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Every time she leaps, Rachelle Simpson looks fear in the eye and conquers it. As a world champion cliff diver, Simpson dives, twists and flips from heights of up to 80 feet. On the way down, her mind goes blank and instinct and training take over. When bubbles finally push her back up to the surface, the adrenaline gives her a rush like no other.

Andrew Lakeman was an up-and-coming jockey when his horse clipped heels in a race at Belmont Park and fell on him. He suffered countless injuries and ended up paralyzed from the waist down. But instead of quitting, Lakeman got a trainer's license, bought a horse and became a racehorse trainer. That is resilience personified.

Fireworks are synonymous with Independence Day in the United States, but how did they go from gunpowder to today’s 4th of July firecrackers? While explosives date back thousands of years to ancient China, most people don't realize that modern fireworks came out of folklore.

Happy Independence Day, America!

Diana Magnay speaks to Europeans in London about their different perspectives and concerns over the Brexit result.

U.S. officials say a Russian frigate recently came within an unsafe distance to the USS Gravely destroyer in the Mediterranean Sea.

Beyond the Call shares the story of LAPD officer Donald Thompson, who saved Bill McWhorter from a burning car.

Sue Savage describes running and hiding inside Istanbul's Ataturk airport after hearing gunshots and a bomb detonation.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch will accept the "determinations and findings" of the FBI and career prosecutors who are investigating Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.

Boris Johnson, one of the most recognizable faces in British politics and champion of Britain's "Leave" campaign, is not, after all, going to lead the UK out of the European Union, into the brave new dawn of whatever it is that comes next.

From Nike's ambush campaign in 2012 to Under Armour's last ad with Michael Phelps, these are some of the most iconic Olympics commercials from over the years.

The French 1000 Guineas winner La Cressonniere completed a Classic double with a victory in the Prix de Diane at Chantilly on Sunday.

It's one of the most nerve-wracking experiences in sport, a penalty shootout. What's it like to step up to the spot? Former England and Manchester United star Owen Hargreaves reveals all.

The Obama administration is considering a plan to coordinate strikes against terrorist groups in Syria with Russia, U.S. officials said.

They moved to Spain, then their country voted to move out of the EU. British expats in the EU worry about what their future holds. CNN's Will Ripley reports.

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James announced that Northrop-Grumman has been awarded the contract to build the next generation of stealth bombers.

Every year on July 1 Hong Kongers take to the streets to express their grievances, but some years' demonstrations are larger than others.

CNNi talks to James Esseks of the ACLU about the controversial measure that protects those who refuse to serve or employ the LGBT community.

Rare access inside Red Bull Racing's simulator with reserve driver Pierre Gasly

On the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, Nick Glass explores the battle through a documentary filmed 100 years ago and the cameraman who filmed it