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Kyrsten Sinema always has had a flair for the dramatic.

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as a political independent, she told CNN's Jake Tapper in an exclusive TV interview.

• Why Russia refused to release Paul Whelan • Watch: New video reveals what Brittney Griner endured inside Russian penal colony • Ukraine keeps patching up its power grid. But Russia's barrage could force more Ukrainians to flee as winter bites

The Biden administration believes the Russian government will continue to engage on detainee issues, including freeing American Paul Whelan, following the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner because "they have things they want in this world" a senior administration official tells CNN.

Barbara Starr, the Pentagon correspondent who has covered some of the most consequential stories with a signature style and steady hand, is leaving CNN after more than two decades with the network.

Big Oil companies have engaged in a "long-running greenwashing campaign" while raking in "record profits at the expense of American consumers," the Democratic-led House Oversight Committee has found after a year-long investigation into climate disinformation from the fossil fuel industry.

Americans' wealth continued to slide in the third quarter as stock prices plunged over the summer.

Armored dinosaurs called ankylosaurs might have wielded sledgehammer-like tail clubs against one another in conflict, in addition to warding off predators like the Tyrannosaurus rex.

• Analysis: Biden chose humanity over geopolitics with Griner release • Whelan talks will continue because Russians have 'things they want,' US official says • Video: See the moment Griner lands on US soil

21-year-old Gavin Eisenbeisz created and developed the horror video game "Choo-Choo Charles" that has captured the attention of millions. Eisenbeisz shares his inspiration for creating the game, his processes in making it, and what it was like documenting the journey on Youtube.

A former Minneapolis police officer who assisted in the fatal restraint of George Floyd was sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison Friday for his role in the killing.

South Carolina prosecutors have put forth what they believe was Alex Murdaugh's motive for killing his wife and son.

Ever since they met in the fifth grade, Bob Pettit said his wife has always been the life of the party, a social butterfly and a caring mother.

In early November, weeks before the peak holiday shopping season was about to kick off, Apple issued an unusual warning: customers would have to wait longer for the new iPhone 14 Pro models. That's because one of its key assembly facilities in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou was "operating at significantly reduced capacity" due to Covid curbs.

Brazil, the favorite to win this year's World Cup, is out of Qatar 2022 after losing to Croatia on penalties 1-1 (4-2) in Friday's dramatic quarterfinal.

Russia refused to release Paul Whelan alongside Brittney Griner unless a former colonel from Russia's domestic spy organization currently in German custody was also released as part of any prisoner swap, US officials told CNN, even as the US offered up the names of several other Russian prisoners in US custody that they would be willing to trade.