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One-year-old Brenda's tiny feet are bare on the cold asphalt of an El Paso parking lot as the harsh reality starts to sink in for her parents. They are undocumented. They are homeless. And their daughter barely escaped death when they crossed the Rio Grande.

2022 was not just another year that tried patience and frayed nerves, it was historic and deadly. Russian President Vladimir Putin did what was unimaginable to many, launching the largest land war in Europe since World War II. All too common horrors were unleashed once more on American schoolchildren in Uvalde, Texas, and in many, many other mass shootings in the United States. And, inevitably, luminaries who brought light to our lives were extinguished.

As 2022 fades away and 2023 begins, you might be pondering what practices to begin in the new year, what intentions to set. Some intentions might arrive as a desire to work out more, have a dry January, lose weight; some might be a willingness to deepen or engage a new habit.

Legendary news anchor Barbara Walters has died at age 93, ABC News reports.

For years I believed a lot of what I heard about millennials -- those avocado-toast eating, latte-guzzling, selfie-taking narcissists who still live in their parents' basements and can't get their lives together.

Gangsta rap dominated the music scene in the '90s, and then one legendary singer's intervention forever changed the genre.

After years of legal battles, pontificating and theorizing, former President Donald Trump's tax returns from 2015 to 2020 are now part of the public record. Many critics and political opponents have theorized that Trump fought the public disclosure of his tax returns because they potentially provided evidence of illegal or politically damaging behavior.

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Minnesota prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old with second-degree murder and second-degree assault in connection with a deadly shooting at the Mall of America.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose death at 95 was announced Saturday, was a powerful intellectual force who shaped the Catholic Church's theology for more than a quarter century before shocking the world by resigning in 2013.

Magnus Carlsen won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the latest landmark of his glittering career.

CNN's Matthew Chance reflects on his key takeaways covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict.

CNN's Eva McKend spoke to people who voted for Republican New York Rep.-elect George Santos after it was revealed he fabricated parts of his resume.

• Opinion: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was more than 'God's rottweiler' • Barbara Walters, legendary news anchor, dies • In pictures: People we've lost in 2022

Don't have any New Year's plans? Yes you do! The NCAA College Football Playoff games are on, and nothing says "glamor" or "party time" like eight straight hours of televised sports. Plus, the two semifinal games on December 31 will determine the match-up for the College Football Playoff Championship game on January 9, and you don't want to miss any important lore. Here's everything you could possibly want to know to enjoy this year's playoffs events.

Major cities including New York and Chicago are preparing for New Year's Eve celebrations, and part of the festivity preparations will include strengthened security measures.

With lavish Baroque villas, exotic gardens, dramatic landscapes, ancient art and a seductive vibe, Sicily seems to be the perfect location for season two of dark comedy series "The White Lotus."