CNN Site Map (Galleries) for May - 2013
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- 2013-05-31In the age of connected, wearable tech, you don't have to work out on your own. Fitbit trackers sync the number of steps you take with mobile apps and compare your 7-day averages to friends' on a leaderboard. You can cheer or taunt your friends
- 2013-05-31One of the few places in Hawaii that makes you want to stay inside.
- 2013-05-31Chef Ryan Hidinger, right, and his wife, Jen Hidinger, top, are close to their dream of turning their underground supper club into a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Joining them on the venture is Ryan's sister Kara Hidinger, bottom, and friend Ryan Smit
- 2013-05-31Nick Lachey performs on the "Today" show along with 98 Degrees on May 31.
- 2013-05-31President Barack Obama salutes as he returns to the White House after a trip to Chicago on Thursday, May 30. Federal authorities searched the home of a Texas man on Friday in connection with an investigation into threatening letters, possibly tainted with
- 2013-05-31Marilyn Monroe sits at home during a 1953 photo shoot. The actress died in 1962 from a barbiturate overdose, aged just 36.
- 2013-05-31Con solo tres años, Onafujiri "Fuji" Remet ya es un fotógrafo en ascenso.
- 2013-05-31Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy toss their caps in the air during the graduation ceremony at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, May 29. President Barack Obama addressed the issue of student loan debt Friday, May 31, at the W
- 2013-05-3125. Sun Island Beach, Maldives
- 2013-05-31Gabriela Frías (izq.) moderando uno de los paneles del Foro Económico Mundial en Latinoamérica de Lima.
- 2013-05-31Dr. Irwin Goldstein founded San Diego Sexual Medicine in 2007. The 6,000-square-foot facility has a sex therapist, a physical therapist and a full clinical research facility where scientists study sexual dysfunction."I am living my dream right now,&q
- 2013-05-31When you go to the movies, you may imagine someone like this guy in the projection booth: Russell Carroll, general manager of the Picture House theater in Campbeltown, Scotland. More likely, however, today's projection booth is unmanned, occupied onl
- 2013-05-31Matternet envisions a future where fleets of unmanned aerial vehicles (or drones) will help deliver physical goods to rural areas far removed from road or highway networks.
- 2013-05-31Russell Brand arrives at the GQ Men of the Year party on November 18, 2008, in Los Angeles.
- 2013-05-31The Science Museum of London has thousands of objects covering more than 3,000 years of medical history. They include sex toys from years past. This hand-held electric vibrator is from 1909. All the items shown here are part of the museum's medical c
- 2013-05-31Will Smith: By the numbers
- 2013-05-31At just three, Onafujiri "Fuji" Remet is already a budding photographer.
- 2013-05-31When the weather heats up, it's natural to head for the coolness of your local movie theater. Here are a few cliches we can almost guarantee you will run across in some of the movies. Speaking of heat, we have to start with the crew casually walking
- 2013-05-31Tim Duncan gets physical with the Memphis Grizzlies' Tony Allen during the Western Conference Finals this month. The Spurs won the series 4-0 to advance to the NBA Finals for the fifth time in Duncan's career.
- 2013-05-31Por primera vez en 50 años, los 'Hombres X' serán todas mujeres: Tormenta, Titania, Júbilo, Kitty Pryde, Rachel Grey y Psylocke forman el equipo.
- 2013-05-31In a shocking instant, Suffragette Emily Davison is knocked to the ground by the King's horse during the 1913 Epsom Derby. Yet take a closer look and you'll see the majority of spectators are instead watching the race.
- 2013-05-31"They (police) pushed me down and I started bleeding. Later the doctors told me I had lost my baby," Oum Srey Saut said. She was 20 and three-months pregnant when she lost her baby during clashes with the police at Sabrina Factory on May 27, 201
- 2013-05-31These are the skeletal remains of "Selam," a three-year-old girl who died 3.3 million years ago. She is the earliest skeleton of a child ever found.
- 2013-05-31'Hannibal' food stylist Janice Poon crafts playful, elaborate, gory and edible art for the series' cannibalistic protagonist, Dr. Lecter.
- 2013-05-31Arvind Mahankali, a 13-year-old from Bayside Hills, New York, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, spelling "knaidel," a dumpling, on May 30. Definitions for the words spelled were taken from Merriam-Webster. Take a look back at previous win
- 2013-05-31After more than 400 years at the bottom of the ocean, the Mary Rose, King Henry VIII's key warship, is the centerpiece of a new museum in Portsmouth, England, located at the same dockyard where it was built.
- 2013-05-30Great Britain's trendiest windsurfing spot -- the sand bar is shallow enough to pick up waves up to four meters even with a limited swell running beneath.
- 2013-05-30Oprah Winfrey is set to deliver the commencement at Harvard University on May 30. She spoke at the commencement for Spelman College in Georgia in 2012.
- 2013-05-30Check out ranger-recommended Grand Teton sites in our second installment of Summer in the Park. Check back next week for a look at Yosemite.
- 2013-05-30Leila Fowler, 8, was stabbed to death inside her Valley Springs, California, home on Saturday, April 27. Her 12-year-old brother has been charged with second-degree murder. Leila was known for her bubbly personality, and her death shook the town, where ri
- 2013-05-30Lifeguards carry a chair into place on Monday, May 27, in Long Branch, on the first weekend of Jersey Shore beaches re-opening to the public since Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the coastline seven months ago.
- 2013-05-30Check out our ranger-guided suggestions for your U.S. national park visits this summer. First up in our series: Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- 2013-05-30With her recent legal troubles and mystifying actions, lots of people are wondering if actress Amanda Bynes is headed down the same path as her often troubled contemporary, Lindsay Lohan. The pair do have a few things in common ...
- 2013-05-30La colección del Museo Vrolik incluye fetos de animales recién nacidos en contenedores con formol.
- 2013-05-30Machu Picchu, called the Lost City of the Incas, is a 15th-century settlement in Peru. The site is the leading tourist attraction in Peru, the third-largest country in South America.
- 2013-05-30For more than two months, this 94-meter ship was home to a team of scientists researching Antarctica's unique eco-system.
- 2013-05-30Investment optimism is gradually returning to Mogadishu as the capital of war-ravaged Somalia tries to recover after more than 20 years of conflict.
- 2013-05-30Large-scale urban developments are being planned across Africa. One of them is Konza Technology City, a major technology hub designed to foster Kenya's ICT growth.
- 2013-05-30Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay smile after descending from Mount Everest in 1953. The pair were the first climbers to summit the world's tallest mountain.
- 2013-05-30Machu Picchu, called the Lost City of the Incas, is a 15th-century settlement in Peru. The site is the leading tourist attraction in Peru, the third-largest country in South America.
