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For centuries, scientists believed all giraffes fell under one species.

Is Donald Trump still a birther? We don't know because he won't say.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging owners of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 to stop using their phones while the agency works with the company to formalize a recall.

A woman yelling anti-Muslim sentiment allegedly attacked two Muslim women as they pushed their children in strollers in New York, authorities said.

ISIS is claiming responsibility for dual car bombings in Baghdad on Friday.

Donald Trump said Friday that Hillary Clinton could "shoot somebody" in public and avoid prosecution -- echoing a phrase he once used to describe his electoral invulnerability.

The American flag raised at ground zero on September 11, 2001, went missing with hours of being hoisted by three New York City firefighters. Its reappearance is as much of a mystery as its disappearance. CNN's Deborah Feyerick reports.

Where has Melania Trump been since her speech at the Republican National Convention? CNN's Randi Kaye reports.

A tenth of global wilderness has disappeared in a little over 20 years and if we don't act soon the rest will go too, scientists are warning.

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After an explosive first day of Paralympic action, day two had a lot to live up to -- and it didn't disappoint.

Larry King talks to CNN's Erin Burnett about his interview with Donald Trump that was broadcast on a Russian television network owned by the Kremlin.

Within hours of North Korea's nuclear test Friday, it had become a political weapon in the US.

Dashcam footage released by the Charles County Sheriff's office shows five people, including 2 infants, being rescued from a fiery crash by brave first responders last Friday night in Waldorf, Maryland.

The Federal Aviation Administration has a clear message for owners of Samsung's recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone: Your device is a safety hazard. Don't use it on airplanes.

Donald Trump still refuses to do it, but his running mate, Indiana Governor Mike Pence, just did what presidential nominees and vice presidential candidates have done for 40 years.

Donald Trump stepped on a landmine with his recent comments about sexual assault in the military.

Aerial spraying for mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus will start early Friday in the Miami-area, despite concerns over possible effects that the insecticide Naled may have on health and the environment.

Standing in front of a row of American flags and white pillars resembling those at the White House, Hillary Clinton touted support from national security leaders, reminded the country of her role in killing Osama bin Laden, and chastised -- with a touch of theatrical flare -- her Republican opponent as clueless and entirely out of his element.

Rudy Giuliani said Friday he wasn't sure which was more humane: death by drone strike or being waterboarded, a tactic widely regarded as torture.