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CNN By Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — After nearly two decades, passengers going through airport security in the United States will no longer have to take their shoes off. The Transportation Security Administration will be eliminating the security requirement “effective immediately,” Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, announced Tuesday. ”TSA

By Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — After nearly two decades, passengers going through airport security in the United States will no longer have to take their shoes off. The Transportation Security Administration will be phasing out the security requirement, a government source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN on the

By Christopher Lamb, CNN Castel Gandolfo, Italy (CNN) — After the whirlwind of his election and a nonstop round of public and private meetings ever since, Pope Leo XIV has chosen to take some time to rest and recharge. Choosing where to take his vacation was a simple decision. For centuries popes have spent their

By Olivia Kemp, CNN (CNN) — A humpback whale diving under the ocean’s surface, cownose rays approaching menhaden bait fish, and a spinner shark on the hunt are all images taken by the inaugural winner of the International Aerial Photographer of the Year competition. Joanna Steidle, a professional drone pilot from New York, captured the

By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — As millions of Americans take to the skies during what’s shaping out to be another summer of high temperatures, some will likely be searching for easy travel hacks to help make their journeys a little less painful. Among the many flying tips making the rounds in recent years on

By Jeanne Bonner, CNN (CNN) — The best pizza in the United States comes from a wood-fired oven on New York’s Lower East Side, an Italian pizza-ranking guide has announced. For the second year running, the Naples-based 50 Top Pizza judged Una Pizza Napoletana the winner in its annual assessment of American bakers. The ranking

CNN By Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — Summer temperatures have cranked up to ‘HI,’ and many Americans will be turning up the heat another notch as they light the fire on family cookouts. Unfortunately for some, more grilling means more over-cooked hamburgers, burnt bratwurst and scorched steaks. But chef Tyler Florence, whose latest cookbook is

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — She first traveled to Paris when she was 21, and nearly six decades later, Mary Jane Wilkie decided that it was finally time to move to the French capital for good. In December 2021, Mary Jane, who was 79 at the time, relocated from New York to Paris to

By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — Ask one of my fellow Canadians to describe our nation’s cuisine and you may very well be met with a blank stare, followed by a few mumbles about poutine and maple syrup being awesome. It’s a tough question to answer. Taking up a space of 3.8 million square miles,

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Depicting endless rows of uniformed workers, Edward Burtynsky’s iconic images of mid-2000s Chinese factories spoke to the seemingly inexhaustible human labor behind China’s economic miracle. Just two decades later, the photographer’s glimpse inside an electric car plant near Shanghai presents the opposite phenomenon: a complete absence of people. “This

CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Two guests, said to be a father and his young daughter, have been rescued by crew after going into the water while onboard the Disney Dream cruise ship as it returned from a voyage around the Bahamas. Disney confirmed that the rescue happened on June 29, saying that

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Two guests, said to be a father and his young daughter, have been rescued by crew after going into the water while onboard the Disney Dream cruise ship as it returned from a voyage around the Bahamas. Disney confirmed that the rescue happened on June 29, saying that both

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — From the endless beaches of Rimini to the culinary corridor of Bologna, Modena and Parma, visitors to northeastern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region have plenty to explore. They might also accidentally stumble into another country entirely. Tucked away in the hilly countryside just a few kilometers from the Adriatic coast is

By Fiona Sinclair Scott and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — After much anticipation, Lauren Sanchez’s wedding gown has been revealed, with Dolce & Gabbana confirmed as the fashion house behind the elegant, high-necked design featuring 180 silk chiffon-covered priest buttons. Many details surrounding the Bezos-Sanchez wedding extravaganza have been closely guarded and, in keeping with

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Catherine Tondelli was standing underneath the Trevi Fountain, on a summer’s evening in Rome, about to throw three coins into the fountain’s waters. Growing up in the US, Catherine had seen romance movies set in Italy. She’d read books about Rome. She’d heard the city’s famous fountain was impressive.

By Jacqui Palumbo, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Venice, Italy (CNN) — Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos will be celebrating their marriage on Friday in San Giorgio Maggiore, and hours ahead of the expected ceremony, the bride was seen as she left in a boat for the Venetian island. Wearing an elegant

By Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) – So long as you’re not made of wax, right now is a great time to visit Las Vegas. Part of this is on Mother Nature; summer temperatures can hit a beastly 115 in the Mojave Desert, a harsh reality that can literally fry an egg on Las Vegas Boulevard

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — There is much to unpack with the portion of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding invitation that was leaked to the world. The explicit request for no gifts — the only option, really, for the one of the world’s richest individuals; along with the donation pledge to UNESCO’s Venice

By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome (CNN) — Protesters in Venice rallying against the impending nuptials of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez have claimed victory after their threats of disruption reportedly prompted a change of wedding venues. The group, No Space for Bezos, had called for a blockade

CNN By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — As the men’s fashion shows wrap up in Milan, today the focus shifts to Paris — where, over runways and presentations across the next five days, some of the world’s biggest labels will attempt to define the future dress codes of menswear. Over the weekend, designer Jonathan Anderson

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — After scoring a rock-bottom fare on Ryanair from London to Gothenburg, Graham Earl, his wife and their two daughters flew to Sweden for the day this past May to visit a popular theme park. The family caught an early morning flight from London Stansted Airport, grabbed a ride share

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — What do they say about all publicity being good? When the world saw Naomi Campbell fall on the Vivienne Westwood runway, the supermodel was soon inundated with calls from other designers — asking her to do it again. It was an iconic moment in fashion history: Vivienne Westwood’s “Anglomania”

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN St Albans, England (CNN) — “Naturism is about liberating your body and accepting who you are,” says Stéphane Deschênes, a twinkly-eyed Canadian with an impressive white handlebar mustache. We’re gathered near the hot tub for the opening ceremony at British Naturism: Sunfolk, a 94-year-old naturist site that’s relaunching after a modern

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — The “wrong” shade of blonde; a deflated, empty Birkin bag; and a camel coat so stiff it looks “like a brick,” according to one Substack writer. These are the main complaints of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy fans, who this week jumped to the defense of the late fashion publicist, whose memorable

By Cindy Augustine, CNN (CNN) — The dish known as salad is said to date back to the ancient Roman habit of dipping romaine lettuce in salt — “herbe salata” means “salted leaves.” Now, centuries after the concept originated in Ancient Rome, salads may conjure for some an image of a tub of lettuce with

By Fred He and Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — May and early June have always been popular times to visit the Zhangjiajie Forest Park in southwestern China’s Hunan province, before the oppressive summer heat sweeps in. The stunning area is famed for its massive quartz-sandstone pillar formations, which are said to have inspired the floating

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Venice, Italy (CNN) — On a sweltering Friday afternoon in June, a group of angry and self-described “precarious” or underemployed Venetian young people gathered in a square near the foot of Venice’s Rialto bridge. It was a call to action against the impending nuptials of billionaire Jeff Bezos and journalist

By Jen Rose Smith, CNN (CNN) — Like maple syrup and lakeside lounging, an annual influx of Canadians tourists has long been a part of life for the border-hugging New York region known as “North Country.” “I don’t ever remember a summer where I wasn’t at the beach, hearing the French language and seeing Quebec