- 2013-05-30The tiny face of a newborn baby boy is revealed as rescuers cut apart a sewage pipe at a hospital in Jinhua, China, on Saturday, May 25.
- 2013-05-29
Through his exhibition "Stirring the Fire," photographer Phil Borges is shedding light on gender issues worldwide and celebrating women and girls who have become catalysts for change in their communities. Many had to break through the same kind
- 2013-05-29For the first time in its 50-year history, the X-Men will be made up entirely of women: Storm, Rogue, Jubilee, Kitty Pryde, Rachel Grey and Psylocke make up the mutant team in "X-Men" #1, in stores May 29. Check out more of this exclusive look
- 2013-05-29Sun Island Beach, Maldives
- 2013-05-29Cullen Finnerty, a former star college quarterback who was briefly on NFL team rosters, was found dead on Tuesday, May 28, near Baldwin, Michigan. The 30-year-old had gone missing two days earlier while on a fishing trip, his alma mater, Grand Valley Stat
- 2013-05-29New Jersey teenager Justin Beckerman has constructed a working one-man submarine out of spare parts and discarded objects.
- 2013-05-29Russia's Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early on Wednesday, May 29. A Russian rocket carrying an international crew of U.S. astronaut Karen Nyberg, Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and Italian astron
- 2013-05-28Smoke billows from a train derailment that caused a major explosion in the Rosedale neighborhood outside of Baltimore on Tuesday, May 28. A CSX freight train collided with a commercial truck and derailed leading to an explosion that a witness said could b
- 2013-05-28Elegance in a toilet seat cover: That's what artist Nina Katchadourian found through a series of airplane lavatory self portraits. The portraits are part of her larger "Seat Assignment" project.
- 2013-05-28President Barack Obama greets New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on Tuesday, May 28. "Down the shore, everything's all right," Obama declared on his return to the New Jersey coast seven months after Superstorm Sandy
- 2013-05-28Australia keeps its reputation of the world's happiest country for the third year running, beating Sweden and Canada into top place, according to the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development's Better Life Index. Browse through the ph
- 2013-05-28Interior designer Erin Gates recommends using your personal look as inspiration for home decor. If you like wearing white lace, you can translate that aesthetic to your living quarters by mimicking patterns and colors from your closet.
- 2013-05-28Los 10 países más felices del mundo
- 2013-05-28Eva Hughes
- 2013-05-28Una rara computadora Apple 1 fue subastada por 400,000 dólares. Esta fue la primera computadora fue la primera ensamblada en California.
- 2013-05-27A message is left by a homeowner who lost his home in the May 20 tornado on Monday, May 27, in Moore, Oklahoma. View more photos of the aftermath in the region and another gallery of aerial shots of the damage.
- 2013-05-27Alex Burgess gets emotional at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Monday, May 27, as he visits the grave of a friend who was killed in Iraq. People across the country paid tribute to fallen military service members throughout the Memorial Day week
- 2013-05-27Pequannock, New Jersey resident Jennifer Fuchs likes to take decorating into her own hands. "Some of the things I created are the paintings, the burlap bus scroll art, the entry way porcupine-like mirror," she said. Handmade things make her ecle
- 2013-05-27This summer's viewing pleasures include a mix of the old and new. "Mistresses" on ABC is a new kid on the block and follows a group of friends who bond over their affairs. Click through to see some others.
- 2013-05-27Students in the Philippines released 15,185 sky lanterns to set a record for the most number of lanterns flown simultaneously. The attempt took place on the football field of the University of the Philippines Visayas in Miag-ao town, Iloilo province, on M
- 2013-05-27Members of the Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment -- also known as the "Old Guard" -- plant flags at tombstones in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington on Thursday, May 23, ahead of Memorial Day. Washington is a city of war memorials.
- 2013-05-27French actress Lea Seydoux kisses French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche as actress Adele Exarchopoulos watches after he was awarded with the Palme d'Or for the film "Blue is the Warmest Color" during the closing ceremony of the 66th
- 2013-05-27After a summer 2013 update to a classic ride, this superhero flies backwards for the first time.
- 2013-05-26Two cars plunged into the Skagit River in Washington State when the Interstate 5 bridge over it collapsed. Authorities estimate it will take $15 million to repair that portion of the state's main artery to Canada.
- 2013-05-26The Sydney Opera House took center stage at the opening of the Vivid Sydney festival.
- 2013-05-25A highway sign on Interstate 71 in Grove City, Ohio, which runs near Army Master Sgt. Shawn T. Hannon's hometown. He is one of some 70 fallen soldiers memorialized in road signs along Ohio's highways.
- 2013-05-25Michael Douglas stars as Liberace and Matt Damon as Scott Thorson in the Steven Soderbergh-directed film "Behind the Candelabra."
- 2013-05-24This statue of a ball player was found in Guerrero, Mexico. It could be more than 1,000 years old.
- 2013-05-24Sean Xuereb recovers a dog from the rubble of a home that was destroyed by the massive tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 20. A website has been set up to help lost and found pets, and shelters have been set up to help displaced and injure
- 2013-05-24Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper star in the final installment of the "Hangover" franchise. "Fast & Furious 6" and the animated tale "Epic" will also hit theaters this weekend.
- 2013-05-24Nearly 5,000 cave drawings were discovered in northeastern Mexico in 2006. This month, Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History archeologists released their findings into the paintings.
- 2013-05-24Jim Whittaker, left, and Sherpa Nawang Gombu summited Mount Everest together in 1963. It cemented a bond for the two men. Click through our gallery to see Whittaker's time on Everest, and how his son, Leif, has followed in his footsteps.
- 2013-05-24Henderson Wave Bridge, Singapore.
- 2013-05-24David Beckham attends the launch of his H&M bodywear collection in Paris, France on May 24.
- 2013-05-24SeaWorld Orlando's "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin" exhibit opened to the public on Friday. The new attraction involves a ride, plus 30-degree temperatures and nearly 250 penguins.
- 2013-05-24After her college roommate died, Jacki Monaco developed a painful relationship with food. She binged on pizza or pasta or sweets, often hiding in the bathroom or in her car to be alone and eat. She was diagnosed with binge eating disorder in the summer of
- 2013-05-24Frieda Stanley sits in what was once her living room. Her Oklahoma City neighborhood was hit by a deadly twister in May 1999 and again on Monday.
