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Michael Phelps qualified for a record fifth Olympic Games by claiming victory in the 200m butterfly at the U.S. Swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska.

It's been almost a week since the British public went to the polls and set in motion one of the most traumatic periods in the country's recent history.

Hong Kong has its own legal system, government, currency, flag and Olympic sports team.

A tea party-backed candidate won the Republican nomination in Colorado's Senate race Tuesday night, completing a stunning upheaval in one of the most chaotic races this cycle that could help Democrats in November.

The Air Force's intelligence chief gave the US-led airstrikes targeting ISIS a failing grade in an exclusive interview with CNN.

Can we all just calm down for a second? Can we stop making a tempest in a Twinings teapot? Yes, with the "Brexit" vote, the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union. Yes, the British pound lost value as a result of this news. Yes, world markets fell in response to this uncertainty.

On the losing end of a 5-3 decision regarding police searches without a warrant, Sonia Sotomayor last week unleashed a withering dissent. With direct references to Ferguson, Missouri, and a reading list of black authors including Ta-Nehisi Coates and W.E.B Du Bois, Sotomayor took the majority to task for ignoring the realities on the ground.

As passengers at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport waited to check in and board their flights Wednesday, workers picked up shattered glass and washed off blood that was barely dry.

After 33 years, the teenage beauty pageant decided to get rid of its swimsuit competition.

CNN's Brian Todd takes a closer look at the evolution of a terror tactic, called "Inghimasi," used in the Istanbul Airport attacks that is gaining popularity among ISIS and other terror groups.

Admit it: It's too hot to go outside.

A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Hillary Clinton leading Trump by just two points, 42% to 40%, a much closer race than other recent surveys have shown.

On "The Hunt," John Walsh profiles one of his "most despicable" fugitives. Elby Hars is wanted for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl with help from his daughter.

Tuesday was the 32nd consecutive drawing that failed to produce a winner. As a result, the jackpot has swelled to become the ninth biggest of all time, including Powerball and Mega Millions prizes.

The two presidential candidates agree on many of the same things when it comes to trade deals.

The threat of deadly asteroids hitting our planet is real, according to Asteroid Day, an organization hoping to stop a future catastrophe.

During the pre-program of Donald Trump's rally in Bangor, Maine, radio talk show host Howie Carr used a mock Native American Indian tribal chant when speaking about Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Massive flooding has devastated parts of West Virginia, killing 23 people and damaging or destroying more than 1,200 homes.

Swimsuits at the Miss Teen USA pageant are officially dead in the water.

Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that he didn't invite "Iron" Mike Tyson to speak at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, dismissing a report that he wanted the former heavyweight champ at the event.