" and "The Dark Knight," children
- 2015-09-29Although poor weather conditions in parts of the United States dampened opportunities to spot the supermoon eclipse, countries around the world saw the lunar event. Here, John Eggebrecht shared a photo he captured of the supermoon in Milwaukee.
- 2015-09-29A geisha might cross your path at any time in Japan's ancient capital. But it's not all tradition. Click on for a tour of a vibrant, multi-faceted city that might surprise you.
- 2015-09-28
A new book by British/Zimbabwean writer and blogger Tapiwa Matsinde has drawn together the cream of Africa's creative communities in an authoritative collection of the continent's best contemporary design. "Contemporary Design Africa"
- 2015-09-28The Dove family has been struck by leukemia twice. Lily, left, was diagnosed in 2013. Her identical twin, Bailey, right, was just diagnosed in March 2015. Their parents, Erin and Ryan, and older sister, Maddie, try to maintain a sense of normalcy for the
- 2015-09-28"I like made this google document on all my rules and requirements on how to take a selfie. I take a lot of pictures, but don't judge, I take like 100 usually, or like 150, maybe 200 sometimes if I really can't get a right one.
- 2015-09-28Never in their wildest dreams did the Walker family think their 13,000-mile journey would culminate in a meeting with the Pope. But that's what happened in Philadelphia after the Vatican called.
- 2015-09-28House Speaker John Boehner speaks Friday, September 25, during a news conference where he announced his upcoming resignation. Boehner, who turns 66 in November, said he had planned to step down at the end of the year but turmoil within his caucus prompted
- 2015-09-28Earth's shadow partially obscures the view of a perigree full moon, or supermoon, during a lunar eclipse as seen from Stedman, North Carolina, on Sunday, September 27. The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and w
- 2015-09-28Pope Francis arrives Saturday, September 26, in Philadelphia for Mass. Photographer Connor Dwyer was selected as one of the top three winners in a campaign by Aleteia, a Catholic organization, to document the papal visit through social media.
- 2015-09-28A Yazidi woman kisses the hand of a relative before a bus takes women and children who were captives of ISIS to an airport in the Kurdish region of Iraq. From there, they will fly to Germany, where the German government is resettling up to 1,000 former ca
- 2015-09-28The annual Hajj pilgramage draws more than 2 million Muslim pilgrims from around the world.
- 2015-09-28It's called Haohan Qiao -- Brave Men's Bridge in English. The 300-meter-long overpass in Shiniuzai National Park in southern China has a bottom made of glass, allowing walkers to see the stomach-churning view below their feet.
- 2015-09-28Pope Francis waves from the top of the steps as he prepares to depart Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday, September 27, on his way back to Rome. The Pope has been on a six-day visit to the United States, with stops in Washington, New York and Ph
- 2015-09-28Leah Miriam Cooper collected old family photographs and projected them onto her home. She said the project helped her feel closer to the relatives she never really knew. Seen here is Cooper's paternal grandmother, Hannah, standing in front of her Neb
- 2015-09-27Children sit with their rifles at a ceremony taking place in South Sudan on the issue of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers. The process was overseen by UNICEF and partners in February 2015.
- 2015-09-27Rahul Kohli of the CW's "iZombie" is one of many celebrities participating in the viral #15SecondShakespeare campaign to raise money for the Red Cross.
- 2015-09-27Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede
- 2015-09-27Days before police moved in to clear the site, CNN spoke to the protesters about their campaign, how it had changed them and what could happen next.
- 2015-09-26El 26 de septiembre de 2014, estudiantes de Ayotzinapa, México, fueron atacados en Iguala por policías aliados con un grupo delictivo, resultando en la muerte de seis personas y el secuestro de 43 normalistas, como se les conoce en ese país a quienes estu
- 2015-09-26President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, to the White House for a state dinner on Friday, September 25.
- 2015-09-25After 15 years, "CSI" is bidding adieu with a two-hour finale on Sunday, September 27. Though he left in 2009, the series has always been most closely identified with the first supervisor of the show's Crime Scene Investigation team, Gil Gr
- 2015-09-25Inside peek at Blahnik's new book
- 2015-09-25Lily Donaldson, Mario Testino, Uma Thurman, Michael Kors and Manolo Blahnik attend the "Icons of Style" dinner hosted by Michael Kors and Vanity Fair in London earlier this year.
- 2015-09-25Britain's Prince William prepares to take off in a Chipmunk airplane at a Royal Air Force base in Coningsby, England, on Tuesday, September 22. He was attending events commemorating the Battle of Britain. See that and more in the "The week in 40
- 2015-09-25Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress on Thursday, September 24. During the Pope's six-day visit of the United States, he is also making stops in New York and Philadelphia.
- 2015-09-25The Beatles arrived in the U.S. 50 years ago and embarked on a history-making path of pop culture dominance. "The Sixties: The British Invasion" looks at John, Paul, George and Ringo and how the Fab Four's influence persists.
Over the yea
- 2015-09-25Sierra Nevada, one of America's most venerable craft brewers, partnered with German brewer Brauhaus Riegele for this year's Oktoberfest beer. Flip through the gallery for a look at 11 other noteworthy fall brews.
- 2015-09-25John Boehner has been the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011, making him second in line for the presidency, behind the vice president. On September 25, Boehner told colleagues he's stepping down as speaker and will leave Congress
- 2015-09-25On childhood: "When I was growing up, mathematics was an everyday part of life -- as well as drawing, or listening to music and reading books. My parents instilled in me a passion for discovery, and they never made a distinction between science and c
- 2015-09-25The now-annual Batman Day falls on September 26 this year, celebrating all things Dark Knight with special events at bookstores, comic book shops and elsewhere. The character was created in 1939 by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, with his first appearance in &q
- 2015-09-25The United States and Cuba this year reestablished diplomatic relations that ended in 1961. Click through the gallery to explore the island as it starts to see historic changes.
- 2015-09-25Among new ways crisis-hit Greece is attracting more visitors is by staging sports events on its islands. Running, swimming and other races offer new ways to explore the country's beautiful isles.
- 2015-09-25Jang Chon cooperative farm has a large, colorful mural of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, a man whose portrait is omnipresent in every North Korean home and public building.
- 2015-09-25Photographer Joaquin Trujillo took this portrait of his nephew Mel in 2006. It's part of his "Los Ninos" series, which re-creates the family portraits he remembers from his childhood in Mexico.
