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Walmart had a strong holiday shopping season, but the year ahead will be more challenging for America's largest retailer.

Middle-age workers who tend to earn a low wage have an elevated mortality risk, especially when they experience unstable employment, according to a study published Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA.

John Malkovich is talking about his close friend, missing hiker Julian Sands.

The Brown vs. Board of Education case ruled that racial segregation in public school was unconstitutional, but White residents in Prince Edward County, Virginia found their own way to defy the Supreme Court. CNN's Abby Phillip tells the story of the more than 1,500 Black students and their families who fought back in the latest episode of History Refocused.

Home Depot said it will increase pay and benefits for front line hourly staff by $1 billion this year, another sign of a tighter labor market and rising wages across the US economy.

Marvel star Paul Rudd is everywhere now, but there was a time when he felt like he really didn't belong.

At 5:20 p.m. on April 19 last year, a Russian missile hit the only hospital in Bashtanka, a district center in southern Ukraine. The explosion destroyed an outpatient clinic and some critical equipment, while the blast wave ripped through the rest of the hospital buildings, shattering windows and knocking out doors.

Madonna appears to be having the last laugh over comments about her appearance.

An 85-year-old woman was killed Monday after an incident involving an alligator in southeast Florida, according to wildlife officials.

In Florida, wildlife officials say a nearly 11-foot alligator killed an elderly woman while she was taking her dog for a walk. CNN correspondent Leyla Santiago is live in Miami with more.

China's top diplomat Wang Yi has arrived in Moscow and will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Wednesday, according to Russian state news agency TASS citing the Russian foreign ministry.

As the world prepares to mark the first anniversary of Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden made a historic, unannounced visit to the capital of the embattled country.

Authorities in California are working to identify the motive that led to the shooting death of a Los Angeles-area Catholic bishop over the weekend as a community mourns the loss of a beloved leader.

On a military base on a frigid February morning in Warsaw, Poland, civilians are learning to become soldiers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down on his war in Ukraine and sought to blame the West for the conflict during his state of the nation speech. He rolled out a familiar list of justifications for his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. CNN's Clarissa Ward reports.

When being truly honest with herself, Seun Adebagbo says, she can describe what drove her to go to medical school in a single word: self-preservation.

CNN anchor Don Lemon will return to the network's air on Wednesday after he participates in formal training following sexist comments he made last week, the network's chief executive, Chris Licht, said in an email to employees Monday night.

Weeks of dry winter weather have raised concerns that Italy could face another drought after last summer's emergency, with the Alps having received less than half of their normal snowfall, according to scientists and environmental groups.