CNN Site Map (Galleries) for May - 2015
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- 2015-05-31U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, May 29, shortly after Buhari's inauguration in Abuja, Nigeria.
- 2015-05-31"The Longjiang Bridge is a steel-truss bridge spanning the beautiful Longjiang River," says Beijing-based train photographer Wang Wei. "Here you can see obvious karst topography. To take this photo, I climbed on a hillside with many plants
- 2015-05-31U.S. Vice President Joe Biden began his career in politics in 1972, winning election to the Senate at the age of 29 (he was 30 when he took office). The Delaware Democrat was reelected to the Senate six times, including 2008, before becoming the 47th vice
- 2015-05-30New York shutterbugs were primed Friday evening for the much-anticipated "Manhattanhenge," a semiannual phenomenon when the setting sun aligns precisely with Manhattan's east-west streets, perfect for photos evocative of Stonehenge at dusk.
- 2015-05-29Anthony Bourdain returns to his roots in New Jersey with younger brother Chris. "Parts Unknown" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
- 2015-05-29CNN asked crisis workers to share inspirational quotes from their workplace. Some sit on their desks, others are posted in common areas. Share your favorites on Twitter using the hashtag #gethappy.
- 2015-05-29Vanya Shivashankar, left, of Olathe, Kansas, and Gokul Venkatachalam of St. Louis hold up the trophy after being declared co-winners of the 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Vanya correctly spelled the word "scherenschnitte" and Gokul correctl
- 2015-05-29It's been 40 years since "Jaws" first hit theaters and terrorized ocean swimmers everywhere. Filmed on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, the movie hit theaters June 20, 1975, and starred, from left, Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richar
- 2015-05-29Hillary Clinton answers questions from reporters March 10, 2015 at the United Nations in New York. Clinton admitted that she made a mistake in choosing, for convenience, not to use an official email account when she was secretary of state.
- 2015-05-29Candy Barone's self-sabotaging behavior has roots in her childhood. Through her teen years, twenties and into her early thirties, it increased, causing her weight to fluctuate. Click through our gallery to see her transformation.
- 2015-05-29New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari salutes supporters during his inauguration in Abuja, Nigeria, on Friday, May 29. The ceremony marked the first peaceful transfer of power between rival parties in the African nation.
- 2015-05-29Workers in Aquinnah, Massachusetts, move the Gay Head Lighthouse from its original footing, seen at center between the rails, on Thursday, May 28. The 160-year-old lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard is being moved 135 feet to keep it from falling off an
- 2015-05-29Dennis Hastert in 1985 as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, where he served from 1980 to 1986.
- 2015-05-29A boy stands between tents at a refugee camp in the al-Jamiaa neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, May 28. The camp houses people who have fled from ISIS-dominated Anbar province west of Baghdad.
- 2015-05-29"Halt and Catch Fire" Season 2 with Lee Pace and Scoot McNairy premieres Sunday 10 p.m. ET on AMC.
- 2015-05-29Natalee Holloway disappeared while on a high school graduation trip to Aruba. She was last seen alive on May 30, 2005.
- 2015-05-29Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, of St. Louis, correctly spells the word "cocozelle" in the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Thursday, May 28. He was co-winner of the 2015 bee. The last word he spelled was "n
- 2015-05-29George and Susan Kruger take some of their animals to safety after the family's home in Purcell, Oklahoma, was flooded on Sunday, May 24. Record-setting rains and dangerous storms have been battering Oklahoma and Texas since Memorial Day weekend.
- 2015-05-29The Institute for Strategic Dialogue says Zaynab Sharrouf -- a 14-year-old Australian girl who was taken to Syria in 2013 by her father, a convicted terrorist -- posted this photo online. Supplied to CNN by the ISD.
- 2015-05-29A woman matches her wallpaper in this photo from Keyana Tahmaseb's "Human Canvas" series. "I wanted the subject to look more than trapped ... like she was trying to break out of that feeling," Tahmaseb said.
- 2015-05-28It may look like the stuff of sci-fi movies but this visualization is not a still from the latest Star Wars production. This is what top architects and engineers are predicting our world will look like a century from now.
- 2015-05-28Former New York Gov. George Pataki announces his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination May 28 in New Hampshire.
- 2015-05-28June not only marks the official first day of summer, it means the return of "Orange is the New Black." Season 3 premieres on Netflix on June 12 and is just one of many hot streaming options for the month.
- 2015-05-28To reap the rewards of office yoga, you don't need to sacrifice your lunch hour for class, stand on your head in the break room, or chant "OM" loudly at your desk. You can easily integrate yoga into your workday in subtle ways that deliver
- 2015-05-28A boat carrying about 300 Rohingya men, women and children was found drifting in Thai waters off the southern island of Koh Lipe in the Andaman sea on Thursday, May 14.
