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Americans spend more than $70 billion on lottery tickets each year, but do you know what your options are if you win?

Christmas at a hotel has a certain luxurious low-hassle allure. Here are 16 of the best hotels around the world that go all-out for the holiday in lavish style.

In 2003, Lewis Whyld took an instantly classic photograph of the Concorde on its last flight, soaring over the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Do you love watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on television? If you do, float on over to these five fun historical facts.

In Studio Drift's "Franchise Freedom," 300 glowing drones fly in an eye-catching choreographed spectacle.

Thousands of Syrians reportedly fled the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Thursday in what appeared to be a mass exodus of civilians out of the besieged area.

In the summer of 2015, Bashar al-Assad was in trouble. Then an Iranian general went to Moscow, and the tide of Syria's conflict began to change.

The consequences of seven years of war in Syria extend well beyond its shores, and have changed the way the West does politics.

Satellite photos reveal how seven years of war in Syria have transformed its ancient cities into scenes of apocalyptic devastation.

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah survived an assassination attempt in northern Gaza on Tuesday morning, the Palsetinian Authority said.

The Turkish socialite and seven of her friends died Sunday after the plane carrying them home from her bachelorette party crashed, according to Turkish media reports.

Mothers in Saudi Arabia can now retain custody of their children after divorce without filing lawsuits, according to a Saudi Information Ministry statement.

Five women talk to CNN about their experiences of sexual abuse and harassment while participating in the pilgrimage.

Thirty-nine people were killed when a Russian transport plane crashed while trying to land at Hmeimin air base in northwest Syria on Tuesday, Russian state media reported.

More than 1,000 children have been killed or injured this year across Syria, a United Nations Children's Fund official told CNN on Tuesday.

The Taliban launched a brazen attack on the strategic Afghan city of Ghazni early Friday, seizing key buildings and trading fire with security forces.

Four days after a massive earthquake killed hundreds on the Indonesian island of Lombok, a 5.9 magnitude tremor hit the island, sending frightened residents out into the streets.

A young mother who had to flee with her newborn child is one of thousands of survivors from Sunday's deadly earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok desperately waiting for aid to trickle through.

Indonesian police say they've rescued a woman held captive in a cave where she was routinely raped by a local spiritual healer for 15 years.

It's been 25 years since Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport closed. Pilot Russell Davie and photographer Daryl Chapman remember the glory days and share a few of the scariest moments.

From big-city bays to secluded shores, there are hundreds of beaches where you can legally frolic while naked. If you're so inclined, strip off that bathing suit and enjoy 20 of the best nude beaches around the world.

When it comes to world cuisine, what are the countries with the best food? Italy and spaghetti? Hong Kong's dim sum? Or French escargots?

Marceline, Missouri, was Walt Disney's inspiration for Main Street USA in his theme parks. He died in 1966 before he could finish an attraction in Marceline that would recapture his youth there.

Tiramisu (Italy), cheesecake (United States), baklava (Turkey) and 14 more of the greatest cakes and sweet treats found around the world.

Read CNN's Fast Facts about Billy Crystal and learn more about the comedian.

Former President Jimmy Carter said that he believes the single greatest challenge facing the world is discrimination against women and girls, during a commencement address at Liberty University in Virginia.

Mérida, Mexico, is a destination where "something for everyone" is not just a tourism-board platitude. Here are the best things to do in the capital of Yucatán state.

Over 50 years after the launch of the "queen of the skies," the very last Boeing 747 has been finally been delivered.

Theresa May served as British Prime Minister from July 2016 to July 2019. She was the second woman to hold the office. The first was Margaret Thatcher.