George H.W. Bush dead at 94

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Prosecutors: Samsung's folding screen tech stolen, sold to China

Samsung's latest bendable screen technology has been stolen and sold to two Chinese companies, according to prosecutors in South Korea.

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Kansas City Chiefs cut star running back Kareem Hunt after video shows alleged assault

The Kansas City Chiefs have cut star running back Kareem Hunt after a video surfaced appearing to show him pushing and kicking a woman.

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British lawmaker reveals he is HIV-positive

A British lawmaker revealed in Parliament on Thursday that he is HIV-positive.

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The astounding Putin-MBS high five

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Watch as an earthquake hits Alaska

Alaskans ran for cover when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Anchorage early Friday morning. The quake brought down phone lines, knocked out power and caused devastating damage.

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'I'm scared for the future of my baby here': French Jews live in fear amid rising anti-Semitic acts

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Ukraine urges NATO to send more ships to port

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is urging NATO to send more ships to the Sea of Azov for an ongoing confrontation with Russia. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from the Ukrainian port of Mariupol.

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DC neighborhood group votes to rename street in front of Saudi embassy for Khashoggi

An effort underway in Washington, D.C., would create an in-your-face way to remind Saudi Arabia of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi: Rename the street in front of the Saudi embassy in honor of the slain journalist.

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We need a new approach to deal with an aggressive Russia

I first went to Russia in 1969 as an exchange student. I've studied, lived, worked and traveled there ever since. I'm now considered an "expert" on Russia, a word which always strikes me as an exaggeration when it comes to understanding a country as complex as this.

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Tiger Woods reveals ankle pain at Hero World Challenge

His back is healing, but Tiger Woods revealed he is struggling with ankle pain at the Hero World Challenge.

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Marriott: 500 million accounts compromised

Marriott says its guest reservation system has been hacked, potentially exposing the personal information of approximately 500 million guests.

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Ukraine bans Russian men aged 16 to 60 from entry

Ukraine will restrict the entry of Russian men aged between 16 and 60 in an effort to prevent Russia from forming "private armies" on its soil, President Petro Poroshenko said Friday.

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Wilder vs. Fury: Fight for salvation

Tyson Fury bought a convertible Ferrari in 2016 and made the decision to drive it off a bridge at top speed.

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Ancient tools may rewrite human origin story

The story of humankind may need to be rewritten.

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From rugby to 'cut-throat' NFL

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Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: Fashion is 'weaponized'

Fashion is a powerful tool. Covering our bodies in clothes or adornments is an almost universal behavior, and how you dress is one of the most obvious indicators of who you are.

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50 of the world's best desserts

Imagine the best dessert on Earth. Better yet, turn to a stranger on the street and ask them. Odds are good -- dollars to doughnuts -- their answer is different from yours.

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Great Blue Hole mystery probed

Virgin billionaire Richard Branson is joining a new mission to solve one of the most captivating mysteries of the ocean -- what lies at the bottom of the Great Blue Hole in Belize?

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UK assesses Putin-approved Skripal attack

The UK has assessed that the brazenness of the attacks that killed one Briton and sickened a former Russian spy and his daughter — including the amount of nerve agent used — point to approval by Russian President Vladimir Putin himself, two officials familiar with the matter told CNN.

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You have two ages. Here's why it matters

Reminiscent of a scene from "The Social Network," the whiteboard in researcher and professor Morgan Levine's Yale Medical School office is covered in a series of letters and numbers. She clicks the red cap back onto the dry erase marker and steps back to admire her work.

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'I'm scared for the future of my baby': French Jews live in fear

In a Parisian suburb, Myriam sits at her parents' dinner table, the Shabbat candles flickering before her. Together with her husband and newborn son she takes stock of the painful week she's had. It's a regular conversation for many French Jews.

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What to watch at the world leaders' summit

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Europe's rising anti-Semitism demands a new social contract

The recent deadly attack on the synagogue in Pittsburgh demonstrated more than ever that the threats from both the far right and the far left are rarely about individual Jews, but against Jewish collectivity.

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French Jews live in fear amid rising anti-Semitic acts

In a Parisian suburb, Myriam sits at her parents' dinner table, the Shabbat candles flickering before her. Together with her husband and newborn son she takes stock of the painful week she's had. It's a regular conversation for many French Jews.

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Australian school children defy prime minister with climate strike

Thousands of Australian children skipped school on Friday in defiance of the prime minister to protest for greater action on climate change.

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Giant dropped clock almost crushes workers

A crane drops a giant clock, almost hitting workers beneath it. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports that time almost took them out.

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Chinese tech companies are now keeping detailed records of users' activity

Chinese internet companies have started keeping detailed records of their users' personal information and online activity.

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South Korean train heads North, but sanctions mean it has to carry its own fuel

A South Korean train arrived in North Korea Friday for the first time in more than a decade ahead of a potential rail link up of the divided peninsula, with the team on board carrying their own fuel and supplies in order to conform with stringent sanctions still in place against Pyongyang.

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More than 200 runners banned after cheating in China marathon

More than 200 runners have been disqualified from the Shenzhen marathon after widespread cheating was uncovered following the race on November 25, Chinese state-run media Xinhua said.

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Drunk Japanese pilot nine times over the limit gets 10 months in prison

A Japanese pilot found to be more than nine times over the legal alcohol limit before a scheduled flight from London Heathrow in October has been sentenced to 10 months in prison, police said Thursday.

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The world's most scenic flight?

HNL -- MAJ -- KWA -- KSA -- PNI - TKK -- GUM.

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The Copa Libertadores final is back on -- and on another continent

The postponed Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate, two major rival teams in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been rescheduled for December 9 and will be played at the Real Madrid Stadium in Madrid, according to the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOLl).

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Vaccination gaps lead to global measles spike

Measles cases around the world surged 31% from 2016 to 2017, according to a new report jointly published by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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This is an alarming visual of our warming world since 1850

Another day, another alarming report about how climate change is not a future problem but rather one that is having severe effects all over the planet now.

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Influencers fooled by fake store

Who would be willing to pay upward of $500 for Payless shoes?

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British lawmaker reveals he is HIV-positive

A British lawmaker revealed in Parliament on Thursday that he is HIV-positive.

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Anti-Semitism, hatred of minorities 'corrupts society,' says Israeli President

Anti-Semitism and the hatred of minorities "corrupts society," Israeli President Reuven Rivlin warned in an exclusive interview with CNN.

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Cyclist avoids train with no room to spare

Video shows a cyclist in the Netherlands narrowly avoiding an oncoming train as he passed through an unguarded crossing.

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Trump is touting a new US BMW factory. But that's not happening

BMW is considering building a second plant in the United States. President Donald Trump is heralding that as proof his trade policies are creating American manufacturing jobs, but BMW says its plans date back years and remain uncertain.

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Dutch church holds 800-hour service to save family from deportation

A church in the Netherlands is holding an around-the-clock service that has lasted more than 800 hours, to shield a family from deportation.

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UK proves controlling the HIV epidemic is possible

The UK has exceeded UN targets for HIV diagnosis and treatment, proving efforts to control the epidemic can work.

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He was stuck in an airport for 7 months. This was how he spent his first days of freedom

With humor, wit, and sometimes despair, Hassan Al Kontar narrated on Twitter the remarkable odyssey of being stuck in the transit area of a Malaysian airport -- for seven months.

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Chuck Norris and Hungary's Viktor Orbán, together at last

Move over Vladimir Putin and Steven Seagal, there's a new strongman bromance brewing.

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Argentina tightens security in Buenos Aires

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26-year-old face transplant patient reveals new face

Less than 11 months after Cameron Underwood underwent a face transplant, the 26-year-old is revealing himself to the world.

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US displays weapons it says Iran provided to militants

As some of the most senior members of the Trump Administration sought to fend off a Congressional effort to stop US support for the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen, the administration is showcasing evidence of what it says is Iranian support to the Houthis and other militant groups in the region.

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US Navy sails ships through Taiwan Strait

The US Navy sailed two ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, according to US Pacific Fleet which oversees operations in the area.

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The tear gas is gone. But in this shelter at the border, the situation is getting worse

Tents cover most of the dirt on the baseball diamond. Pants are hanging out to dry on top of the bleachers. And the scoreboard at Little Padres Park is blank.

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Indian billionaire won't use tax dollars for controversial coal mine in Australia

One of India's richest men is pushing ahead with a controversial coal mine in Australia, but the project will be scaled back after plans for state subsidies were dropped following huge protests.

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Whisky bottle sells for over $1.5M

The world's most expensive bottle of whisky has sold for £1.2 million ($1.53 million) at Christie's in London.

