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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.

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that includes a number of administration priorities and officially avoids a government shutdown, ending what he called a "year of historic progress."

The first public sales of regulated cannabis in New York began at a dispensary in Manhattan's East Village on Thursday at 4:20 p.m., hours after the first sale was made to a city official, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced.

This was a doozy of a year, admittedly made even more overwhelming by the ever-expanding glut of content you know you want to consume.

The US Department of Transportation formally warned Southwest Airlines on Thursday that it will face consequences if it fails to do right by stranded and inconvenienced passengers.

The tree of life grew in 2022 as California Academy of Sciences researchers and their international collaborators discovered 146 new animal, plant and fungi species.

The House January 6 committee on Thursday released another wave of witness interview transcripts.