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Smokers have a "footprint" of their addiction on their genes that could be used to identify, and develop treatments for, smoking-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to a new study published Tuesday.

Marion Cotillard has broken her silence on rumors swirling around her relationship with Brad Pitt.

Tensions have resurfaced this week in the wake of another round of black men being shot by police.

Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted along party lines Thursday to hold the architect of Hillary Clinton's private email server in contempt for failing to appear before them.

House Speaker Paul Ryan ducked Thursday on whether he supports the "stop and frisk" policy pushed by Donald Trump.

ISIS is suspected of firing a shell with mustard agent that landed at the Qayarrah air base in Iraq Tuesday where US and Iraqi troops are operating, according to several US officials.

As protests grow over a police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina, details are emerging about the officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott.

"Designated Survivor" gives Americans weary of the vitriolic presidential race a Commander in Chief to feel good about. It just takes a massive terrorist attack that wipes out most of the government to get him into office.

The nation's billionaires -- energized by a presidential race heading down to the wire and led to believe that their money can tip the balance -- are digging deep.

Blink and you'll miss it -- the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3 has beaten the world record for an electric vehicle, at a cool average speed of 341.4 mph, according to the French automobile company.

John King is at the magic wall to explore when presidential debates affect the outcome of a race. And when they don't.

Bangkok's back!

NAACP President Cornell William Brooks derided Donald Trump Wednesday, saying his recent comments about African-Americans were "an insulting degree of ignorance and/or insensitivity."

A cafeteria employee at a Pennsylvania school resigned after a new lunch policy, which denied students a hot meal if they owed money, was implemented.

It has happened again. Two lives taken. Families devastated. Communities outraged. Two officers who probably wish they had been anywhere but where they were.

Puerto Rico has gone dark.

Protests over Charlotte police shooting turn ugly again. CNN's Boris Sanchez and Ed Lavandera report from the scene.

Public defender Toussaint Romain put himself between lines of protesters in Charlotte, North Carolina, in an attempt to get people to calm down. He speaks to CNN's Boris Sanchez.

During an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," first lady Michelle Obama did an impersonation of President Barack Obama at the dinner table.

On Thursday, Hillary Clinton appeared on comedian Zach Galifianakis' Funny or Die web series "Between Two Ferns." Hilarity ensued.