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Life can change forever in the space between two heartbeats. It's a fact Pati Navalta knows all too well.

Japanese football club Tegevajaro Miyazaki has announced the death of striker Masato Kudo at age 32, the Japan Times reports.

Xi Jinping has unveiled China's new leadership in the seven-member Politburo Standing Committee — with himself at the helm, surrounded by allies and loyalists. CNN Beijing Bureau Chief Steven Jiang reacts to the new line-up.

Iran said Saturday it would take legal action against the United States, accusing it of "direct involvement" in the protests sweeping the country.

Two people were taken into custody after authorities located and later disarmed a possible explosive device at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, police said.

Members of China's ruling Communist Party met for the 20th Party Congress, a leadership reshuffle that happens twice a decade.

Luke, the patriarch of the Smithsonian National Zoo's pride of African lions, has died at age 17.

• Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao unexpectedly led out of room as Party Congress closes • China's GDP failed to lift investor mood • Opinion: China had a system. Then came Xi

• Shooting injures 11 outside Southern University, and 2 are arrested on accessory charges

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The owner and co-founder of the sports drink company Red Bull has died, the company announced Saturday.

A major storm system is bringing early season snow, heavy rain and severe thunderstorms to the US this weekend and into early next week.

• Analysis: Support for Ukraine is shifting among Republicans • Kherson resident says the sound of cars has become a point of anxiety in the Russian-occupied ghost town

• Student debt relief can move 'full speed ahead' despite temporary hold, Education Secretary pledges • Shalanda Young has quietly become central to Biden's presidency

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday.

Taylor Swift is endorsing late nights with her first original album in two years.

A person walking their dog in rural Idaho was in for quite a surprise when they encountered an alligator, hundreds of miles from the coast where the reptiles are usually found.

It's been a good year for Chick-fil-A -- a recent survey ranked it as Gen Z's top restaurant, with 15% of respondents listing it as their favorite choice.