- 2015-09-24The team behind the Bloodhound SCC is hoping to break the world land speed record in South Africa in 2016.
- 2015-09-24Originally conceptualized for a computer game, Bugatti turned the virtual world into a reality by unveiling the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo.
- 2015-09-24A trailblazer in the realm of electric powered cars, Tesla displays its iconic Model S at the IAA. It's a five-door luxury car that has commanded the electric car market to date. Fans of Tesla are still anticipating the reveal of its upcoming Model X
- 2015-09-24Many South Africa visitors overlook Durban, missing out on its great beaches and sense of style.
- 2015-09-24Muslim pilgrims make their way to cast stones at a pillar in the "stoning the devil" ritual Thursday, September 24, in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. At some point during this last rite of the annual Hajj, a stampede occurred, killing and injuri
- 2015-09-24The hit fox drama "Empire" has returned for season two after having helped catapult the careers of its stars, including Taraji P. Henson, who portrays family matriarch and ex-con Cookie Lyon, who is intent on getting her rightful place in the fa
- 2015-09-24Serving Spanish and Mexican modern fusion, Biko is the creation of Basque chefs Mikel Alonso and Bruno Oteiza. The pair skillfully blend flavors from their homeland with Mexican ingredients.
- 2015-09-24Chanel's spring/summer 2015 show converted the Grand Palais into a Parisian Boulevard, complete with small townhouses. As part of the show, the fashion house staged a street protest.
- 2015-09-23Pope Francis canonized St. Junipero Serra during his visit to the U.S. Serra is credited with founding several missions in California that were created to spread the Christian gospel to the native peoples of that part of North America. Some Native America
- 2015-09-23Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the ceremonial opening of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque on Wednesday, September 23. The mosque was demolished and rebuilt to be one of the biggest mosques in the country, with room for 10,000 worshipers.
- 2015-09-23Award-winning photographer Bruce Davidson snapped this shot as he landed in Los Angeles in 1964. He was there on assignment for Esquire magazine, but his pictures were never published and were largely unseen until his new book, "Los Angeles 1964.&quo
- 2015-09-23Priyanka Chopra becomes the first Bollywood star to headline an American TV series with ABC's "Quantico," premiering September 27. The show is a drama about a group of young FBI recruits who discovers that one of them is suspected of master
- 2015-09-23"Watching the #GOPDebate on set and we're all very confused," tweeted comedian Patton Oswalt, left, with actor Tom Hanks on Wednesday, September 16. Hanks and Oswalt -- and Emma Watson, in the background -- are filming the movie "The C
- 2015-09-23Yogi Berra's Yogisms
- 2015-09-23South Africa could soon instigate an overhaul of its health care system, bringing universal coverage to all. A proposed scheme would help provide improved primary healthcare for its citizens, 84% of whom do not have health insurance.
- 2015-09-23Some things, like legal advice, are worth splashing the cash on when starting a business, but office space is not necessarily one of them. A number of free co-working spaces have sprung up in recent years, and Free Coworking Directory hosts a database of
- 2015-09-23Molise, the second smallest region in Italy, is one of the least known, even among Italians. The picturesque land has pristine beaches of the Adriatic coast on one side and, an hour's drive away, the 2,000-meter-high peaks of the Apennine Mountains.
- 2015-09-23The desire to succeed must come from a deeper place. Let your vision "craft your decisions, the content you create and the experience you provide for your reader," say Caz and Craig Makepeace at Y Travel Blog.
- 2015-09-23Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for U.S. President Barack Obama at the Great Hall of the People on November 12, 2014 in Beijing, China.
- 2015-09-23CNN's Will Ripley sits down with scientists from the National Aeronautical Development Association (NADA), North Korea's space agency. NADA officials gave CNN exclusive access to a newly opened satellite control center.
- 2015-09-23To coincide with this year's Mid-Autumn Festival on September 27, Chinese budget carrier Spring Airlines (not pictured) is operating 100 or so flights offering prized seats dedicated to moon-gazers. Andy Lesniak shot this photo of the supermoon in Lo
- 2015-09-22The best movie twists are shocking enough to make you reconsider the entire film. (We'll reveal many of them in this gallery, so you've been warned: SPOILERS FOLLOW.) Kevin Spacey obviously likes twists, right up to his present-day role in the T
- 2015-09-22Chris Massaro, a new Catholic seminarian, removes his clerical collar so he can put on his vestments for Mass.
- 2015-09-22Actress Viola Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, walk the red carpet before the Emmy Awards ceremony on Sunday, September 20.
- 2015-09-22Few images exist of 18th-century Spanish missionary Junipero Serra, a founding figure of the American West. This portrait has become one of the standard representations of him and was done in the early 1900s by a Mexican priest, Father Jose Mosqueda, who
- 2015-09-22Catholics in politics, by the numbers
- 2015-09-22Security surrounds Pope Francis as makes his way to the Metropolitan Cathedral in Santiago, Cuba, on Tuesday, September 22. The Pope arrived in Cuba on Saturday and is scheduled to travel to the United States on Tuesday.
- 2015-09-22Without adequate anesthesia during surgery, your brain can stay awake and aware while your muscles stay frozen. It's called anesthesia awareness, and it happens to about one out of every 1,000 patients. When you schedule surgery, ask your surgeon if
- 2015-09-22Insider favorite and queen of the fairy tale goths Simone Rocha showed at the gorgeous neoclassical Lancaster House. It proved a most fitting venue for her regal collection.
- 2015-09-22Mind your head: a king-sized bed descends from the ceiling to replace the lounge area in Simon Woodroffe's YO! Home design.
- 2015-09-22Ayuvile "Avo" Ndamase is one of South Africa's best-known young surfers. He was only six when he first surfed. Today he is an aspiring competitive surfer.
- 2015-09-22One of the lesser known attractions in the French region of Provence is a museum dedicated to Haribo's super-sweet candies.
- 2015-09-21Photographer Dennis Doucet was out searching for birds in the rice paddies near his neighborhood in Kobe, Japan, when he spotted a bunch of mannequin heads appearing in the fields.
- 2015-09-21Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker dropped out of the presidential race on Monday, September 21. He was seeking the Republican Party's nomination.
