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Russian President Vladimir Putin has described allegations that his country meddled in the 2016 US election as "fictional, illusory, provocations and lies."

Ivanka Trump is changing course and will become a government employee in the coming days, a White House official told CNN Wednesday.

Many in the energy and environmental industries thought Donald Trump's victory in November meant certain death for the Clean Power Plan (CPP), a piece of low-hanging fruit in Trump's promise to revitalize coal country. This regulation, which many argue is one of the most expensive in American history, was key to Obama's climate legacy and, indeed, the President's Executive Order issued this week does kill the CPP. Until, that is, the environmental activists file for a stay, which could happen any day now.

Your mother was right, you do need to stand and sit up straight. And now there's an app to help remind you.

Which are you: #TeamAngel or #TeamSpike?

"Feed a cold, starve a fever" is an age-old adage, though its origin -- and its practicality -- is unclear.

Donald Trump's budget proposal was a statement of intent. And his actions this week were a down payment.

"Pay to stay" jails offer perks for a price to inmates who can pay -- but they also provide a net benefit to society, says CNN legal analyst Danny Cevallos.

Virginia Tech Professor Marc Edwards released to CNN the unpublished results of a study that show the Flint water crisis most likely caused the deadly outbreak of Legionnaires disease that killed at least 12 people since 2014.

Theresa May is taking a lead from a frequently divorced former monarch in preparing the way for post-Brexit Britain.

An American Airlines first officer died Wednesday after becoming incapacitated during the last phases of landing at Albuquerque, New Mexico, two people familiar with the situation said.

People tend to wonder if the iconic photo of Ninalee Craig was staged.

The removal of a massive church organ in Rhode Island has uncovered a 170-year-old mystery involving the carved faces of a woman.

A New Hampshire man, who voted for President Trump, tells CNN's Alisyn Camerota he has seen "busloads" of voters come in from out-of-state to cast illegal ballots.

Santa Muerte, or "Saint Death," is a Mexican folk religion that combines traditional aspects of Catholicism with ancient Aztec religiosity to form a new faith.

Andri Ragettli is a professional free skier from Switzerland and he just did a world-first: rotating five times while flipping off-axis four times.

After a contentious -- and some said condescending, sexist and racist -- back-and-forth with White House reporter April Ryan at a press briefing Tuesday, Sean Spicer tried to get over the dust-up at the Wednesday briefing.