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Donald Trump's former attorney to plead guilty to misleading Congress

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Tyson Fury: 'This isn't a battle of who's been persecuted longest'

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Maria Ressa, Rappler indicted by Philippines on tax evasion charges

Philippines news website Rappler and its chief executive have been indicted on tax evasion charges, the latest in a case that free speech and civil liberties advocates have warned is part of a wider crackdown on dissent by President Rodrigo Duterte's administration.

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Reggae gets UNESCO protected status

Reggae music nowadays seems as ubiquitous to the beaches of Southeast Asia and dorm rooms of Boston as it does to its Jamaican homeland.

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LGBT football club to play at Wembley

Over the top challenges, elbows, spitting, constant name calling and homophobic songs sung in their faces.

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Hundreds of strangers attend veteran's funeral

After a funeral home announced a Vietnam veteran had no known family, all these people showed up to honor him.

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A sensitive look at America's early 'working girls'

Women in sexual professions have always distinguished themselves from other women, from the mores of the time, by pushing the boundaries of style. The most celebrated concubines and courtesans in history set the trends in their respective courts. The great dames of burlesque -- Sally Rand, Gypsy Rose Lee -- boasted a signature style on- and offstage, reflecting broader-than-life personalities.

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Vintage pictures show how LAX has changed over 90 years

2018 marks Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)'s 90th birthday -- and a lot's changed in nearly a century.

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Unilever CEO Paul Polman retires after 10 years

Unilever CEO Paul Polman is retiring at the end of the year after a decade in charge of one of the world's biggest consumer goods businesses.

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3 cops found guilty in first police convictions of Philippines drug war

Three police officers have each been sentenced to 40 years in prison without parole for their roles in the killing of Kian Delos Santos, a teenager caught in the crossfire of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs.

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This Holocaust museum cost millions and still hasn't opened. But that's not what worries historians

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US calls for release of young Americans trapped in China

Ahead of a high stakes meeting between Chinese and US leaders at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, a top US security official has demanded the release of two young Americans who say they've been prevented from leaving China.

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Man kills grizzly, comes home to find wife, baby mauled

The death of a mother and her young baby from a suspected bear attack has shocked locals in Canada's remote Yukon territory.

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Former 'El Chapo' lieutenant testifies of ominous serenade before attempt on life

The night before the final unsuccessful attempt on his life, a brass band outside the Mexican prison where Miguel Angel Martinez was being held ominously belted out a favorite number of alleged drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

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Pentagon identifies troops killed in Afghanistan explosion

The Pentagon on Wednesday identified the three US service members killed in Afghanistan earlier this week.

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Briefing with Pompeo and Mattis backfires

The secretary of state said there is 'no direct reporting' connecting the Saudi crown prince to the Khashoggi killing, prompting swift backlash from lawmakers

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China green lights first underwater high-speed railway

There's no slowing China's high-speed rail ambitions.

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Climate change is here and affecting our health, report says

Climate change is here and affecting our health, with extreme heat in particular also having effects on productivity, food supply and disease transmission, a new global report finds.

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FBI believes murderer who says he got away with 90 other killings

Samuel Little was hoping to move prisons this past spring.

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Teen goes viral for amazing table tennis shot

A 15-year-old has gained internet stardom after his surprising table tennis maneuver went viral.

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Dow surges 600 points but investors 'not dancing or partying'

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell gave investors reason to cheer on Wednesday when he suggested that the Fed may slow down its interest rate hikes.

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Man sues Hawaii, says false missile alert caused heart attack

A man and his girlfriend sued the state of Hawaii, saying the false missile alert debacle earlier this year caused him to have a heart attack.

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Pompeo, Mattis defend Trump response to Khashoggi murder

After a closed-door briefing with senators Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo once again defended the Trump administration's response to the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying there is "no direct reporting" connecting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the killing.

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20 days and 50 hours later, Carlsen retains world chess title

A quick handshake and it was over. After 20 days and over 50 hours of play, finally there was a result.

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Two key answers from Trump to Mueller

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One-of-a-kind horse discovered in Iceland

Horses have been in Iceland since the time of the Vikings -- and thanks to the country's strict laws, they've been purebred for over 1,000 years.

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Pompeo defends US-Saudi relationship despite Khashoggi murder

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo fiercely defended the Trump administration's support for Saudi Arabia in light of the outrage over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, accusing critics of ignoring regional threats posed by Iran.

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Trump pits his gut against the US government on science, economy, intelligence

This week, on three different fronts, we learned how smart President Donald Trump thinks he is (very) and where he gets those smarts from (his gut).

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Here's what Ivanka Trump still doesn't get about her email problems

On Tuesday, Ivanka Trump sat down with ABC's Deborah Roberts and was asked about recent revelations that she used a private email to conduct government business in 2017. It didn't go well.

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Trump reiterates demand: $5B for wall funding or face shutdown

President Donald Trump reiterated his demand in a new interview that Congress appropriate $5 billion for a border wall, saying he would "totally be willing" to shut down the government if he doesn't get the funding.

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London's 'Tulip' tower proposal worries air traffic control

Ambitious plans for a new skyscraper known as the Tulip have received a lukewarm reception from Londoners, and now a local airport has spoken out about an important technical issue.

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Mother sues US for $60M after toddler detained at migrant facility later died

A mother whose toddler died weeks after they were released from a Texas immigrant detention center has filed a wrongful death claim seeking $60 million from the US government.

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Why Microsoft is a better bet than Apple

Over the last couple days, Microsoft and Apple have been taking turns as the world's most valuable publicly traded company.

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Margaret Atwood's sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale' is coming next year

Margaret Atwood, the acclaimed author of "The Handmaid's Tale," is writing a sequel set 15 years after the original book.

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Medieval murder map reveals deadliest city spots -- and how crimes unfolded

There were many ways a person could meet a violent death in medieval London, from violent mob punishment (for littering eel skins) to getting wounded in a fracas (by a servant shooting arrows into a crowd).

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No one can predict what Russia will do next

The fact that nobody really knows what's going to happen next in Ukraine is the entire point. It is the core of Russia's strategy.

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Intimate photos of modern-day witches

Frances F. Denny's photographic project "Major Arcana: Witches in America" is an expansive visual document of the modern face of witchcraft.

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It's official: Brexit will be bad for the UK economy

It's official: The British government's plan for leaving the European Union will be bad for the economy.

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Pakistan and India begin construction of 'corridor of peace'

India and Pakistan are set to inaugurate the construction of a corridor to facilitate hassle free cross-border travel for religious devotees -- a rare step to improve ties between the two South Asian foes even as deep-seated divisions continue to obstruct progress in long-stalled peace talks.

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Woman details heartbreaking attempt to save beached pilot whales

Travel blogger Liz Carlson was wandering back to her camp on the remote west coast of New Zealand's Stewart Island with a friend, when she saw a scene she will never forget.

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Harry Leslie Smith, WWII veteran and activist, dies at 95

Harry Leslie Smith, a World War II veteran and fierce critic of austerity politics, has died at the age of 95.

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America's drinking water problem is more widespread than you think

Virginia Tech engineering Professor Marc Edwards watched as water flowed from a garden hose in Enterprise, Louisiana. As he moved a jar to catch a sample, the color changed from clear to brown.

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Soccer club apologizes after lying about player's death

An amateur Irish football team has been left embarrassed by the fiasco, but a Spanish soccer player can't help but see the funny side of his Lazarus-like return from the grave.

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BMW's robo army makes 1,000 cars a day

A look inside the BMW factory in Munich, where they have been making vehicles since 1952.

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What it would cost to make iPhones in the US

President Donald Trump is considering new tariffs on China that could make iPhones way more expensive for Americans.

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Hang glider hangs for life after instructor forgets clips

Other people's vacation videos can be painfully dull. Chris Gursky's is painfully terrifying -- best watched while peeking through your fingers.

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Former Facebook employee says the company has 'a black people problem'

Facebook has a "black people problem," according to a former black manager at the company.

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CNN projects: Republican wins Mississippi US Senate runoff amid racial controversies

Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith will win Mississippi's US Senate runoff election, CNN projects, in a contest that centered on her actions and comments evoking the state's dark history of racism and slavery.

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2018's creepiest horror film?

A jet-black lacquer slowly spills over Luca Guadagnino's "Suspiria" until the whole film is fully engulfed by fear. The Italian director's latest project, a remake of the cult classic from horror master Dario Argento, takes us to a dance school in frosty post-war Berlin; one that lures young women into the grasp of a cunning coven of witches who condemn their victims to hell. Much like the original, it's a stylish and dramatic horror movie about the brutal sacrifice of purity and innocence.

