Movies have long had the power to spark tourist trends, but changing viewing habits and increased TV production values mean it’s the small screen that’s now inspiring serious wanderlust, writes Carolyn Moore

He’s had death threats from Eminem fans, and is at odds with conservative America, but Perfume Genius could still be one of the most fun acts at Electric Picnic, writes Ed Power.

A father found out his son was still alive after a body misidentified by officials was buried.

Kya deLongchamps explores the gentle genius of George Nakashima, one of the leading lights of American Studio furniture.

Judges in Hawaii and Maryland have blocked Donald Trump's revised travel ban from taking effect as scheduled, using the US president's own words as evidence that the order discriminates against Muslims.

The son of a Russian MP is due to go on trial in the US accused of orchestrating an international scheme that resulted in around $170 million (€152m) in fraudulent credit card purchases.

 

The first King Kong film was released in 1933. A reworked version of Beauty and the Beast, it became a special effects and animation classic. Nature columnist Richard Collins reminds us, however, that the King Kong of the big screen is very much rooted in a species of giant ape that may have walked the earth as recently as 100,000 years ago.   

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Two missing dogs were found safe and well after going missing for a week in Washington State after one stood guard over her companion who had become trapped.

Legal marijuana could be the first billion-dollar industry not dominated by men, writes Gogo Lidz.

USA: A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to charges that he brought counterfeit chips to an Atlantic City poker tournament in a scheme discovered after he flushed $2.7m (€2.4m) of the chips down a toilet in his hotel room.

The world of wine has changed a lot in the last 25 years. 

Sergio Garcia was not the only player at Chambers Bay to question the quality of the putting surfaces at this week’s US Open but having taken to his Twitter account to air a much-shared view, the Spaniard the Americans love to heckle inevitably drew the most flak.

Shane Lowry will bid to stay patient at Chambers Bay this weekend after shooting his best round in a US Open on Thursday night.

Such is the grind involved in competing at a US Open that it is little wonder Phil Mickelson celebrated sinking a first round bogey putt at Chambers Bay last night as if it was a major-clinching birdie.

Past champion Graeme McDowell believes he may have found a key to unlock the secrets of the little-known Chambers Bay course, venue for next week’s US Open.

He may not have enjoyed his two days’ play at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open but Rory McIlroy had got his missed cut out of his system by Sunday to declare the tournament he hosted an incredible success.

As if his Quail Hollow rampage was not enough of a warning shot to his rivals, Rory McIlroy goes into today’s BMW PGA Championship having admitted he would be disappointed not to win a major this summer.

THERE are too many cormorants on the Columbia River between Washington State and Oregon, say US federal officials. Richard Collins says there's no need for a cull.

WE interior enthusiasts know that the colour of the year is Marsala, says Carol O’Callaghan.

Greencore’s first production facility on the west coast of the US could nudge overall long-term annual revenue capability from its American operations up to almost $700 million (€563m).

TV bosses have apologised after a reporter

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USA: Teenager Brian Genest’s attempt to take a selfie with a squirrel didn’t quite go to plan.

Searchers have recovered two bodies and believe they have located another eight in the debris of the massive landslide in Washington state.

Rescue crews searched into the night for survivors from a massive US mudslide that killed at least three people, after hearing voices from the debris field pleading for help.

A US truck driver kept sex slaves in his trailer for months at a time, filing down their teeth, forcing them to alter their appearance and beating them until they nearly passed out, authorities said.

Legalising cannabis and opening Amsterdam-style coffee shops all over the country could be worth up to €300m for the Exchequer and would take millions away from criminal gangs such as those which murdered crime journalist Veronica Guerin, Independent TD Luke “Ming” Flanagan claimed yesterday.

They’re low fat and low in calories but the real beauty of the octopus, say campaigners trying to save it from the dinner table, is that it’s high in IQ.

Six underground tanks that hold a brew of radioactive and toxic waste at the most contaminated US nuclear site are leaking.

Boeing has halted deliveries of new 787s to customers until its electrical system is fixed.

Republicans lashed out at President Barack Obama and his administration chiefs over their evolving description of the deadly September 11 attack on the US consulate in Libya.

Japandroids have been too busy touring to fully appreciate the success of their second album, says Ed Power

Kenyan athlete Freddy Keron set a new course record as he became the first overseas winner of the Cork City Marathon.

A nine-year-old boy has appeared in a US juvenile court accused of accidentally shooting a classmate.

Fire crews tacked a dramatic blaze that broke out at Washington state's largest oil refinery, sending up towering flames and creating a thick plume of smoke visible for miles.

WITH Robbie Keane on the verge of lending his body to Aston Villa for medical research and Thierry Henry having made that memorable return to Arsenal, you would be forgiven for thinking that European clubs are stockpiling for the winter with US-based players.

AN IRISHMAN suspected of carrying out a string of nonchalant bank robberies across America’s west coast has now been linked to robberies in the northern city of Seattle.

* January 6: Three members of UDR killed by an IRA landmine near Castlewellan, Co Down.

MEET the Gardasil girls.

TEENAGER Colton Harris-Moore, is achieving folk hero status as the “Barefoot Bandit” in the US and Canada after a string of burglaries and daredevil escapes from the law.

More than two years later than originally planned, Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner took to the skies for its maiden test flight.