
The countries welcoming US tourists now -- and some resources for your visit
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US passport holders have seen an ever-changing list of international travel options during the pandemic. Find out the current destinations where a US passport unlocks the door to leisure travel along with resources to help you research a trip.
(CNN) — Throughout the pandemic, US passport holders have seen an ever-morphing list of international travel options.
The only constant has been change. But compared with the choices in the spring and summer of 2020, the choices now are plentiful -- even as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus sweeps the world.

Cuba is going dark under US pressure. How the crisis unfolded and why its troubles are far from over
Almost three months after the US effectively imposed an oil blockade on Cuba that worsened its energy crunch, nearly every aspect of Cuban society has been feeling the strain.

The Department of Homeland Security has been ensnared by a partial government shutdown as Congress did not act to fund the agency by the end of Friday. But nearly all DHS workers will remain on the job — even if many won’t get paid until the lapse ends — and the public probably won’t notice much of a change.











