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Gwen Ifill, co-host of "PBS NewsHour" and two-time vice-presidential debate moderator, has died. CNN's Don Lemon talks about how she inspired him.

Conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham's next microphone could be behind the White House press briefing room podium.

Students walked out of class at schools on opposite sides of the United States on Monday, protesting President-elect Donald Trump.

The full moon is bigger and brighter than it's been in decades, delighting stargazers, photographers and anyone who's taken a moment or two to look up at the nighttime sky over the past day or two.

A Wisconsin federal judge has ordered that Brendan Dassey, one of the subjects of the hit Netflix docuseries "Making a Murderer," be released from prison on his own recognizance pending the appeal of his 2007 murder conviction.

A US Department of Veterans Affairs executive who ran a "shameless" veterans' charity will be allowed to retire with full government benefits.

President-elect Trump picked former Breitbart executive Steve Bannon as his chief strategist. CNN's Tom Foreman reviews some of Bannon's controversial work on the alt-right website.

CNN's Brian Todd reports on the possible future role of the powerful son-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, Jared Kushner.

Swedish firefighter Lasse Gustavson has lived with severe burns on his face for 35 years -- most of his adult life -- after surviving an industrial fire in the line of duty.

Twitter imagines pranks Vice President Joe Biden would like to play on President-elect Donald Trump. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on transition hijinks.

CNN's Brian Todd reports on the possible future role of the powerful son-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, Jared Kushner.

One of China's first female fighter pilots and a member of the country's air force aerobatics team was killed in a training accident over the weekend, according to Chinese state-run media.

President-elect Donald Trump had harsh words for both his own supporters who have written racist slogans or chanted degrading messages -- particularly in schools -- in an interview that aired Sunday.

After years operating on the far-right fringe of American politics, Steve Bannon will now be one of the most influential members of Donald Trump's White House.

Many Americans and people around the world are getting a civics lesson in the way we select the president of the United States -- and the Electoral College is front and center.

Aurora Flight Sciences is working on technology that could allow the military to use unmanned helicopters to supply its troops.

Depression has increased among teenagers in recent years, and a new study confirms that the troubling trend is more prominent among girls than boys.