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The earliest known stone inscription of the Ten Commandments sold for $850,000 -- and a stipulation the owner must put the tablet on public display.

It's time for a whole new galaxy of human achievements as people worldwide try to break new limits for the Guinness World Records Day.

A Georgia lawmaker proposes a ban that would prohibit women from wearing a burqa and veil that conceal their identity. CNN's Nick Valencia reports.

It's the end of a dynasty.

It took less than three months for an online coding game to transform James Johnston's life.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is an illness commonly seen in children, but it can affect adults with its fever, sores and skin rash.

The unceremonious removal of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as chairman of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team won't be the last power play by Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, a young businessman who is shaping up as one of the central figures of the new administration.

A passenger plane narrowly avoided colliding with a drone while flying near London's tallest skyscraper, according to a recently published report.

The country's communications regulator has blacklisted the social network for professionals because it has not complied with personal data storage regulations.

President-elect Donald Trump's selection of Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counselor swept a new term out of the fringes and into the mainstream: white nationalism.

The first time Chris Christie squared off with a Kushner, the scene was a federal court and the outcome -- along with all the tabloid drama -- helped vault the future governor of New Jersey into the Republican elite.

Mike Lee had the plane ticket, the Miami hotel suite, and the buy-in. All he needed was for Marco Rubio to show up.

Bob Dylan will not travel to Sweden to receive his Nobel Prize for Literature in person, the Swedish Academy announced in a statement Wednesday.

The first thing you need to know is that I love my child with all my heart.

Voters in California, Massachusetts and Nevada have decided that marijuana should be legal to use recreationally, CNN projects. Arizona has rejected the proposition.

President-elect Donald Trump's decision to have Mike Pence replace Chris Christie as the leader of his transition effort, and ongoing infighting in Trump Tower, is causing delays and confusion in Washington.

Chinese websites have recently blocked the term "Fatty Kim the Third", an expression frequently used to mock the North Korean leader.

When footage emerged of ISIS destroying the ancient city of Nimrud outside Mosul, the world stood powerless in the face of a group of militants using sledgehammers and electric drills to obliterate centuries-old archaeological gems.

Even among seasoned travelers, Slovenia is not a country whose name is hugely familiar.