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Just when you thought the complicated, tangled web of who's fighting who in the Middle East couldn't get more complicated, the rules have changed. Again.

Racial disparities between black and white breast cancer patients are receding, according to a report released Thursday. Younger women of both races benefit equally from timely treatment, but differences in death rates still exist for black and white women over age 50, a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said on Friday she was "inappropriately dismissive and harsh" in a recent interview when she said she thought it was "really dumb" for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and others to refuse to stand for the national anthem.

Last weekend, America heard lewd, predatory comments about kissing and groping women straight from the Republican presidential candidate's mouth.

House Speaker Paul Ryan delivered a closing argument Friday about the stakes of the election -- without ever mentioning the Donald Trump-dominated slugfest consuming the Republican Party.

In a 2004 interview with Howard Stern, Donald Trump explains how "deeply troubled" women are "always the best in bed," according to a CNN KFile review.

Donald Trump said in a 2004 interview with Howard Stern about Lindsay Lohan that "deeply troubled" women are "always the best in bed," according to a CNN KFile review of the appearance.

A man who has called women pigs, dogs and slobs, who has discussed underage girls in a sexual manner, who has joked and boasted about sexual assault, who has smeared Mexicans, who has twice been sued over racial discrimination, who led the "birther" movement and who suggested that Muslims should not be allowed into the country, has a real chance of becoming the next president of the United States.

A "Beauty and the Beast" performance in Florida ended with a twist: the prince was replaced by the lead actress' boyfriend, who proposed to her during the finale.

Israel has suspended ties with UNESCO, the UN body in charge of preserving culture and history, after a draft decision that Israel says ignores Judaism's ties to the religion's holiest site.

Hillary Clinton tells Ellen DeGeneres that she felt like Donald Trump was stalking her during the second presidential debate.

Conflicting information is emerging about what Boko Haram received in exchange for releasing 21 Chibok schoolgirls in Nigeria this week after holding them for two years.

Facing a seemingly endless presidential campaign, marked by a viciousness and vulgarity not seen in either of his own election contests, President Barack Obama has boiled his incredulity down to one phrase.

Before Hurricane Matthew, eastern North Carolina had already seen damaging flooding from heavy rainfall. With 10 to 15 inches more inches of rain from Matthew, the situation escalated to the worst flooding North Carolina has seen since Hurricane Floyd in 1999. To help rescuers on the ground get a better idea the situation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, flew over the hardest-hit areas to photograph the flooding.

President Obama addresses a protester at a rally in Cleveland, Ohio for Hillary Clinton.

As a follow-up to their popular roller coaster video, Jimmy Fallon and Kevin Hart recorded their trip to New York's Blood Manor.

Ben Carson asked for MSNBC guest host Katty Kay's microphone to be cut off during an interview about Donald Trump's groping allegations.

Winnie-the-Pooh, the fictional teddy bear, is back in four new adventures to celebrate his 90th anniversary and he's got a new friend.

Suburban moms, first-time voters and well-educated women are taking to Twitter to explain exactly why they want Donald Trump to be the next president.