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Every year, an American comedian receives a serious award -- and not just for being very funny. On Sunday, this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor went to Eddie Murphy.

Survivors of gun violence, or as they refer to themselves, member of "the loneliest club," unite and share suggestions on how to make America a safer place.

If Amanda Rodriguez could do it all over again, she would do her homework and select a different hospital for the birth of her first child, one that was much more supportive of nursing.

Ten of the world's largest robots work at Tesla, building high-speed electric cars.

The future of hotel design may be more practical than luxurious, according to the jurors behind this year's annual Radical Innovation Award, for the best in progressive, hospitality-minded design.  

Nearly 20 years after the start of the O.J. Simpson trial, CNN's Stephanie Elam looks at Simpson's rise to fame and his fall from the public's good graces.

Dear Lloyd,

Andy Drath went missing 36 years ago and DNA submitted by the family enabled police to tie the case to a 1979 homicide in San Francisco. CNN affiliate WGN has more.

Ever wonder why leaves change colors in the fall? CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri explains why leaves turn red and orange when the autumnal equinox rolls around.

Grammy-winning songwriter Diane Warren joins CNN's Brooke Baldwin to talk about her new collaboration with singer Lady Gaga.

CNN's Chris Moody finds that Ronald Reagan's name carries a lot of weight as he travels from coast to coast to learn about some of the things named after America's 40th president.

Michelle Carter is on trial accused of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend. CNN's Boris Sanchez reports.

A group of women were chatting and laughing together like old friends when the subject turned to race.

Aeham played piano for the people in Yarmouk, amid rubble from Syria's civil war. Then ISIS arrived and destroyed the instrument that brought them all joy.

CNN's Elizabeth Cohen explains what you need to know about naegleria fowleri, more commonly known as brain-eating amoeba, found in warm fresh water.

On May 11, 2011, Amy Fry-Pitzen checked her 6-year-old son out of Greenman Elementary School citing a family emergency.