- 2015-05-28Former business executive Carly Fiorina speaks to guests gathered at the Point of Grace Church for the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition 2015 Spring Kickoff on April 25, 2015, in Waukee, Iowa.
- 2015-05-28The Golden Gate Bridge, which spans the San Francisco Bay and connects the city to its northern suburbs, is one of the world's most famous structures. Its construction 78 years ago over a deep, treacherous channel was a marvel of modern engineering.
- 2015-05-28Kitesurfing is a watersport that is becoming increasingly popular around the world. Click through to find out why many enthusiasts are heading to a small town on the Atlantic to perfect their tricks, turns and grabs...
- 2015-05-28Statistics on smartphone usage for elections
- 2015-05-28Yoga expert Dana Santas advises her clients to become more mindful of their sitting habits. But awareness is only the first tip. Here are a few simple yoga poses to counterbalance the negatives of sitting too much:
- 2015-05-28Popy, 8, clutches her stuffed bear while working at a dump in Chittagong, Bangladesh. She is one of the many child laborers profiled by photographer Md Shahnewaz Khan.
- 2015-05-28Contemporary Indian art has gained prominence in recent years, and among its most high-profile representatives is Bharti Kher whose work "The Nemesis of Nations" is shown here.
- 2015-05-28Welcome to Dakar, the vibrant home of a growing community of surfers taking advantage of the warm weather, year-round waves and cheap flights. This city is fast becoming the go-to place for surf enthusiasts looking for an uncrowded beach to hone their cra
- 2015-05-28Loew's Jersey Theatre, a not-for-profit historic landmark built in 1929, has hosted Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington and Jean Harlow. It also shows movies and hosts other events.
- 2015-05-27A new exhibition, 53 Echoes of Zaire, depicts the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly known as Zaire. A former Belgian colony, native people suffered greatly at the hands of their colonial masters.
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- 2015-05-27Actor Robert De Niro addressed the class of 2015 during New York University's Tisch School of the Arts commencement ceremony on May 22, 2015. De Niro, who quit high school to pursue an acting career, told grads: "You made it — and, you're
- 2015-05-27Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus takes a selfie with comedian Jerry Seinfeld backstage at David Letterman's final show on Wednesday, May 20. The two former "Seinfeld" stars were among the celebrities who delivered the show's last "Top
- 2015-05-27Comic-Con attendees can re-create their favorite "Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update moments, thanks to an exclusive "SNL" action figure set with figures of former anchors Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. It even comes with an anchor desk.
- 2015-05-27The ICRC and the Nigerian Red Cross are engaged in large-scale activities to help the population affected by the conflict in northeast Nigeria. Since December 2014, food has been distributed to more than 200,000 people, clean water has been provided and m
- 2015-05-27Painter Tom Young came across the crumbling house that would become Villa Paradiso as he was walking home one night. He struck a deal with its owners to use it as an exhibition space.
- 2015-05-27Taneya Hammer poses on prom night in Newark, New Jersey, in 2006. The photo is part of Mary Ellen Mark's "Prom" series, which became a book in 2012. Beyond projecting personal style, prom photos reflect socioeconomic and cultural values fro
- 2015-05-26Merriam-Webster's new words
- 2015-05-26Flamingos are seen on Laguna Colorada, a lake in Potosi, Bolivia, in this aerial photograph taken by George Steinmetz in 2007. The lake is red because natural hot springs provide nutrients for red algae to bloom. The lake has the largest population of fla
- 2015-05-26 A high-tech aircraft skin that harvests the plane's vibrations to power its in-flight systems. Drones that lead birds away from the runway, making the skies safer for fliers both human and avian.
These are just some of the ideas devised by universi
- 2015-05-26The United Nations' refugee agency is using an old ship to ferry Burundian refugees from Kagunga, a tiny Tanzanian fishing village, to a camp in Kigoma, Tanzania. But there are always more travelers than places on the boat. Thousands have already fle
- 2015-05-26Shenzhou-10 was China's fifth manned space mission. The Shenzhou-10 spaceship, propelled by a Long March-2F rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on June 11, 2013.
- 2015-05-26In May 2015, Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi, married his longtime aide, Kay Webber, in a private ceremony in Gulfport. Here they are at a Kennedy Center event in 2010.
- 2015-05-26Rand Paul's merchandise for sale includes a "filibuster starter pack" and "Rand on a Stick."
