CNN Site Map (Galleries) for December - 2015
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- 2015-12-31Steve Jobs, speaking to his colleagues in 1986, explains how he believes technology evolves in 10-year cycles. This photo of the late tech visionary was taken by photographer Doug Menuez, who was given total access to Jobs shortly after Jobs was fired by
- 2015-12-31In fitting sepia-tone, Douglas Ng, 24, is one of a crop of culinary newcomers working to keep Singapore's traditional street snacks alive.
- 2015-12-31Built in 1943, the Honouliuli Internment Camp in Waipahu on Oahu held thousands of prisoners of war and hundreds of civilians during World War II. It became a national monument in March.
- 2015-12-31A flute of Champagne isn't the only way to toast the New Year. Here are seven craft beers that can help ring in 2016 flavorfully.
- 2015-12-30The deer mouse is a potential source of diseases including the plague, salmonellosis and hantavirus.
- 2015-12-30A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a government office in the northwestern Pakistani city of Mardan on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015.
- 2015-12-30A recent survey found that airlines have a long way to go in making their meals and snacks nutritious and low in calories.
Coming in first, none of Virgin America's meals is high in calories. The average number is 408 calories. In addition to being
- 2015-12-30Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk takes a silly selfie on Christmas Day. "Thanks @catherine_o for my annual lip augmentation," Hawk joked on Instagram, referring to his wife.
- 2015-12-30Josh White gets emotional as he recounts how he lived through the tornado that hit Garland, Texas, on Saturday, December 28. The National Weather Service confirmed that three tornadoes were part of storms that ripped through the Dallas area, killing 11 pe
- 2015-12-29Carla, a pregnant teenager in Naples, Italy, talks to her boyfriend Michele. After Carla turned 16, the two decided to start a family.
- 2015-12-29(Spoiler warning: This article contains details about the plot of "The Force Awakens." Stop reading if you haven't seen the film and you'd rather not spoil any surprise).
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- 2015-12-29The Deerlick Astronomy Village uses only red lights at night because they doesn't affect the eye's ability to see in darkness the way white light does.
- 2015-12-29Raki -- otherwise known as Lion's Milk -- is the Turkish national drink. Made of twice-distilled grapes and aniseed, raki is the go-to spirit for a celebration. It's good etiquette to clink the bottoms of your glasses when toasting with raki.
- 2015-12-29After its star turn in "Star Wars: Episode VII -- The Force Awakens," Ireland's Skellig Michael island is suddenly a hot property.
- 2015-12-29Yoshinori Mizutani spent a year photographing wild parakeets that can be found in Tokyo and other parts of Japan.
- 2015-12-29Trumpet players from Madison Scouts Drum & Bugle Corps rehearse their formations.
- 2015-12-29Lea Michele's Rachel was been one of the mainstays of "Glee" throughout its six-season history. The Fox series came to a close on March 20.
- 2015-12-28Haskell Wexler, who died December 27, was one of the top cinematographers in Hollywood, his work both part of award-winning movies and award-winning in its own right. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fle
- 2015-12-28The New Year's baby is a cultural mainstay that dates back as far as ancient Greece, when a child was paraded around in a basket to welcome the new year. More recently, Baby New Year goes missing in the 1976 holiday special "Rudolph's Shiny
- 2015-12-28The comic couple split $1 million between two charities to help children affected by the refugee crisis. The pair quietly gave half of their donation to UK-based charity Save the Children and the remainder to the International Rescue Committee.
The funds
- 2015-12-28Suddenly your accent's hot.
- 2015-12-28For those who have been missing Chelsea Handler's late night show, the new year has a gift for you: Her new documentary film series, "Chelsea Does," premieres on Netflix. Here are some of the other treats streaming in January:
- 2015-12-28What started out as the summer of Trump soon turned into the autumn of Trump, and as 2015 comes to an end, Donald Trump continues to dominate the Republican field of presidential candidates.
- 2015-12-28Two children walk past a police checkpoint in Rio de Janeiro. While visiting the city's infamous favelas, photographer Matteo Bastianelli explored the complex relationship between some of Rio's poorest residents and the state's security for
- 2015-12-28John Olsen wears a patriotic outfit August 13 as he watches former Democratic presidential candidate Jim Webb speak at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
- 2015-12-27Republican presidential candidate New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a campaign stop on Sunday, December 20, in Manchester, New Hampshire.
- 2015-12-27U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch stunned the world by taking on the entrenched, corrupt officials of FIFA, the governing body of the world's most popular sport, soccer.
