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'The summer of stress': Amid airline staffing shortages, lost luggage rates have soared

Thousands of passengers are arriving at their destinations without their luggage and little idea if they will ever see it again.

'The summer of stress': Amid airline staffing shortages, lost luggage rates have soared
A healthcare worker walks outside the DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital

Detroit needs Canadian nurses. But coronavirus threatens their cross-border travel.

Detroit needs Canadian nurses. But coronavirus threatens their cross-border travel.
A commercial truck heads for the Ambassador Bridge, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the international border crossing, which connects with Windsor, Ontario, in Detroit, Michigan, on March 18, 2020.

How the US-Canada border closure will disrupt life in this Canada border town

How the US-Canada border closure will disrupt life in this Canada border town
Sandra Morales speaks at Dec. 19 action in front of Member of Parliament Bardish Chagger’s office.

What happens to the American children of asylum-seekers in Canada?

What happens to the American children of asylum-seekers in Canada?
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The US movement against female genital mutilation is at a crossroads

The US movement against female genital mutilation is at a crossroads
Three GM employees at a meeting with worried faces.

GM to slash jobs and production in North America, drawing criticism from Trump and unions

General Motors said on Monday it will cut production of slow-selling models and slash its North American workforce.

GM to slash jobs and production in North America, drawing criticism from Trump and unions
The lettering of the old Packard Plant in Detroit is seen on a brick bridge viewed through the ruins of a window in the factory.

Abandoned and in decay, one of Detroit's iconic ruins is slowly being revived

Detroit is a city filled with ruins. Among the city’s most iconic ones is the Packard Plant. A Spanish developer in Peru has plans to revive it.

Abandoned and in decay, one of Detroit's iconic ruins is slowly being revived
Hamissi Mamba walks through the guts of what will be his new restaurant, Baobab Fare in Detroit. Originally from Burundi, Mamba relocated to Michigan two years back, learned English, and is now a budding entrepreneur.

Detroit welcomes immigrants to spur the city’s revival

In today's Detroit, there are many signs of a comeback: new businesses, stores, less urban blight and more entrepreneurs. And immigrants are bringing new energy to the city.

Detroit welcomes immigrants to spur the city’s revival
At General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck factory, it takes about three days for Buicks, Chevrolets, and Cadillacs to complete the 16 mile conveyor belt, start to finish.

Trump’s NAFTA revisions — designed to help the US auto industry — could have the opposite impact

The Trump administration argues NAFTA changes will create jobs. But the plan has many in the auto industry quite nervous.

Trump’s NAFTA revisions — designed to help the US auto industry — could have the opposite impact
Comic still of woman against yellow backdrop holding up a book and pen

Author Saladin Ahmed has found mainstream success in the US — while being ‘unapologetically Arab and Muslim’

His latest series is about a black journalist in 1970s Detroit, building on his work which crosses cultures and time.

Author Saladin Ahmed has found mainstream success in the US — while being ‘unapologetically Arab and Muslim’
A woman wearing a headwrap and as shimmering blue and gold dress stands in front of a camera, with her hands to her hips.

Fashion, faith and culture come together through the global art of head wrapping

Head wrapping goes beyond style for one Detroit anthropologist. It’s also a way to bridge cultures.

Fashion, faith and culture come together through the global art of head wrapping
Amanda Saab came up with the idea for "Dinner With Your Muslim Neighbor."

Could dinner parties bring hearts and minds together? This Muslim woman is giving it a try.

Amanda Saab was the first Muslim woman in hijab to appear on a reality TV cooking show in the US. Now, she is inviting total strangers to her home and cooking them meals. She says it's one way that might help bring together people from different sides of the political spectrum.

Could dinner parties bring hearts and minds together? This Muslim woman is giving it a try.
Demonstrators shut down the traffic loops at LAX International Airport and yell slogans during a protest against the travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump's executive order.

Photos: Thousands converge on US international airports to protest Trump's travel ban

Throngs of protesters turned out at airports over the weekend to criticize President Donald Trump's Friday executive order suspending entry of all refugees to the US and blocking entry for citizens of seven specific countries.

Photos: Thousands converge on US international airports to protest Trump's travel ban
Jessica Nabongo

What happened to everyone who was going to leave the US if Trump won?

Travel writer Jessica Nabongo, whose blog post “Countries To Move To If Trump Becomes President” became a hit, is keeping her options open.

What happened to everyone who was going to leave the US if Trump won?
Photographer shoots family across green field

A small-town Mexican photographer brings big-time nostalgia with him to Detroit

Most of Detroit’s Mexican immigrant community hails from the town of San Ignacio in Jalisco. So they bring a photographer from there too.

A small-town Mexican photographer brings big-time nostalgia with him to Detroit