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Mississippi's US Senate race comes to a close amid racial controversies

Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith was expected to coast to victory in a Mississippi runoff that would conclude the last Senate race of 2018's midterm elections.

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Three lights blinking red in the US economy

Economic expansions never go on forever. As the United States' long, slow recovery from the Great Recession stretches past the decade mark, regulators and economists are starting to get a little jumpy.

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US professor investigated for role in alleged genetic editing of babies

Rice University physics professor Michael Deem is being investigated for his possible role in the genetic editing of twin Chinese embryos that may have led to the world's first designer babies.

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White House economic chief floats China trade 'breakthrough'

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Tuesday dangled the possibility of a "breakthrough" between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart on trade at their upcoming Argentina meeting -- but again said China has to blink first.

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Bolton didn't listen to the Khashoggi tape because he doesn't speak Arabic

White House national security adviser John Bolton dismissed questions on Tuesday about whether he has listened to a tape that captured part of the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying he doesn't speak Arabic and would thus gain nothing from hearing the audio.

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How Japan's corporate culture allows for so many scandals

After his arrest, Nissan removed Carlos Ghosn as chairman due to his suspected acts of financial misconduct: understating his income and misusing the company's assets. But the Nissan scandal is just the latest in a long line of mishaps to rock the Japanese corporate world. Other manufacturers, such as Kobe Steel, Takeda and Toray Industries, have shocked the public in recent years, admitting to violating safety rules or falsifying data.

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Everything you forgot about the conflict in Ukraine

CNN's Senior International Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh explains what you need to know about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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What's next for NASA's Mars InSight lander?

On Monday, the NASA Mars InSight lander survived the "seven minutes of terror" during entry, descent and landing to safely arrive on Mars and took up permanent residence on the Red Planet. Unlike the rovers already on the Martian surface, InSight will stay put during its planned two-year mission.

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6 arrested after teenage boy dies in adulthood initiation ritual

Six people have been arrested after a teenage boy died in an adulthood initiation ritual that went wrong in Kenya.

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Report: Manafort met with Assange around the time he joined Trump campaign

Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, secretly met several times with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, including around the time he was made a top figure in the Trump campaign, The Guardian reported Tuesday.

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Pilot falls asleep and overshoots island destination by 30 miles

The stakes were extremely high in this case of sleeping on the job.

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FBI overhauls tip line after missing red flags in Parkland shooting

The FBI says it is overhauling its public tip-line system -- partly by adding staff and changing review protocols -- following criticism that the bureau missed tips about the man later accused of killing 17 people in February's school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

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Jack Ma is a Communist

China's most famous entrepreneur and billionaire has been outed as a card-carrying communist.

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The changing police narrative of why a black man was shot dead in a mall

Hoover police can't seem to get their story straight on why an officer killed a man at an Alabama mall.

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How low can oil prices go before Saudi Arabia starts hurting?

Oil prices have crashed 30% in a matter of weeks but Saudi Arabia isn't hurting just yet.

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Women or 'womxn'? Students adopt inclusive language

In the latest example of the growing use of inclusive language, designed to avoid excluding particular groups of people, some university groups in the United Kingdom have started using the term "womxn" rather than "women" in official communications.

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Surprise! Microsoft is tech's new heavyweight

Forget FAANG. The new tech heavyweight is ... Microsoft?

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Six bodies found at house in Japan mountain town

Authorities have discovered the bodies of six people, including a 7-year-old girl, at a house in the Japanese town of Takachiho, a popular destination for tourists visiting the Takachiho Gorge in southwestern Miyazaki province.

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Students will not be punished for apparent Nazi salute photo

A Wisconsin school district will not punish students who were photographed last spring while appearing to give the Nazi salute, a district official said.

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The wild new passenger jet with no middle seats, ever

There's a shark on the runway.

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Senegal gets Africa's first NBA training center

The National Basketball Association (NBA) on Monday commissioned a new training center in Saly, Senegal, the first of its kind in Africa, as part of its drive to attract young teenagers to the league.

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Trump's Brexit comments aren't necessarily wrong, but they are unhelpful

US President Donald Trump has kicked up quite a stink here in the UK, after suggesting that Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal might put the brakes on a UK-US trade deal in the brave new world of post-Brexit Britain. He went on to suggest that it was a "great deal for the EU", thus implying it is not such a great deal for the UK.

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World is woefully short of 2 degree goal for climate change, according to UN report

If there is one consistent message about climate change that has been made abundantly clear in a flurry of recent major assessments on the topic, it is that our planet's climate is already changing, and now is the time to act to avoid devastating impacts.

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Trans immigrant who died in custody 'was beaten and deprived of medical attention'

Lawyers for the family of a transgender immigrant say she was physically abused while in US custody and died from insufficient medical care.

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Holy cow! Giant steer 'Knickers' stands head and shoulders over herd

This is one farm animal you wouldn't want any beef with.

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Facebook questioned in London by lawmakers from 9 countries

Facebook faces a potential showdown in London with lawmakers from nine countries as part of an international hearing on disinformation.

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Bletchley Park codebreaker dies at 96

Baroness Trumpington, the former World War Two code-breaker and British politician, has died at the age of 96.

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The challenges of legalizing weed - and keeping it medical

Ramsey Castleberry, 8, is what is known in autism circles as a "runner."

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Maradona leads Mexican side to brink of promotion

He shocked the world with his crazed, wide-eyed appearance at the World Cup in Russia, leaving many viewers concerned about his health.

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Pardoned Brit returns to UK from UAE jail

British academic Matthew Hedges has thanked his wife for her "brave and strong" support following his arrival back in London, Tuesday, a day after he was released from custody in the United Arab Emirates.

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Japanese artisans capturing ephemeral beauty of flowers

On a Friday morning in Tokyo, a pageant of flowers is hustled from a black van into the chilly underbelly of Jardins des Fleurs, a flower shop in the city's chic Aoyama neighborhood.

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World's cheapest draft? Where to try Hanoi's 25c beer

As soon as the sun sets in Hanoi, Vietnam, there's only one place to be: the corner of Ta Hien and Luong Ngoc Quyen streets.

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Americans and Germans completely disagree on their countries' relations

Americans and Germans are sharply divided over their countries' decades-long relationship, according to a new Pew Research Center and Körber-Stiftung public opinion survey.

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Police have a new explanation for black man's mistaken killing

As the family of Emantic Bradford Jr. continues to demand answers from Hoover police, the department Monday issued another correction of an earlier report -- this time, that Bradford had "brandished" a gun when a policeman killed him at an Alabama mall.

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Elon Musk: Tesla was weeks from death

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his electric car company came "within single-digit weeks" of death this year as it struggled to meet production targets for its Model 3 sedan.

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Carlos Ghosn is out at Nissan and Mitsubishi. What will Renault do?

Carlos Ghosn has been ousted as chairman of Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors. The big question now is whether he can survive at alliance partner Renault.

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Republican slams Trump in concession speech: 'No real relationships, just convenient transactions'

Republican Rep. Mia Love sharply criticized President Donald Trump during a concession speech on Monday, saying Trump's vision of the world is "no real relationships, just convenient transactions."

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GM is slashing its workforce and shutting 5 plants

General Motors on Monday announced a major restructuring of its global business, saying it will shut production at five facilities in North America and slash its staff. GM will reduce its salaried workforce by 15%, including a quarter of the company's executives.

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Donald Trump buried a climate change report he doesn't believe

President Donald Trump's views on climate change are very, very well established.

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Roger Stone associate says he won't agree to plea deal

An associate of Roger Stone said Monday he is refusing to sign a plea deal offered by special counsel Robert Mueller.

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Facebook tries to stop next crisis after UK lawmaker gets internal documents

A British lawmaker who has led investigations into disinformation on the internet was annoyed that Mark Zuckerberg turned down his invitation to appear before parliament this week. He probably has Zuckerberg's attention now.

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Kim Kardashian West: I was high on ecstasy when I made my sex tape

Kim Kardashian West may have been the designated driver for her sisters as a teen, but that doesn't mean she didn't party.

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Video from ISS shows Russian rocket soaring into space

The International Space Station captured video showing a Russian MS-10 cargo spacecraft soaring into space.

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Teen F3 driver flown home after horrific crash

Formula 3 driver Sophia Floersch is returning home to Germany after undergoing surgery for a spinal fracture following a horror crash at the Macau Grand Prix on November 18.

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Man survives shark attack to the head

Will Krause talked about being bitten in the head by a reef shark while he was spearfishing with friends in the Bahamas.

