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A man carrying a rifle entered a Macy's store at a mall in Washington state, killed five people and vanished into the night, authorities said. CNN's Jessica Schneider has more.

The catastrophic breakdown of the Syrian truce, less than a week after it came into force, has pushed relations between Russia and the United States to a new low.

Ali was clearing debris from a room that used to be part of a hospital. The ceasefire in Aleppo was still tentatively holding, and the 12-year-old boy was taking advantage of a lull in the fighting to carve out a new place to live. Shihan, a government-held area, used to be right on the front line; now, after years of fighting, it lies in ruins. Displaced people were moving into the bombed-out ruins.

A shooter is on the loose after an attack that left three people dead and two injured at a mall in Burlington, Washington, authorities said.

The contrast seemed so stark, you'd think you were in two different cities.

The super PAC funded by two major Republican donors, the Adelson and Ricketts families, is beginning its first advertising push since it relaunched with a searing new spot comparing Hillary Clinton to a Republican president: Richard Nixon.

Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby was booked at the local county jail early Friday and released shortly after on $50,000 bond.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz concluded months of animosity between him and Donald Trump on Friday by saying he will vote for the GOP nominee.

The explosive ingredients in the devices placed in New York's Chelsea neighborhood were potent and had the potential to produce an explosion significantly more powerful than the devices used in the 2013 Boston bombings, according to a test demonstration filmed by CNN.

The Verge on Friday said it discovered deputy editor Chris Ziegler had taken a job at Apple in July, but he never informed the tech publication or quit his job.

Barack Obama vetoed Friday a bill that would allow family members of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. The White House claimed it could expose US diplomats and servicemen to litigation in other countries.

North Korea went on the offensive Friday, blasting the US for "aggression" in Asia, blaming Washington for its pursuit of nuclear weapons and threatening the US with "tremendous consequences beyond imagination."

Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts tells CNN's Erin Burnett that both candidates should delay their visits to the city as security resources are limited.

Katie Prager, the wife in the real "Fault in Our Stars" couple, died Thursday after complications from cystic fibrosis and a lung transplant. She was 26 years old.

When a man grabbed Janelle Della-Libera's purse while she was pumping gas, she reacted by jumping on the man's car as he drove away.

Ted Cruz plans to endorse Donald Trump for the presidency, a stunning turn of events after a contentious primary filled with nasty personal attacks and a dramatic snub at the Republican National Convention, CNN has learned.

The family of Keith Lamont Scott has released cell phone video, recorded by his wife, that shows the moments leading to his fatal shooting by police Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Donald Trump is expanding the list of individuals he would consider naming to the Supreme Court, just days before the first presidential debate, in what appears to be his latest effort to shore up Republican and minority support.

Fall into your couch, bed or wherever you like to chill, because things are cooling off.

Aleppo endured yet more aerial bombardment Friday with over 60 air strikes launched upon the rebel-held city, an activist with the opposition-aligned Aleppo Media Center (AMC), told CNN.