In a world record attempt, an Irish man is walking barefoot on a 3,400-mile trek from Istanbul to Ireland, and a fitness expert shares a health advisory for others.

The Man Who Pays His Way: When the industry of human happiness turns sour, Lupine Travel soldiers on

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French Quarter artifacts from the Fire of 1788 and the Fire of 1794 were discovered during a $9 million water main project on St. Peter Street in New Orleans.

Multiple search and rescue teams have been deployed

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Marking the end of 400 years of postal history, Denmark becomes the first country to end state-run letter delivery, as PostNord cites a 90% volume decline.

America's 250th anniversary celebrations feature historic destinations nationwide, offering numerous family-friendly events. AAA recommends booking early for 2026.

The FAA issued a series of flight safety warnings for U.S. airlines flying over the eastern Pacific near Mexico, Central America and South America

In search of the country’s weirdest corners, Christopher Dorrell finds ghostly apparitions and vengeful fairies in Whitby

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At 17 Niki vowed to give her newborn son, born blind and profoundly disabled, the best life she could. Thirty years on she and Jimmy are travelling Australia in a Toyota Troopy, balancing hard-won freedom with constant care

Outside a supermarket in Exmouth, a small town 1,250km north of Perth, a man notices Niki carrying Jimmy on her back. She is 152cm tall and he weighs 45kg. “He should be carrying you!” the man says.

Strangers often misjudge Niki’s son, who is 30 but looks, she says, “like he’s eight or nine”. Jimmy is blind and has panhypopituitarism, a hormonal disorder that affects fewer than one in 100,000 Australians each year. This condition halted his development, leaving him unable to walk or speak, with severe intellectual disability.

Niki hoists Jimmy on to her back for a walk along the beach in Exmouth. She has always carried him

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Britain might be chilly, but you can still enjoy balmy weather on the Iberian peninsula

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The largest of the Canary Islands offers more than just winter sun, writes Aine Fox

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Chile created Cape Froward National Park on the Brunswick Peninsula to protect endangered huemul deer and wildlife located at the "edge of the world."

WestJet, Canada’s second-largest carrier, backpedaled on a new seating plan after videos of crammed travelers went viral on social media.

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From Sydney’s northern beaches to the bottom of the Atlantic – the story of a man who won a trip of a lifetime in a local supermarket competition

Bandra, Mumbai, 1998.

Andrew Rogers, a 34-year-old Sydney greenkeeper, was visiting family in India with his wife, Winnie, and one-year-old son, Terence. Inside, as aunties prepared breakfast – the kitchen a sanctuary from the humid, honking streets – the phone rang.

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Basic fares come with a lower price, but fewer perks. Delta could become the first U.S. airline to offer stripped down premium seats

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Tourists keen to see island where couple exchanged vows, seven-star hotel where they stayed and paths trodden by their celebrity guests

For the residents of Venice who travel daily through the city’s waterways, the small wooden floating jetty outside the Gritti Palace hotel is nothing special, “no different to a London underground stop”, as Igor Scomparin, a tour guide, puts it.

But for a certain type of tourist it is a must-see spot. In June last year, Kim Kardashian disembarked from a water taxi here and navigated its planks during the five-day wedding of the billionaire Amazon boss, Jeff Bezos, and Lauren Sánchez, a former TV journalist.

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano produces significant volcanic gas during the latest eruption. Officials are monitoring air quality as crowds flock to witness the activity.

The U.S. State Department warns against travel to Haiti with a Level 4 ‘do not travel’ advisory due to extreme crime

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Querétaro is bursting with a thriving music scene, incredible restaurants and beautiful gardens, as Phoebe Harper discovers

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These beach towns used to be seen as detours - now they’re the main destination for savvy travelers

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Those itching to exit the cabin can slow things down on board

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‘We don’t think our passengers are willing to pay,’ says airline CEO

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No one wants to visit us any more – but they might pay $50,000 for a bag you could get here for $3

There aren’t many escapes from the grim onslaught of terrible news these days. You can stare at a blank wall, obsessively count the hairs on your arm, or, in a true moment of desperation, ponder the state of global fashion. I prefer the last one. I love being on the cutting edge of style, peacocking out in the decaying slopfest that is our planet. A crisp, well-made suit is a cure for all manner of emotionally trying times. I relish being hyper-aware of the goings-on of fashion, so I was one of the first sorry souls to learn of the current global obsession with flimsy canvas Trader Joe’s shopping bags.

For those unaware, Trader Joe’s is an American grocery store chain known primarily for its affordable prices, whimsical tropical branding, and heart-attack-inducing parking lots – apparently designed to be small because the stores themselves are so tiny that they can’t justify more spaces. I don’t naturally see the use in swanning about with a tote bag promoting a demolition derby disguised as a market, but I’m not most people.

Dave Schilling is a Los Angeles-based writer and humorist

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Leatherback turtle Riptide stunned researchers after completing a rare 7,000-mile migration from Panama to the North Atlantic and back to Florida in just seven months.