- 2015-09-21In memory, Marilyn Monroe -- who died 53 years ago, on August 5, 1962 -- is perpetually vital and beautiful. That's the way photographer Douglas Kirkland saw her when they met in 1961. "She was like the girl next door," he recalls. "Sh
- 2015-09-2114 ways to say 'I love you'
- 2015-09-21Apples are the go-to fruit among youth ages 2 to 19, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Apples account for 18.9% of fruit intake among that age group.
- 2015-09-21Luc Jamet's photo "Eclipse Totality over Sassendalen" was the overall winner of the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest that is run every year by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London. Sassendalen is a valley in Svalbard,
- 2015-09-21Staged on pier 26 on the Hudson river, the Givenchy SS16 show was the most expensive runway presentation of New York fashion week.
- 2015-09-21Republican presidential candidates stand on stage before the main debate Wednesday, September 16, at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. From left to right are former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, former New York Gov. George Pataki, U.S
- 2015-09-21Outstanding Drama Series: "Game of Thrones"
- 2015-09-21Evert Louwman of Holland receives Best of Show for his 1936 Mercedes-Benz 500 K Special Roadster.
- 2015-09-21As well as being business partners, Tsholo Dikobe (left) and Gaone Mothibi are "inseparable" best friends. Gaone: "GaTsh is our names - the first two letters of my name, and then 'Tsh.' So combined it's GaTsh Fros -- 'fr
- 2015-09-21An Anglo-French project, the Concorde first entered service in 1976. One of only two supersonic passenger aircraft ever produced, it crossed the Atlantic in three hours at 1,370 miles per hour -- almost twice the speed of sound. Click on for a look back a
- 2015-09-21Dr. Luanne Freer founded Everest ER, a nonprofit medical clinic, in 2003. The clinic is open every year during climbing season at Everest Base Camp.
- 2015-09-21Opening Ceremony collaborated with Korea-based Gentle Monster Eyewear to style the models with curved furniture-inspired sunglasses
- 2015-09-21Sitting just 50 kilometers east of Komodo, most travelers know Flores as a pitstop on the way to see the Komodo dragons. But with its many natural wonders and a rising dining and hotel scene, Flores is worth a trip on its own.
- 2015-09-21On November 23, 1963, "Doctor Who" was first broadcast on the BBC. Today, it remains a cult favorite among science-fiction fans young and old. Peter Capaldi (pictured with Jenna Coleman) took over as the Twelfth Doctor in 2014. Click through the
- 2015-09-20Photographer George Holz has built his career photographing the stars. In his new book, "Holz Hollywood," he showcases celebrity portraits spanning 30 years. Seen here is Heather Graham in 1998.
- 2015-09-18Captain Henry Morgan was a big deal long before he landed the gig of a lifetime as mascot of the Captain Morgan brands of spiced rum and spirits. As a Welsh privateer who fought for the English against the Spanish in the Caribbean in the 17th century, he
- 2015-09-18Erin "Tiny" Blackwell was a teen prostitute and the primary focus of the 1984 film "Streetwise," which documented runaway youth in Seattle. The movie evolved from a photo assignment Mary Ellen Mark had for Life magazine.
- 2015-09-18Check out ranger-recommended Yosemite sites in our third installment of Summer in the Park. Check back next week for a look at Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
- 2015-09-18In the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant Act on June 30, 1864, paving the way for the national park system. American photographer Charles Leander Weed captured this view of Yosemite Valley that same year.
- 2015-09-18Alex Chinneck has created A bullet from a shooting star -- a 35-metre tall, upside-down electricity pylon -- on Greenwich Peninsula, London. See our exclusive drone camera video below.
Here, Chinneck gives an inside view of his creative process with cap
- 2015-09-18Pirate Joe's in Vancouver, Canada, is almost exactly like Trader Joe's. Which is why they are being sued. Good times.
- 2015-09-18Explore the gallery for our A-Z of Frankfurt's most exciting show-pieces, including this Mercedes-Benz concept -- the Intelligent Aerodynamic Automobile (IAA).
- 2015-09-18Children compete in traditional horse races as part of the Moyo Festival in Sumbawa, Indonesia, on Monday, September 14. See more remarkable images from "The week in 39 photos."
- 2015-09-18A police officer runs near the scene of the shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, September 16, 2013. Authorities said at least 12 people -- and the suspect -- were killed in the shooting.
- 2015-09-18Straight, 2008-12. The work comprises 90 tons of steel rebars found at the site of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake where low quality building practices and government corruption were blamed for the deaths of over 5000 children in collapsed school buildings.
- 2015-09-18The Okavango Delta in Botswana is the world's largest inland delta and is home to an abundance of wildlife.
- 2015-09-18A migrant holds his child after Hungarian riot police used tear gas and water cannons at the Serbian border crossing on Wednesday, September 16. Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs told CNN that Hungarian forces had been driven to respond when yo
- 2015-09-18The Whale Trail is a gorgeous and remote 56-kilometer trek along the southern tip of Africa. It's named for the crowds of southern right whales that can be glimpsed offshore. These marine giants can grow to up to 15 meters in length and can weigh mor
- 2015-09-18The following math formulas may or may not jog memories of high school trigonometry. Scroll through for a dose of variables, tessellations, polygons, and everything else that inspires Hamid Naderi Yeganeh, a mathematician, who through his passion for numb
- 2015-09-17Republican debate: Verbal attacks between the candidates
- 2015-09-17Actor Ray Liotta has over 100 credits to his name, but for many fans he will always be...
- 2015-09-17Miss Fame and Violet Chachki attend the Jeremy Scott show during New York Fashion Week
- 2015-09-17A man tries to calm his daughter moments after they and other migrants arrived on the Greek island of Kos in August. More than 366,000 people have crossed the Mediterranean Sea this year in search of a better life in Europe, according to the United Nation
- 2015-09-17A man secures a Chilean flag on a roof in Concon, Chile, after tsunami waves triggered by a 8.3-magnitude earthquake damaged homes and businesses on Thursday, September 17. Several coastal towns were flooded.
- 2015-09-17"Game of Thrones" dominated the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations with 24 nods. Outstanding drama was just one of several categories the addictive HBO show was recognized for. Other nominees in the "outstanding drama" category inc
- 2015-09-17Crews prepare the stage for the Republican presidential debate that took place Wednesday, September 16, at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The stage was 45 feet high so that it would be level with the Air Force One used by form
- 2015-09-17British model Jourdan Dunn has her makeup done backstage before the Diane von Furstenburg SS16 show begins in New York.