- 2015-12-26An Indian Christian prays at Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi on Friday, December 25.
- 2015-12-26Michael Curtiz behind the scenes during the filming of "White Christmas," a movie/musical that released January 1, 1954. Curtiz was born in Hungary on December 24, 1886. Curtiz directed many of Hollywood's most classic films, but is remembe
- 2015-12-26Emergency officials in Moulton, Alabama, transport James Simmons by boat on December 25 after flooding prevented them from reaching him any other way. Unseasonably warm weather helped spawn severe storms Friday after violent storms in the Southeast left d
- 2015-12-25A U.S. service member salutes during a memorial ceremony on Wednesday, December 23, for six Americans killed in a suicide attack in Bagram, Afghanistan.
- 2015-12-25Armed police officers patrol the Sanlitun area of Beijing on December 24, 2015. The British and U.S. embassies in China say they have received information of possible threats against Westerners at and around Christmas in the popular district home to a hig
- 2015-12-25Frescoes are seen in the Criptoporticus Domus, one of six restored domus at U.N. World Heritage Site Pompeii, on Thursday, December 24, during the official opening to the public.
- 2015-12-25St. Stephan Basilica is the biggest church in Hungary's capital city. It also might be its most Christmas-y.
- 2015-12-24Black Lives Matter protesters hold their hands in the air and chant, "Hands up, don't shoot" at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport light rail stop in Minneapolis on Wednesday, December 23.
- 2015-12-24In Uganda, photojournalism has come a long way. This was particularly in evidence last month at the Uganda Press Photo Awards, which showcased some of the best photographic work this African nation has to offer.
The awards are the brainchild of the Fore
- 2015-12-24In a newly released poll by Transparency International, a global watchdog, and Afrobarometer, an organization which conducts surveys on African governance, 58% of Africans said they thought corruption is their country was getting worse.
- 2015-12-24Adler Mountain Lodge is located in stunning Alpe di Siusi, an alpine meadow in Italy's South Tyrol province. It's the most exclusive patch of the Dolomites mountain range, a UNESCO-listed world heritage site.
- 2015-12-24Asghari Begum, mother of the victim, stands by the entrance of her home in Bisara, a village near New Delhi, on September 30, 2015.
- 2015-12-23The camp features 15 luxury tents, all connected via a bamboo-lined brick path that stretches for about a kilometer.
- 2015-12-23Gabby, age 7, drew this photo of God, and said, "God has giant ears so he can hear everything we are saying." Here are other children's impressions of God from the book "OMG! How Children See God."
- 2015-12-23For the seventh year in a row, Switzerland has come first in the The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Report. But whilst the top of the global table is much the same, Africa is on the move. The tenth most competitive economy in Africa is
- 2015-12-23The Pyramid fields from Giza to Dahshur is one of the seven wonders of the world, and remains the only one of the original list still in existence.
- 2015-12-23Actress Niecy Nash takes a selfie with Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach after being crowned Miss Universe on Sunday, December 20, in Las Vegas. "And the winner is..." she wrote on Instagram.
- 2015-12-23With help from professional ice sculptors, Lexus fitted this NX crossover with wheels and tires made from ice, and sent it driving on a road in London. The car was frozen for five days at -30°C before the new wheels were installed.
- 2015-12-22Cold Hubs offer solar-powered, long-lasting and affordable cold storage in areas where this has been impossible.
- 2015-12-22Vietnamese photographer Ly Hoang is among the finalists of the Travel Photographer of the Year 2015 competition (www.tpoty.com). Ly's image of a man transporting bamboo fishing baskets in Tat Vien village, Hung Yen Province earned a special mention f
- 2015-12-22John Boehner kisses House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi after he was elected to a third term as House Speaker on Tuesday, January 6. He retired at the end of October.
- 2015-12-22This aerial photo shows the site of the landslide that hit three industrial parks in Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong province on December 21, 2015.
- 2015-12-22Space was once a byword for fantasy and wonder, but it has been firmly bought down to earth. The space industry today is rapidly expanding and diversifying into fields from mining to gaming, real estate and tourism. Over 600 new companies have entered the
- 2015-12-22Havelis are lavishly painted mansions. Many of them are found in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. The Vivaana Culture Hotel (pictured) is a good place to start a haveli journey.
- 2015-12-22An Amtrak employee stands on a train platform along the Southwest Chief route. The Chief runs more than 2,000 miles through eight states between Chicago and Los Angeles.
