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Usher and Stevie Wonder performed as part of a star-studded 55th birthday celebration for President Barack Obama held at the White House Friday evening, an attendee told CNN.

In a "good luck" message to the US Olympic team, Donald Trump may have also cleared up an ongoing debate between some 2016 observers.

Clashes escalated on Saturday in northern Syria as rebels made strides in puncturing a strangling government siege in and around southern Aleppo city, according to a human rights monitor.

Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan and Arizona Sen. John McCain on Friday, moving to mend an intra-party rift that has put the Republican presidential nominee at odds with its highest-ranking elected official.

Hillary Clinton attempted to clarify Friday recent misleading statements about her use of a private email server at the State Department, saying she "may have short-circuited" her answers about it.

In the Miami neighborhood where officials found the first locally transmitted cases of Zika in the United States, reactions from residents and businesses have been mixed.

A machete-wielding man shouting "Allahu Akbar" was shot and killed after wounding two police officers Saturday in the Belgian city of Charleroi, police said via Twitter.

To make ends meet, Ellis Hill drives for Uber, but he could never have imagined just one fateful trip could earn him enough money to change his life.

The first gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio has gone to an American teenager.

A video emerged Friday that purportedly shows a US payment of $400 million worth of cash delivered to Iran on the day Tehran released several American prisoners in January.

Sarah Palin reiterated her support for Paul Ryan's primary challenger Friday night immediately after her political ally, Donald Trump, endorsed the House speaker.

In most campaign seasons, the days following the conventions are counted on to provide a bit of a breather ahead of the sprint to Election Day. But 2016 is a different beast -- and Donald Trump a unique candidate. This past week delivered a volume of political attacks, zingers, morality plays and controversies unseen in modern politics.

The opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics was Friday night. Here's how they rated for NBC.

WikiLeaks on Saturday walked back a claim made by its founder, Julian Assange, that it was "working on" obtaining Donald Trump's undisclosed tax returns.

"Suicide Squad," the last big film of the summer, looks to save Warner Bros. and DC Comics world of heroes at the box office.

President Obama has broken one more barrier with his takedown of Donald Trump.

The first podium places of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be decided in shooting, swimming and cycling, as many other sports get underway Saturday.

In 1991, the first public website went live. What's changed since then and what's remarkable the same?

Rebirth and regeneration were the messages behind a spectacular Opening Ceremony to the 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

It's easy to forget that two of the most celebrated Olympians in history are preparing to make their final appearances. Find out who is likely to succeed them.