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Heart pounding, I sit bolt upright in bed, flushed, sweaty and utterly panicked. My brain has snatched me from a nightmare — a dream so alarming I wake up.

Harry Styles has always been one to color outside the lines as an artist, and his latest music video is only the latest example.

Rishi Sunak became the United Kingdom's latest prime minister this week, replacing Liz Truss — the country's shortest-serving leader of all time.

The Georgia prosecutor leading an investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to clear the way for the testimony of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Former President Donald Trump's legal defense team and prosecutors handling the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation met at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, Thursday morning in a secret dispute related to the unprecedented investigation.

The sheriff of a suburban Atlanta county was found guilty Wednesday of six federal counts of violating the civil rights of incarcerated people, court documents show.

Russian President Vladimir Putin took some familiar swipes at the US and its allies during a speech, accusing "Western elites" of playing a "dangerous, bloody and dirty game." CNN's Matthew Chance reports.

CNN's Matt Egan tells "Nightcap's" Jon Sarlin how home price gains are beginning to slow as monthly mortgage payments surge. For more, watch the full Nightcap episode here.

Democrat Sen. Maggie Hassan and Republican Don Bolduc on Thursday sparred over abortion during their second debate in the New Hampshire Senate race, with the retired Army brigadier general getting visibly worked up by the attacks being lobbed at him on the issue.

President Joe Biden stepped up his effort to paint Republicans as a threat to Americans' pocketbooks in a speech from upstate New York on Thursday, a closing argument that focuses less on his own accomplishments and more on what the GOP might do if they take control of Congress.

Christmas came a little early for NASA's InSight mission last December when the lander detected a massive quake on Mars.

• Trump lawyers and DOJ met in sealed court hearing related to Mar-a-Lago investigation • Video: Trump attorneys spotted entering closed-door meeting

Forget, for this one year, that tired cliche about the key to US politics: "It's the economy, stupid!"

The Dutch foreign ministry is "investigating" reports that China has set up two purportedly illegal police stations in the Netherlands.

Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's "Mad Money," appeared emotional after Facebook parent company Meta released its quarterly earnings report and its stock plummeted. Cramer had previously told viewers that Meta was a good investment.

One person has died after a stabbing attack on the outskirts of the Italian city of Milan on Thursday, according to Italian national police, which also injured four people, including Spanish soccer player Pablo Mari.

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg talks to CNN's Chris Wallace about why he ran for president in 2020.

CNN's Nic Robertson gets an inside look at a Ukrainian power plant that has been damaged by a Russian attack and is still targeted by Russian forces. Workers trying to make repairs are constantly interrupted by air raid sirens.