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US arrests 42 migrants who rushed the border

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InSight probe will attempt Mars landing today

After seven months of traveling through space, the NASA InSight lander will land on Mars and begin its permanent residence on Monday. The spacecraft is expected to land at 3 pm EST.

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Ukraine to vote on martial law after Russia seizes naval boats

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Turkish police search villa as part of Khashoggi investigation

Police are searching a villa in northwest Turkey in connection with the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Maisie Cousins' deliciously disturbing food photography

An in-your-face, super-saturated vernacular has quickly become 26-year-old photographer Maisie Cousins' calling card. Her zoomed-in constructed compositions of mostly flowers, food and the female body riff on the candy-coated, hyper-sexualized nature of much commercial photography but, on closer inspection, are far from the lifestyle porn they appear to be.

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Scientist claims world's first gene-edited babies, hospital denies involvement

A Chinese hospital has denied involvement in the alleged delivery of the world's first genetically-edited babies and experts worldwide have voiced outrage at such use of the technology.

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Messi's $64M salary sets new wage record

Barcelona spends more money on wages than any other club in the world and has become the first sports team in history to top £10 million ($13.76m) a year in average first-team pay.

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A hitchhiker's guide to the oceans

The "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams is a satirical story about a group of intergalactic travelers.

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Australia's PM rebukes schoolchildren protesting climate change

Most politicians go to great lengths to avoid alienating large sections of the population, but Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison apparently didn't get the memo as he blasted schoolchildren who are organizing protests for climate action.

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George Papadopoulos to start 14-day prison sentence Monday

George Papadopoulos did not want to go to prison Monday. But 22 months after he first lied to the FBI about his contact with Russians while working for the Trump presidential campaign, the first person charged by the office of special counsel will do his time.

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Schmidt to step down as Ireland coach after World Cup

Joe Schmidt will step down as Ireland's head coach after next year's Rugby World Cup.

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How football affects youthful brains

Their youthful brains were developing normally, with no signs of developmental, psychological or neurological problems. None had ever had a concussion. But by the end of a single football season, 24 children between the ages of 9 and 18 who had more frequent impacts to the head showed signs of damage to brain development, new research says.

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What a shot! 28 amazing sports photos

Take a look at 28 amazing sports photos from November 18 to November 25.

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UAE pardons British academic charged with spying

The United Arab Emirates has pardoned Matthew Hedges, a British citizen who was charged with spying by an Emirati court.

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Tim Allen teases emotional 'Toy Story' ending

Actor Tim Allen discussed the "emotional" ending of the upcoming "Toy Story 4" movie during an interview on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."

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'Morning Joe' co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski get married

The stars of "Morning Joe," Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, tied the knot at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., over the weekend.

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US reportedly urges allies to block use of Huawei equipment

The United States is urging its allies to stop using Huawei telecommunications equipment because the Chinese company poses a security threat, according to a published report.

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Border unrest stokes tensions ahead of perilous month for Trump

An attempt by 500 migrants to rush the southern border is likely to pour fresh fuel on Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric on immigration as he tries to bolster his presidency at a perilous political moment.

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Weekend in sport: Manchester City, Liverpool stroll on

European league football returns... Hamilton wins/loses on final grid of 2018's F1 season... Boca/River Plate Copa final sees further false starts... Texas A&M -- finally -- beat LSU... Lefty goes the distance in Vegas to beat Tiger... This is your Monday sporting recap.

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NASA is about to sweat '7 minutes of terror'

At 3 p.m. ET on Monday, November 26, a group of researchers will be really sweating. The NASA InSight spacecraft will try to land on Mars.

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Near-flawless Shiffrin moves within one win of slalom record

The new golden girl of US skiing Mikaela Shiffrin completed a hat-trick of Killington Cup slalom wins Sunday to delight a raucous home crowd in Vermont.

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Mueller report will be 'devastating' to Trump, frequent defender says

Legal scholar Alan Dershowitz, a frequent defender of President Donald Trump, said Sunday the forthcoming report on Russian interference in the 2016 election from special counsel Robert Mueller will be "devastating" politically to the President.

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US shuts down one of its biggest border crossings

The US Customs and Border Protection office in San Diego has closed road and pedestrian bridges in both directions at the San Ysidro port of entry.

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More bodies found as California's deadliest fire declared 100% contained

After two and a half weeks of historic destruction, the Camp Fire in Northern California is 100% contained, but the search for remains threatens to push the death toll over 85, where it stood early Sunday.

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Taiwan's elections will have profound consequences for regional stability

The major defeat for Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Saturday's local elections has profound consequences for regional stability and great power politics.

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Family outraged after police kill black man mistaken for mall shooter

As civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump delivered a scathing assessment Sunday of the police shooting that led to Emantic Bradford Jr.'s death at a Hoover, Alabama, mall Thanksgiving night, a relative holding photos of the young man collapsed, wailing.

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At least 35 killed after overloaded boat capsizes

At least 33 people died in a boat accident on Lake Victoria in the central region of Uganda on Saturday, according to the Ugandan police force.

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Coffin opened to reveal 3,000-year-old mummified woman

Egyptian authorities for the first time on Saturday opened the sarcophagus of a mummified woman dating back 3,000 years.

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US Embassy in DRC warns of 'possible terrorist threat'

The US Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital said Saturday it has received "credible and specific information of a possible terrorist threat" against US facilities in Kinshasa.

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No Thanksgiving holiday for Trump debate

Americans across the land gathered with family, friends and football. They ate together, reflected on their good fortune and tried to put politics aside for a day.

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France to return 126 pieces of stolen art

France will return 26 works of art to Benin, Nigeria, more than a century after it took them from the west African nation. CNN's Lynda Kinkade reports.

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Rare photos of life in shark lair

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Why you stayed in that unhappy relationship for too long

Thanks to "Sex and the City," we're all familiar with the phrase "he's just not that into you." Yet many couples who are no longer all that into each other choose to stay together anyway.

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More than 100 sea turtles found dead off Cape Cod

A total of 173 sea turtles died off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, this week because of the extreme cold, according to Mass Audubon Director Bob Prescott.

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Argentine football match delayed after team bus attacked

The crucial second match of the Copa Libertadores final between Argentine powerhouses Boca Juniors and River Plate was postponed a day after the Boca Juniors bus was attacked Saturday, according to the governing body of South American football and Argentina state news agency Telam.

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Taiwan President resigns as head of party after losses in local elections

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen announced her resignation Saturday as head of the Democratic Progressive Party after the party suffered a "crushing defeat" in local government elections, according to state media.

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She opened a sex shop for women, then the backlash started

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Hamilton: 'Life is boring without challenges'

During what has been arguably Lewis Hamilton's toughest season in Formula One yet, the five-time world champion has demonstrated his knack of thriving under pressure.

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Young, rich and loyal: Nick Ayers could be Trump's next chief of staff

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'Rambo' CAR militia leader charged with war crimes including murder of child soldiers

A Central African Republic (CAR) militia leader widely known as "Rambo" has been charged with a number of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, torture and the use of child soldiers, at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

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Mohammed bin Salman's global rehabilitation is underway

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Lebanon put Carlos Ghosn on its postage stamps. His downfall has stunned Beirut

When Carlos Ghosn was arrested on suspicion of financial misconduct, a joke went around in Lebanon that the auto industry legend had finally qualified to be president of the tiny country with a reputation for corruption.

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The top 10 most iconic Formula One cars

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The world's sexiest bedrooms, according to Mr & Mrs Smith

"A truly seductive bedroom should engage all your senses," say James and Tamara Lohan, founders of the Mr & Mrs Smith hotel brand. "The feel of the linens on the bed, the softness of the light, even the scent of the room should all enhance your experience."

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Turkey slams Trump for turning 'blind eye' to Khashoggi murder

Turkey's foreign minister has accused President Donald Trump of turning a blind eye in the high-profile murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a day after the US leader doubled down in his defense of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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Anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson appointed as UKIP adviser

The rightwing UK Independence Party has appointed the anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson as an adviser, in a move that signals a further shift to the right.

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London bans junk food advertising on public transportation

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Friday that junk food advertising will be banned on the city's entire public transportation network from February, as part of a plan to tackle childhood obesity.

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Ousted Nissan chairman's fate is now in the hands of prosectuors

Carlos Ghosn has been arrested. His fate is now in the hands of Japanese prosecutors and the directors of three of the world's top car companies.

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The horse that America made

They're amongst the most eye-catching horses in the world, bred for their beauty, elegance and spirited nature.

