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China has issued its highest warning for high ocean waves as Typhoon Meranti slices its way toward the mainland after pounding Taiwan.

After the ceasefire was put in place, children in Aleppo were free to enjoy their second day of Eid playing and laughing.

A woman in graphic photos showing her passed out in a car with her young grandson after she allegedly overdosed on heroin has been ordered to serve the next half-year in an Ohio jail.

The Chinese tech tycoon who bought gay dating app Grindr is paying his wife an eye-watering $1.1 billion in a massive divorce settlement.

In a bizarre consequence of Eid al-Adha celebrations in Bangladesh, animal sacrifices have combined with heavy rains to leave the streets awash with blood.

Hillary Clinton's campaign released additional medical information Wednesday after questions about her health intensified in the wake of her pneumonia diagnosis late last week.

The conservative New Hampshire Union Leader, the daily newspaper in Manchester, broke with a 100-year tradition of backing Republicans Wednesday by endorsing Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson for president.

A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student has gone public about her alleged rape on campus by a football player, claiming prosecutors and the university have been slow to bring justice.

The Department of Justice has issued subpoenas to Wells Fargo over the opening of millions of fake accounts at the bank, a U.S. official told CNN.

When Laxmi was 16, a 32-year-old man threw acid in her face after she refused to marry him. Now, she's a model. "It's important to change mentalities."

Donald Trump has embraced a tried-and-true schoolyard tactic to swat away Hillary Clinton's barbs: He's flinging her words right back at her.

Violent attacks on Sikhs spiked after September 11, 2001. The following are some of the incidents reported as hate crimes:

A Florida man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a reported arson at a Fort Pierce mosque where Orlando gunman Omar Mateen attended, Maj. Dave Thompson of the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office said.

Shimon Peres has been involved in Israeli politics for over 50 years. He's held every major position in Israel's Cabinet.

California became the first state to ban the breeding of killer whales and using the animals in theatrical shows.

The Republican National Committee's data has been hacked, according to a Republican congressman, though no documents have yet been published.

Nine-year-old Jackson Grubb committed suicide after being bullied.

Were it not for two good Samaritans who risked their lives, a Kansas City mother and her baby may have not survived an attack in a Walmart parking lot. And most likely, neither would they.

Marco Gutierrez, the "Latinos for Trump" founder who warned unchecked immigration would lead to "taco trucks on every corner," might have his nightmare come true on Election Day. Sort of.

Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has ended her prison hunger strike after receiving word that she will receive gender transition surgery, her lawyer told CNN.