LGBT-friendly hotels: For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer-identifying travelers, a good-natured hotel is perhaps the single-most important element of planning a trip. Villa Royale in Palm Springs (pictured) is a great place to begin. P...

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 Tea: Azerbaijanis love tea, drinking it hot all year round, even in the heat of summer. Courtesy Kamilla Rzayeva Tandir bread: Tandir bread is glazed in egg or yoghurt then baked in a clay oven. The result is a crisp exterior and an inside that's so...

 The Majestic Princess cruise ship docked at the International Terminal in Sydney on November 12, 2022. Muhammad Farooq/AFP/Getty Images CNN A cruise ship with hundreds of Covid-positive passengers docked in Sydney, Australia, after being hit by a wa...

 The four escapee cubs celebrated their first birthday this summer along with sibling Ayanna who stayed within the enclosure. Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images CNN The Great Escape always brings prisoner-of-war Steve McQueen to mind, but perhaps the real m...

 The Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl champions. The Chiefs defended their title in dramatic fashion Sunday, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in what was just the second Super Bowl to go to overtime. They're the first team to win...

 See the best photos from this year's Super Bowl halftime show, which was headlined by Usher. Usher performed many of his greatest hits and was joined by guests such as Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Lil Jon and Ludacris. Usher performed nearly a dozen of his...

 Some of Taylor Swift's most beloved songs are heartbreaking -- and that can be helpful, experts said. Lionel Hahn/Getty Images CNN Fans were waiting with bated breath for the emotional torment they were sure would come from “The Tortured Poets Depar...

 New mothers who experience mental health issues need help but don't often get it. Akacin Phonsawat/iStockphoto/Getty Images CNN Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the...