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A federal judge denied Friday a request by the conservative legal watchdog group Judicial Watch to depose Hillary Clinton over her email server.

A father in Aleppo describes how he tries to explain the Syrian civil war to his children, including those who have known nothing but conflict.

Ryan Lochte's story of an alleged robbery fit a textbook pattern of many high-profile false accusations, say Adam Galinsky and Maurice Schweitzer.

I've represented "Ryan Lochte." Probably a couple of thousand times in my career. If I remember correctly, he's the guy who came up with a story to try and explain away really stupid behavior and do so in a way that makes him look good, or makes him look like the victim. He tries to put all the responsibility on somebody else, anybody else. It could be a co-defendant, could be the true victim of the crime, could be a mother or a father or a spouse or a neighbor.

There have been five locally transmitted cases of the Zika virus confirmed in an area of Miami Beach, Florida Governor Rick Scott said Friday. Three of those individuals were visitors to the area when they contracted the virus.

Trump's reshuffling of his staff this week portends a risky pivot: a bare-knuckled, outsider-focused effort where no tactic for taking down Hillary Clinton will be off limits.

Former President Bill Clinton turned 70 on Friday and his daughter, Chelsea Clinton, shared a picture of the present that his 1-year-old granddaughter, Charlotte Mezvinsky, got for her "Poppop."

Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday to tour flood damage, a source familiar with the plans told CNN.

The Clinton Foundation said Thursday it will not accept foreign or corporate donations if Hillary Clinton is elected president in November.

After the Olympic flame goes out, what happens to the athletes we've come to know and love over the last two weeks?

Hillary Clinton told the FBI that her predecessor Colin Powell recommended that she use a private email account during her tenure as Secretary of State, according to a new report.

One person is dead and 18 others injured after a commuter bus t-boned another bus in Newark, New Jersey, Friday, authorities said.

President Barack Obama will visit flood-stricken Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday after outcry that he didn't end his Martha's Vineyard vacation to visit the area.

Within the invisible walls of an open kitchen, a small army is prepping for the evening's dinner rush. Purple cabbage is rinsed in a colander, slabs of steak defrosted, plum tomatoes thinly sliced. As the staff zips from one station to the next, Italian master chef Massimo Bottura oversees the process, ensuring everything meets his high standards at his new Rio de Janeiro restaurant.

Amy Schumer is distancing herself from social media comments about rape victims made by "Inside Amy Schumer" writer Kurt Metzger.

Troy Dalbey likely knows what Ryan Lochte is going through right now.

Omran Daqneesh is among the lucky ones -- rescued alive after his home was turned to rubble in a bombing.

Almost a month after deciding that the 2017 NBA All-Star Game would be moved out of Charlotte, North Carolina, due to the state's controversial transgender bathroom law, the league announced Friday that the game will be relocated to New Orleans.

Smartphone manufacturers are finding it harder to make products that stand out. So what to do?

It's said that the worst of times can bring out the best in people.