- 2015-09-17A crew member of a helicopter operated by Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency checks a water-bombing operation in Pelalawan, Indonesia, on Thursday, September 17. Choking smog across Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia can be linked to the burning o
- 2015-09-17Memorable quotes from the #CNNDebate
- 2015-09-17From Top Gear host Chris Evans' fleet of Ferraris and Jaguars to Keith Richards' 1965 Bentley, the Goodwood Revival auction saw some of the most iconic classic cars go up for sale. Richards' Bentley, pictured above, sold for $1,183,500. Scr
- 2015-09-17Canadian photographer Christopher Herwig has spent nearly 15 years documenting the extraordinary bus shelters of the old Soviet Union. This, in the disputed region of Abkhazia, is one of a number of wild creations by Zurab Tsereteli, an artist who went on
- 2015-09-17Republican presidential candidates stand on stage before the main debate Wednesday, September 16, at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. From left to right are U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, U.S. Sen. Marc
- 2015-09-17Here, Delia and some close friends, including Delia's fourth wife, Penny, visit a local restaurant before attending a theater show.
- 2015-09-16Four Republicans running for President stand on stage before the first of two debates Wednesday, September 16, at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. From left to right are former New York Gov. George Pataki, former U.S. Sen. Rick
- 2015-09-16A man dressed as a traditional Mongol warrior is photographed at the Naadem festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in 2013. Photographer Stanislas Guigui wanted to invoke a sense of timelessness in the portraits and make them look as though they were painted.
- 2015-09-16The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, first awarded in 1969, celebrates fiction written in English and published in the United Kingdom. This is the second year the prize has been open to writers of any nationality. Author Marlon James of Jamaica is one of six
- 2015-09-16Suffering from the loss of a daughter, photographer Ashlee Wells Jackson felt the pain of women who felt their bodies had betrayed them. Through taking pictures of women's bodies after they had children, she and business partner Laura Weetzie Wilson
- 2015-09-16Joy Behar returned to "The View" in September 2015 after leaving in 2013. For a while, Behar pulled double duty on "The View" (where she was one of the original co-hosts) and as host of "The Joy Behar Show" on HLN. The latter
- 2015-09-16Final assembly is underway on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, the first member of the aerospace company's new, more efficient single-aisle airplane family. The first 737 MAX is expected to roll out by the end of the year.
- 2015-09-16Behind the scenes photos of the CNN Debate setup
- 2015-09-16Guides Tundup Wangail (left) and Achho thread their way past a waterfall on the Zanskar River, known as "Chadar" in its frozen state. Growing up in Zanska -- a remote valley in India that remains cut off from the world for five months each year
- 2015-09-16Actress and singer Vanessa Williams and Miss New Jersey 1995 Dena Blizzard snap a selfie on Sunday, September 13. Williams returned to the Miss America stage Sunday night, three decades after she became the first black woman to win the crown but resigned
- 2015-09-16Shunichiro Kobayashi, 19, joined the protests after learning about them on Twitter. He's worried that Japanese forces will be sent to the Middle East and other conflict zones, and that Japanese military lives could be lost. He also says he fears &quo
- 2015-09-16This private lot in eastern Bangkok's Ramkhamhaeng neighborhood is filled with pieces of decommissioned commercial jets, including a Boeing 747 fuselage. Photojournalist Taylor Weidman, who's lived in Thailand for two years, captured the followi
- 2015-09-15Morgan Harrington was a 20-year-old junior at Virginia Tech when she disappeared October 17, 2009, while attending a rock concert in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her skeleton was discovered on January 26, 2010, in a remote hayfield 10 miles from where she v
- 2015-09-15A new report by Friends of the Earth and the National Resources Defense Council grades America's 25 largest fast food and "fast casual" restaurants on their antibiotics policies and sourcing practices. Fourteen restaurants scored zero point
- 2015-09-15U.S. President Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II speak during a state banquet in Buckingham Palace on May 24, 2011, in London.
- 2015-09-15Though tricky to spot, pumas inhabit Chile's Torres Del Paine National Park. Quasar Expeditions launched its first puma trekking safaris in the park earlier this year.
- 2015-09-15Arnold "The Terminator" Schwarzenegger made a career change at 56, winning election as California's governor in 2003. He has most recently been tapped to replace Donald Trump as host of NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice."
- 2015-09-15From mountains made of dreamlike foam to taxidermy lions covered with dew-drop beads, master alchemist Kohei Nawa gives a tour to some of his greatest creations so far...
- 2015-09-15Abraham Attah won the Mastrello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor at the 72nd Venice Film Festival on September 12.
- 2015-09-15Could the next president of the United States be of Hispanic heritage? Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, left, and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, both of Cuban descent, each hope to win the GOP nomination for the presidency. Click through the gallery to see other new
- 2015-09-15Mischief Reef in the South China Sea in January 2012, left, and in September 2015, right. China appears to building a third airstrip on this reef, according to new satellite images analyzed by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International St
- 2015-09-15Kenichi Shinoda (center), head of Japan's largest organized crime syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi, after his release from prison in 2011.
- 2015-09-15Solta, edged by the crystal-clear turquoise Adriatic Sea and pebble beaches, is a pine-covered island of 24 bays and 1,400 people.
- 2015-09-15In China, grassy fashion trend sprouts on people's heads
- 2015-09-14The musical "Mary Poppins" kicked off the film career of stage star Julie Andrews, who went on to win an Academy Award for her portrayal of the loving-but-firm nanny. The film debuted in August 1964.
- 2015-09-14Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev, left, crowns Betty Cantrell as Miss America 2016 on Sunday, September 13.
- 2015-09-14Nawa created portions of his Catalyst sculpture live in front of an audience during the launch of his new exhibition at Pace London. Take a look at other views from the show...
- 2015-09-14Fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways' new set of "Star Wars"-themed planes since designs were released earlier this year. The first of the series was rolled out on Saturday.
