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After more than five years of touting "birther" conspiracy theories, Donald Trump on Friday finally conceded a simple truth: "President Barack Obama was born in the United States."

A gunman in Philadelphia ambushed a police sergeant and fired rounds into a tavern and a car before police shot him dead, authorities said.

A beloved high school teacher whose students gathered outside his window to serenade him has died after a battle with cancer.

Frustrated with the University of North Carolina's handling of sexual violence reports, five women took matters into their own hands by going public with their stories and pursuing justice through other means.

A manufactured storyline. A promise of a "major statement." And an ulterior motive.

Donald Trump on Friday wondered aloud what would happen to Hillary Clinton should her Secret Service detail disarm.

A Chicago police officer shown in a 2013 dashcam video shooting at a car full of teenagers is facing charges of federal civil rights violations, handed down by a grand jury Thursday.

Donald Trump's reversal on the "birther" controversy is shifting attention -- at least for the moment -- from a a major shift in the presidential race.

Legendary playwright Edward Albee has died at the age of 88, according to his personal assistant Jakob Holder.

Donald Trump finally admitted that "President Barack Obama was born in the United States." CNN's Tom Foreman looks at the origins of the "birther" movement and Donald Trump's role.

The US Air Force said Friday it has grounded 10 of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, just over a month after they were declared "combat ready."

The Zika virus transmission zone in Miami Beach has tripled in size, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday night.

A Florida man was found guilty Friday of attempted second-degree murder, stemming from a 2015 road rage incident involving George Zimmerman, a court spokeswoman said.

A one-year-old boy in Texas died this week in the back his mother's car, becoming the 30th child in the United States this year to succumb to heatstroke while left behind in a car seat, according to the advocacy group KidsAndCars.org. A US congressman is proposing legislation to prevent such deaths.

Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein will not participate in the first presidential debate, and their running mates will not be in the vice presidential debate, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Friday.