- 2013-05-24The CNN Fit Nation "6-Pack" conquered the ocean in Clermont, Florida, on their midway training trip in May. Team members Tabitha McMahon, front row from left, Rae Timme and Annette Miller and Douglas Mogle, back row, from left, Will Cleveland a
- 2013-05-24Recreational vehicles allow their owners to enjoy nature and sleep comfortably at night. "I get the camping experience with a campfire on the beach, and just steps away, is the air-conditioned camper," says Denise Kates.
- 2013-05-24Liberace's extravagant style is as famous as his music, and his looks will be on full display in Stephen Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra" when the film premieres on HBO May 26. A sneak peek has shown star Michael Douglas as Liberac
- 2013-05-24Ugandan eco-artist Ruganzu Bruno built an amusement park for children living in one of Kampala's slums.
- 2013-05-23Trayvon Martin in a picture released on Thursday, May 23, by attorneys for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing Martin without provocation 14 months ago. The evidence, Zimmerman's attorneys say, paints a different pic
- 2013-05-23Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa entered the United States by literally hopping over a fence. Today, he is a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
- 2013-05-23Actor Brad Pitt told Esquire that he has such a hard time remembering the faces of those he meets, he thinks he might suffer from prosopagnosia, or face blindness. He has not been tested or diagnosed with the disorder. Here's a look at others who hav
- 2013-05-23Medea Benjamin, an activist and co-founder of the organization Code Pink, shouts at President Barack Obama while he speaks at the National Defense University on Thursday, May 23, in Washington. Benjamin has voiced her opinion at press conferences, hearing
- 2013-05-23Ali Martin composed an impromptu tribute to a soldier killed in a vicious attack Wednesday in the Woolwich district of London. It features a remembrance poppy, a symbol used particularly in the UK in the lead-up to Remembrance Sunday, which commemorates t
- 2013-05-23Kyle Davis, 8, was among 24 who died during the tornado that pummeled Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 20. He was at Plaza Towers Elementary School when the twister hit. His parents called him "Hammy."
- 2013-05-23Jes Baker, who blogs under the name "The Militant Baker," changed Abercrombie and Fitch's logo to "Attractive & Fat" to challenge CEO Mike Jeffries' comments about marketing to "cool, good-looking people." The c
- 2013-05-23The Bare Conductive paint pen contains a non-toxic electrically conductive paint. The pens work the same way as glitter glue pens, and are designed to help people explore elecronics, and learn about circuit making.
- 2013-05-23A 16-year-old girl awaits surgery at HEAL Africa hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her baby died after six days of labor, and she continuously leaks urine because of obstetric fistula.
- 2013-05-23A rare Apple 1 computer is to be auctioned for up to $400,000. The original Apple was the first computer to be built by the California-based technology company. Up for auction is one of only six surviving "Apple 1" computers still in working ord
- 2013-05-23Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert traveled to the coastal fishing town of Pucusana to join Chef Coque Ossio for a meal at his family home.
- 2013-05-23Heather Shannon helps a friend find family photos and other keepsakes at her home in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 22. People who lost their homes to the tornado on Monday continue to search through the rubble in hopes of finding some of their belongings.
- 2013-05-22El exoesqueleto HULC está diseñado para que los soldados puedan transportar cargas de hasta 80 kilos permitiendo el libre movimiento.
- 2013-05-22Introducing Gypsy Rose II, a 12-meter pirate ship created by U.S. boat builder, Captain Tim Woodson.
- 2013-05-22París.
- 2013-05-22Kaiba Gionfriddo as a newborn, before he experienced breathing problems.
- 2013-05-22Lockheed Martin's HULC exoskeleton is designed to allow soldiers to carry superhuman loads.
- 2013-05-22Yellow caution tape marks off the area surrounding the heavily damaged Moore Medical Center in Moore, Oklahoma, after an EF5 tornado ripped through the area on May 20.
- 2013-05-22Catlin Seaview es el primer mapa completo de la Gran Barrera de Coral. Antes, menos del 20% había sido estudiado adecuadamente.
- 2013-05-22An aerial view of the destruction caused by the massive tornado that struck areas south of Oklahoma City on Monday, May 20, shows the magnitude of damage left in its path. The storm's winds topped 200 mph as it carved a 17-mile path of destruction th
- 2013-05-22Zoe Smith: Challenging sterotypes
- 2013-05-22Imran Khan, head of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf party, leaves the hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday, May 22. Khan suffered spinal fractures and a head injury when he toppled from a forklift that was raising him up to a stage as he campaigned
- 2013-05-22The Topaz is a fast-attack craft used by the Seychelles coast guard in the fight against piracy.
- 2013-05-22In March this year, the town of Meiktila in central Myanmar was engulfed in deadly sectarian violence that destroyed whole blocks of housing, shops and mosques.
- 2013-05-21Equipos de rescate buscan a sobrevivientes entre los escombros en Moore, Oklahoma.
- 2013-05-21A security guard stands next to a sculpture by American artist Jeff Koons at The European Fine Art Fair, or TEFAF, on March 14. The fair takes place every year in Maastricht.
- 2013-05-21Some 120,000 people descended on San Mateo, California, last weekend for Maker Faire Bay Area 2013, an annual celebration of do-it-yourself crafts, technology and culture. Steampunk fashion was a big part of the event. Here, Maker Faire veterans Katherine
- 2013-05-21Check out the world's most popular travel spots, according to TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice awards.
No. 1: Paris, France
- 2013-05-21Rescuers search through rubble in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 20. A tornado outbreak hit in the Midwest and Plains on Sunday and Monday, the deadliest hitting Moore, Oklahoma, on Monday.
- 2013-05-21Imágenes de la destrucción causada por el tornado en Moore, Oklahoma, captadas por nuestro reportero Gustavo Valdés.
- 2013-05-21Yahoo announced it bought the blogging site Tumblr for a whopping $1.1 billion on Monday, May 20. Like many other acquisitions where an older media giant snatches up the new tool all the cool kids are using, Yahoo says it hopes to tap into a younger audie
- 2013-05-21Writers, rock stars and eccentrics flocked to Tangier's cafés in the first half of the 20th century. Cliffside Café Hafa, overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar, was a favorite hangout of Tangier's most famous expat, writer and composer Paul Bowles
- 2013-05-21Amber Landis walks among the remains of her home in Moore, Oklahoma, which was destroyed by an EF5 tornado on May 3, 1999. Forty-six people were killed in a string of tornadoes that tore through Oklahoma on May 3, 1999, the strongest of which was an EF5 t
- 2013-05-20The Doors' founding keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, died at 74 in Germany on Monday, May 20, after a long fight with cancer, his publicist said.
- 2013-05-20Syrian political cartoonist Ali Ferzat, shown earlier this month at the Oslo Freedom Forum, says pens have the power to topple dictators. The self-taught artist has mocked authority since he was a young boy.