- 2015-09-14Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry embraces Madeline Martin, daughter of Eagle Forum President Ed Martin, before speaking at the Eagle Council XLIV in St. Louis on Friday, September 11. During a speech, Perry said he is ending his bid for the Republican preside
- 2015-09-14Don't worry about missing Chelsea Handler. She is ending her E! talk show, "Chelsea Lately," this summer after seven years, but Netflix has announced she will host a talk show for the streaming TV service premiering in 2016. Handler has bee
- 2015-09-14Vanessa Williams stepped down in 1984 as the first black Miss America after nude photos of her appeared in Penthouse magazine. She went on to have a successful singing and acting career and has written a memoir. In September, Sam Haskell, executive chairm
- 2015-09-14Rosh Hashanah means "head of the year" in Hebrew. It is a time for reflection and repentance and is referred to as the "day of judgment" or the "day of repentance." One of the most significant rituals of the holiday is the bl
- 2015-09-14Richard Turere, 13, is from Kitengela, on the edge of the Nairobi National Park, in Kenya. He started herding his family's cattle when he was just nine.
- 2015-09-14UK-based group Catalyst Rwanda has teamed up with Les Enfants De Dieu, a residental care center for street children in Rwanda, to teach the kids how to "break" -- hip-hop's original dance form.
- 2015-09-14Marathon des Sables (MDS) is a grueling multi-stage running event that covers more than 220 kilometers, and is held each year in southern Moroccan Sahara.
- 2015-09-14The Fluff lighting system -- designed by Hideki Yoshimoto + Yoshinaka Ono of Tangent -- doesn't only look extraordinary. It also changes color and the rhythm of the light's pulsations according to the surrounding sounds.
- 2015-09-14The Brixton Pound was created in September 2009, originally as a physical paper currency. Two years later, it became a mobile pay-by-text service used by more than 250 local businesses.
- 2015-09-14"Invisible Borders" is a group of African artists and photographers who come together to hold an annual road trip as part of their quest to find new narratives about the continent. Click through the gallery to see some of the images they've
- 2015-09-14"I work at La Lucia Virgin Active. I'm a fitness manager there. I ride from where we live in North Beach, Durban out to the club every day. It's my mode of transport. I enjoy it. It certainly keeps me five-alive."
- 2015-09-14Photographer Justin Tsucalas captures colorfully grotesque moments every parent will recognize in his series, "Look at this messy baby." This was taken when his son Oliver started eating cereal Os, one of his first finger foods. "Needless t
- 2015-09-14Doctors in Bangkok successfully extracted the 6-carat diamond from the woman's intestine via coloscope on Sunday.
- 2015-09-14The world's first ever hotels constructed from sand have opened in the Dutch towns of Oss and Sneek, to coincide with the Friesland and Brabant sand sculpture festivals.
- 2015-09-14Dubai's most iconic building is still its last word in luxury stays. Its possible to rack up charges of $50,000 during a night's stay -- although far cheaper options are available.
- 2015-09-13Kelly Slater surfs at the Hurley Pro on Saturday, September 12, in Lower Trestles, California.
- 2015-09-13The lovable Nintendo gaming character Mario has existed since he appeared as the hero of "Donkey Kong" in 1981, but he reached video game immortality with 1985's "Super Mario Bros.," a game that would have countless sequels and sp
- 2015-09-13Taylor Swift can indeed "Shake It Off" with the year she's been having, raking in $64 million. A platinum album and endorsement deals with Diet Coke and CoverGirl have made for a lucrative 2014.
- 2015-09-12A twin-propeller plane carrying crew from a Tom Cruise movie set crashed Friday, September 11, in foggy conditions in the mountains near San Pedro de los Milagros, Colombia.
- 2015-09-12Paula Deen is featured in "Dancing with the Stars" season premiere, Monday at 8 p.m. ET, ABC
- 2015-09-12A military helicopter prepares to land on the roof of an apartment building during a rescue mission in the city of Joso in Ibaraki prefecture on Saturday, September 12.
- 2015-09-12Paul Walker, a star of the "Fast & Furious" movie franchise, died in a car crash on November 30, 2013. He was 40. Here's a look at his career through the years.
- 2015-09-12"The face of our church is changing. The face of our nation is changing. The face of this parish is changing," says Msgr. Edward Deliman. He's trying to help bring people together after a Philadelphia Archdiocese merger that combined Our La
- 2015-09-12A crane collapsed Friday, September 11, at one of Islam's most important mosques, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. At least 107 people were killed and 238 others injured, Saudi Arabia's civil defense authorities said.
- 2015-09-11Police officers are egged by protesting farmers in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, September 7. Thousands of angry European farmers set off fireworks, blared horns and blocked streets with tractors as they demanded emergency European Union funds to help the
- 2015-09-11Outstanding Drama Series: "Breaking Bad"
- 2015-09-11The winners at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards gave us déjà vu, but at least the show itself was fresh. Host Seth Meyers opened with well-aimed jokes, including some about the Emmys show itself. "This year we're doing the Emmys on a Monday night
- 2015-09-11Some shows never got much of a chance -- and should get another go-round. One that maintains a fervent fan base is "Firefly," the Joss Whedon-created sci-fi western that starred Nathan Fillion. It aired for just one season. Yeah, there was a mov
- 2015-09-11"Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara came in first on the Forbes list of the highest paid actresses for the fourth year in a row, earning a sweet $28.5 million. She tied with "The Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting this year.
- 2015-09-11Rachel McAdams is most famous for her big-screen works, but she's no stranger to television. From 2003 to 2005, while starring in hits like "Mean Girls," "The Notebook" and "Wedding Crashers," McAdams played Kate McNab o
- 2015-09-11In 1983, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences rounded up the best in the industry, such as "Dynasty's" Joan Collins, to honor that year's outstanding TV performances. But while the names and faces have changed for Emmy voters
- 2015-09-11 A variety of celebrities and other public figures across a variety of faiths -- and none -- have expressed their support for Pope Francis. Here is a selection of their comments.
- 2015-09-11Chimpanzees chow down at feeding time on "Monkey Island," a colony of former research lab captives on an atoll deep in the jungle of southern Liberia. The colony of more than 60 chimps has been at the center of an international storm since the N
- 2015-09-11By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, for CNN
A stark look of contemplation is etched across Nelson Mandela's face. Holding up a simple, chaste hand mirror, the virtuous former South African president gazes quietly at his reflection. A gentle but indomitable po
- 2015-09-11No other site has spent more time on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger - the Old City of Jerusalem has held a spot since 1982. A holy city for three different religions, it attracts millions of tourists with over 200 monuments, including the
- 2015-09-11A funeral is held in Kobani, Syria, for 2-year-old Aylan Kurdi, his brother, Galip; and their mother, Rehen, on Friday, September 4. The three were among 12 refugees who drowned while trying to sail across the Mediterranean Sea. A photo showing Aylan&apos
- 2015-09-11James Holmes donned body armor, helmet and gas mask before entering the auditorium, tossing tear gas into the crowd and opening fire.
