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Patricia Salazar first saw Aaron Toro running along the breathtaking Peekaboo Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.

For 137 years, being crowned world champion has long been the pinnacle of chess.

The last few weeks have consisted of a steady string of violent storms, dozens of deaths and entire towns left in ruins.

Brazilian experts have used digital imaging to reveal the face of an Egyptian man who lived 35,000 years ago.

Like many people, Michelle Williams learned a new skill during the Covid-19 lockdowns. The five-time Oscar-nominated actor was researching for her next role in "Showing Up," director Kelly Reichardt's film about the Portland, Oregon art scene. At home in New York City, Williams took delivery of a package containing tools and ten pounds of clay. It sat, its heft undeniable, waiting to be molded into something. By the time she was done, it had molded her into something too.

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The tiny population of critically endangered Amur leopards has increased by two with the birth of twins at the San Diego Zoo.

A Chinese court on Friday sentenced six people to jail for their roles in the human trafficking and abuse of a woman whose appearance in an online video showing her chained by the neck sparked a public outcry.

An active shooter is on campus at the University of Oklahoma in the city of Norman, the school said in a tweet Friday night.

A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling Friday on medication abortion drug mifepristone, saying he will suspend the US Food and Drug Administration's two-decade-old approval of it but paused his ruling for seven days so the federal government can appeal.

In an interview with ABC, actor Jeremy Renner discusses his recovery for the first time since being crushed by a snow plow on New Year's Day. A doctor aiding in Renner's recovery speaks with CNN.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) explains to CNN's Anderson Cooper why she believes the Biden administration should "ignore" a ruling from a federal judge in Texas that halted the approval of abortion pill mifepristone.

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Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines said Thursday she was assaulted on the campus of San Francisco State University.

A homeless shelter resident in Vermont attacked and killed a staff member at the shelter with an axe, according to police.

Three artworks created by the president's son, Hunter Biden, were put on display at a Manhattan art gallery on Thursday -- priced at $85,000 each.