- 2015-12-22Who says boys can't wear pink? These brands started by mothers of sons hope to change what it means to dress like a boy.
- 2015-12-21Having originated in Chicago in "The Warehouse" nightclub, house music has spread throughout the world. But whilst the genre may be synonymous with Ibiza and Miami, today South Africa is the biggest market per capita anywhere in the world.
- 2015-12-21Two friends -- one Spanish and one Portuguese -- walk their dogs along the borderline of Spain and Portugal in 2014. In the villages near the border, there is a natural and daily coexistence between the Spanish and the Portuguese, according to Colectivo,
- 2015-12-21Many have come to know Baltimore through one name -- Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old who died in police custody. But few outsiders know the place he called home. Photographer William Sands recently spent time in the West Baltimore neighborhood where Gray li
- 2015-12-21Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni attends the UK-Uganda Business Forum at Lancaster House in London in 2014. Academic Antonio Malfense Fierro argues the nation's economy would be better served by shifting focus from small and medium-sized ente
- 2015-12-21Click through to see highlights from U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's political career:
- 2015-12-21Nicki Minaj went ahead with a show in Angola, despite a human rights group's call for her to cancel the concert. Campaigners highlighted links between the event's funding and "government corruption and human rights violations."
- 2015-12-21The life of socialite and prestigious art collector Peggy Guggenheim is being re-examined in new film "Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict." Using interviews with Guggenheim's friends and contemporaries, and newly rediscovered recordings of Peggt
- 2015-12-21Happy birthday Andy Dick! The comedian turns 50 on December 21.
- 2015-12-21Photographer Julia Gunther captured the lives of one of the fiercest anti-poaching groups in South Africa: the Black Mambas.
- 2015-12-21Police officers stand on the Las Vegas Strip after a car crashed into a crowded sidewalk Sunday, December 20, injuring more than 30 people in what authorities described as an "intentional" act.
- 2015-12-20Donald Trump impersonator Robert S. Ensler speaks on a phone before the presidential hopeful holds a rally in Las Vegas on Monday, December 14.
- 2015-12-20Activists hold signs and shout slogans demanding the death penalty for a convicted rapist during a protest against his release at India Gate in New Delhi on Sunday, December 20, 2015. Because the man was under 18 when the crime occurred, Indian law says h
- 2015-12-20Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and Martin O'Malley debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Saturday, December 19. The candidates met for their third debate.
- 2015-12-20British actor John Boyega, 23, has one of the film's lead roles as Finn, a redeemed stormtrooper.
- 2015-12-18Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, died Thursday, December 3. His battle with drug addiction often overshadowed his music career. Weiland, here in 2001, was 48.
- 2015-12-18Republican presidential candidates debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday, December 15. Vincent Laforet, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and director, captured this particular moment from seven different angles.
- 2015-12-18Whoopi Goldberg became joined the daytime talk show "The View" in 2007. She's come a long way since her break out role as Celie Harris in the 1985 film "The Color Purple." Her career has had highs and lows, including an Academy Aw
- 2015-12-18East Shore is Beijing's only music venue dedicated to jazz. The venue stages jazz concerts Wednesday through Sunday. Performances usually start at 10 p.m. No cover charge. 2 Qianhai Nanyan, just west of the post office, Xicheng District; +86 10 8403
- 2015-12-18Immediately recognizable because of its striking graphic design and Soviet CCCP symbolism, this is one of the great propaganda maps made by artists shortly after Germany ended its nonaggression pact in the early summer of 1941, and crossed into Soviet ter
- 2015-12-18At British Columbia's top retreats, you can get away from it all while still having it all. Interacting with big wilderness is the name of the game at lodges like Nimmo Bay Wilderness Retreat (pictured). Click on for the amazing adventures offered by
- 2015-12-18Desde principios del siglo XX la esperanza de vida ha mejorado en la mayoría de las partes del mundo. Pero ¿y si la vida pudiera extenderse más allá de sus límites actuales? En esta galería, CNN Labs echa un vistazo a algunas de las investigaciones en cur
- 2015-12-18Which part is the sea and which is the sky? For his photo series "The Pull," Michael Massaia printed images of the two as they appeared -- inverted and backward -- on the ground glass of his large-format camera.
- 2015-12-18U.S. travelers are eager to visit Cuba to see what they've been missing. Here, a street in Havana provides a peek at the National Capitol Building.
- 2015-12-17"Star Wars" fans express their fandom sometimes through art, portraying the characters in new and different ways. Sri Rosli drew this sketch of Rey, one of the lead characters from the new movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
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