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Jan Chamberlin, a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, sent a resignation letter to the group saying she will not sing for Donald Trump. CNN's Jean Casarez reports.

The US Coast Guard was searching Friday for a small plane that went missing Thursday night over Lake Erie shortly after takeoff from Cleveland.

A Texas mother died and her two daughters were injured when they fell from a chairlift at a Colorado ski resort, authorities said.

The political battle between North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature and Democratic Governor-elect Ray Cooper has moved into the courtroom.

New Year's Eve partygoers in one Georgia county can get safe -- and free -- van rides from a surprising shuttle service: the local coroner's office.

Donald Trump loves to imagine himself as the best dealmaker in America. But many Democrats are not buying it. When they look at the new White House, they see little room for finding common ground. The President-elect ran a campaign that was antithetical to their party values, in addition to, they believe, consistently lying and spreading falsehoods. And now he has assembled a right-wing cabinet, which makes many Democrats' skin crawl.

For the first time in the United States, New York City issued a birth certificate reading "intersex" in the gender field.

Nick Tullier's family never stopped dreaming of the day the East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sheriff's deputy would emerge from a coma. That day finally arrived.

Your tastes are dulled on planes, which can lead to airlines packing food with sugar and salt.

A former police officer charged with murdering a black motorist in North Charleston, South Carolina, will go on trial for a second time on March 1, a court has ordered.

The US military is warning against the danger of troops over consuming energy drinks, saying it could do "some serious harm to your body."

Happy New Year? For some, maybe not so much. A winter storm is ensuring parts of the Northeast will be ringing in 2017 with a rash of bad weather and possible travel woes and power outages.

In a year-end tradition, Chief White House photographer Pete Souza has selected the best photos of President Barack Obama from 2016.

President Barack Obama will head to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with House and Senate Democrats on a strategy to block the Republican effort to dismantle his signature health care law.

President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural committee Friday released an initial list of groups that have accepted an invitation to take part in the inaugural parade following the swearing in on January 20.

According to research from the University of Scranton, 45% of Americans make New Year's resolutions, but just 8% of resolutions turn out to be successful.