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West Africa's first state-run rehab clinic lets addicts shoot up

Inside the grounds of Fann hospital in Senegal, men and women form a substantial queue.

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UAE considers pardon for British academic convicted of spying

The UAE says it is considering a request to pardon Matthew Hedges, the British PhD student handed a life sentence for espionage.

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61% of Saudi Arabia's weapons come from one country

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's campaign shoes to join museum exhibition

New York congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she won her seat in the US House of Representatives because of all the doors she knocked on.

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Diary of US 'missionary' reveals last days in remote island

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Toronto Catholic school principal, president resign after students charged in sexual assault

Two leaders of the all-boys catholic school in Toronto have resigned as police investigate cases of sexual assault.

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Waitomo Caves: Where to find glowworms in real life

Middle-earth, aka Hobbiton, isn't the only place in New Zealand where you can feel like you've stepped into another realm.

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Life-changing designs from students who want to save the world

The Ig Nobel Prize -- an alternative, unofficial Nobel for improbable scientific research -- hands out awards for "achievements that first make people laugh, then make them think." Sometimes the esoteric world of design can feel the same way. The usefulness of design can be immediately apparent: a pen that can detect cancer mid-surgery, for example. But a musical instrument engineered for zero gravity? Perhaps less so. Nonetheless, both are driven by the desire to improve lives.

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Divers find classic car in shipwreck

A team of shipwreck hunters came across a classic car in the wreckage of the Manasoo in Lake Huron.

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Bali resort bans smartphone use by the pool

Some hotels and resorts depend on social media posts to get future guests inspired to visit.

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Wife of jailed British academic calls on UAE to recognize 'misunderstanding'

The wife of a British academic jailed in the United Arab Emirates on charges of espionage has spoken of her shock at his life sentence and accused the country of mishandling and misinterpreting his case.

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Second human infected with rat hepatitis

A second case of rat hepatitis E has been reported in a human in Hong Kong, making it also the second recorded globally.

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Soccer club throws lavish gala but women's team fed sandwiches

While the men's team of a leading European football club sat down to enjoy a three-course meal at a swanky gala to celebrate its 125th anniversary, the women's side were hard at work.

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Wine retailer to stockpiling ahead of Brexit

Is Brexit going to drive us all to drink? Fear not -- one of the UK's leading wine retailers is taking precautions, revealing plans to stockpile millions of pounds' worth of extra bottles in case the country's departure from the European Union disrupts supplies.

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West's main Arab allies are testing the limits of its patience

The case of British student Matthew Hedges, jailed for life in the United Arab Emirates on charges of espionage, has sparked another "teachable moment" in the relationship between western governments and their wealthy Arabian friends.

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WhatsApp names new India head to grow its biggest market

WhatsApp finally has an executive to run its business in its most important global market.

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Rembrandt painting for sale comes with artist's fingerprints

Forensic analysis has become a useful tool for auction houses ferreting out art forgeries. In the case of an almost 400-year-old portrait by the Dutch master Rembrandt, two fingerprints found on the bottom edge of the painting may help it earn its $8 million-$10.55 million estimated sale price at a Sotheby's auction next month.

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Nissan ousts chairman Carlos Ghosn following his arrest

Nissan has removed its chairman, Carlos Ghosn, following his arrest earlier this week on suspicion of financial misconduct at the Japanese carmaker.

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MI5 moved 'too slowly' on Manchester bomber Salman Abedi

A catalog of failings by Britain's security services failed to prevent the terror attack that killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in May 2017, a parliamentary report concluded Thursday.

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UK and EU agree draft text on post-Brexit relationship

The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a draft declaration on their post-Brexit relationship, European Council President Donald Tusk said Thursday.

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Satanists settle lawsuit with Netflix over goat-headed statue

A group of Satanists that sued Netflix for $50 million for allegedly copying the image of its goat-headed deity has "amicably settled" its lawsuit with the video streaming giant.

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Company fights 'shithole countries' label

While sourcing stock photos of Africa for work, Dicky Hokie struggled to find anything other than stereotypical scenes.

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Woods vs. Mickelson: 'Smack talk' begins

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Chelsea great Drogba retires from football

Chelsea great Didier Drogba has announced his retirement from football, ending a 20-year career that saw him win four Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2012.

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This plane has no moving parts and doesn't need an engine to fly

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said they have successfully flown the first-ever "solid state" airplane that has no moving parts and does not rely on fossil fuels to fly.

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Statue of Liberty's torch heads to new museum

The Statue of Liberty's original torch is getting a new home.

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In parched Afghanistan, two families sell their children for survival

An unprecedented drought in Afghanistan has led to families selling their children just to be able to feed their households.

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'Missionary' killed by isolated tribe while trespassing on remote Indian island

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Giant dust storm sweeps across Australian state

A dust storm measuring 500 kilometers (310 miles) in length is sweeping across Australia's southeast, blanketing towns in a red haze and raising health concerns.

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Trump authorizes troops at border to use force

President Donald Trump has approved a memorandum that grants new authority to US troops on the Southwest border to protect Customs and Border Protection personnel from migrants if they engage in violence, according to the Pentagon.

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How Thanksgiving came to be a holiday

What does the author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" have to do with Thanksgiving? Here's a timeline of how Thanksgiving became a holiday in the US.

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France urged to return looted African art

A new report commissioned by French President Emmanuel Macron will advise him to pull thousands of African artifacts looted during the colonial era out of French museums and return them to the continent.

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Massive waterspout churns off Italian coast

Residents in a seaside Italian town witnessed a massive waterspout churning not far off the coast.

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US Chief Justice's rare rebuke of Trump: 'We do not have Obama judges'

Chief Justice John Roberts made a rare statement on Wednesday pushing back against President Donald Trump after the President again went after federal judges.

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Police open rape probe against Bollywood star

Police have opened a criminal investigation into an allegation that Bollywood star Alok Nath raped a former co-worker in the 1990s, in the one of the first formal criminal cases arising from India's #MeToo movement.

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This is a stress test of the US government

If you weren't taking President Donald Trump literally, you were wrong.

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40 million with diabetes will be left without insulin by 2030

As the number of people living with diabetes continues to rise, the access to insulin needed to meet growing demand will fall short, a new study predicts.

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Boeing's 777X jetliner comes together

Travelers around the globe are one step closer to seeing a plane with its wings folded up being taxied to their gate.

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Obama surprises food bank volunteers and helps prepare Thanksgiving meals

Volunteers at a Chicago food bank got a surprise treat for the holidays.

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Leaning Tower of Pisa loses some of its tilt

The Leaning Tower of Pisa has slowly started defying its name, losing four centimeters of its tilt over the past 17 years.

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The Great Oil Crash of 2018: What's really happening

The meltdown in the oil market has caught almost everyone off guard.

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Google rolls out new app just for India

Google is rolling out a new app just for India.

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Saudi Arabia tortured activists including women, rights groups claim

Saudi Arabia has tortured, sexually harassed and mistreated several human rights activists detained since May this year, including women, two leading international rights groups have alleged.

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Diet sabotage: How to navigate the holidays with dietary restrictions

The holidays may be a time of love and cheer, but there can be a dark side to all that togetherness: diet sabotage.

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British academic sentenced to life in UAE for spying

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US missionary killed after trespassing on remote island

An American Christian missionary is thought to have been killed by tribespeople from one of the world's most isolated communities on a remote island hundreds of miles off the coast of India, according to officials.

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Megan Rapinoe: I'd kneel during US anthem again

There was a time when Megan Rapinoe was booed by her own fans when representing the United States.

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Lindsey Vonn injures knee, delays season start

The clock is ticking on her bid to become the most successful ski racer ever, but Lindsey Vonn has been forced to delay her season debut after injuring her knee in training.

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How one man stopped overtourism in its tracks

People who live in cool-looking underground lairs carved out by molten lava are usually, in Bond movies at least, hellbent on global destruction.

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Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan clears debts of 1,398 farmers

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has cleared more than $560,000 worth of debt owed by farmers, amid a wider agricultural crisis that has forced many rural workers into extreme poverty.

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Ancient termite megapolis as large as Britain found in Brazil

Researchers have discovered a gigantic complex of 200 million termite mounds in northeastern Brazil, which may be up to 4,000 years old and covers an area about the size of Great Britain.

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'You have our soul': Easter Island pleads with British for statue's return

The governor of Easter Island has urged the British Museum to return a huge statue, kept in London for 150 years, claiming that the English "have our soul."

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Lawsuits filed over drinking water in South Carolina after CNN report

Two lawsuits have been filed on behalf of residents of Denmark, South Carolina, where a CNN investigation revealed that a chemical was being added to the water supply for 10 years without EPA approval.

