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Julian Zelizer says while it looked like Trump would be a very unconventional president, he has named Cabinet members who hew very closely to what Republicans have advocated for decades.

A heartbreaking video has surfaced on social media showing the moment Brazilian soccer player Tiago da Rocha Vieira Alves found out he was going to be a father, a week before he died in Tuesday's plane crash in Colombia.

Talk about cruel and unusual punishment!

Three weeks have passed since President-elect Donald Trump delivered a gracious, sober and almost totally unexpected victory speech at his election night rally in New York City.

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"When I first heard that he was tweeting about something that was on this broadcast ... I kept thinking doesn't he have ... to be reading last night?"

The inaugural committee for President-elect Donald Trump is out with its initial offerings to donors -- and for major money, supporters will have prime access to the administration and first families.

There's a reason you aren't supposed to leave vehicles unattended in the middle of New York. You never know how valuable their contents can be.

A newlywed couple who got stuck in traffic on the way to their reception decided to have their first dance on the highway.

As Donald Trump's Cabinet begins to take shape, the President-elect has selected three women of color so far to serve in top positions in his administration, including South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was a sharp critic of Trump during the 2016 Republican primary campaign.

Refugee rights protesters glued themselves to upholstery and chanted loudly, halting Australia's parliament.

Despite Vice President-elect Mike Pence's influential post shaping Donald Trump's incoming administration, political observers don't have to reach that far back to see moments where the Republican ticket's two members were less in sync, including the Indiana governor's 2016 campaign debut.

Ali, 17, came to Europe seeking safety. Instead, penniless, he turned to a dangerous underground world. Arwa Damon reports as part of an ongoing investigation.

CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday night expressed surprise that President-elect Donald Trump had the time to tweet despite the heavy burden of preparing for the presidency.

Three Gatlinburg-area resorts appear to have been destroyed by wildfires in the popular tourist area in eastern Tennessee, Tennessee Emergency Management spokesman Dean Flener said Tuesday morning. The resorts are the Ober Gatlinburg amusement park and ski area, the Black Bear Falls log-cabin rental resort, and the Westgate Mountain Resort & Spa, Flener said, citing initial reports from Sevier County emergency management officials.

Winning the presidency didn't change Donald Trump -- and it's increasingly clear that actually being president won't change him either.

Authorities believe the Ohio State University student responsible for Monday's attack on campus was inspired by terrorist propaganda from ISIS and deceased Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, two law enforcement sources said.

"Yes, we can" has become "No, we can't." Disappointing many immigrant advocates, the White House has signaled that it will not be taking action to protect DREAMers.

A plane carrying 72 passengers and nine crew members was involved in an accident near Rionegro, Colombia, according to the country's civil aviation department.

How do NATO soldiers in Norway survive the freezing weather? CNN's Nick Paton Walsh has the story.