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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has deemed whole-body cryotherapy a sham -- and a risky one at that.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is collecting semen from hundreds of men in the United States in order to figure out how long the dreaded Zika virus lasts in the bodily fluid.

The United States is trying to verify that an airstrike recently killed a high-ranking ISIS commander, and the Pentagon confirmed Wednesday that in a separate action it took out a commander of the Pakistani Taliban who was responsible for the deaths of more than 130 children.

America is reeling after a heart-wrenching Independence Day week.

Japanese Emperor Akihito is thinking about stepping down because of his advanced age -- a move that would mark the first abdication of the nation's monarch in about 200 years -- Japanese state broadcaster NHK reported Wednesday.

Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are his top potential picks to be his vice president.

Citing a desire to balance "public trust" with the rights and safety of law enforcement officers, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed legislation that blocks the release of law enforcement recordings from body cameras or dashboard cameras with limited exceptions.

Days after police shot them, the investigations into the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling are far from over.

Baton Rouge police Chief Carl Dabadie on Tuesday said officers have arrested three people whom they believe were planning to kill police in the Louisiana city.

It has to change.

Donald Trump is suing a former campaign aide for $10 million, alleging that the ex-staffer breached a confidentiality agreement.

Which Vice President pick says "Make America Great Again" best? CNN's Jeanne Moos auditions the finalists.

At least 41 people were arrested Wednesday in a rush hour protest that briefly shut down Interstate 35 in Minneapolis, Minnesota State Police said.

Host John Cena welcomes athletes to the 2016 ESPY red carpet

Over the weekend, my 93-year-old grandmother asked me, "Are you afraid?" I am not known for tears, but I have cried every day since last Wednesday. Yet it wasn't until I spoke with her that I connected my sadness to fear. I realized quickly that I was terrified. I do not fear for myself, but rather for my father, her youngest child.

Donald Trump called on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign early Wednesday morning, joining an outpouring of criticism that is giving a divided Republican Party a fresh common target.

Phoenix police say they are looking for a serial killer that is responsible for murdering seven people. CNN's Brian Todd reports.

Not even a week has passed since that heart-wrenching Independence Day week.

A leader of a notorious polygamist Mormon sect has given the feds the slip -- with some help from a little olive oil.

Theresa May has been appointed as Britain's new Prime Minister, replacing David Cameron. CNN's Nic Robertson is in London.