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The Atlanta teen who pointed out the unfair advantages of white privilege is back with another poem.

A well-known Belarusian journalist working in Ukraine was killed Wednesday after an explosive device placed under the car he was driving detonated in central Kiev.

Gavin Long, the man who shot six law enforcement officers Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana -- killing three -- suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, a source involved in the investigation told CNN's Chris Cuomo.

Rep. Mark Takai of Hawaii has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his office announced Wednesday. He was 49.

Donald Trump's presidential campaign has caused huge ratings spikes for the past year. But his Republican National Convention is not setting new ratings records — at least not yet.

Trump's campaign finally moved to shut down the distracting controversy over Melania Trump's plagiarized speech by identifying the writer.

Unless you're lucky enough to live in the Pacific Northwest, summer's been unflinchingly brutal this week.

The US Secret Service is investigating an informal adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign after he called for Hillary Clinton's execution.

This probably wasn't the wall Donald Trump had in mind.

Brutal details have emerged of the drugging and gang-rape of a 21-year-old Dalit girl on her way home from college in the northern state of Haryana, India. Dalits are often relegated to the lowest rungs of Indian society.

Bar-S Foods Company is recalling more than 350,000 pounds of hot dogs and corn dogs made with chicken and pork that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday. No illnesses have been reported.

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Hypocrisy hurts. Donald Trump's team has spent the first two nights of its convention making the case that voters should reject Hillary Clinton because she lies. At the same time, though, the Trump team hasn't looked like it has been upfront about the fact that some of Melania Trump's comments were lifted from Michele Obama's 2008 convention speech.

On his first day in the governor's office, in January 2013, Mike Pence showed off the new red phone he had installed on his desk. It was, he touted, a direct line from Karen Pence to him, and remains probably the best symbol of her power and influence in his life.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich asked Wednesday "who cares" whether Melania Trump plagiarized a Michelle Obama speech from 2008 in her Republican National Committee address.

Republicans prosecuted their case against Hillary Clinton Tuesday on the same night they officially chose Donald Trump as their presidential nominee.

Garry Marshall, a prolific director, producer and actor, died Tuesday, July 19, at the age of 81.

The Obama administration is hosting defense and foreign ministers and representatives from over 40 countries Wednesday in an effort to get more help fighting ISIS.

More than 9,000 military officers are in detention already and the number keeps climbing.