CNN Site Map (Galleries) for September - 2015
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- 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
- 2015-09-30Kelly 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 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.
- 2015-09-30There'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.
- 2015-09-30After 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.
- 2015-09-30Katy 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.
- 2015-09-30Children 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
- 2015-09-30Harry 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
- 2015-09-30Lady 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.
- 2015-09-30The 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
- 2015-09-30Photographer 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.
- 2015-09-301. 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.
- 2015-09-29Alice the corpse flower, also known as Amorphophallus titanium, is blooming at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
- 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
- 2015-09-29Although 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.
- 2015-09-29Barack 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.
- 2015-09-29Throughout "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
- 2015-09-29You 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.
- 2015-09-29Nepalese 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
- 2015-09-29The 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.
- 2015-09-29Afghan 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.
- 2015-09-29When 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.
- 2015-09-29Aziza 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.
- 2015-09-29At 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
- 2015-09-29A 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.
- 2015-09-29The 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.
- 2015-09-29Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer, filed a patent application with the U.S. government for "sleeping boxes" for coach passengers on its aircraft.
- 2015-09-29Banksy's Dismaland theme park -- the street artist's dystopian take on Disneyland -- opened in August in southwest England, and tickets sold out within hours.
- 2015-09-29Mable 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
- 2015-09-29George 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
- 2015-09-29A 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.
- 2015-09-29Strap 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.
- 2015-09-28House 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
- 2015-09-28Pope 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.
- 2015-09-28"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.
- 2015-09-28Leah 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
- 2015-09-28The 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
- 2015-09-28A 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
- 2015-09-28Never 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.
- 2015-09-28Earth'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
- 2015-09-28
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"
- 2015-09-28Pope 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
- 2015-09-28The 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.
- 2015-09-27Days 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.
- 2015-09-27Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede
- 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.
- 2015-09-26El 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.
- 2015-09-25Lily 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.
- 2015-09-25The 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.
- 2015-09-25John 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
- 2015-09-25The 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.
- 2015-09-25Among 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.
- 2015-09-25Pope 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.
- 2015-09-25Jang 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.
- 2015-09-25After 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
- 2015-09-25The 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
- 2015-09-25On 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
- 2015-09-25Inside peek at Blahnik's new book
- 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.
- 2015-09-25Britain'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
- 2015-09-24The 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
- 2015-09-24Many South Africa visitors overlook Durban, missing out on its great beaches and sense of style.
- 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.
- 2015-09-24Originally conceptualized for a computer game, Bugatti turned the virtual world into a reality by unveiling the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo.
- 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
- 2015-09-24A 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
- 2015-09-24The team behind the Bloodhound SCC is hoping to break the world land speed record in South Africa in 2016.
- 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.
- 2015-09-23Yogi 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.
- 2015-09-23CNN's Will Ripley sits down with scientists from the National Aeronautical Development Association (NADA), North Korea&apo