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When my two boys have free time, they want to go to the mall. No, they aren't shop-a-holics. They want to go gaze at sneakers.

After years of anticipation -- and controversy -- since Qatar was awarded the World Cup, the tournament finally got underway on Sunday in Doha.

President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program is at the mercy of the courts, and student loan borrowers could be waiting weeks, if not months, to hear whether the program is allowed to go into effect.

"Avatar: The Way of Water," the long-awaited sequel to "Avatar," looks full of underwater adventure.

Some people attending 2022 World Cup matches have said they have experienced difficulties in Qatar when trying to enter stadiums wearing clothing in support of LGBTQ rights.

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Michael Anderson was mixing drinks at Club Q Saturday night when he heard popping sounds amid the loud, thumping music.

Saudi Arabia produced one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi's Argentina 2-1 in an astonishing Group C match.

Rapper Fat Joe joined CNN This Morning to talk about his memoir "The Book of Jose," in which he candidly discusses his struggle with bullying and mental health.

Since February 2020, RealDoll has sold over 900 life-size sex dolls — about a 60% increase in sales. This Sunday at 10 p.m. ET, "This is Life with Lisa Ling" explores how virtual reality, artificial intelligence and AI powered dolls have become the answer for some people's loneliness.

Hulu has carved out an impressive niche of salacious fact-based limited series, including several with a true-crime hook. "Welcome to Chippendales" checks off those boxes, but in a less-appealing package that's surprisingly lifeless, and even with its trashy selling points looks under-dressed for success.

Rivian CEO Robert Joseph Scaringe, better known as RJ, is living his lifelong dream. Getting here though has required dedication to a vision that once seemed nearly impossible. Even now, as the company's assembly lines have started churning out its electric vehicles, success still isn't assured.

Although the main character's name was inspired by the poetic line "Wednesday's child is full of woe," "Wednesday" is generally a delight, thanks almost entirely to Jenna Ortega. Having outgrown her Disney Channel days, Ortega makes the Addams Family's now-high-school-age daughter the coolest humorless goth sociopath you'll ever meet, in a Netflix series that's more kooky than spooky or ooky.

The historic seditious conspiracy trial of five alleged Oath Keepers -- a closely watched test of how the Justice Department is prosecuting US Capitol rioters -- is now with the jury.

Rescuers were digging through debris on Tuesday to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that toppled homes and buildings in a highly populated area of Indonesia's West Java province, killing at least 268 people.

CNN joins a Ukrainian reconnaissance unit as they review the weeks leading up to liberating Kherson from Russia. CNN's Sam Kiley reports.