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An ancient Buddha statue has been discovered under the water of a reservoir in China's Jiangxi Province - and there may be more archaeological discoveries.

Tom Price made his name in Washington as a critic of Obamacare -- in fact, he has a plan to dismantle it.

When Erin Chieze saw an indentation on her breast in December 2015, her conclusion was immediate. "I instantly knew I had breast cancer," she wrote on Facebook, thanks to a breast cancer awareness photo a friend had shared.

A Turkish freighter flying from Hong Kong crashed into a village in Kyrgyzstan, killing dozens.

Donald Trump's accusation that NATO is "obsolete" has led to "astonishment and agitation" within the alliance, Germany's foreign minister has said.

In recent years, business leaders at Davos, the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, have ranked inequality as one of the greatest risks to the global economy. They have recognized that it is not just a moral issue but also an economic issue.

A good Samaritan being hailed as a hero in Arizona is not quite ready to speak with reporters. He's trying to reconcile taking a life, even when it was the right thing to do, officials said Monday.

President-elect Donald Trump has achieved a Twitter milestone: 20 million followers.

President Barack Obama welcomed the Chicago Cubs to the White House on Monday, in one of his final acts as its occupant.

This year's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the last that will be commemorated during the Obama presidency, offers the opportunity for sober clarity about the present leavened by defiant hope for the future. The King holiday, a hard-won victory by veterans of the civil rights era alongside of black elected officials, became a crucial part of a new national consensus on racial equality.

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, the wrestler known for his high-flying leap off the ring's top rope that flattened his opponents, has died. He was 73.

These 35 words make a citizen the President of the United States of America. Comedian W. Kamau Bell takes a witty look back on this powerful tradition.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have turned 88 today.

In Asia, electronic trash has reached new heights.

Tina Fey called it. On "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, the former cast member predicted that Donald Trump would bash NBC's longtime sketch comedy show.

Donald Trump is four days away from assuming the presidency after one of the most tumultuous transitions in modern history, setting the stage for a rocky period of dramatic change, partisan acrimony and unpredictable results.

These women left Saudi Arabia and say they could be arrested, even beheaded, if they were to return. Here are their stories.

The Trump transition team's calls for an apology from CNN correspondent Jim Acosta are being met by something else: a strong statement from CNN supporting Acosta.

Violent crime, particularly gun violence, in the United States is a resurgent epidemic. While crime rates overall have fallen in the last two decades, violent crime in the United States began to climb again in 2015.

As the 2016 election receded and the New Year began, there emerged a curious confrontation between the President-elect and the intelligence communities.