- 2013-05-20NASA says an object about the size of a small boulder hit the Moon in Mare Imbrium on March 17, creating an explosion bright enough to be seen on Earth. "It exploded in a flash nearly 10 times as bright as anything we've ever seen before,"
- 2013-05-20Taylor Swift fue la gran ganadora de los premios Billboard 2013. Aquí la vemos posando con sus galardones.
- 2013-05-20La ropa de mezclilla (vaqueros, tejanos o blue jeans originalmente) inició como ropa de trabajo en minas o fábricas, como se ve en estos dos recolectores de fruta en British Columbia en 1942.
- 2013-05-20Taylor Swift poses with her Billboard awards.
- 2013-05-20British artist Marc Quinn poses with his sculpture of an orchid in the Royal Horticultural Society garden on May 20, 2013. The world-famous gardening event is celebrating its centenary year.
- 2013-05-20The Holyland Hash House Harriers concocted a Hash Ale-lympics event for one of their meetings. Hashing clubs meet for social runs that typically involve beer. Chapters all over the world welcome drop-ins.
- 2013-05-20On May 20, 1993, NBC's Boston bar comedy "Cheers" had "One for the Road" as the series ended its 11-season run. It spawned not only an unforgettable theme song (who doesn't want to go to the place where everybody knows your n
- 2013-05-20Los grillos son algunos de los insectos más consumidos en el mundo y son considerados como una solución para el problema de la desnutrición que azota a Laos. Grillos fritos y saltamontes se venden en los mercados como este en Vientiane.
- 2013-05-20President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address during a ceremony at Morehouse College on Sunday, May 19, in Atlanta, Georgia. Morehouse is a historically black college that has Martin Luther King Jr. and other prominent African-Americans on its
- 2013-05-19A Connecticut state investigator examines the scene of a Metro-North train collision on Saturday, May 18, in Fairfield, Connecticut. Two commuter trains collided during rush hour on Friday, sending dozens to the hospitals and shutting down a busy section
- 2013-05-19White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer talks to Candy.
- 2013-05-19It's prom season in Birmingham, Alabama, and this year some senior citizens are joining the high school seniors. Here, Earnestine Thomas waits to get her hair done on Friday for her Class of 1963 prom.
- 2013-05-19Bangladeshi men pray in front of the bodies of victims of Cyclone Mahasen in Tekna, south of Dhaka, on Friday, May 17. The bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after the victims' boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar. At least 12 deaths ha
- 2013-05-19A retailer holds a Powerball lottery ticket at a store in Decatur, Georgia, on Friday, May 17. The multistate Powerball jackpot was $590.5 million, with a cash value of $376.9 million, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association.
- 2013-05-19Oxbow, with jockey Gary Stevens in the irons, wins the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday, May 18.
- 2013-05-18Rumor has it that Howard Stern just dropped $52 million on a beachfront estate near Palm Beach, Florida. Real estate search engine Trulia.com shared a list of other celebrities who have made palatial investments in 2013.
- 2013-05-18Texas Gov. Rick Perry, center, and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, left, survey the tornado damage in the Rancho Brazos Estates subdivision near Granbury, Texas, on Friday, May 17. At least six people were killed in a string of tornadoes that struck o
- 2013-05-18Princeton University holds an annual "Art of Science" competition to explore the interplay between science and art. In the current exhibition, 44 works are highlighted from the university's community. In this one, molecular biologist Lisa B
- 2013-05-17Nicki Minaj waves to the crowd during the "American Idol" 2013 finale on May 16.
- 2013-05-17This photo, "The Neighbors #5," 2012, from photographer Arne Svenson's series, "The Neighbors," is one of several being exhibited at Julie Saul Gallery in New York.
- 2013-05-17Guantanamo Bay's detention facility opened in 2002 with 700 detainees. More than a decade later, 166 remain and more than half are in political limbo, waiting for the Obama administration and Congress to decide whether to close the prison. The froze
- 2013-05-17Photographer Daniel Cheong spent the past six months photographing the record-breaking skyline of Dubai, UAE, at just the right moments. Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building at 2,722 feet, is seen here from the 79th floor of the Index Tower.
- 2013-05-17Boeing's 787 Dreamliner got off to a rough start. Just over a year after its first commercial flight, the aircraft was grounded after batteries overheated on two flights. This Dreamliner, built for Air India, was the first produced at Boeing's n
- 2013-05-17Dick Trickle poses with his Mercury racing car at Daytona International Speedway in February 1975. Trickle died Thursday, May 16, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, a North Carolina sheriff's office said.
- 2013-05-17The day begins with a morning yoga session outside.
- 2013-05-17Josephat Torner is an albino activist from Tanzania. His fight for equality and acceptance of people with his condition has been captured in a new documentary called "In the Shadow of the Sun."
- 2013-05-17It's raced on a dirt track, in May, and features the best horses from across the U.S. No, it's not the Kentucky Derby, it's the Preakness Stakes -- the second race in America's prestigious Triple Crown.
- 2013-05-17Jeevan Maharjan says his yield tripled when he started using human waste to fertilize his fruit and vegetable crops. And they sell for a higher price at market because they're considered to be organic.
- 2013-05-17Crickets are some of the most commonly eaten insects in the world and are regarded as a solution for the malnutrition problem plaguing Laos. Fried crickets and grasshoppers are sold at markets like this one in Vientiane. According to consumer feedback in
- 2013-05-17The bustling market is a busy meeting place in the heart of ancient Damascus. Even though life retains an air of normality the war is never far away. During CNN correspondent Frederik Pleitgen's visit in early May, jets were flying overhead and ther
- 2013-05-17Federal authorities on Thursday, May 16, said they had arrested David John Stevens, 58, of Salinas, and believe him to be the man in four videos allegedly depicted sexual assaults on a young girl.
- 2013-05-16French street artist JR started the Inside Out project in 2011. He invites people around the world to submit portraits, share a statement about what they stand for and paste large-format prints in public spaces. The project has distributed more than 130,0
- 2013-05-16Dale Benzine played football in high school and college. He says he steadily gained "five pounds a year for 30 years" after graduation because of inactivity and bad eating habits.
- 2013-05-16The Makr Shakr can make any drink according to your recipe
- 2013-05-16Thursday night marks the season finale of the hit ABC show "Scandal," which features Kerry Washington's Olivia Pope embroiled in a steamy affair with the married president of the United States, Fitzgerald Grant, portrayed by Tony Goldwyn. I
- 2013-05-16Cambodian soldiers try to move concrete after a walkway collapsed in a shoe factory warehouse in Kampong Speu province, west of Phnom Penh, on Thursday, May 16. Two people died and six were injured after the raised concrete walkway fell.