- 2015-09-11"Humans of Khartoum" is a photo series launched by Qusai Akoud to pay tribute to the people living in the Sudanese capital. Click through the gallery to read excerpts of Akoud's blog that go with the photographs he took in the streets of Kh
- 2015-09-11The African Students Association of Ithaca College in New York has launched a photo campaign called "The Real Africa: Fight the Stereotype."
- 2015-09-11Andy Warhol offered David LaChappelle his first job as a photographer at Interview Magazine. Death by a Hamburger (2001) shown above, is an example of LaChappelle's surreal and often humorous aesthetic.
- 2015-09-11Olamide Orekunrin (center) is the founder of Flying Doctors Nigeria, the first air ambulance service in West Africa.
- 2015-09-11Nigerian drummer Tony Allen is famous for helping create Afrobeat as member of Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band.
- 2015-09-11It is amazing how little knowledge there is of the first plastic chair. It was produced in 1946 in Canada, design by D.C. Simpson, and it is amazingly elegant reductive and fluid for its time. The narrow back and tapered legs were so beautiful and elegant
- 2015-09-11Dams in sub-Saharan Africa may contribute to the spread of malaria, a new study undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems has found. Pictured here is the Kariba Dam wall between Zimbabwe and Zambia, opened last Februar
- 2015-09-11The new trend in Paris is restaurants dedicated to one ingredient or signature dish. L'Huitrade, an oyster bar just off the Champs Elysses, is owned by Michelin-starred chef Guy Savoy.
- 2015-09-11It's an ensemble cast for the fifth installment of the very popular Ryan Murphy drama. This time around it's "American Horror Story: Hotel."
- 2015-09-10Ritz-Carlton made its debut as one of the world's top hotel brands on Travel + Leisure's 2015 World's Best list. Part of the brand's appeal? Location. Whether it's New York or Montreal (pictured), booking a reservation with Ritz-C
- 2015-09-10The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is attending an exhibition of his work outside China for the first time in five years. He was granted a passport this July by the Chinese authorities, four years after it was confiscated.
Here, he stands among his trees at th
- 2015-09-10The PrEP Heroes campaign aims to increase awareness of drugs that prevent HIV from establishing itself if a person is exposed. "Being a part of the PrEP Hero campaign was important because it was an opportunity to show diversity in communities where
- 2015-09-10An advertisement for the future site of Western World stands before a vast, undeveloped lot near Four Corners, California. Film director Wim Wenders took thousands of photos of the American West before working on his award-winning 1984 movie "Paris,
- 2015-09-10Scientists say they've discovered a new species of human relative in the Rising Star cave in the Cradle of Humankind world heritage site outside Johannesburg
- 2015-09-10As befitting an Englishman born to the upper classes and educated at Harrow and Cambridge, the photographs of Sir Cecil Beaton often have an elegant formality to them. No wonder he was a favorite of celebrities and aristocrats, capturing a languid glamour
- 2015-09-10Want to eat at El Celler de Can Roca, named this year's "World's Best Restaurant" by Restaurant Magazine? You'll have to book a table 11 months in advance.
- 2015-09-10The driver doesn't sit centrally in Honda's Project 2&4 concept, but on the left, in a unique "floating seat" designed to create the feel of a biker. Whether the futuristic transparent dashboard could ever become a reality is open
- 2015-09-10"Underground astronauts" Marina Elliott and Becca Peixotto work inside the cave where fossils of Homo naledi were discovered.
- 2015-09-10Born to a family of hunters, Austrian street artist Nychos has been fascinated with animal anatomy his whole life. Cartoonish yet strangely detailed murals like the one above are his specialty.
- 2015-09-09The Full Throttle Saloon, a tavern that billed itself as "The World's Biggest Biker Bar" was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning, September 8, in Sturgis, South Dakota.
- 2015-09-09A refugee, holding his son and daughter, cries tears of joy after their boat arrived on the Greek island of Kos on Saturday, August 15. The island in the Aegean Sea has been overwhelmed by Syrian refugees.
- 2015-09-09Stephen Colbert talks with George Clooney during the premiere episode of "The Late Show," which he took over on Tuesday, September 8. Colbert's rise includes a number of notable moments.
- 2015-09-09U.S. President Barack Obama takes a selfie with television personality Bear Grylls while visiting Alaska on Wednesday, September 2. "Glad this was the only Bear I met in the park," Obama said on the White House Instagram account. Obama taped a s
- 2015-09-09The remote Kalaupapa peninsula on the Hawaiian island of Molokai housed a settlement for Leprosy patients from 1866 to 1969. When it was closed, many residents chose to remain.
- 2015-09-09An Iran Air 747 on the tarmac at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport. Some of the airline's planes have been in service since before the country's 1979 revolution.
- 2015-09-08Despite many beautiful beaches and islands nearby -- including Koh Kradan (pictured) -- Trang has remained remarkably under the radar. Here's our guide to Trang, Thailand's next big island-hopping destination.
- 2015-09-08Britain's Queen Elizabeth II poses for her official Golden Jubilee portrait in November 2001. Photographer Polly Borland was commissioned for the shoot.
- 2015-09-08The James Bond movies have a tradition of tapping the "it" guy or gal (or band) for their famous opening title number. The latest is British crooner Sam Smith, who sings "Writing's On The Wall" from the upcoming Bond film "Sp
- 2015-09-08A chin up is a pulling movement that promotes strength in the arms, shoulder girdle, upper back and core. Make it a goal to perform at least one unassisted, full range-of-motion, chin up.
- 2015-09-08A diver inspects portions of a cella, a rectangular room found inside Greek temples, one of about 250 ancient Egyptian artifacts once thought to be lost to history, now on display in Paris.
- 2015-09-08The 'Containerscraper' design from CRG Architects would use shipping containers to provide housing for around 5,000 inhabitants of the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India.
- 2015-09-08Shi zhu zhai shu hua pu, or the Manual of Calligraphy and Painting, has finally been opened by expert operatives at Cambridge University Library. Explore inside...
- 2015-09-08Blick Bassy has been making music for 20 years. In June 15 seconds of music from a track on his third album, "Ako," were chosen for Apple's global iPhone 6 advertising campaign -- propelling him onto the international music scene.
