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Already mourning, fans can't help but lament the painful coincidence: One day after actress Carrie Fisher's death at age 60, her mother, actress and singer Debbie Reynolds, died unexpectedly of unknown causes. Reynolds, 84, had complained of breathing problems, an unnamed sourced told the Los Angeles Times.

A California District Attorney has dropped charges against Joseph Schwab, the man who was charged with a DUI even though a drug test only came back positive for caffeine.

President-elect Donald Trump is claiming another victory: Sprint will bring back 5,000 jobs to the U.S.

Trade is often dense and dry. But when Trump takes office next year, it will become front page news that affects you and your wallet.

A basketball match in a street crossing has gone viral. CNN's Andy Scholes reports.

Andrew Cotton is one of the world's best big wave surfers. A plumber before picking up surfing full-time, he's now looking for the biggest wave ever.

Reaction from the key players to Secretary of State John Kerry's speech, in which he laid out the Obama administration's position on Arab-Israeli peacemaking, has been swift. And in some cases harsh. But to better understand the potential significance of what Kerry said, it's worth taking a step back.

Debbie Reynolds, one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1950s and 1960s, died Wednesday, one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away, Reynolds' son Todd Fisher said.

German authorities believe the automatic braking system installed in the truck used in the Berlin Christmas market attack may have saved lives, according to a joint investigation by German media outlets.

The US Navy has announced it will commission the USS Gabrielle Giffords, a large vessel that some members of Congress find too expensive.

Donald Trump is not afraid of litigation.

Australia police ended a two-and-a-half year drug investigation on Christmas day by busting a cartel and seizing 1102 pounds (500 kilograms) of cocaine. The December 25 bust, along with a seizure of 1336 pounds (606 kilograms) of cocaine from the same syndicate earlier this year, was worth about $259 million (AUD$360 million) and is Australia's largest ever haul from a single cartel.

Residents of Shishmaref, Alaska, voted in August 2016 to relocate because of climate change. The coast is thawing and eroding, toppling a home into the sea and forcing others back from the edge.

All 8-year-old Joe Maldonado wanted was to keep hanging out with his Cub Scouts friends.

2016 is still not done. Before we lost George Michael, Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds this week, we lost someone who's probably had just as big an impact on our lives, though you've never heard of him:

Sikh officers can now wear full turbans in the New York Police Department.

Scientists have long known that what you eat before, during and after you exercise can make or break a workout and possibly affect your fitness results.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un heads into 2017 with two things that loom ominous for the rest of the world -- he's tested a nuclear weapon, and no one really knows how willing he'd be to use one in anger.

Two soldiers died when their helicopter crashed into Galveston Bay on Wednesday, according to Texas Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Glen Webb.

In the 1970s, fans of the San Diego Padres had little to cheer about on the field. But in 1974, a dancing man in a chicken suit changed everything.