A note tucked away on a Delta plane in storage for more than a year is providing a look at the days right before the world shut down because of Covid-19.On March 23, 2020, Capt. Chris Dennis parked Delta ship…
Authorities on Monday identified the off-duty Delta Air Lines flight attendant who was accused of assaulting two crew members before being subdued on an Atlanta-bound flight that was forced to land in Oklahoma City.Stephon Jamar Duncan, 34, of Atlanta, allegedly…
Riders are at the top of a 130-foot drop. They're about to plunge almost 60 mph. Now's a good time to ask: "What in the devil are they thinking?"These coaster enthusiasts -- "daredevils" if you will -- are willing riders…
It's mid-morning when three velvet-helmeted swimmers suddenly bob up from deep underneath the turquoise sea.Dazzles of light dance as kayakers swoosh oars through glacier-clear water, propelling over a kelp forest towards Nor Nour, a tiny, deserted island.It's then the divers…
Those aren't olives...An Ohio restaurant seems to have found a use for the Brood X cicadas pestering parts of the Midwest. The Pizza Bandit in Dayton tested out a Spicy Thai Cicada Pie.Yes, that's a pizza with cicadas on it.Before…
A cruise ship's security services discovered 69.5 pounds of cocaine on board the vessel last week and turned over the haul to US Customs and Border Protection officers upon docking at a Florida port, CBP said in a statement.Cruise officials…
Workers testing underwater surveying equipment say they found the wreckage of a small airplane deep underwater in California's Folsom Lake -— and they may have solved a 56-year-old aviation mystery.Sonar images show the outline of the plane, covered in a…
For most of us, the pandemic has meant enforced solitude. But for others, it's been the chance to go searching for that solitude. And where better to do so than in the Arctic Circle?In fact, Valentina Miozzo went one step…
The concept of staying in another family's home while they bed down in yours isn't exactly new.Many frugal holiday makers have been doing it for years to save on accommodation costs while enjoying a different type of vacation experienceHowever, the…
Two guests aboard the first major sea cruise hosting Americans since the pandemic halted the industry have tested positive for coronavirus in required end-of-cruise testing, the cruise line said Thursday.The two guests, who shared a stateroom on the seven-day Celebrity…
They were the Jimmy Choos of their day.Known as poulaines, pointy leather shoes were the height of fashion in 14th century Britain. Medieval men and women about town, however, suffered for their fancy footwear: They got bunions.The painful condition is…
United Airlines has announced it will purchase up to 50 Boom Overture supersonic jets for commercial use by 2029, heralding the return of supersonic passenger flights nearly 20 years after the Concorde was decommissioned.Supersonic planes halve the time it takes…
This past year most of us haven't strayed far from the street where we live, what with Covid-19 lockdowns, stay-at-home orders and travel bans.But whether you're daydreaming about international travel, or just excited to branch out of your neighborhood into…
In June 2020, the people of Britain put their differences aside to condemn a brazen act of aggression against their country.An American expat known only as "Michelle" had posted an instructional TikTok on how to make "British tea." A collective…
The Virginia plantation house where Gen. Robert E. Lee lived before he abandoned it to lead the Confederate army during the Civil War has reopened after a multimillion-dollar renovation that focuses new attention on the enslaved people who lived and…
Two passengers on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean have tested positive for Covid-19.The pair were traveling on the MSC Seaside cruise ship and disembarked with their families in Syracuse, Sicily, on Tuesday, MSC told CNN on Wednesday. The two…
Once found in virtually every office across the globe, the trusty typewriter is all but extinct.But now LEGO has gone back in time, launching a 2,079-piece model of the gadget -- complete with moving keys and carriage.The newly launched set,…
How travel will look in the near future is the question on everyone's lips, and as Europe begins to reopen its borders to travelers from outside the continent, the European Union has announced the launch of its EU Digital Covid…
The impact of Covid-19 on global livability has been absolutely devastating.Well over a year into the pandemic, ongoing health crises, border closures and lockdowns are continuing to affect millions of people around the world.But some destinations have fared much better…
Every day at noon, a large antique gun is fired in Hong Kong.No, this has nothing to do with war, protests or conflict. The Jardine Noonday Gun is about history with a side of charitable goodness.It gets its name from…
