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National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday an initiative intended to increase the safety of the game, specifically by preventing, diagnosing and treating head injuries.

Macey Wright, 14, was born with a congenital heart defect and was put on a waiting list for a heart transplant. Watch as she hears the news about her new heart. Donate on Macey's GoFundMe page here.

Former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres' condition has improved somewhat a day after his stroke, and he was able to shake his son-in-law's hand as physicians reduced his level of sedation, doctors said Wednesday.

"The viciousness of these Jews is unbelievable.... they are the dominant and dangerous power that exists in the United States of America today." Those are the words of former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan David Duke.

In a climate of bitter political partisanship, anti-media rhetoric and diversified media options, just 32% of Americans now say they trust the media "to report the news fully, accurately and fairly" -- the lowest level since 1972, when Gallup began polling.

Donald Trump is taping an appearance on "The Dr. Oz Show" Wednesday morning -- a move straight out of his TV-based campaign playbook.

With eight weeks to go before Election Day, Donald Trump holds a narrow lead over Hillary Clinton in Ohio and the two are locked in a near-even contest in Florida, according to new CNN/ORC polls in the two critical battleground states.

When America elects a new president, the focus of the nation turns to where it should be -- on the winner.

Surveillance video shows the moment that a vaporizer battery exploded inside a woman's purse while she was shopping.

American pastor Steven Anderson has been banned from traveling to South Africa over his controversial anti-gay message.

Shimon Peres served as a constant force for generations in Israeli politics.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office is investigating Donald Trump's charitable foundation.

The economic picture unveiled by the US Census Bureau on Tuesday, coupled with a gaggle of data points we already had, should put to rest the idea that the anger on display in much of America is about economic angst and a feeling that the US has stepped away from the social mores that made the country great.

Donald Trump opened a new hotel in Washington Tuesday, the latest addition to a vast business empire that the real estate mogul rode to the Republican nomination.

Melania Trump releases a letter by one of Donald Trump's attorneys that allegedly claims she immigrated to the US legally.

A University of North Carolina football player accused of rape has turned himself in to authorities less than 24 hours after his accuser publicly spoke out against him. CNN's Brynn Gingras has the latest.

Donald Trump on Tuesday outlined three child care proposals to alleviate the financial burden on parents.

Now it's official: Monsanto is going to be swallowed up by a rival in the biggest takeover announced so far this year.

When was the last time you dusted your house?

The White House is planning to increase the number of refugees accepted into the United States from around the world to at least 110,000 in 2017, a senior administration official told CNN.