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Ryan Carlson was in the middle of a backpacking trip in New Zealand when he got the email: North Korea was opening its borders to American tourists.

Right now, there's a shortage of truck drivers in the US and worldwide, exacerbated by the e-commerce boom brought on by the pandemic.

Shein, a fast fashion website that has emerged as a fierce competitor to Zara, is making its return to India — indirectly, at least — after being swept up in a crackdown on Chinese tech companies last year.

The Biden administration is examining the possibility of setting up an emergency hotline with the Chinese government similar to the so-called "red phone" established between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, which allowed for direct communication with the Kremlin as a way to avert nuclear war.

Everyone knows that Donald Trump is the king of the Republican Party. What's interesting, however, is that over the last year or so, an heir to that throne has emerged quite clearly. And his name is Ron DeSantis.

It's Auf Wiedersehen.

NFL star Richard Sherman was arrested early Wednesday after allegedly trying to break into the home of his in-laws and fighting with officers in Redmond, Washington, police said.

Cuban YouTuber Dina Fernandez, known as Dina Stars, said she was being taken away by Cuban state security forces in Havana during a live interview on Tuesday.

A homeowner in Michigan found an unusual surprise when renovating his porch.

Archaeologists in England have identified a near-complete Anglo-Saxon cave house, which, they say, may once have been the home of a king who became a saint.

One hundred and thirty-five years after the Statue of Liberty was formally unveiled in New York Harbor, her "little sister" has taken up residence in front of the French ambassador's home in Washington, DC.

Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Bender discusses his new book about former President Trump, Covid-19 and the 2020 election with CNN's Jake Tapper.

After more than a year of Americans being urged to practice the safe six (feet), infectious disease specialists want to remind them about safe sex.

CNN's John Berman and Brianna Keilar show some of the anti-vaccine propaganda viewers of right-wing media are being exposed to.

Four Iranian nationals have been charged in an alleged plot to kidnap a US journalist and human rights activist from New York, court documents show.

Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad says that she is the person who is targeted by four Iranian nationals that have been charged in an alleged kidnapping plot. A spokesman for Iran's Foreign Minister called the allegation "baseless."

Pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo visited the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Joe Biden and his chief Covid-19 medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, to record videos to encourage young people to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.

The tiny goldfish you can pick up at pet store for a few cents might not look like an environmental threat, but they can grow into a huge problem if set free in lakes or ponds -- mainly because they can grow to be surprisingly huge.

We've all heard it said over and over again: We're now in the phase of the pandemic when it's a race between vaccinations and the variants.

By the time Christopher Morrison's patients want the vaccine, it's too late.

White House officials are devising ways to fight the spread of dangerous falsehoods about Covid-19 vaccines, administration officials told CNN, as Republicans and their media allies ramp up their vocal skepticism about vaccines.

Children will likely pay the price for adults in the US not getting vaccinated at high enough rates to slow or stop the spread of Covid-19, which has been surging in most states, a vaccine expert said.

The European Union has unveiled some of the world's most ambitious proposals to reduce carbon emissions and wean its 27 members off fossil fuels, including taxes on emissions-heavy imports into the union and non-renewable energy, such as oil, gas and coal.

Oregon and Washington state have moved into the highest level of wildfire preparedness as the largest wildfire in the United States continues to scorch hundreds of thousands of acres.

Baker Christian Vabret is squeezing down gently on a baguette in order to make it "sing."

The Tennessee Department of Health is halting all adolescent vaccine outreach, even for vaccines not related to Covid-19, according to internal documents.

Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos are ready start offering trips to outer space. But only other billionaires — or perhaps millionaires — need apply.

India's biggest IPO of the year is here.

First there was a ban. Then it became a pre-ban for an uncertain date in the future. Then they were back in the city until further notice.

The Biden administration faces the possibility of another immigration headache, as it weighs whether to more widely reopen US borders in the near future -- just days from the current travel restrictions expiring.

From Cuba to Colombia, South Africa to Lebanon, tensions are igniting across the globe as angry citizens take to the streets over grievances, in part stemming from the governments' response to Covid-19. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.

Pope Francis was discharged from Gemelli University Hospital in Rome on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing surgery for colon diverticulitis.

The Taliban has denied executing unarmed commandos on June 16 in the town of Dawlat Abad, following a CNN report with video evidence and eyewitness testimony. CNN's Anna Coren reports from Kabul, Afghanistan.

At least 10 people have died after a bus carrying Chinese engineers in northern Pakistan fell into a ditch following a "fiery explosion," according to local police.

The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Wednesday that it had raised $45.4 million in the second quarter of 2021, the most it has ever raised in three months of a non-election year, as Republicans seek to take over the House in 2022.

Split-second decision making, relentless focus and courage are just some of the attributes any Formula One driver needs.

California will pay $7.5 million to surviving victims of its forced sterilization program.

Could the traveling pastor with a history of humanitarian work also have masterminded an intricate murder plot to seize power in Haiti?

The number of people killed in days of protests in South Africa rose to at least 72 on Tuesday, police said, as soldiers and police on the streets struggled to quell some of the worst looting and violence the country has seen in years.

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During the pandemic, I was working with an adult female client to resolve a number of unanticipated family issues: a son who worked too little in his Zoom-based classes, clashes with her husband about financial concerns and how much time to spend together as a family at home.

Creativity is a uniquely human quality that's difficult to define and, perhaps, even harder to objectively measure.

Cecily Ann Aguilar, who was arrested last year by Texas Rangers in connection with the disappearance of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, is facing an 11-count indictment for her alleged role in concealing Guillen's death.

The deadly collapse of the condo building last month in the small town of Surfside has spurred reviews of building safety across South Florida, as officials and residents scramble to figure out the vulnerability of aging structures.

Rugby union player Quade Cooper says Australia has repeatedly denied him citizenship -- despite representing the country 70 times as a member of the national team.