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The Chinese government has granted preliminary approval for 34 Trump-related trademarks in businesses ranging from mining and construction to restaurants, hotels and golf courses.

Jake Tapper, with FactCheck.org, looks over the facts around President Trump's claim that President Obama had him wiretapped. Read more at FactCheck.org

During an interview with Politico, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he does not think Mexico will pay for President Trump's proposed border wall.

Watch Conan's rendition of President Trump and former President Obama's phone conversation on the wiretap claim and the White House dog.

For the first time, poachers have killed a rare rhinoceros at a game park in Paris. CNN's Jim Bittermann reports.

A bronze statue called "Fearless Girl" was installed opposite the iconic Wall Street charging bull statue in New York a day before International Women's Day. The firm responsible for the "Fearless Girl" is calling on their clients to increase the number of women on their corporate boards.

More store closings are coming to Staples. On Thursday, the office supply store reported a $548 million loss and a 3% drop in sales in the fiscal fourth quarter that ended in January.

The Chinese government has granted preliminary approval for 34 Trump-related trademarks in businesses. CNN's Matt Rivers reports.

Vice President Mike Pence avoided answering a question about whether he believed President Donald Trump's wiretapping claims.

She has lived, undocumented, in the United States for 18 years. Her husband and five of her children are American citizens.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said President Donald Trump is "extremely concerned" about WikiLeaks' publication of CIA documents, though he declined to confirm the authenticity of the leaked materials.

Rancher David Bouziden lost his home, his ranch and nearly all his cattle in wildfires that swept through Kansas this week.

South African watersport pro Chris Bertish has just nailed a world first: he's crossed the Atlantic solo, unassisted and unsupported, on a stand-up paddle board.

Powerful and potentially dangerous winds blew across the Great Lakes region and the northeast United States Wednesday, derailing a train, blowing over tractor trailers and pushing a plane off a runway. Gusts reportedly reached 50-70 mph in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.

Linwood Michael Kaine, the son of Virginia senator and former vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine, was one of five protesters arrested for allegedly disrupting a pro-Donald Trump rally inside the Minnesota State Capitol Saturday, according to St. Paul Police spokesman Steve Linders.

A federal judge in Hawaii has agreed to hear the first legal challenge to President Donald Trump's new travel ban on March 15 -- just hours before it is slated to go into effect.

Its motto is "More than a club" and Spain's Barcelona produced more than a result routing France's Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 to qualify for the Champions League quarterfinals Wednesday

Illegal Southwest border crossings were down 40% last month, according to just released Customs and Border Protection numbers -- a sign that President Donald Trump's hardline rhetoric and policies on immigration may be having a deterrent effect.

If you think the 30,000-strong private Facebook group that was sharing nude images of female Marines has been shut down, guess again.