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Eli Attie spent years as a speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore. So when Attie made the transition to Hollywood as a writer for "The West Wing," he was shocked to learn what an elevated place his fictionalized counterparts held in the imagination of the show's creator, Aaron Sorkin.

More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than any other losing presidential candidate in US history.

CNN political commentator Bakari Sellers shot back Wednesday at Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's argument that race is the "hidden reason" behind a desire to abolish the Electoral College.

Apple cider vinegar has been touted as a cure-all for decades. I've seen claims that it can do everything from halt hiccups to whiten teeth, and even banish dandruff.

Air travel photos from the 1960s show smartly dressed, champagne-sipping passengers in spacious airliner cabins.

Israeli ambassador to the US Ron Dermer called on the US to move its embassy to Jerusalem, a campaign pledge President-elect Donald Trump has promised to make good on.

An Atlanta lawyer faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct in the shooting death of his wife, police said.

A parishioner was arrested Wednesday and charged with intentionally setting fire last month to a Mississippi church, which was also vandalized with the words "Vote Trump."

Uber is halting its self-driving car program in San Francisco after the California DMV revoked the registrations for the test vehicles.

Some believe Donald Trump's seemingly random and sometimes contradictory tweets are not random but instead calculated -- stealing a page from the playbook of former President Richard Nixon. CNN's Elise Labott reports.

Last week, Lena Dunham told listeners of her podcast "Women of the Hour" that she wishes she had had an abortion. In context, she was talking about abortion stigma, and that when she was asked to share her abortion story, she had nothing to say, having never terminated a pregnancy. She felt some internalized stigma around the issue, worked through it, and "Now I can say that I still haven't had an abortion, but I wish I had."

A school district in China is mired in criticism after hundreds of students took exams outside during heavy smog. CNN's Amara Walker and Tom Sater report.

Police are searching for a Tunisian man in his early 20s in connection with the Berlin Christmas market attack, a German security official told CNN Wednesday.

A manhunt is underway in Germany for 24-year-old Anis Amri, sought for his possible connection to the attack on a Berlin Christmas market.

Cindy Stowell died from cancer before her winning streak on "Jeopardy!" aired. Her boyfriend Jason Hess discusses her experience on CNN's "New Day."

A Tennessee man who served 31 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit is petitioning the state to compensate him $1 million for the years of his life that were taken away. All he's gotten so far is $75.

Russia has recently tested what is believed to be an anti-satellite weapon, US sources with knowledge of the test told CNN.

Donald Trump's transition team has expanded its search for the second-in command at the State Department, several sources familiar with the deliberation told CNN, as one of the leading candidates is facing resistance.

Bana Alabed, the 7-year-old Syrian girl who brought the plight of Aleppo's victims to the world, meets Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. CNN's Muhammad Lila reports.