- 2015-09-08Plans have been unveiled for the 26th rendition of the famed Icehotel in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden. The 2016 hotel is due to open December 11. The hotel is rebuilt each fall and lasts until the ice melts in spring.
- 2015-09-08Thai security officials escort bombing suspect Yusufu Meerailee, arrested last week near the Cambodian border, as he is transferred from military to police custody at the metropolitan police headquarters in Bangkok on September 7, 2015.
- 2015-09-08An iconic photographer best known for capturing street art and graffiti, Martha Cooper has documented work by Banksy (shown in the right side of the photo above), Blade, Dondi and other famous street artists. Cooper emphasizes the difference between graff
- 2015-09-08Located in the Usadan-ro neighborhood, Go Zip specializes in teas and fermented drinks from different regions around the country. Its signature drink maesil ade is a fizzy Chinese plum drink with fermented syrup served in a syringe.
- 2015-09-07Israel is struggling to deal with right-wing Jewish attacks on Palestinians. In August, authorities ordered the detention without trial of Meir Ettinger. Police said Ettinger was suspected of "nationalist crimes" but did not accuse him of direct
- 2015-09-07Photographer Deb Schwedhelm finds a lot of connection between her family and the bodies of water they swim in. As a military family, they are often shifting from place to place, much like the tide. In this water series, "From the Sea," Schwedhel
- 2015-09-07U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs fly in formation over Tallinn, Estonia, on Friday, September 4. The United States is showing solidarity with a NATO ally as tensions with Russia have escalated in Eastern Europe.
- 2015-09-07Celebrities have been bringing their children to fashion week for years, but after North West — Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's two-year-old daughter — was seen crying in the front of her father's show last season, the issue of kids on the fashi
- 2015-09-07It's not rare to see strange objects on London's River Thames: a floating house, an enormous wooden hippo, a gaudily painted WWI-era warship. This month, it's a group of suit-clad men on horses outfitted with oil extraction pump heads.
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- 2015-09-07The new WTC Abuja will open in the business district of Nigeria'a capital city early next year.
- 2015-09-07"Berlin is the first major Western city where vegetarianism has achieved complete culinary parity with the traditional carnivore's diet," says New York-based Saveur magazine, which has published its Good Taste Awards for 2015.
- 2015-09-07Brewing was introduced to Namibia by German colonists. Their strict purity rules remain in place today, meaning the country produces some of Africa's best, and most refreshing, beers.
- 2015-09-06Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton receives an endorsement from U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on Saturday, September 5 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Clinton attended a Women for Hillary event at Portsmouth High School.
- 2015-09-05Long, short, tamed or wild - beards have taken a multitude of forms throughout the years. Despite their long and turbulent history, beards are more popular than at any other time in living memory. Xtopher Grey, pictured, is a prominent competitive beard g
- 2015-09-05Stephen Colbert hosts "The Late Show" for the first time Tuesday night on CBS at 11:35 p.m. ET.
- 2015-09-04U.S. President Barack Obama says hello to puppies belonging to musher John Baker (second from the right) in Kotzebue, Alaska, on September 2, 2015.
- 2015-09-04Child labor, long working hours and a lack of weekends are some of the conditions that led to the labor movement of the 19th and 20th centuries. As many workers enjoy the Labor Day 2015 holiday, many of those conditions -- like this example of child labor
- 2015-09-04Participants make their way through dust at Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada on Wednesday, September 2. The 29th annual alternative living event is traditionally centered around the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy. See more remarkabl
- 2015-09-04CNN Films "Fresh Dressed" takes a look at how hip-hop grew to have a global impact on the high fashion industry.
Jamel Shabazz took many iconic photos of the style revolution that was happening on the streets of New York City in the '80s a
- 2015-09-04Looking to learn something? Or just waste time? Google (literally) has the answer for you, simply by typing "fun facts" into the search box. For example, "What type of creature is Yoda and where is he from?" Google asks. The answer: &q
- 2015-09-04Formerly called Mount McKinley, Denali is now known by the Native Alaskan (Athabascan) name it's held for thousands of years. Denali's summit is 20,310 feet and is the highest mountain peak in North America.
- 2015-09-04A new study led by Yale University estimates the Earth is home to 3 trillion trees -- more than 7 times greater than what was previously believed. But the study also estimates that the globe's tree population has been cut almost in half since the sta
- 2015-09-04More than 170 million pages of wills and estate documents are now available on Ancestry.com, which means you can find how some famous people dispensed with their earthly property. Paul Revere, for example, left $500 to each of his grandchildren except one
- 2015-09-04A migrant lies on the track with a baby as she is detained in Bicske, Hungary, on Thursday, September 3. Few want to go to the migrant camps set up by authorities, fearing that once there, they may not be able to continue on to other European Union member
- 2015-09-04In search of an undiscovered paradise? Try the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean. It boasts crystal clear waters, white sandy beaches and a diverse selection of wildlife (and it's not swarming with tourists).
- 2015-09-04Renas Lelikan, an Australian man of Kurdish origin, is pictured with children in the Makhmour refugee camp in northern Iraq. Lelikan is attempting to flee the camp, which is being targeted by ISIS militants.
- 2015-09-04The Boeing 747 is one of the iconic commercial jets of the 20th century. It arrived in the late 1960s largely because Pan Am thought bigger planes would be the answer to passenger congestion at airports. The 747 was 2.5 times the size of Boeing's ear
- 2015-09-04Maris Degener's life changed for the better when she discovered yoga. Once anxious and suffering from anorexia, this healthy 16-year-old wants to dedicate her life to helping others. Click through our gallery to learn more of Degener's story.
- 2015-09-03Illustration by Murat Sayın, an artist living in Ankara, Turkey. "To see a child in such a position, lying dead in a beach at a country that was supposed to give him refuge and a future ... seeing a child who was running away from war and death. ...
- 2015-09-03The complete Eatwell tableware set
- 2015-09-03Chili's "Lighter Choice" Margarita Grilled Chicken only has 580 calories and comes with delicious black beans, rice and pico de gallo. Click through our gallery to see other healthy choices.
- 2015-09-03Almost two years after it was swallowed by a sinkhole, the restored 1 millionth Corvette was unveiled at a ceremony Thursday. Angela Lamb, who helped build the car 23 years ago, joined Corvette designer John Cafaro and GM's Dave Bolognino to do the h
- 2015-09-03During her reign as queen for 63 years, Queen Elizabeth II has made numerous trips abroad, often leading an extensive schedule. Her travels have taken her all over the world.
