
Homeowners on the Outer Banks can make far more renting to vacationers than to locals, and the workers who serve those visitors are paying the price. CNN’s Phil Mattingly met Stu Laird, a former tour guide who went from a home he’d rented for eight years to living in his truck in the dead of winter.

Homeowners on the Outer Banks can make far more renting to vacationers than to locals, and the workers who serve those visitors are paying the price. CNN’s Phil Mattingly met Stu Laird, a former tour guide who went from a home he’d rented for eight years to living in his truck in the dead of winter.

A possibly hungry bear found itself locked inside a car in Juneau, Alaska, and managed to completely shred the interior before getting freed by police.

Last Ditch, the bar that became a viral sensation when it dropped mask mandates in September of 2026, announced the “soft closing” of its doors.

Fans watching the WNBA Finals may have to wake up early or find a way to watch during work or school, as arena scheduling conflicts with the NBA forced the WNBA to schedule Game 6 in the middle of the day, CNN's Andy Scholes reports.

The Cheesecake Factory, one of America’s most famous chain restaurants with a binder-sized menu, has been at the heart of a bitter partisan fight ever since former President Barack Obama used it to aim President Donald Trump’s gilded renovations at the White House. CNN’s Alayna Treene reports.

At the Hotel Café Royal in London, a glitzy ball by Saucy Books bookstore drew fans willing to pay hundreds to dine, dance and sit down to read the latest in the much-anticipated “A Court of Thorns and Roses” (ACOTAR) series, by fantasy superstar author Sarah J. Maas.

Chinese electric cars worth up to $150,000 are appearing on the streets of Pyongyang, despite North Korea’s chronic power shortages and U.N. sanctions restricting vehicle imports. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.

On Sunday, during stormy weather, a TUI Cruises passenger ship clashed with two container ships while departing Germany on its way to the Canary Islands.