- 2013-05-16Once a Coast Guard station marking the shoals off the coast of Southport, North Carolina, Frying Pan Shoals Light Station is now a bed-and-breakfast.
- 2013-05-16Introducing Joel Rosario. The top jockey in the United States, if not the world, will be one to watch at Saturday's Preakness Stakes.
- 2013-05-16Britain's Prince Harry competes at the Greenwich Polo Club in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Wednesday, May 15, the sixth day of his visit to the United States.
- 2013-05-16A model, wearing a Campbell's Soup dress in a nod to Andy Warhol's iconic pop art, stands at the "Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal" exhibition currently showing in Shanghai.
- 2013-05-16Angelina Jolie, pictured here at the 84th Academy Awards, is one of the most celebrated Hollywood actors of all time. Not content with conquering the big screen, her work in recent years with the United Nations has elevated her into a global role model.
- 2013-05-16Sailing around the globe solo is one of the most grueling adventures on the planet. But it also offers a moving experience, unique insight into nature, and survival skills which stay with the sailor for the rest of their lives. What have these brave seafa
- 2013-05-16Bunce Island, in Sierra Leone, was a British slave trading post in the 18th century. From its shores, tens of thousands of Africans were forcefully shipped to the American colonies.
- 2013-05-16"Les Machines de L'Ile", an amusement park in Nantes, France, is home to moving mechanical animals, including this 48-ton monster: The Great Elephant.
- 2013-05-15According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, Panama City is the world's third cheapest major city. Over the past decade, however, Panama has enjoyed the fastest growing economy in Latin America, bringing new luxury hotels, restaurants and services.
- 2013-05-15From biblical times to the present, the end of the world has been anticipated many times. CNN asked Lorenzo DiTommaso, religion professor and author of the book "The Architecture of Apocalypticism," to describe end of the world predictions throu
- 2013-05-15Es un debate tan viejo como las primeras películas de las franquicias. Con el próximo lanzamiento de "Star Trek: En la Oscuridad" y el cumpleaños de George Lucas, creador de "Star Wars", el 14 de mayo, le preguntamos a los lectores: ¿q
- 2013-05-15CNN obtained these images from Andrew Kitzenberg of the gunbattle early Friday, April 19, between police and the suspects in the Boston bombings. View more photos related to the terror attack in Boston.
- 2013-05-15An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator leaves the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on Tuesday, May 14. The drone, propelled by a catapult, was the first to be launched from an aircraft carrier.
- 2013-05-15A man sits on a bench next to an artificial lake between the waterfront and Tripoli's iconic Martyrs' Square, formerly Green Square, on October 5, 2011.
- 2013-05-15A man sits on a bench next to an artificial lake between the waterfront and Tripoli's iconic Martyrs' Square, formerly Green Square, on October 5, 2011.
- 2013-05-15The ruins of Cyrene reflect enduring Greek influences on language and architecture in Libya; its Temple of Zeus is larger than the Parthenon in Athens. The site is about 120 miles (nearly 200 kilometers) east of Benghazi.
- 2013-05-15Marching Bangladeshis hold up portraits of relatives missing in the Rana Plaza building collapse on Tuesday, May 14. They're demanding wages for the missing garment workers and the death sentence for the building owner. Rana Plaza collapsed on April
- 2013-05-15Members of the Bangladesh army pray at the site of the collapsed Rana Plaza in Savar near Dhaka on Tuesday, May 14. The army-led effort to search for bodies has ended nearly three weeks after the nine-story building collapsed. The final death toll stands
- 2013-05-15Bad night: Rubber duck recreates a scene more familiar in Hong Kong's Lan Kwai Fong or Wan Chai bar areas.
- 2013-05-15Alive & Kicking is a social enterprise manufacturing sport balls in Kenya, Zambia and Ghana. Its goal is to create jobs, provide children with balls and help raise health awareness about preventable diseases.
- 2013-05-15It's a debate as old as fictional futuristic starships themselves: "Star Trek" versus "Star Wars." With "Star Trek Into Darkness" opening in theaters May 16 and "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' birthday o
- 2013-05-15Skimming across the water at 95 kilometers per hour, with its giant wings stretched out over the waves, it would be easy to mistake this sleek machine for a plane preparing to take off.
- 2013-05-14A crane demolishes the Jet Star roller coaster on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, almost seven months after it fell into the ocean during Superstorm Sandy.
- 2013-05-14The first boardwalk was built in Atlantic City in 1870, when a railroad conductor was asked to find a way to prevent sand from filling shorefront hotel entryways. Coney Island (pictured) in New York also includes roller coasters, carnival attractions and
- 2013-05-14Ever wanted to throw a party like Gatsby? Check out this gallery to learn how. As the much-anticipated adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel hits theaters, we asked CNN readers to share their best 1920s-inspired parties and hosting tips.
- 2013-05-14The 2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid at Noh Mul was destroyed to make fill for roads in Belize, local media report.
- 2013-05-14Anthony Bourdain atop the rubble that was once Moammar Gadhafi's compound in Tripoli.
- 2013-05-14Glenmere Mansion in New York's Hudson Valley offers luxury accommodation in its 18 guestrooms. Built in 1911, the Italianate mansion was the country home of industrialist Robert Goelet.
- 2013-05-14Las imágenes muestran un patio descuidado lleno de objetos viejos arrumbados.
- 2013-05-14Introducing the first all-female team in over a decade to compete in one of the most grueling sailing races on the planet -- the Volvo Ocean Race. Clockwise from bottom: Carolijn Brouwer of the Netherlands, Annie Lush and Sam Davies of Britain, and Liz Wa
- 2013-05-14Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers died at 85 on Monday. "She passed away peacefully and in her home ... with her family all around her," her daughter Lisa Brothers Arbisser said. The family didn't disclose the cause of death. Click throug
- 2013-05-14CNN's Life's Work series features innovators and pioneers who are making a difference in the world of medicine. Here are some people you might not know who have changed medicine as we know it. We begin with Dr. Edward Jenner, a British physician
- 2013-05-14Justin Bieber performs at Soccer City, also known as the FNB Stadium, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, May 12. After the show, thieves stole the contents of a walk-in safe, South African police said Tuesday.
- 2013-05-14Thieves broke into a stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, following a Justin Bieber concert on Sunday, May 12. Employees discovered the scene the next morning.
- 2013-05-14Revolights are a set of wheel-mounted LED's that increase cycle visibility, making it safer to ride at night.
- 2013-05-14Douglas Trumbull is one of the most famed special-effects experts in Hollywood history. In recent years, he's devoted his attention to a new digital-projection format he calls hypercinema.
