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Violence in Syria spikes. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports

Last year saw an increase in violent crime -- including murder -- compared to 2014, according to new data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday.

Arnold Palmer, known as "the King" for his transformative legacy in golf, has died at the age of 87, according to the U.S. Golf Association.

Presidential debates are about ideas, tough questions -- and gaffes.

A recent video from Syria's state news agency boasts about Aleppo's thriving nightlife, but it's a far cry from what life is really like in the war-torn city.

Videos released by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department of the fatal encounter between officers and Keith Lamont Scott could be the last such footage that North Carolina authorities share with the public.

"Jazz is dead."

French President Francois Hollande says the controversial makeshift camp known as "The Jungle" in Calais will be completely dismantled.

Top UN officials have separately described the Syrian regime's brutal offensive against areas of the besieged northern city of Aleppo as "barbaric."

FIFA has come under criticism for disbanded its anti-racism task force after soccer's world governing body said the body had "completely fulfilled its temporary mission."

Their combined ages are just 45. But that didn't stop 26-year-old captain Kate McWilliams and her 19-year-old co-pilot Luke Elsworth from flying hundreds of passengers to their destinations this week.

When it comes to glass ceilings in the aviation industry, 26-year-old Kate McWilliams hasn't just smashed them -- she's flown above them.

Fox News host Julie Roginsky took exception with Eric Trump's description of his father's start in the business world.

Ray Weser is 101 years old, soon to be 102. If living for more than a century isn't cool enough, he's also a veteran and a life-long Harley Davidson lover. (He even worked for the company for 24 years.)

Lester Holt has called on several NBC News colleagues for advice as he prepares for the biggest night of his career.

The diversity of the bacteria living in your feces is linked to how much fat you have in your body, according to a new study.

A Swiss politician, who's spoken out against burqas and the construction of minarets, now wants hijabs banned from passport photographs.

CNNMoney was in swing states Florida and Ohio talking with voters about the economy and the election. The most common theme: people don't like either candidate.

3-year-old Tserin Dopchut survived alone in a Siberian forest for three days before being rescued.

It's small, purple -- and some find it offensive.