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Russia vetoed a UN resolution Wednesday that would have required Syria to cooperate with investigators and face full accountability after a brutal chemical attack in that country.

Comedian Charlie Murphy died Wednesday after a battle with leukemia, according to his publicist.

President Donald Trump, at a news conference with the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, described Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as "a butcher" as a result of the chemical attack the United States government has accused him of carrying out on his own civilians.

North Korea is a country prepared for conflict.

A math class with pianos? It may sound unusual, but Marcus Blackwell Jr. thinks it's the perfect way to teach students math.

The US military and intelligence community has intercepted communications featuring Syrian military and chemical experts talking about preparations for the sarin attack in Idlib last week, a senior US official tells CNN.

US officials have intercepted chemical warfare communications inside Syria. Officials have learned that there was a Russian drone flying over a hospital in Syria where a second bomb was dropped following the initial chemical attack. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.

When it comes to over-the-top custom cars, one company stands above the rest in terms of fame and reputation.

A longtime friend of President Donald Trump is defending former campaign chairman Paul Manafort in the wake of a report that his consulting firm received at least $1.2 million in payments from a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine.

FBI Director James Comey discussed voter confidence in the election process during a panel at the Newseum in New York.

President Donald Trump is threatening not to reimburse health insurers for covering low income people as a way of forcing Democrats to the negotiating table on health care.

Taiwan banned the sale of dog and cat meat, a menu item that would not go down well in the United States. Here are 18 other unusual food traditions from around the world.

From United Airlines CEO to White House press secretary Sean Spicer, it's been a week of apologies. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the sorry state of affairs.

Before multilane freeways accelerated their way across its landscape, America drove at a gentler pace, stepping off the gas to soak up the scenery.

Paul Manafort is expected to retroactively file as a foreign agent after failing to disclose his prior work for a foreign government.

The Department of Veterans Affairs' inspector general says practices at the Washington VA Medical Center are putting "patients at unnecessary risk," and the VA has removed the director of the hospital from his position, assigning him to temporary administrative duties.

A Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a prominent Cook County judge, police said Wednesday.

Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser on President Donald Trump's campaign, declined repeatedly Wednesday to confirm or deny the FBI had interviewed him yet.