- 2013-05-14Professor Ron Clarke and his team at Wits University, South Africa, excavated "Little Foot" -- an "australopithecus" or kind of an ape-man that changed our understanding of pre-human evolution.
- 2013-05-14Rescue workers carry Reshma Begum, 19, to safety on Friday, May 10, a day after her discovery alive amid the wreckage of a building that had entombed her since it collapsed on April 24, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least 1,127 people have been confirmed dead
- 2013-05-13A shop owner stands in his damaged shop on Monday, May 13, at the site of a deadly twin bomb blast in the town of Reyhanli in Hatay province, near the Turkish-Syrian border. Turkey has blamed Marxists with Syrian connections for the May 11 attacks.
- 2013-05-13Many space fans already know about Chris Hadfield, a Canadian Space Agency astronaut who just spent five months aboard the International Space Station. He's a bit of a social media star, with hundreds of thousands of fans on Facebook and Twitter. But
- 2013-05-13El Solar Impulse, un avión de tecnología suiza que utiliza energía solar, vuela por el emblemático Golden Gate Bridge en San Francisco.
- 2013-05-13Ice sheets pushed ashore by winds destroyed homes in Manitoba, Canada, over the weekend. Pictured, a house is overcome by the ice sheet on Sunday, May 12.
- 2013-05-13Solar Impulse, a Swiss-made, solar-powered aircraft, soars above San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge in April. The one-of-a-kind aircraft is on a five-leg voyage across the United States.
- 2013-05-13Little did the Shinto priest who brought Kinzanji miso to Japan know, a byproduct called soy sauce would become one of the most beloved condiments in the world. In Yausa, birthplace of Japanese soy sauce, historic buildings are preserved, including this o
- 2013-05-12If there's one destination guaranteed to upset your parents, it's Afghanistan. Yet some intrepid over-landers occasionally travel down the Bamiyan Road to visit this chain of six mountain-rimmed lakes perched high in the Hindu Kush.
- 2013-05-12By Lauren Said-Moorhouse & Tara Kelly, for CNN.
In honor of Mother's Day, CNN asked some of the world's remarkable leading ladies: "What is the greatest lesson your mother taught you?"
Michelle Obama has made her family a prior
- 2013-05-11Ironworkers wait for the final piece of the One World Trade Center spire to be raised into position for attachment to the building in New York on Friday, May 10. The 408-foot spire brings the building to a height of 1,776 feet, making it the tallest in th
- 2013-05-11Deborah Knight, the grandmother of kidnapping victim Michelle Knight, participates in a community balloon-release service in Michelle's honor on Thursday, May 9, in Cleveland. Four females were found in a home on Seymour Avenue in the Clark Fulton ne
- 2013-05-10John Clarke se tatuó 'mum' (ma') en su hombro a los 50 años. Se lo enseñó a su madre en su cumpleaños número 70, a pesar que ella odia los tatuajes (John Clarke/Cortesía)
- 2013-05-10Randy Jackson is leaving "American Idol" after 12 years as a judge, and he might not be the only one. But who should take his place? Harry Connick Jr. has been a mentor on "Idol," but does he have what it takes to be a regular judge? E
- 2013-05-10"In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars."
- 2013-05-10Fancy a camel spleen kebab or a super-sweet, deep-fried, sesame cookie? Here's the lowdown on street snacking, Moroccan-style.
- 2013-05-10Anthony Bourdain pesca en el hielo con Fred Morin (centro) y Dave McMillan, co-propietarios del restaurante Joe Beef, en la Rivière du Nord en St-André d'Argenteuil a mediados de febrero.
- 2013-05-10Take a heady trip back to Jazz Age opulence on Long Island's Gold Coast, a wealthy retreat near New York City where F. Scott Fitzgerald set "The Great Gatsby." Oheka Castle, completed in 1919, was owned by financier and philanthropist Otto
- 2013-05-10At her heaviest, Theresa Borawski weighed 428 pounds. She had a "sugar addiction" and was drinking up to 1,200 calories in soda a day.
- 2013-05-09Our foursome, including CNN's James Gray, Rick DiBella and Brianna Keilar, and wounded-warrior, Dale Beatty.
- 2013-05-09A collection of short stories by Upendranath Ashk. Translated by Daisy Rockwell.
- 2013-05-09Click through this gallery to see song favorites from the heyday of ringtones (mostly the mid-2000s). What was (is) your favorite ringtone? Why? Let us know in the comments below if there are others you would like to see featured here, and check out our S
- 2013-05-09Few buildings capture the public's imagination quite like lighthouses. But as an increasing number of these towers become automated, the live-in lighthouse keeper may soon be a thing of the past.
- 2013-05-09Cecilia Flores-Oebanda is presented with The World's Children's Prize for the Rights of the Child by Sweden's Queen Silvia on April 28, 2011.
- 2013-05-09Manny Pacquiao is known the world over for his boxing abilities, but in the Philippines he's also a national hero beyond the ring. Click through to see moments of Pacquiao's life.
- 2013-05-09In these rarely seen photos, taken by Manny Pacquiao's personal photographer James Dayap, we take a glimpse at the boxer's training regimen for the Timothy Bradley fight in June 2012, which would become one of the most controversial bouts of his
- 2013-05-09The Leveraged Freedom Chair, created by a former MIT student, enables users to traverse rough terrain at an affordable price. The original model, featured on the right, was designed particularly for disabled people in the developing world. A newer, more e
- 2013-05-09Illinois State Representative Luis Arroyo introduced legislation that would ban the commercialization of lion meat. Previous sellers and chefs have met with extreme negative reaction from the public, and one vendor served jail time for illegally buying an
- 2013-05-09Radio host Rachael Gordon talks on-air from the CD102.5 studios in Columbus, Ohio. WWCD-FM is a rarity in today's world of radio, an independently operated and locally owned commercial music station.
- 2013-05-09Jenna Dewan Tatum runs errands in London, England.
- 2013-05-09The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people suffer from foodborne illnesses each year in the United States. Stay safe by following these steps outlined by the Food and Drug Administration:
- 2013-05-09Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been filmed several times, but no version has captured Twain's wise, knowing wit. Here are some other novels that haven't translated well to the screen or have never made it at
- 2013-05-09Bangladeshi firefighters attempt to extinguish a blaze at a garment factory in Dhaka early on Thursday, May 9. At least seven people were killed in the latest tragedy in Bangladesh's textile industry. Bodies are still being pulled from the rubble of
- 2013-05-09CNN's "Life's Work" series features innovators and pioneers who are making a difference in the world of medicine. Click through the slides to learn more about women who have made significant contributions in their fields.