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Australia joins US, Israel in refusing to sign UN migration pact

Australia will not join a United Nations-backed global pact on migration, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Wednesday, citing concerns that the deal would be used to "undermine Australia's strong border protection laws and practices."

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As problems pile up, Mark Zuckerberg stands his ground in exclusive CNN Business interview

After spending much of this year apologizing for Facebook's many missteps, CEO Mark Zuckerberg was defiant in an exclusive interview with CNN Business on Tuesday.

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Charges dropped in first federal genital mutilation case in US

A Detroit judge has dropped nearly all the charges against a Michigan doctor accused of performing female genital mutilation on at least nine underage girls, according to court documents.

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Rural Brazilian school wins prize for world's best building

What and where is the world's best new building? Today, the judges of the 2018 RIBA International Prize have announced that it's a pair of school boarding houses (named "Children Village") set in a remote rural location on the fringes of enormous rice fields in Brazil's tropical Tocantins province some 370 miles north east of Brasília and 930 miles from the sea.

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US Air Force conducts first ever F-35 fighter jet 'elephant walk'

The US Air Force conducted its first so-called "elephant walk" drill using F-35 fighter jets Monday, launching dozens of aircraft in a condensed period as part of what the service called a "combat power exercise" at Hill Air Force Base in Utah.

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85,000 children under 5 may have died of starvation in Yemen war

British charity Save the Children says that an estimated 85,000 children under the age of 5 may have died from extreme hunger or disease since the war in Yemen escalated more than three years ago.

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These glasses help man see 'a different world'

A Humboldt County, California, Sheriff Department surprised a colorblind fellow deputy with special glasses that allow him to see color for the first time.

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Obama argues to throw out the filibuster

President Obama said the filibuster, which requires 60 votes to pass legislation in the Senate, has made it "impossible" to effectively govern

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Joe Biden's new BFF? A rescue dog named Major

Former Vice President Joe Biden has adopted a German shepherd from a Delaware animal shelter.

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'Dancing with the Stars' announces winner

"Dancing with the Stars" crowns a shocking winner: country music radio host Bobby Bones.

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NYT: Trump wanted to order prosecution of Clinton and Comey

President Donald Trump told the top White House lawyer in April that he wanted to order federal prosecutions of Hillary Clinton and James Comey, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

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Trump sends finished answers to Mueller

President Donald Trump on Tuesday submitted written answers to questions from special counsel Robert Mueller related to the investigation of possible collusion between Trump associates and Russians.

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Renault stop short of axing Carlos Ghosn

Renault appointed an acting chief executive on Tuesday but stopped short of removing Carlos Ghosn as CEO and chairman following his arrest on suspicion of financial misconduct in Japan.

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A Russian may be the new head of Interpol. The West isn't happy

Interpol holds its general assembly this week in Dubai, and the meeting has become a new flashpoint in the ongoing confrontation between Russia and the West.

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Americans warned not to eat romaine lettuce

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned US consumers on Tuesday to not eat romaine lettuce, as it may be contaminated with E. coli.

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Duterte paves way for Chinese expansion in South China Sea

Leaders of China and the Philippines have preliminarily agreed to cooperate on oil and gas exploration, a move that is likely to anger many Filipinos wary of Chinese territorial expansionism in the region.

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US ramps up response to untreatable outbreak

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has escalated its response to the illness that's struck children in 29 states, increasing the number of disease detectives in its Atlanta headquarters from two to 16, according to a CDC official close to the investigation.

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'Skeletons are popping out': Ghosn scandal shows Japan Inc still has work to do

The downfall of Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is the latest major scandal to send shock waves through corporate Japan, and it raises new questions about how the country's top companies are run.

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Trump signals US won't punish Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing

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Why the Dow keeps sinking

The gloom-and-doom on Wall Street has wiped out the stock market's gains for the year.

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Americans sit too much, CDC says

You've heard it before, but the message is still urgent: One in four US adults sits for more than eight hours a day, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Four in 10 adults do not exercise to either a vigorous or even moderate degree each week, the analysis also reveals.

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Trump signals US won't punish Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing

President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday that he will not take strong action against Saudi Arabia or its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the death and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Yemeni port city hit with fresh violence amid talks of ceasefire

Intense fighting has erupted in Yemen's strategic port city of Hodeidah after an ease in violence that had raised hopes for a ceasefire across the war-torn country, two aid workers told CNN.

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The worst year to be a human has been revealed (and no, it's not 2018)

It's easy to look back on the past through rose-tinted glasses, as the saying goes, but new research suggests that the mid-sixth century was definitely a time to forget.

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'Voice of Lagos' dies at 37

Nigerians are paying tribute to popular radio presenter and entertainer Tosyn Bucknor, who has died aged 37.

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Mudslides and rivers of ash could further devastate California

The Camp Fire ravaged Northern California quickly and ferociously. Now flooding, mudslides and rivers of charred debris could do the same.

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Virgin Orbit's 747 completes test flight carrying space rocket

British billionaire Richard Branson's galactic aspirations have taken a step forward after his rocket launch company successfully completed a test flight of a Boeing 747 designed to launch satellites into orbit.

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Spain threatens Brexit deal over Gibraltar status

British Prime Minister Theresa May's efforts to pass a Brexit deal have suffered a further setback after Spain threatened to veto her draft divorce agreement over the handling of Gibraltar.

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$9.75M date on Japan's sporting calendar

Japan is set to host its first ever PGA Tour event after signing a six-year deal with fashion website Zozotown.

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A healthier Thanksgiving in 8 calorie-conscious courses

Thanksgiving is a time for feasting, certainly not fasting or dieting. But if you're kicking off the holiday season with your health in mind, there are a few smart switches you can make on Turkey Day that will help boost your nutrition and lighten your calorie load.

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Rugby team fights deportation of gay player

An English rugby team is fighting to save a gay teammate from being deported to Kenya, where they fear he will face persecution or imprisonment.

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Ancient erotic fresco uncovered in Pompeii

An ancient fresco depicting an erotic scene from the Greek myth "Leda and the Swan" has been uncovered at the Pompeii archeological site in central Italy.

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Marathon runner loses race after being handed national flag

To patriotically embrace the national flag, or win a marathon?

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Airline charges for weird luggage revealed

"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes," goes the idiom. But for travelers, nothing's certain but death, taxes and hikes to airline baggage fees.

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Women have to work harder to be promoted

It took a Nobel Prize before Canadian physicist Donna Strickland got promoted to a full professorship. As anecdotal evidence that women have to prove themselves even more than men to earn a job promotion, her story is hard to beat.

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Terrifying glass floor opens atop Bangkok

Bangkok is famous for many things. Street food, temples and over-the-top shopping malls come to mind.

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World's first quarry hotel opens in China

After a decade of construction, the mostly subterranean Shimao Wonderland InterContinental has opened inside a formerly abandoned quarry about 20 miles southwest of Shanghai.

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Barcelona commuter train derails, at least one dead

At least one person was killed and six injured when a commuter train was derailed near the Spanish city of Barcelona, officials said early Tuesday morning.

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Trump says he loves the military, but he keeps insulting its members

For a president who professes to revere the US military more than any of his predecessors, Donald Trump gets entangled in a lot of scrapes that raise doubts about the sincerity of his admiration.

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Netherlands round out Nations League finals places with last-gasp Van Dijk volley

The Netherlands booked its place in the Nations League final four with a sensational, come-from-behind 2-2 draw with Germany on Monday night, rounding out the list of finalists for the inaugural edition of the tournament.

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Elegant, radical, fun: Children's toys that even adults will cherish

Anyone who has spent time around kids knows that child-rearing and aestheticism are often at odds. The required gadgetry seems to grow more elaborate with each passing year, offering an ever-growing number of bells and whistles to clutter our homes and test our sanity. With people now waiting longer to have children -- and having fewer when they do -- retailers are capitalizing on a population of devoted parents with deeper pockets.

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Family auctions off child bride on Facebook

Facebook is facing backlash after the social network was used by a family in South Sudan to auction off a child bride, even though it is illegal in South Sudan to be married before age 18.

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Officer attacked by knife-wielding man outside police station in Brussels

A man wielding a knife has been shot after he attacked an officer outside a police station in central Brussels early on Tuesday morning, a Brussels police spokesman told CNN.

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NASA selects ancient crater as next Mars landing site

NASA has chosen the landing site for its next rover mission to Mars: a treacherously rugged 3.6 billion-year-old crater.

