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French President Francois Hollande called for the creation of "an Islam of France" and the removal of foreign-trained extremist imams in a key speech Thursday on the challenges radical Islam poses to democracy.

In the cruel and unforgiving foreign policy world of migraine headaches the next President is almost certain to inherit, which candidate would be better equipped to lead the nation?

As her kidnapper drove toward Washington state, Montana resident Rita Maze called her husband from the trunk of her car, where she was locked by her captor, authorities say.

All of the drama connected with his breakup from Taylor Swift is not what Calvin Harris came for.

An overlooked corner of West Texas is believed to contain billions of barrels of newly-discovered shale oil.

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton told reporters that there is evidence that ISIS wants Donald Trump to win the US election.

A continuing outbreak of foodborne hepatitis A linked to frozen strawberries has sickened 89 people in seven states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. No deaths have been reported, though 39 patients have been hospitalized.

Football players gave roses to Ashley Adamietz. The senior cheerleader at Foothill High School was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in August.

If you're an older man in a relationship and you have sex once a week or more, you may be twice as likely to have a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event than a less sexually active man, according to a study released this week in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. Especially if you enjoy it.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell told his successor, Hillary Clinton, that he used his own personal computer to communicate with friends and foreign leaders and sent emails without going through the State Department server, according to emails released Wednesday by congressional Democrats.

An ancient Maya document, long dismissed as a fake, is not only the real thing, but it's the oldest-known book in the Americas.

Turkey is breaking step with Europe and keeping summer time through the winter.

The forum offered a preview of how the candidates will present themselves when they appear September 26 at the crucial first presidential debate.

US swimmer Ryan Lochte has been suspended from his sport for 10 months as a result of his involvement in a Rio de Janeiro gas station incident during the Olympics.

A 1,700-year-old obituary, which is unlike anything researchers say they have seen before, has finally been translated.

The consensus on Kanye West's latest fashion show was that it was hot -- but probably not in the way he was anticipating.

US swimmer Ryan Lochte will be suspended from his sport for 10 months and will not be allowed to participate in the 2017 world championships as a result of his involvement in a gas station incident in Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics, a person with knowledge of the situation told CNN contributor Christine Brennan on Wednesday.

President Barack Obama warned Thursday against becoming immune to Donald Trump's more outlandish statements, arguing that the stakes of the US presidential contest were too high for Americans to tune out.

A 71-year-old man was shot and robbed by two men while watering his lawn in a southwest Chicago neighborhood.

After being abducted at a Montana rest stop, Rita Maze called her husband and police from the trunk of the car. She was later found dead.