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Syria's prolonged and bloody civil war "haunts" President Barack Obama, he told an interviewer this month, though he isn't naming any specific policy change he believes could have stemmed the suffering there.

The city's police chief says he has no intention of releasing dashcam video of Keith Lamont Scott's shooting "to the masses."

The family of Keith Lamont Scott has released a statement after viewing the video of the fatal shooting, saying it is difficult to discern what Scott was holding in his hands. CNN's Don Lemon reports.

Presidential elections are a state-by-state battle. But in two instances this November, it could be district by district.

An earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude struck southeast of Tokyo on Friday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency reports. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the temblor at 6.4 and said it was centered at sea about 150 kilometers (93 miles) southeast of Katsura. CNN's team in Tokyo says it felt a mild tremor and there are no immediate reports of damage.

Eight days before a critical deadline, congressional negotiations over government funding stalled Thursday, prompting Senate Republicans to force a vote on a bill that Democrats warned they would reject.

Donald Trump called Thursday for a "national anti-crime agenda" to combat violent crime in US cities as he condemned the unrest that unfolded overnight in Charlotte, North Carolina, where protests turned violent.

Protesters angry over the police killings of unarmed black men won't prompt change through violence, President Barack Obama said during an interview Thursday.

Keith Lamont Scott was fatally shot by a police officer trying to serve a warrant for a different man. His daughter live streamed when she found out.

The fate of several dead American ISIS hostages quietly came back to the forefront at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday when a member asked Defense Secretary Ash Carter to find a way to bring their bodies home.

Prosecutors in the office of US Attorney Preet Bharara have issued a subpoena for Anthony Weiner's cell phone and other records, according to law enforcement officials.

Donald Trump's rebound in national polls extends to four swing states in which he has either narrowed the margin by which he trailed Hillary Clinton or extended his lead over her, according to a new poll.

Rep. Trent Franks backed Ted Cruz during the GOP presidential primary, but he now has a message for the Texas Republican: Get in line behind Donald Trump.

The top Democrats on Congress' intelligence committees boldly blamed Russian intelligence agencies for a series of hacks designed to influence the US presidential election.

A major recall has been issued for all sterile products recently produced by the compounding pharmacy Wells Pharmacy Network. The recall was prompted by concern from the US Food and Drug Administration "over a lack of sterility assurance," according to the recall announcement issued Thursday.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence told a church group here Thursday that there is "far too much of this talk of institutional bias or racism within law enforcement" during a conversation about faith.

The company said on Thursday at least 500 million user accounts were affected by a massive data breach. The hack happened in 2014, when "state-sponsored actor" stole account information, including names, emails, passwords, telephone numbers and answers to some security questions.

At least 30 civilians were killed when Saudi-led airstrikes attacked a neighborhood in Yemen's central port city of Hodeida on Wednesday, medical sources in the region told CNN.

The deaths of two black men cut into the hearts of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina. Each community expressed pain in very different ways.

The title and outline might be the same, but "The Magnificent Seven" has been put on steroids -- blown up and lobotomized for an audience weaned on the "Fast & Furious" movies, not westerns.