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By Eric Levenson and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Incoming flights were halted at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Thursday morning due to thunderstorms after heavy rain overnight caused flooding that had already partially blocked access to the airport. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is under a ground stop until at least 11 a.m.

By Miquel Ros, CNN Musandam Governate, Oman (CNN) — As our tiny dhow glides serenely along the sinuous desert coastline, it’s hard to believe the glass and steel jungle of Dubai is just a couple of hours’ drive away. You won’t find a trace of skyscrapers, malls or even roads here. The only heights within

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Boarding pass? Check. Photo ID? Check. Weight? What? Passengers flying with Korean Air in the next few weeks may be asked to take one additional step before boarding – getting on the scale. However, the policy has nothing to do with body shaming. Korean Air is one of the

By Tom Page, CNN (CNN) — A fortnight ago, Motswedi Modiba was a South African singer showing signs of a promising career in her home country. Now she’s a breakout hit on one of China’s largest reality TV shows after wowing millions with her performance in Mandarin. Modiba, reported to be the first Black and

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — In the early 1990s, on his first day of work at a fine-dining restaurant, rookie chef Simon Rogan was led out of the kitchen’s back door. Waiting for him in the alley were a box of oyster shells and a piece of sandpaper. “(The chef) wanted me to

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Alice Hawkins has never photographed her idol, Dolly Parton, but she has photographed many Dollys. One Dolly is on horseback, red heels in stirrups and blonde curls piled high on her head. In another image, two Dollys link their arms around each other’s waists, fingers fanning out with long

CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — There’s a brand new spotless superstar on the scene at a Tennessee zoo. She doesn’t have a name yet, but she’s already made a big splash among her herd – she’s a giraffe without patches. The 6-foot wonder was born sans spots on July 31 at Bright’s Zoo,

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — There’s a brand new spotless superstar on the scene at a Tennessee zoo. She doesn’t have a name yet, but she’s already made a big splash among her herd – she’s a giraffe without patches. The 6-foot wonder was born sans spots on July 31 at Bright’s Zoo, a

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Few social scenarios will spark a debate more heated than wedding guest etiquette. Should dresses always be floor-length? Are plunging necklines considered inappropriate? And perhaps the single-most asked question: Can you ever wear white? Every June since 2014, Google searches querying the choice to wear white as a wedding

Mihir Melwani, CNN (CNN) — Air travel between the Hermit Kingdom and the Middle Kingdom is possible once again. Air Koryo flight JS151 from Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, arrived at Beijing’s PEK airport on Tuesday at 9:17 a.m. local time, according to the Beijing Capital International Airport website. This is the first known international commercial

By Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN (CNN) — Antalya is a city bathed in sunlight and baked in history. Standing on Turkey’s beautiful Turquoise Coast, it is the hidden jewel of the Mediterranean. A place where luxury hotels, vast beaches, striking ruins and quiet villages create something that’s truly unique. The city is the

By Lilit Marcus and Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — Flights between North Korea and Russia are set to resume for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. Air Koryo, North Korea’s national airline, is operating four flights between Pyongyang and Vladivostok, in southeast Russia, this month for the first time since 2020, a Vladivostok airport

By Anne Quito, CNN (CNN) — It’s been another hellish summer. A double whammy of the human-caused climate crisis and the arrival of El Niño has fueled soaring temperatures that have made this year downright deadly. July 2023 has been declared the world’s hottest month on record. In a recent address, UN Secretary-General António Guterres

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, misbehaving tourists in Europe, the German couple who moved to Italy to open a restaurant and city vacation ideas from Seoul to Bratislava. Law and order Europe’s top landmarks were besieged by troublemaking tourists this week. In Paris, drunken Americans were trapped overnight up

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — When England take the field at Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final, the team won’t look the same as the one that won the European championship last July. The difference? No white shorts. They are not alone. While some teams still donned light shorts at this year’s tournament, including Zambia

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — A British farm has urged visitors to stop posing naked for photographs in its field of sunflowers. The owners of Stoke Fruit Farm on Hayling Island, off England’s south coast, issued the unusual request on social media, having noticed a growing number of visitors stripping naked to pose

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When Larissa Santos opened her front door and saw Rachel Bush for the first time, she was immediately flooded with emotions. Larissa felt “pulled” to Rachel, who was standing expectantly on Larissa’s doorstep. Larissa also suddenly felt “very, very nervous” as she introduced herself to the stranger on her

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — When Belgian designer Martin Margiela first released the split-toe Tabi silhouette in 1988, he dipped the soles in red paint and sheathed the runway in white gauze; ensuring the cloven footprints left a haunting mark. “It’s for a tiny group of women, and not everyone will like it,” Margiela