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North Carolina's controversial bathroom law survived largely unscathed after last-minute wrangling at the close of the state legislative session.

Bangladeshi forces freed hostages trapped at a cafe in Dhaka, ending a tense overnight siege by gunmen armed with explosives.

This July 4, honor those who've served our nation--including Muslim Americans-- by rejecting the strange anti-American bigotry voiced by Donald Trump and supporters.

Scientists have discovered a 99-year-old bird wing trapped in amber that shows the similarities between dinosaurs and modern bird feathers.

On the surface, Sunday's game between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves looks like a typical regular-season matchup. But unlike other MLB games this weekend, this one has added significance with a bit of history for the Fourth of July weekend.

They simply won't take "Brexit" for an answer.

Bernie Sanders' remarkable run will end a few months earlier than his millions of supporters dreamed, but his fiery call for a "political revolution" -- and the memory of his historic campaign -- will echo on much longer.

The Antarctic ozone layer, which shields the Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays, shows encouraging signs that it's beginning to heal, according to research published in the journal Science.

Six-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has withdrawn from the Jamaican national athletics championships, but says he still hopes to compete in the Rio Games.

There are armed assailants inside a Spanish restaurant. Some customers are trapped inside, police official Gen. Benzir Ahmed told reporters.

The alleged organizer of the Istanbul airport massacre is a well known militant who served as a top lieutenant in ISIS' war ministry, a U.S. official said.

The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to an estimated $449 million.

If you don't already follow Katy Perry on Twitter, you're late to her party. The 31-year-old has just reached a social media milestone by becoming the first person to have over 90 million Twitter followers.

Donald Trump on Thursday disagreed with a questioner who complained about "Zionist Israel" during a town hall in New Hampshire.

Democrats are calling for an end to capital punishment.

Once a year, the National Mall is home to a peculiar event right before the Fourth of July.

We think of automobiles as American as baseball, apple pie, and hotdogs - or at least that's what the car advertisers have gotten us to believe.

A coalition airstrike in Iraq killed two ISIS senior military commanders last week, including a man that the United States says oversaw the terror group's 2014 offensive to capture the Iraqi city of Mosul, the Pentagon said Friday.

CNN's Jim Acosta reports presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has made a short list of vice presidential candidates and may announce his pick before the Republican convention.

Every year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission uses mannequins to demonstrate the dangers of using fireworks.