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A former Wagner mercenary says the brutality he witnessed in Ukraine ultimately pushed him to defect, in an exclusive CNN interview on Monday.

Long-needed improvements are coming to train travel along the nation's busy Northeast Corridor, thanks in part to the federal infrastructure funding package that President Joe Biden signed into law in the fall of 2021.

General Motors reported a much stronger than expected fourth-quarter profit, lifting full-year results to record levels for the second straight year.

No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until the late 17th century.

CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman joins "CNN This Morning" to discuss former President Trump's handling of current legal investigations amid his 2024 reelection campaign.

Prosecutors released audio of Alex Murdaugh's interview with investigators following death of wife and son. Murdaugh, a now disbarred attorney and member of a prominent legal family, is on trial in South Carolina for their murders. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.

This is the year you go to the next level with your pickleball game. A Seattle champ (who happens to be just 5 feet tall) offers her tips on your dinks, splits, kitchen strategy and more.

Tyre Nichols' older brother, Jamal Dupree, talks to CNN for the first time since the release of the Memphis police body cam footage.

Ira "Bob" Born, known as the "Father of Peeps," died on Sunday. He was 98.

Former President Donald Trump has sued journalist Bob Woodward for copyright violations, claiming Woodward released audio from their interviews without Trump's consent.

Authorities have removed the carcass higher in the shoreline to avoid the next high tide and are conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death, according to Reuters.

Oil and gas companies have had two years of skyrocketing growth, but this earnings season could mark the beginning of their descent back down to earth.

Michael Jackson will be portrayed by his 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar, in a movie biopic about the late pop star, studio Lionsgate announced Monday.

For Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback to start and win the Super Bowl, watching the NFL Conference Championship games on Sunday was an emotional moment.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it rejects "defamatory statements" by Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak. The former journalist said that the IOC was a "promoter of war, murder and destruction," following the committee's decision to consider ways for Russian athletes to compete in the 2024 Olympic Games.

The Greek island of Samothrace is a vision in green. The craggy rocks of Mount Saos, the island's highest mountain at 5,285 feet (1,611 meters), give way to gentle slopes covered in oddly shaped plane trees, oak woodlands and majestic cedars.

India's richest man Gautam Adani ended his trip to Davos earlier this month on an optimistic note. The infrastructure billionaire expressed confidence about India's growth and ambition. He even talked about his mild addiction to ChatGPT.

Prosecutors in Illinois' Cook County have dropped state sex-crime charges against singer R. Kelly, who has already been convicted of federal charges set to keep him in prison for decades.

When the Supreme Court reconvenes at the end of February, it will hear a headline-grabbing case concerning President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program that will affect the finances of millions of Americans.