- 2015-05-25Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was suspended without pay for the remainder of the NFL season on November 18 for violating the league's personal conduct policy. Peterson has been on the exempt/commissioner's permission list -- whi
- 2015-05-25A video of Abubakar Shekau, who claims to be the leader of the Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, is shown in September 2013. Boko Haram is an Islamist militant group waging a campaign of violence in northern Nigeria. The group's ambitions
- 2015-05-25Christopher Martinez, 20, and five other students were shot to death while celebrating the end of school in the college town of Isla Vista, California.
- 2015-05-25Comedy great Anne Meara, one half of the comedy team "Stiller & Meara," died at 85 on Saturday, May 23, her family said. Meara and husband, Jerry Stiller, were regulars on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Click through the gallery to see mo
- 2015-05-25Florida's Everglades National Park covers 1.5 million acres of marshes, rivers and sawgrass prairie. Because they can access even super-shallow areas, airboats offer a unique perspective on the proverbial "river of grass."
- 2015-05-25Chinese shoppers are increasingly choosing Western luxury brands, and website Mihaibao sells directly to Chinese consumers.
- 2015-05-25Travis Tolliver sits in the center surrounded by his biological family in Chile. He's wearing a hat and a young girl in a purple T-shirt sits on his lap.
- 2015-05-25After growing tired of hearing people bicker over which Shanghai shops serve the best soup dumplings, former chef Christopher St. Cavish conducted a scientific study.
- 2015-05-25Anna Jane Grossman was a freelance journalist in New York City before she became a dog trainer and founded her School for the Dogs, which teaches its furry pupils, among other things, how to use an iPad.
- 2015-05-25Vickie Hunt touches the tombstone of her late husband, Vietnam veteran Timothy Hunt, while visiting Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia, on Monday, May 25. "I come every Memorial Day," Hunt said. "As soon as I go through the gates
- 2015-05-25A powerful tornado touched down in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, on Monday, May 25, near the U.S.-Mexico border. At least 13 people were killed, authorities said.
- 2015-05-25American ideals from American leaders
- 2015-05-25In this photo provided by the anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center, Syrian men help survivors out of a building in Aleppo after it was bombed, allegedly by a Syrian regime warplane on Saturday, February 8. The United Nations estimates more t
- 2015-05-24"Mad Men" series finale, Sunday 9 p.m. ET, AMC
- 2015-05-24"Aquarius" series premiere, Thursday 9 p.m. ET, NBC
- 2015-05-24Mans Zelmerlow of Sweden took first place early Sunday, May 24, at the Eurovision Song Contest held in Vienna, Austria. He sang "Heroes" and finished with 365 points.
- 2015-05-23Sen. Katherine Zappone kisses Ann Louise Gilligan on Saturday, May 23, at the central count station at Dublin Castle, Dublin, after Zappone proposed live on televison. By a solid majority, Ireland became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex
- 2015-05-22Laura Finamore, who was born and raised in Queens, New York, was known for her infectious laugh and sparkling smile.
- 2015-05-22French soldiers sing the national anthem at the beginning of World War I in August 1914. This "war to end all wars" might seem like ancient history, but it changed the world forever. It transformed the way war was fought, upended cultures and ho
- 2015-05-22An international committee of taxonomists selected their top 10 favorite newly discovered species for an annual list by State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Scientists working in the Hell Creek Formation of
- 2015-05-22A family waits on the Bzebiz Bridge as they try to flee Iraq's Anbar province, where the militant group ISIS has made recent gains. The family has been displaced five times in the past year and half, failing to find safe areas away from ISIS.
- 2015-05-22Dr. Bibek Banskota holds Maya Gurung as she screams in pain during a session to measure her leg. The photo was taken from a reflection in a mirror, so the image is reversed.
- 2015-05-22Workers clean oil off a brown pelican at the International Bird Rescue office in Los Angeles on Friday, May 22. More than 100,000 gallons of oil from a ruptured pipeline recently spilled onto coastal lands near Goleta, California, and into the Pacific Oce
- 2015-05-22Hollywood has long paired aging male stars with much younger female love interests. Take Jack Nicholson, who was 60 when he romanced Helen Hunt, 34, in 1997's "As Good As it Gets." Here's a look at some other big movie age gaps.
- 2015-05-22People stand in front of vending machines in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Philip Cheung's photo series "Desert Dreams" shows the contrast between modern and traditional life inside the country.
- 2015-05-22The MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas has the most rooms in the world: 6,198 in the 30-story building, according to hotel industry research firm STR Inc.
- 2015-05-22U.S. Marines in northern Kuwait gear up after receiving orders to cross the Iraqi border on March 20, 2003. It has been more than 10 years since the American-led invasion of Iraq that toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein. Look back at 100 moments from the
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