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Born into poverty -- he used to kick a grapefruit around Brazil's Minas Gerais state -- Pelé finished his career as arguably soccer's greatest ever player.

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are scheduled to speak Friday via video conference, the Kremlin said, with analysts watching for any sign of a softening in the Chinese leader's support for the Russian president after more than 10 months of war in Ukraine and as China faces an unprecedented Covid outbreak.

India international cricketer Rishabh Pant has been hospitalized after he was injured in a car accident in the northern state of Uttarakhand on Friday.

As China moves ever closer to fully reemerging from three years of government-imposed Covid isolation and reintegrating with the world, economic expectations are high.

British fashion designer and style icon Vivienne Westwood has died aged 81. She passed away peacefully at her home in London on Thursday, according to an official statement from her eponymous company.

Olympian Kamila Valieva recreated Jenny Ortega's dance in Netflix's hit show 'Wednesday' while competing in the Russian Figure Skating Championships.

Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport's first global icon, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from his daughter Kely Nascimento on Instagram. CNN's Don Riddell looks back on his life and career.

Two people are dead after a rockfall occurred Tuesday at Yosemite National Park in Northern California, the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office told CNN.

Mark Johnson II's efforts to bring comfort and supplies to hundreds of Buffalonians stranded after a massive blizzard begins before dawn every day and goes until almost midnight.

More than a thousand 'cold-stunned' bats were rescued by the Houston Humane Society in Texas, after falling off bridges in frigid weather.

Al and Vivian Robinson added more than 100 people to their family in the last few days -- all thanks to the couple's kindness in the face of a deadly storm.

• Pelé's life in pictures • In 2016, Pelé spoke to CNN about his four greatest moments • Look back on Brazilian soccer legend Pelé's life and career

BREAKING NEWS [1:09 p.m. ET Thursday]: Southwest Airlines says it's poised to resume normal schedules on Friday after a tumultuous eight-day meltdown that left hundreds of thousands of passengers delayed or stranded and prompted its executives to make groveling apologies.

Former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham details her final days with Melania Trump, including the former first lady's views about the 2020 election and her behavior during the January 6 insurrection of the US Capitol.

Democrat Kris Mayes won the Arizona attorney general race, an automatic recount confirmed. The Arizona Superior Court in Maricopa County announced the results of the recount Thursday.

According to newly released transcripts from the January 6 committee, Trump lawyer Christina Bobb testified that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he would support former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election if they could provide him evidence.