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"I want my mommy," Hawra' mumbles while cradled in the arms of her grandmother, Aliya. The four-and-a-half-year-old's lips barely move to form the weak but desperate plea.

A new material absorbs 99.96% of light, making it the Guinness World Record holder for the darkest substance.

Environmentalist and former Vice President Al Gore is back in "An Inconvenient Sequel." This time his sights are set on President Donald Trump.

In a surprising move the Venezuelan opposition is calling a coup, the Venezuelan Supreme Court has stripped the country's National Assembly of its powers. The court ruled that all powers vested under the legislative body will be transferred to the Supreme Court, which is stacked with government loyalists.

A mom and dad in Georgia are suing the Georgia Department of Health because they refused to let the couple give their daughter the surname "Allah."

How do ultra-Orthodox Jews impact and influence society in Israel? Reza Aslan, host of "Believer," explains the ideology of the Haredim.

A multistate E. coli outbreak linked to now-recalled soy nut butter products is continuing to make people sick, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he has no interest in working with Democrats on getting health care legislation passed, disputing a suggestion by the White House to reach across the aisle and bypass conservative House Republicans.

In "ISIS: Behind the Mask" CNN's Clarissa Ward reports on Western youth who fall under the sway of charismatic Islamic militant preachers like Fouad Belkacem. The documentary airs Friday, March 31 at 10 p.m.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp on Thursday became the first Democratic senators to publicly declare their intention to vote for Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court.

"The Boss Baby" milks a fertile premise until it feels about as perfunctory as corporate drudgery. While DreamWorks Animation's latest movie starts well and ends sweetly, the loud, frenetic middle seems like an awfully good time to squeeze in a nap.

President Donald Trump's hopes of striking a grand bargain with Russia are fading, two administration officials confirmed to CNN Thursday.

The Lifetime reality series "Dance Moms" might be better known for its drama than dancing.

Despite President Donald Trump's lack of evidence for his claim that millions of votes were cast illegally in last year's election, some of his supporters are standing by the conspiracy theory.

Speaking to Larry King in 2006, Donald Trump said he "likes nepotism," adding, "if you can't take care of your kids..."