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More than two dozen former Republican members of Congress released a letter Thursday saying they cannot vote for Donald Trump because he "makes a mockery" of their principles.

The United Nations Security Council Thursday formally approved the nomination of former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next secretary-general.

Terrifying moments were caught on camera after a man armed with a knife walked inside a store in Cushing, Oklahoma, and began taking swings at the employees.

NASA released footage of Hurricane Matthew as seen from the International Space Station.

Trump's tame appearance in a 2000 Playboy video came to light late last week after he attacked a former beauty queen for her alleged "sex tape" past.

A former top military aide to Defense Secretary Ash Carter lied about using his government credit card to cover expenses at strip clubs in South Korea and Italy, allegedly made an unwelcome advance toward a female subordinate while drunk, and engaged in conduct unbecoming an officer, according to a Pentagon investigation made public Thursday.

Jeff Payne knows all too well the dangers of driving.

On the day a senior United Nations envoy warned that Aleppo could be destroyed within months, France began a new round of diplomatic wrangling to bring an end to the humanitarian crisis in the besieged Syrian city.

Photographer Bill Yates spent the better part of a year documenting young roller skaters in Florida. The images are collected in a new book, "Sweetheart Roller Skating Rink," by Fall Line Press.

It began when Agence France-Presse photographer Aris Messinis was on board the Spanish migrant rescue boat, NGO Proactiva Open Arms, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya.

SPCA Singapore rescue officers came to the aid of a kitten that became stuck on a tiny ledge 12 stories above the ground.

Some infamous criminals hide from the law in dingy underground tunnels. Others opt for secret holes in kitchen cupboards.

As the Republican presidential nominee faces mounting scrutiny over his income taxes and his refusal to release them, the public has no definitive accounting about what Donald Trump did or did not pay the government.

A fake Instagram account for a stylish Parisian woman named Louise Delage is raising awareness about alcoholism.

The Secretary of Explaining Stuff sometimes explains stuff a little too well.

The Rolling Stones are going back to their blues roots.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is recovering in a hospital after undergoing heart surgery, his office told CNN on Thursday.

When asked Thursday why he longer speaks out against Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering the United States, Mike Pence had a simple explanation.