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Until this year, the Chicago Cubs hadn't made a World Series appearance in a very long time.

Vice President Joe Biden's name has been mentioned, among others, as a potential choice for Secretary of State in a would-be Hillary Clinton administration, according to sources connected to the campaign and the transition team.

Ever wonder who is behind the mask at a haunted house? CNNMoney talked to some of the actors who deal in scares.

Sen. Mark Kirk apologized Friday to his Democratic challenger Rep. Tammy Duckworth after using her Thai heritage to deride her family's military history during a debate.

In the spirit of Halloween, treats can be tricky for kids with food allergies, which is one in 13 children under the age of 18 in the United States.

Some stores are indeed dropping Thanksgiving hours.

Pigs at family-friendly fairs are responsible for infecting children with a type of swine flu not previously seen in humans, according to a report published by Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Bill Cosby's defense attorneys declare he is legally blind in a new motion filed in a Pennsylvania court, and they argue that the impairment will hamper his ability to defend himself at his criminal trial.

Photos from Charleston, South Carolina, where nine people were killed in a shooting at a church. Dylann Roof, 21, has been charged with murder.

For the first time in 71 years, Wrigley Field will host a World Series game.

Bela and Martha Karolyi, famed coaches of gymnastics legends, are being sued along with a former USA Gymnastics doctor by an ex-gymnast who says she was sexually assaulted by the physician.

Donald Trump got a morale boost this week -- but it likely won't be enough to propel him to the White House.

If Donald Trump were to honor his pledge to spend $100 million of his own money on his campaign, he would have to invest and spend $44 million at breakneck speed.