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Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni was appointed prime minister-designate Sunday as the country begins picking up the pieces after a political shock.

Vice President Joe Biden wants a say in the direction of the Democratic Party as it picks up the pieces from a nightmare electoral loss this year -- and isn't willing to fully rule out a bid for the presidency if he thinks issues of economic fairness aren't being voiced.

In 1986, then-Sen. Joe Biden declared he couldn't support Jeff Sessions as a federal judge, determining the US attorney's alleged racist remarks were disqualifying.

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Saturday that Russia is trying to "is trying to break the backs of democracies."

Bryan Cranston revived his famous "Breaking Bad" character Walter White to spoof President-elect Trump's cabinet picks on "Saturday Night Live."

Jennifer Lawrence has long endeared herself to the public by being cool and down-to-earth, what with her fry eating and face planting and all manner of quirky hijinks.

CNN projects Republican John Kennedy has won Saturday's US Senate runoff election in Louisiana.

Joseph Mascolo, the actor who portrayed archvillain Stefano DiMera on the NBC soap opera "Days of Our Lives," died this week at 87 after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, the network said.

Army vs. Navy football is one of the greatest rivalries in college sports.

At least 20 people have died, while 15 have sustained injuries, after a car bomb exploded in Somalia on Sunday morning.

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team slammed the CIA Friday, following reports the agency has concluded that Russia intervened in the election to help him win.

A fiery fuel tanker crash in Kenya on Saturday killed at least 33 people and injured many others, according to officials.

At least 29 people, mostly police officers, have been killed and 166 wounded in Saturday's twin bombings in Istanbul, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said in a press conference Sunday.

The race for the Heisman is finally coming into focus -- and just in time.

Is president-elect Trump really 'draining the swamp' with his wealthy cabinet choices? Jeffrey Lord and Robert Reich weigh in with Anderson Cooper.

Donald Trump discusses his reasons for considering Rex Tillerson a strong candidate for secretary of state.

Now we know: Russia was apparently trying very hard to get Donald Trump elected, and the two parties reacted very differently to that fact.

A French ISIS operative suspected of enabling a terrorist attack on a tourist beach in Tunisia was killed by a US drone strike in late November, according to the Pentagon.

Bob Dylan was notably absent Saturday to accept his Nobel Prize for literature, but his words and music still rang out with a passionate performance by Patti Smith in his stead.

Donald Trump praised the spirit of the US Army and Navy football players Saturday while also reflecting on his upcoming role as Commander in Chief.