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Hong Kong's 'tunnel to the sky'

Hong Kong may be known for its densely packed high-rises, crowded streets and frenetic, sleepless energy. But it's the metropolis' "quieter" pockets that interest film director Juno Mak.

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Clapper: Trump took a shot at intel community

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says President Donald Trump is insulting the intelligence community with his recent comments on retired Adm. William McRaven, who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

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Uber CEO: It's an uncomfortable time for CEOs

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tells CNN's Laurie Segall how being an immigrant has shaped his life. 

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Bangkok's tallest building unveils new 'skywalk'

Located at the top of the King Power Mahanakhon skyscraper, the "Mahanakhon SkyWalk" has a 314-meter-high observation deck with 360-degree views of Bangkok's skyline.

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London scraps unused $400k water cannon

Three water cannon bought and refurbished by former London Mayor Boris Johnson at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars have been sold by his successor to a scrap yard for just over $14,000.

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Trump-Xi showdown looms ahead of G20

The United States and China were preparing to hold high-level trade negotiations in Washington until an escalating war of words between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this weekend prompted Chinese negotiators to cancel their plans.

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Trump-Xi showdown looms ahead of G20

The United States and China were preparing to hold high-level trade negotiations in Washington until an escalating war of words between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this weekend prompted Chinese negotiators to cancel their plans.

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First-known 'pinwheel' star system is beautiful and dangerous

For the first time, astronomers have discovered a beautiful serpentine, pinwheel-like star system that is doomed to end in an explosion of gamma rays. It's 8,000 light-years from Earth in the Milky Way, but astronomers never expected to find a star system like this in our galaxy.

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Democrats sue over acting attorney general's appointment

Three Democratic senators on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the appointment of acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker, ratcheting up the court effort to declare his placement atop the Justice Department as unconstitutional.

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Disney gets approval from China for Fox purchase

Chinese regulators have given the all-clear for Disney to buy most of 21st Century Fox, a Disney spokesperson confirmed Monday.

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Punched for challenging a harasser, she'll join other French women in a massive protest

Marie Laguerre was punched in the face in July after challenging a man who she said was sexually harassing her on the streets of Paris.

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Damien Hirst's giant uterus sculptures re-emerge

Conceptual artist Damien Hirst is not one to shy away from a statement -- and a series of bronze sculptures of a gestating fetus gracing the entrance to a new hospital in Qatar is proof.

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Prenatal exposure to air pollution linked to autism risk

Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution was associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder, a new study finds. Pregnant women in Vancouver who were exposed to the highest level of environmental nitric oxide, an airborne, traffic-related pollutant, were more likely to give birth to children later diagnosed with autism, the researchers say.

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'Psychedelic' jellyfish wows deep-sea explorers

NOAA researchers captured footage of a "psychedelic" jellyfish during an expedition off the coast of Puerto Rico.

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'Make America Rake Again': Finns mock Trump's forest fire claims

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Trump's most eye-popping lines from his 'Fox News Sunday' interview

President Donald Trump sat for an interview with "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace, a conversation that reads like a greatest hits (or misses, depending on your view of the commander in chief) from his two years in the nation's highest office.

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Are iPhones too expensive? Stock drops on reports of weak demand

Stocks fell sharply Monday, dragged down by reports that Apple's newest line of phones may not be selling as well as Apple or its investors had hoped.

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US set to accuse Iran of violating chemical weapons treaty

The Trump administration is set to accuse Iran of violating the international treaty that bars the use of chemical weapons.

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Saudi-backed Yemen government agrees to peace talks

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Nissan to oust chairman after finding 'significant acts of misconduct'

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Saudi-backed Yemen government agrees to peace talks

Yemen's Saudi-backed government confirmed it will participate in United Nations-sponsored peace talks in Sweden, the country's official news agency reported Monday.

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Nigerian lecturer in sex-for-grades scandal facing criminal charges

A former university professor caught on tape allegedly demanding sex from a female student has been charged with corruption.

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Pregnant Amy Schumer returns to stage after hospitalization

Amy Schumer is back to work.

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F3 driver undergoes spinal surgery after horror crash

Sophia Floersch is undergoing surgery for the spinal fracture she suffered in a horrifying airborne crash at Sunday's Formula Three Macau Grand Prix.

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Paul Gascoigne charged with sexual assault of a woman after train incident

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been charged with sexual assaulting a women, according to the British Transport Police.

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CNN asks for emergency hearing after Trump threatens to revoke press pass again

The White House has issued a new warning to CNN's Jim Acosta, saying his press pass could be revoked again at the end of the month.

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New report explores what total abortion ban means in the Dominican Republic

A woman spoke of her 16-year-old daughter who died after being denied chemotherapy for leukemia because she was in the early weeks of pregnancy. A nurse described how a woman who was experiencing heavy bleeding after self-inducing an abortion was forced by medical providers to wait for treatment as "punishment" -- only to lose too much blood to be saved. An outreach worker remembered the mentally disabled 14-year-old girl who became pregnant at 12, probably by her father, and received no care.

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New ATP Finals champ thanks 'soft guy' Dad

After sealing the biggest title of his young career, Alexander Zverev embraced his Mum and Dad -- as well as his dog.

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Malaria on the rise in more than 13 countries, experts warn

After almost two decades of decline, malaria cases have significantly risen in 13 countries, prompting concern that much more is needed to combat the epidemic.

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Is sailing with an engine cheating?

We are two years and 4,000 nautical miles into our dream of sailing around the world.

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NASA starts building new supersonic jet

NASA's mission to revolutionize air travel has taken a significant step forward as the space agency starts building its X-59 QueSST supersonic jet.

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Return of stolen Picasso dismissed as fake

Officials say stolen painting may have been returned six years after $21-million heist. But the woman who found it claims it's a hoax.

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Sharon Tate's wedding dress sells at auction for $56,000

An anonymous buyer has bagged a ghoulish piece of movie memorabilia after winning an auction for actress Sharon Tate's wedding dress. A winning bid of $56,250 secured the dress, which comes with a tragic back story.

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Ruined castles spring back to life

There's something unforgettable about a ruined castle -- the way nature's seeped through the stone and rendered the structure a skeleton of its former self, haunted by history.

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North Korean defector: 'If you don't have money or power, you die in a ditch'

The North Korean soldier who was caught on tape making a dramatic escape through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to South Korea late last year has given some startling insights into life in the North, including the suggestion that the majority of young people there have no loyalty to Kim Jong Un.

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Chinese 'Oscars' marred by controversy

An award acceptance speech by a young Taiwanese filmmaker has stirred passionate reactions on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, pitting some of the region's leading entertainment and political figures against each other just a week before an important election on the self-governing island.

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Mickey Mouse fans warned of 11-hour queue to meet him in Japan

Reaching the age of 90 is considered an enviable feat.

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Australian man dies following suspected stingray attack

An Australian swimmer has died following a suspected stingray attack, according to reports.

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Missing 1,600-year-old mosaic returned after four decades

A 1,600-year-old missing mosaic has finally returned to its home in Cyprus, more than four decades after it was looted from a church.

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Pamela Anderson slams Australian PM for 'smutty' comments over Julian Assange

Former model and "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson has hit out at the Australian Prime Minister for laughing off her plea to have detained Wikileaks founder Julian Assange brought back to his home country.

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Netanyahu warns early elections in Israel would be 'irresponsible'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned early elections would pose a risk to national security as he struggles to hold together his fraying coalition government.

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More than 1,200 missing in California fires

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs breaks his silence over Kim Porter's death

Sean "Diddy" Combs has found the words to publicly grieve Kim Porter three days after her death.

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Asia summit ends in historic failure

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Houthis ready for ceasefire if Saudi-led coalition 'really want peace'

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a leader of the Houthi movement, announced on Sunday that he is ready to institute a ceasefire, so long as the Saudi-led coalition battling his militia in Yemen is prepared to do the same.

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New hope for peanut allergy sufferers

Sometimes, Ellis Glover would be forced to leave her friends and sit at a lunch table where no one was eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

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More than 1,200 people are missing in the California fires

While hundreds of families wait in agony to learn the fate of missing loved ones, officials gave a gut-wrenching forecast on the fate of California's Camp Fire:

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Will Condoleezza Rice be an NFL head coach?

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice downplayed an odd ESPN report that the NFL's Cleveland Browns are considering her for their head coach position.

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Trump criticizes US military for not killing bin Laden 'sooner'

President Donald Trump dismissed retired Adm. William McRaven, the overseer of the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, as a "Hillary Clinton backer" and criticized the military for having not killed bin Laden sooner during a Fox News interview that aired on Sunday.