- 2013-05-09Former Baltimore cop, Mark Haygood and his robot HEX, which he made by recycling electrical equipment.
- 2013-05-09Ugandan midwife Esther Madudu has been chosen by AMREF to front its "Stand Up For African Mothers" campaign, an initiative aiming to train an additional 15,000 midwives by 2015.
- 2013-05-09Marathon centenarian finds peace
- 2013-05-09It may bear an ominous similarity to the head-gear worn by Iron Man, but this cool piece of 3D-printed equipment is one half of a hi-tech vision and audio system that aims to sharpen how we see and hear the world around us.
- 2013-05-09Jeanne Cooper, right, appears as Katherine Chancellor alongside Julianna McCarthy as Liz Foster on "The Young and the Restless" in 1973. Cooper, who played the character of Mrs. Chancellor for nearly 40 years, died on May 8 at age 84.
- 2013-05-09iReporter Diane Rice captured a singular image of one of those remarkably shaped groupings of spice cones, a monument to Morocco's exotic qualities.
- 2013-05-09Gregory Hicks, the former deputy chief of mission in Libya, arrives for a House committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, May 8. State Department employees testified about the terror attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11,
- 2013-05-08Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson announced he will retire at the end of the English Premier League season. Ferguson has managed the team for 26 years, making him the longest-serving manager in Premier League history.
- 2013-05-08Anthony Bourdain, right, talks with British ex-pat Jonathan Dawson at Cafe Tingis in Tangier, Morocco.
- 2013-05-08Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi and Chopped's Ted Allen walk the red carpet at the 2013 James Beard Awards.
- 2013-05-08Pursue yoga, meditation or rock climb along with Fortune 500 executives at Miraval Resort, just outside Tucson.
- 2013-05-08"Teddy is very sad," wrote Instagram user @ejgemmag In Manchester, England, of her toy after hearing news of United manager Alex Ferguson's retirement.
- 2013-05-08"Friday Night Lights" executive producer Peter Berg reportedly has said he and fellow executive producer Jason Katims are looking to produce a film based on the NBC series, which was inspired by the 2004 film of the same name. "We're h
- 2013-05-08Ray Harryhausen, the stop-motion animation and special-effects master whose work and influence was far-reaching, poses in front an enlarged model of Medusa from his 1981 film "Clash of the Titans" in London in 2010. Harryhausen has died at 92, a
- 2013-05-07Fishing boats bob in the background as a young boy jumps off the harbor wall in Essaouira, Morocco, on August 1, 2007. Tourists are drawn to the North African nation's vibrant culture and rich history.
- 2013-05-07New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has become a well-known face for the Republican party, but in his home state he's still the second-best-known Boss, next to Bruce Springsteen. Pictured above, Christie speaks at a news conference on October 4, 2011, in
- 2013-05-07Kanye West and Kim Kardashian attend the Costume Institute Gala for the "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Monday, May 6.
- 2013-05-07Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during the annual ceremony for the Holocaust Remembrance day at the Yad Vashem memorial on April 8, 2013, in Jerusalem.
- 2013-05-07Filipino iReporter Recamunda lives less than two kilometers from the volatile Mount Mayon volcano, which spewed ash and rocks early Tuesday, killing five climbers. When he saw smoke and ash belching from the volcano, one of the most active in the Philippi
- 2013-05-07Firefighters start a backfire into the Santa Monica Mountains to help control the Springs Fire in southeast Ventura County, California, on Saturday, May 4. The fire damaged 15 homes and five commercial properties and destroyed 25 outbuildings in the Los
- 2013-05-07The stunning steel and glass Liège-Guillemins Station, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, was unveiled in 2009.
- 2013-05-07Azamara Club Cruises sail in Europe, Asia, the Americas and the West Indies. Some of what's included: boutique wines, international beers, standard spirits and nonalcoholic drinks.
- 2013-05-07The nation's civic leaders in making, celebrating and, of course, drinking hop juice.
- 2013-05-06El Proyecto de Extremidades Alternativas produce hermosas extremidades artificiales como este 'brazo serpiente' que pertenece a Jo-Jo Cranfield.
- 2013-05-06Bangladeshi police gather near a car set ablaze by Islamist protesters during clashes on Monday, May 6. Police broke up a protest of tens of thousands of religious hardliners and shut down an Islamist television station Monday after battles in the streets
- 2013-05-06Los cruceros Azamara navegan por Europa, Asia, Sudamérica, el Caribe y América del Norte y Central. Incluyen vinos artesanales, cervezas internacionales y bebidas alcohólicas estándar.
- 2013-05-06Defense Distributed, a Texas nonprofit group, posted a YouTube video it says shows the first live firing of a handgun entirely created with a 3-D printer.
- 2013-05-06Israeli soldiers train near the cease-fire line between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights on Monday, May 6. Concern over the possibility of a broader war in the Middle East has grown in the wake of reported weekend airstrikes on Syrian military instal
- 2013-05-06"The Baker Street Translation" by Michael Robertson.
- 2013-05-06Robert Downey Jr., the star in Walt Disney Pictures' "Iron Man" franchise, seems to have quite a bit in common with the main character, Tony Stark. The actor has a comeback tale of his own.
- 2013-05-06Spring weather can be pretty, but it can also be pretty extreme. How does one dress for freezing mornings, rainy afternoons and balmy evenings? Sharon Haver, a stylist and fashion reporter who runs "FocusOnStyle," shares practical solutions base
- 2013-05-06Sometimes, busy moms prioritize getting their children dressed and fed in the morning instead of themselves. Click through this gallery of morning rituals moms forgo for a manageable start to the day.
- 2013-05-06One of the highlights. Nachi Falls, at 133-meters high, is the biggest waterfall in Japan. It steals some spotlight from the last grand shrine, Kumano Nachi Taishai. This picture was taken at a top-secret sweet spot, shared by the local head priest. I pro
- 2013-05-06The Greenbox Museum is the first museum dedicated solely to Saudi Art. That it is located in Amsterdam demonstrates the art's scene is finding more love overseas than at home.
- 2013-05-05"NYPD Blue" (1993): Steven Bochco's gritty crime drama broke past established network limits for language and nudity -- and also paid attention to character.
- 2013-05-05Revelers take part in the Maldon Mud Race at the start of the event on Sunday, May 5, in Essex, England. The race, which originated in 1973 and involves competitors racing around a course on the mud banks of the River Blackwater, raises money for charity.
- 2013-05-05Rosario and Orb stand in the Churchill Downs winner's circle after winning the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Louisville, Kentucky.
