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Israel's Parliament passed legislation Monday that aims to legalize about 3,000 housing units on private Palestinian land in the West Bank. Many of these housing units are in what are known as outposts, small communities established without Israeli authorization. The new law, which is expected to be appealed, would offer Palestinians compensation for their loss.

It is chilling to hear hoary Kremlin propaganda tropes used by the leader of the free world. But that is exactly what President Donald Trump did in his recent Fox News interview, in which he casually accepted that Vladimir Putin was a killer, but said that America was "not so innocent" and had lots of killers too.

If you're the former leader of a European nation, the president of a major human rights organization and the owner of a diplomatic passport, you're not likely to encounter a long wait at airport immigration.

Can trees 'talk' to each other? Research suggests that trees don't just compete for survival, but also cooperate and share resources.

A man has been charged over the discovery of a listening device in New Zealand's team room ahead of last year's Rugby Championship match against Australia.

Democrats are staging a 24-hour blitz to try to stop the confirmation of Betsy DeVos, President Trump's pick to lead the Education Department. CNN's Sunlen Serfaty has more.

As Washington prepares for the contentious hearings of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, a wistful Ruth Bader Ginsburg lamented Monday night on how the confirmation process has changed, recalling that one Republican senator who supported her back in 1993 "today wouldn't touch me with a ten-foot pole".

As cities become more crowded and congested at the street level, refuge can often be found many stories above.

Through years of acrimony over Obamacare coverage for the poor and other individuals lacking health policies, one kind of insurance has remained steady, widespread and relatively affordable.

On October 13, a surgical team stood over two 13-month old boys who were joined at the head and shared up to 2 inches of brain tissue.

Russian President Vladimir Putin could be waiting a long time for an apology from Bill O'Reilly.

The Dalai Lama speaks to CNN about mindfulness, compassion, and happiness.

Kanye West deleted all of his tweets defending his meeting with President Donald Trump sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning.

Three Chinese Coast Guard ships entered waters near a chain of islands claimed by both China and Japan in the East China Sea on Monday, according to authorities from both sides.

Donald Trump and his surrogates have embraced a style that eschews what they deride as political correctness, making for a long record of unguarded public statements.

The Hubble Telescope captured the spectacular death of a star -- an event that has rarely been seen by astronomers.

President Donald Trump vowed stout support for NATO on Monday, even as he insisted again that member countries scale up their defense spending on the alliance.

The organizers of last month's Women's March announced Monday their intention to hold a general strike at a date to be determined.

The Sean Spicer I know has a great sense of humor and an easy laugh.

In an interview with Bill O'Reilly, President Trump says he respects Russian President Putin. O'Reilly called Putin a killer and Trump responded by saying "our country's so innocent."