- 2015-09-03Beyonce pictured wearing Kisua. Go through the gallery to see more creations by the fashion brand.
- 2015-09-03For decades, 1941's "Citizen Kane" has been hailed as one of the greatest -- and most influential -- movies of all time. Orson Welles' debut film, based on the life of newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, started its first run
- 2015-09-03Siddhartha Joshi is a 34-year-old industrial designer whose project "Tell Me Your Dream" is revealing the hopes and aspirations of one person every day for a year.
"Fifteen year-old Rajesh works as a Behrupiya (impersonator) in Pune, spen
- 2015-09-03With swarms of fighter jets and helicopters flying overhead, some 12,000 troops marched through the center of Beijing as China marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II with its biggest ever display of military might. Here's what ordinar
- 2015-09-03Chinese military helicopters fly in formation over Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2015 in Beijing, China. A massive military parade in Tiananmen Square marked the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II.
- 2015-09-03"I'm a very obsessive person and I think particularly in the jewelry industry, you have to be very obsessed with every detail."
- 2015-09-02At Salt & Straw, they believe in sweet and spicy. Their strawberry honey balsamic with black pepper ice cream flavor tastes exactly as you'd expect it to.
- 2015-09-02Carson Cheney was a full-of-life 4-year-old boy who was rarely seen without a toy car in hand. After his parents suffered the traumatic loss of their son in 2012, they were inspired to share his courage with the world. A year after his passing, Carson Cou
- 2015-09-02Sal Syed snaps the photos for the "Star Wars" stormtrooper/Disney World mashup project "stormie_at_wdw" on Instagram. Devyn Hensel writes the captions: "I saw the dark side of Disney today and it wasn't pretty," is the l
- 2015-09-02Amazon is launching another one of its original series in September. "Hand of God" stars Ron Perlman as a corrupt judge turned vigilante after a family tragedy convinces him he's hearing from God. It's available on Amazon Prime starti
- 2015-09-02T-Pain sang the national anthem without his trademark Auto-Tune before the San Francisco Giants-Los Angeles Dodgers game Monday, August 31. Fans cheered his rendition. Here are some of the song's highs and lows.
- 2015-09-02When you first get out of bed, stand with feet hip distance and palms together at the center of your chest.
- 2015-09-02Migrants wear identification bracelets aboard a Norwegian ship during a search-and-rescue mission off the Libyan coast on Tuesday, September 1. Europe is in the midst of a migration crisis. Desperate men and women, often with children in tow, are fleeing
- 2015-09-02Few things are as reliable -- or as archetypal -- as a luxury Swiss watch. Geneva is the birthplace and spiritual home of Swiss watchmaking and 24 hours in its streets reveals the horological styles and secrets that continue to make the city tick.
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- 2015-09-02Designed by Mexican sibling architecture duo Esteban and Sebastián Suárez, the Sunset Chapel seems right at home among the mountain's boulders.
- 2015-09-02Singer Miley Cyrus uses a selfie stick while hosting the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, August 30. Among those in the photo are singer Rita Ora, television personality Kim Kardashian and people dressed as Smurfs and Frankenstein.
- 2015-09-02One of the finest ways to enjoy the vast expanses of Sweden (pictured) is while gazing out the window of a sleeper train at dusk. Though a number of operators continue to offer sleeper train service across Europe, competition from airlines and fast day tr
- 2015-09-02Japanese mountaineer Nobukazu Kuriki, 33, from Hokkaido, is preparing to make his fifth attempt to summit Mount Everest in Nepal in September, 2015.
- 2015-09-01In an attempt to dominate messaging online, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for the record sum of $19 billion. The five-year old app had 450 million users at the time of the acquisition in February 2014, adding a million users every day.
- 2015-09-01Playing cards fly in this 1976 photo taken by Jill Freedman at a New York fire station. For her 1977 book "Firehouse," Freedman spent more than a year living side by side with the firemen.
- 2015-09-01Britain's concept warship of the future, dubbed "Dreadnought 2050," has a "moon pool" at its stern to launch amphibious troops.
- 2015-09-01A police officer searches for three suspects in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Fox Lake, Illinois, on Tuesday, September 1.
- 2015-09-01Who's going to be the next James Bond? Well, it's unlikely to be Idris Elba. The writer of the new Bond novel set off a social media firestorm with a comment that the British actor is "too street" to play the suave spy.
- 2015-09-01Nurse's aide Benetha Coleman comforts an infant girl thought to have Ebola symptoms in the high-risk area of the Doctors Without Borders' Ebola Treatment Unit in Paynesville, Liberia, in January. The baby's blood test later came back negati
- 2015-09-01Popular Bookmall, which operates eight bookstores in China, runs a streetside shop that operates under the honor system. The company hopes it will encourage locals to read more.
- 2015-09-01Mark Essien, pictured front, is founder and CEO behind Nigeria's "biggest booking portal" -- Hotels.ng. In a country where social media has become a force to reckon with, the 31-year-old businessman is using Twitter to find new talent to po
- 2015-09-01In 1978's ultimate college caper, "Animal House," Dean Wormer wants to expel the wild Delta Tau Chi fraternity, but these party animals won't go quietly. Click through for more movies that chronicled college life.
- 2015-09-01Pastry chef to the stars, Peggy Porschen, reveals her seven tips for creating the perfect cake.
Number one is to use top quality ingredients. "It makes a huge difference," says Porschen.
"In particular, a really good butter is really impor
- 2015-09-01The city of Chefchaouen, or Chaouen for short, is seen as a new "it" place on Morocco's tourist trail. Yet it's not the mountains or the "Game of Thrones" architecture that travelers come in their thousands to see. It&apos
- 2015-09-01A top pick among Internet users: "The kiwi's colour represents our mixed race society, and its trail represents the colourful variety of cultures present in New Zealand society," said creator Fosh from Wellington.
- 2015-09-01The United States and China were allies during World War II and more than 250,000 Americans served in what was known as the "China-Burma-India" theater. Here, a U.S. sergeant and a lieutenant, both members of the Y-Force Operations Staff, demon
- 2015-09-01Even without the sky displayed on ceiling-mounted LED screens, swimmers at the Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong feel the altitude in the world's highest indoor infinity pool.