Lynn Brown

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Lynn Brown

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Palestinians in the Gaza Strip blocked and offloaded dozens of food trucks, the U.N. World Food Program said Saturday, as desperation mounts following Israel’s monthslong blockade while talks of a ceasefire inch forward. Hamas said it has responded to a U.S. proposal for a …

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Lynn Brown

Eight months after Hurricane Helene devastated areas of North Carolina, locals hope their rarest residents – glowing "blue ghost" fireflies – can help bring visitors back. If you walk quietly through the woods of western North Carolina any time from now until mid-June, you may catch a glimpse of an eerie sight: dozens, sometimes hundreds, of tiny blue lights floating silently along the forest floor.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Lynn Brown

In her new book, Chef Hawa Hassan shares dishes and stories from conflict zones, showing how food can preserve culture, even when so much else is lost. When Ali Zaman makes Uzbeki Kabuli pulao – Afghanistan's national rice and lamb dish – he always adds a splash of toasted sesame oil to enhance the flavour. The New York City coffee-shop owner, whose roots stretch from Queens to Kabul and Maimana, is passionate about sharing the flavours of his heritage.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lynn Brown

The big change affecting US air travelAlamyTravellers should prepare for longer airport screening lines as REAL IDs roll out across the US (Credit: Alamy)Starting tomorrow, many American citizens and residents will need a new form of ID to board domestic flights. This week, the US government is set to implement a major change to its air travel policy that has been nearly 20 years in the making.

2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Lynn Brown

As Romania's bear population grows, so do the opportunities for travellers to come face to face with the predators in a responsible way. Romania is home to the largest population of wild brown bears in Europe outside of Russia, with as many as 13,000 bears living in and around the largely untouched forests of the Carpathian Mountains. But while bear-spotting has long been a tourist attraction in Romania, it historically didn't involve venturing into the forest.