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Russian vets seek to bring the Kremlin's mercenaries in from the cold

A forum representing Russian military veterans took an unusual step Sunday by voting to ask the International Criminal Court to probe the Russian government's use of private military contractors in deployments abroad.

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Incumbent Democrat concedes acrimonious Florida Senate race

Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson on Sunday conceded the Florida Senate race to Republican Gov. Rick Scott, ending his re-election bid after the completion of a statewide recount.

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Trump vows to visit US troops in war zones

President Donald Trump said that he plans to visit US troops in war zones, a remark that comes after he received widespread criticism for not visiting an American burial ground outside Paris, France, earlier this month and Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day.

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Why Stacey Abrams won't call Georgia's governor-elect legitimate

Former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Sunday that while her opponent, Republican Brian Kemp, was the legal victor of the state governor's race, she would not call him the legitimate winner.

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Freak accident or lack of training? Experts believe Boeing's actions fell short

The passengers on the Lion Air 610 flight were on board one of Boeing's newest, most advanced planes.

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Teen race car driver survives horrific airborne crash

A teenage German driver has fractured her spine after suffering a horrifying airborne crash at Macau Grand Prix's Formula Three final on Sunday.

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Congo health workers face violence as Ebola virus spreads

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to rise as violence hampers health workers' efforts to battle the virus.

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Trump says 'lot of factors' to blame for California wildfires

President Donald Trump, after surveying the destruction wrought by wildfires in California, said Saturday that the devastation has not altered his opinion on climate change.

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India's first woman with a Michelin star

Chef Garima Arora just became the first Indian woman to win a Michelin star.

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1 year after it vanished, Argentine submarine found

A missing Argentine naval submarine has been found, exactly a year and a day after it vanished in the South Atlantic with 44 crew members on board, authorities said Saturday.

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California fire: Before and after video of Paradise

These images show the extent of devastation from the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.

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Trump team balks at some Mueller questions

President Donald Trump and his legal team have taken issue with some of the questions from special counsel Robert Mueller that cover the transition period after the 2016 election, believing it could be off limits under executive privilege as they pertain to the presidency, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.

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Huge meteor crater found under Greenland's ice

The crater is about 300 meters deep and 31 kilometers wide, and is the first to be found under any of our planet's ice sheets, according to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

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Trade war pushes business out of China, but not into US

US tariffs are prompting companies to move some production out of China, but it's not going where President Donald Trump would prefer.

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Why Warhol still matters in age of Kardashians

More than three decades after his death, Andy Warhol continues to fascinate and confound art historians, scholars and buyers. He produced some of the 20th century's best-known images, yet the meaning of his work is still subject to fierce debate; he lived in the public eye, yet he remains an enigma.

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Amanda Knox gets engaged after alien-themed proposal

Amanda Knox, whose legal drama gripped the world after she was accused of murder in Italy, is engaged to her longtime boyfriend.

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Norway stunned as latest warship sinks after collision

A maritime blunder then a ruinous rescue attempt has left a multi-million dollar warship under NATO command almost entirely submerged in a Norwegian fjord.

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Macron faces most serious test amid fuel protests

Emmanuel Macron is braced for one of the toughest tests of his 18-month presidency on Saturday with planned protests over rising fuel taxes set to bring France's roads to a halt.

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'I'm really enjoying this!': Relaxed Merkel rediscovers her voice

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is making the most of her limited time in office.

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48 hours of farce and fury reignite stagnant Brexit debate

As we reach the end of one of the most dramatic weeks in the Brexit debacle, what have we learned about the state of the negotiations, the politics of the United Kingdom and the mindset of the European Union?

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War of words between US, China leaders over Trump tariffs

US and Chinese leaders presented opposing visions for the world in back-to-back speeches at the 2018 APEC conference in Papua New Guinea on Saturday, amid rising tensions between the world's two major powers.

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Jim Carrey's scathing political cartoons

At 56, Jim Carrey still carries a strong childhood memory of taking a train to Sudbury, a city in northern Ontario, Canada, to attend the funeral of an uncle who had died in a car crash.

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Stan Lee's family to hold private service

Because Marvel Comics patriarch Stan Lee didn't want a large public funeral, his family held a private ceremony, POW! Entertainment said Friday.

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Trump on China: 'Can't have trade that's meant for stupid people'

President Donald Trump on Friday raised the prospect of ending his escalating trade war with China, but signaled US negotiators still want more a few more concessions from their largest trading partner.

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'Impossible to be openly homosexual in football': Giroud

France's World Cup-winning striker Olivier Giroud believes it is "impossible" for a professional footballer to come out as gay.

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US candidate concedes, says 'democracy failed'

Democrat Stacey Abrams on Friday acknowledged that Republican Brian Kemp will become the next governor of Georgia, ending her bid to become the first African American woman elected to lead a state.

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Washington Post: CIA says Saudi crown prince ordered journalist's death

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Quick nap proves costly for sailor

After 11 days and about 3,500 nautical miles at sea, Briton Alex Thomson was primed to win the solo transatlantic Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe race when his boat hit a patch of rocks approaching Grande Terre island.

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All-diamond ring up for auction

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Munich Airport builds custom doors for world's biggest passenger plane

When it comes to accommodating the world's largest passenger plane, the team at Munich Airport understands there's just a little more to love.

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Daniela Ryf: Four-time Ironman world champion on jellyfish and not giving up

When you've spent months training for the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, the last thing you want in the warm-up is to be stung by a jellyfish.

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Judge orders White House to return Jim Acosta's press pass

Federal judge Timothy J. Kelly sided with CNN on Friday, ordering the White House to reinstate chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass.

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Canada Goose and Moncler jackets banned from high school

High school can be tough for anyone, and students from poor backgrounds have the added anxiety of struggling to keep up with their wealthier peers when it comes to clothes and accessories.

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Snowstorm slams eastern US: 8 dead, power knocked out

A strong winter storm moving over the eastern half of the country has claimed at least eight lives and knocked out power for tens of thousands of people.

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California fires: Search efforts intensify with more than 600 missing

As the death toll from the Camp Fire rose to 63 people and the number of people missing spiked to more than 600, rescue workers searching for human remains in the wreckage hope hundreds of people who are still unaccounted for after the blaze are still alive.

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Israel heading for early elections after turbulent week for Netanyahu

Israel will pick a date for early elections on Sunday, a source close to a key minister told CNN, following a turbulent week for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that saw key government resignations and calls for an early vote.

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The unsung heroes of rally driving

The glory in motorsport usually rests with the person behind the wheel. They are the ones who become household names and are pictured spraying champagne on podiums.

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'Phallic' owl statue sparks outrage in Serbia

When the Serbian city of Kikinda unveiled its latest landmark, the reaction was mixed, to say the least.

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Theresa May faces radio phone-in grilling

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North Korea tests 'high-tech' weapon

North Korea has tested a "newly developed ultramodern" weapon in an event supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, state media said Friday, amid faltering nuclear disarmament negotiations with the United States.

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GoFundMe campaign for homeless man 'was a hoax'

A New Jersey couple and a homeless man have been accused of making up a feel-good story that raised more than $400,000 through GoFundMe.

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Netanyahu faces coalition crisis as key ministers resign, call for early elections

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced the most serious challenge to his right-wing coalition in nearly four years, as key ministers resigned and called for early elections.

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How Goldman Sachs got tied up in Malaysia's $4.5B scandal

Goldman Sachs has a 1MDB problem.

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Nurse suspended over selfie in labor ward

A nurse in Malawi has been suspended after her selfie in a labor ward showing a naked pregnant woman in the background surfaced online.

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Jessie J tells crowd she is unable to have children

Jessie J, whose real name is Jessica Ellen Cornish, shared a personal detail about her life while performing Tuesday night.

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Photo of Hitler with girl of Jewish heritage sold at auction

This photograph of Adolf Hitler embracing a young Jewish girl who he called his "sweetheart" sold for $11,520 this week.

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Man yells 'Heil Hitler!' during 'Fiddler on the Roof'

A man caused a commotion in a Baltimore theater after yelling "Heil Hitler!" during a performance of "Fiddler on the Roof."

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Missing ballerina found dead in lake

Authorities are investigating the death of a St. Louis ballerina who was found dead in a rural Missouri lake, the state's highway patrol said.

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Lion Air victim's family files suit against Boeing

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Sculptures confirmed as Michelangelo's only surviving bronzes

A team of leading art researchers has revealed that two bronze sculptures of nude men riding panther-like creatures are the work of Michelangelo, bearing hallmarks of the Renaissance artist's oeuvre including distinctive toes and his signature "eight-pack" stomach muscles.

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