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Just look at the stock market: Investors clearly believe Donald Trump's policies will deliver an immediate boost to the U.S. economy.

It was a magical night for "La La Land" at the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards.

The force of crashing waves can generate huge amounts of energy.

Throughout 2016, terror attacks have ripped apart small towns and big cities in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. This weekend brought no respite.

Eman Ahmed, from Egypt, is believed to be the world's heaviest woman. According to her family, she weighs 1,102 pounds (500 kg).

By selecting Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as US Ambassador to China, President-elect Donald Trump chose a man who Chinese President Xi Jinping considers a "friend." But as a friend, Branstad will be the messenger to deliver the hard truth that the days of America bowing and scraping at China's feet are over.

The following contains spoilers from "The Walking Dead" midseason finale.

Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein told CNN's Brian Stelter Sunday that Donald Trump "lives and thrives in a fact-free environment."

As a family grieves, a father is remembered by a touching gesture from the U.S. Navy football team and others. CNN's Coy Wire reports.

Despite Donald Trump's strongly conservative cast of Cabinet nominees, a veteran strategist who worked for a pro-Trump super PAC predicts the new presidency will be unpredictable, at times confounding members of both parties.

Before he went to prison, Ernest killed his 2-year-old daughter in the grip of a psychotic delusion. When the Indiana Department of Correction released him in 2015, he was terrified something awful might happen again.

In honor of National Gingerbread House Day, December 12, we celebrate the culinary creations of the 24th annual National Gingerbread House Competition in Asheville, North Carolina.

The Netherlands, Switzerland and Ireland are among the world's most damaging corporate tax havens, according to a new report by Oxfam.

ISIS forces have retaken the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria, according to Syrian government media, the ISIS media wing and a human rights monitor.

President-elect Donald Trump again signaled Sunday a willingness to confront Beijing, questioning whether the United States should keep its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of "one China."

A bipartisan quartet of high-profile senators said Sunday that "recent reports of Russian interference in our election should alarm every American."

Japan lodged a protest Monday against Chinese allegations that its fighter jets engaged in a dangerous mid-air confrontation with Chinese military planes.

A 12-kilogram TNT bomb caused the explosion at a key Coptic church in Cairo on Sunday morning, Egyptian state news agency MENA reported, citing security sources.

Bill English is expected to become the next Prime Minister of New Zealand after being elected as the leader of the National Party.

Air travelers will be able to fly from Australia to Europe without stopping after Qantas announced the first direct passenger route between the two continents.