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President Donald Trump hosts German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday for a news conference simmering with diplomatic and domestic political intrigue.

The accused White House fence jumper was on the White House south grounds for 15 minutes or more before he was caught Friday, a Secret Service source with knowledge of the matter told CNN Friday, and officials are investigating multiple failures that allowed it to happen.

Jake Tapper weighs in on the ongoing controversy surrounding President Donald Trump's false claim that former President Obama ordered a wiretap on Trump Tower during the 2016 presidential election.

President Donald Trump shared an awkward moment with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her visit to the White House Friday, apparently declining to shake her hand, a traditional gesture in such settings.

Religious scholar Reza Aslan explores the fastest growing folk religion in the Americas: Santa Muerte. "Believer" airs every Sunday at 10p ET.

This is not a destination that sees a lot of seasoned business travelers. Airline lounges, frequent flier miles, hotel points, car rentals? Not here.

In the most serious clash between Israeli and Syrian forces since the start of the Syrian conflict six year ago, Israeli aircraft struck several targets in Syria overnight, the Israeli military said Friday.

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The administration's spewing of falsehoods--and then needing to apologize--is a credibility killer that creates very real risk for U.S. security and authority in the world, writes Frida Ghitis

You're enjoying beer, cocktails or some bubbly with friends, and before you know it, night turns into day, and you wake up with a massive hangover.

Scientists at the government funded Argonne National Laboratory invented the Oleo Sponge to help clean the oil spills.

Guinness, like other Irish stouts, enjoys a seasonal popularity every St. Patrick's Day. It has also been touted as being "good for you," at least by its own advertising posters decades ago.

Republican leaders plan a vote Thursday to repeal Obamacare, optimistic that President Donald Trump can help them close the deal, multiple House Republican sources tell CNN.

The surgical team labored for 27 painstaking hours to separate twins Jadon and Anias McDonald. The boys were born joined at the head. The surgery to separate them was rare and complicated.

Remember how Hollywood portrayed the supernatural powers of the Holy Grail in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"?

After President Donald Trump sent out a series of tweets accusing former President Barack Obama of wiretapping him during the 2016 election, White House press secretary Sean Spicer turned to a technicality: the references to wiretapping were in quotes.

When asked about his unverified claims that former President Obama wiretapped him, President Trump responded, "You should be talking to Fox."

Angela Merkel has been reading Playboy, she reportedly revealed to her (mostly) female entourage. Not that the German Chancellor is given to magazines with scantily clad women. But it was the only way she could get a full understanding of US President Donald Trump.

When CNN published a report revealing widespread sexual abuse and assault in nursing homes, many people asked the same question: Why isn't more being done to stop it?

Cody Gribble has clearly never seen Happy Gilmore.