- 2013-05-03An employee of the New Excelsior Theatre in Mumbai puts up letters promoting the new anthology "Bombay Talkies" on May 3. The film's release coincides with the celebration of 100 years of cinema in India.
- 2013-05-03"Spring Breakers" is quite a departure for Selena Gomez, who started her career on "Barney & Friends." The actress later made a name for herself in Disney's "Wizards of Waverly Place" and family-friendly Disney flick
- 2013-05-03"Star Trek Into Darkness" co-stars Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto pose together at the movie's U.K. premiere on May 2.
- 2013-05-03Tech journalist Robert Scoble posted a photo of himself wearing Google Glass in the shower to show that the set is waterproof. The photo became popular on the Internet and was featured in a Tumblr blog called White Men Wearing Google Glass. Click through
- 2013-05-03The 1980s is famous for its hair metal, but Slayer, which lost one of its founding members when Jeff Hanneman died Thursday, stood apart. The band, seen here in 1986, earned acclaim throughout that decade with their distinctive take on thrash metal. Slaye
- 2013-05-03Anthony Bourdain ice fishes with Fred Morin, center, and Dave McMillan, co-owners of the Montreal restaurant Joe Beef, on the Rivière du Nord in St-André d'Argenteuil in mid-February. They're safely atop 2 feet of solid ice that's over 100
- 2013-05-03The increasingly populous and built-up corridor connecting Abu Dhabi and Dubai has inspired many to refer to this core axis as "Abu Dubai," the unofficial capital of the entire Middle East.
- 2013-05-03Jockey Rosie Napravnik, her face still splattered with dirt from the track, won the Rachel Alexandra Stakes with horse Unlimited Budget in New Orleans on February 23.
- 2013-05-03Horses walk around the stable as the sun rises over Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday, May 3 during morning workouts for the 2013 Kentucky Derby.
- 2013-05-03Montreal chef Martin Picard prepares beaver stew from a freshly snared catch.
- 2013-05-03Sally Steinmann has never owned a horse, but her heart is full of love for them. Now, she creates hats in honor of retired racehorses at Old Friends. A hat is auctioned off to benefit their welfare each month for six months, leading up to the Kentucky Der
- 2013-05-03The Aragonese Castle clinging to the clifftop is one of Ischia's impressive sights. You can also find Roman thermal baths here, good diving and it counts limoncello, the delicious lemon liqueur, among its homegrown consumable items.
- 2013-05-02Dietmar Eckell's bid to photograph what he calls "miracles in aviation history" -- airplanes that were forced down without loss of life -- has taken him from African deserts to Papua New Guinean swamps, like this photo.
"In Papua New
- 2013-05-02Deidre Robinson never liked to have her picture taken because she was self-conscious about her weight. She has lost more than half her body weight -- 170 pounds -- since this photo was taken in 2008.
- 2013-05-02Connie Culp was injured when her husband shot her in 2004. She underwent a near-total face transplant at the Cleveland Clinic in 2008 -- the first operation of its kind in the United States.
- 2013-05-02These days, there is a podcast for just about every subject under the sun. There are podcasts that dissect your favorite TV shows, podcasts of iconic radio programs such as "This American Life," podcasts about sports, politics, and culture from
- 2013-05-02Blogging site Posterous announced it would be shutting down in April 2013. This screenshot shows how the site appeared just before it closed. The site was founded in May 2008 and closed roughly a year after its March 2012 acquisition by Twitter. This is d
- 2013-05-02For centuries, fishing has not only been a source of food, but a treasured pastime offering a quiet space for reflection and bonding. But if you thought the joys of fishing were restricted to one man and his reel, think again.
- 2013-05-02A sign reading "Welcome" in French and English stands at the entrance to Morin-Heights, a tourist town in the Laurentian Mountains region of Quebec, Canada. In Quebec, French must be the predominant language on signs, retail or food service empl
- 2013-05-02A sign reading "Welcome" in French and English stands at the entrance to Morin-Heights, a tourist town in the Laurentian Mountains region of Quebec, Canada. In Quebec, French must be the predominant language on signs. For more on the province re
- 2013-05-02A man talks on his phone with Sony Bravia W900 LED HDTV televisions in the background during a press event at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2013.
- 2013-05-02Hundreds of supporters of Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Front party, took to the streets on May Day Wednesday as part of the day's celebrations in images captured by iReporter Batareykin.
- 2013-05-02Not your everyday sight in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour. A giant 16.5 meter (54 feet) inflatable duck, creatively called 'Rubber Duck' sails into town on Thursday.
- 2013-05-02The Afronauts is a photo book by Spanish photographer Cristina De Middel, shortlisted for this year's Deutsche Börse Photography Prize.
- 2013-05-02After Carmen Tarleton's estranged husband doused her with industrial-strength lye, doctors saved her life with a medically induced coma and more than 50 surgeries. She received a full facial transplant in February.
- 2013-05-01Who commits sexual assault?
- 2013-05-01Archaeologists from the Smithsonian Institution and the Jamestown Rediscovery Project announced evidence of survival cannibalism during the winter of 1609-10 in historic Jamestown, Virginia. The findings answer long-standing questions about the occurrence
- 2013-05-01Korean and U.S. soldiers watch large fires consume a village during an uprising in 1948. Two years before the Korean Peninsula erupted in a civil war, communist rebels -- many of whom had been in the American-trained Korean army -- revolted against Presid
- 2013-05-01Carmen Tarleton antes de que su exmarido la atacara con blanqueador industrial y quemara más del 80% de su cuerpo en 2007.
- 2013-05-01Mexican archeologists used the robot Tlaloc II-TC to explore the inside of the Temple of the Feathered Serpent in Teotihuacan.
- 2013-05-01El afro: Natural, voluminoso y atemporal, el afro viene en muchas formas y tamaños, pero hemos notado una gran cantidad de los modernos como el de Solange que tienen gran tamaño.
- 2013-05-01Jason Collins, who played with the NBA's Washington Wizards this season, has disclosed that he is gay, making him the first active openly homosexual athlete in the four major American pro team sports. Collins (No. 33) played college ball for Stanford
- 2013-05-01Científicos de Uruguay anunciaron que modificaron genéticamente a ovejas para adquirir un brillo verde.
- 2013-05-01Fiji's rugby warrior
- 2013-05-01Patrick Awuah is the founder of Ashesi University, in Ghana, which is known for its high-tech facilities and strong emphasis on business, technology and leadership.
- 2013-05-01Being a success, building a business: What top leaders have to say
- 2013-05-01Fire dancers perform on Walpurgis night on April 30 in Berlin, Germany. Walpurgis night is celebrated in many parts of central Europe as the end of winter, with the ritual burning of a straw witch.