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Donald Trump's October Surprise is so explicit, shocking, offensive and vile that even he felt the need to apologize -- defiantly.

A CNN investigation into the lack of oversight of private armed security guards has led to a tough new law cracking down on the industry.

The largest active volcano in Japan has erupted, sending a column of smoke and ash more than 11,000 meters (nearly 7 miles) into the air, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported early Saturday.

Donald Trump is under fire for his vulgar comments about women in an "Access Hollywood" tape -- and one woman alleges he exhibited similar behavior in at least one other incident.

Tempers flare in an exchange between CNN political commentators Ana Navarro and Scottie Nell Hughes when discussing Donald Trump's leaked 2005 video.

Republicans were quick to condemn Donald Trump Friday. But pull back their endorsements? Not so much.

Donald Trump issued a video statement after lewd comments of his surfaced from a taping of Access Hollywood in 2005. CNN's Don Lemon reports.

She was shot twice in the chest, once in the shoulder, then once in the head at point blank range -- a classic sign of a professional hit.

Trump, caught on tape boasting about being a sexual predator, finally uses the word "apologize," writes Michael D'Antonio.

The Republican congressman who led the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server explained on Friday why he's no longer voting for Donald Trump.

The videotape of Donald Trump that is shaking up the presidential election sat forgotten on a shelf at NBC's "Access Hollywood" until just a few days ago.

Matthew's powerful eyewall is battering the Cape Canaveral and Daytona Beach areas with fierce winds, threatening the state with life-threatening storm surges.

The head of Donald Trump's religious advisory board on Friday shrugged off incendiary comments made by the GOP presidential nominee a decade ago in which he bragged about being able to grope women.

Democrats running for competitive Senate seats Friday slammed their Republican opponents for supporting Donald Trump after a vulgar audio tape surfaced in which he was caught making lewd and sexually aggressive remarks.

The Obama administration said Friday it was "confident" that Russia was behind recent compromises of emails about upcoming US elections.

Angry comments piled up on Billy Bush's Facebook page from viewers who were disgusted by the contents of a tape in which Trump brags in graphic terms about being able to grope women "when you're a star."

The 2005 videotape in which Donald Trump can be heard making vulgar comments about women posed a dilemma for news outlets: do they run in full the most vital and graphic line of a news story that could help determine a presidential election -- or do they censor it for the sake of decency?

Hurricane Matthew is moving through Florida, leaving behind lots of water in its wake.

The embattled pharmaceutical company said Friday it has agreed to a settlement with the Department of Justice and several other agencies. Mylan was accused of falsely classifying Epipen, a life-saving allergic reaction treatment, in order to overcharge Medicaid for them.

Former Trump Campaign Manager and CNN Political Commentator Corey Lewandowski reacts to vulgar comments made by Donald Trump that were caught on a hot mic during an Access Hollywood taping in 2005.