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The dispute over Russia's meddling in the US presidential election raises an important question: What is Vladimir Putin's ultimate goal? CNN's Brian Todd reports.

President-elect Donald Trump signaled who he is when he announced he was going to remain executive producer of "The Apprentice" and then dismissed as "ridiculous" the Central Intelligence Agency's concern that Russia hacked his opponent's computers to help him win the White House. When given a choice between unreality as represented by TV and the real-world work of protecting the United States from Vladimir Putin, Trump stayed loyal to the money-making fiction and threw the CIA under the bus.

Craig Sager, the longtime Turner Sports sideline reporter best known for his colorful wardrobe, has passed away after battling acute myeloid leukemia.

President-elect Donald Trump's push for greater ties to Russia will help in key administration priorities in the region, starting with ending the civil war in Syria, a transition advisor told Middle East diplomats on Wednesday.

Craig Sager, the longtime Turner Sports sideline reporter best known for his colorful -- and at times fluorescent -- wardrobe, has passed away after battling acute myeloid leukemia, the network said. He was 65.

DeVry University, a for-profit college, has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a lawsuit with the FTC that alleged its ads misled prospective students.

There's a vast and vicious human trafficking network that supplies Major League Baseball with some of its top players.

Amid the last month's exhausting drama around Cabinet picks and presidential tweetstorms, one date stands out -- December 19, the day the Electoral College picks our next president.

Fox News analyst Monica Crowley will join President-elect Donald Trump's administration as senior director of strategic communications for the National Security Council, Trump's transition team announced Thursday.

Facebook says it will start applying warning labels to some "fake news" stories that users share on the social network.

It will be some time before Donald Trump announces a nominee to fill the vacancy left by Antonin Scalia, according to transition insiders.

A winter tradition turned tragic when two boys building a fort were trapped after a snow bank collapsed on them.

A 13-year-old boy in Greenwich, New York, died when the snow bank he was playing under collapsed.

On Friday nights, the crowds would pack the high school football stadium in this small Georgia town, many just to catch a glimpse of the main attraction: #47, Ronald Moon.

The Transportation Security Administration has an utterly depressing Instagram post: An abandoned, giant Teddy bear meant to warn travelers about oversized luggage.

The president-elect's book, "Trump: The Art of the Deal," made it onto Amazon's Top 100 Best Seller list on Thursday.

"America First" is the mantra that guided Donald Trump during his entire presidential campaign. Ironically, Rex Tillerson, Trump's pick for the top post in his cabinet, took a decidedly different approach as he led America's largest oil cmpany.

Apple has been ordered to cut a $2 million check for denying some of its retail workers meal breaks.

Look for Carrie Ann Inaba to get married on a Saturday.

Elizabeth Warren has secured a spot on the Senate Armed Services Committee -- a role that will give the liberal firebrand from Massachusetts a major voice on national security.