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British actor Andrew Sachs, famous for his role as bumbling waiter Manuel in British TV show "Fawlty Towers", has died at the age of 86, the UK's Press Association reported.

The death toll from raging wildfires fires in Sevier County, Tennessee, climbed to seven after authorities recovered three more bodies at a residence, officials said Wednesday.

Take a look at 27 photos of the week from November 25 through December 1.

The United Nations did not do enough to prevent the spread of cholera epidemic in Haiti that killed at least 10,000 people after the 2010 earthquake, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday, in what many saw as an overdue apology.

During his first post-election rally, President-elect Donald Trump told the men in the audience that women were, "generally speaking, better than" men.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as his secretary of defense, a source with knowledge of the transition says.

President Barack Obama -- joined by first lady Michelle Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and scores of celebrity guests -- rang in the holidays for the final time at the White House, lighting the National Christmas tree Thursday evening.

After having an accident indoors, a puppy unrolls toilet paper to clean his own puddle. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports

The FBI has added a name to its list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.

Some Washington residents who disagree with Mike Pence's positions on gay rights are making their values known to their new neighbor.

Chicago has reached another bloody milestone.

For 23 years I have worked to combat bullying in our country's schools, and for every one of those years I've had to acknowledge to young people the hypocrisy of adults.

The Governor says they are "giving voice to the unborn." Critics say they are a naked attempt to shame and financially burden Texas women seeking abortions.

ISIS and other terrorist groups are evolving in ways that will force the US and Europe to adapt new counterterrorism strategies, according to US lawmakers, analysts and European security officials.

Jill Filipovic says that with Donald Trump's pick Tom Price running Health and Human Services, women of all backgrounds will suffer from lack of access to birth control.

Donald Trump praised Carrier for keeping over 1,000 jobs in the U.S. -- and threatened other companies that might consider leaving the country.

The ashes of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro were carried Wednesday from the capital, Havana, at the start of a journey that reverses the route Castro took across the island after seizing power in 1959.

President-elect Donald Trump is intent on repealing Obamacare, but nearly half of Americans say they aren't so keen on dismantling the health care reform law.

The Gardner Police Department in Kansas was trying to capture a cougar on camera and got people photobombing in gorilla costumes instead.

President-elect Donald Trump is set to meet Friday with North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a red-state Democrat, which could put Senate Democrats at a further disadvantage if she were to join the Trump administration.