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CNN's Atika Shubert meets Syrian teenager Yusra Mardini who swam for her life when her boat from Turkey to Greece began to sink.

Moments of joy are all too brief for Lavie Parush. They have been since the 2-year-old was born. "Gray" was the word his father used to describe his son, born unconscious. That night, Lavie had his first seizure.

TSA security is being criticized for their long wait times in airports across the U.S.

CNN's Jake Tapper, as part of our partnership with Factcheck.org, takes a look at Hillary Clinton and a comment she made recently about her email practices, that is was "absolutely permitted." The facts are much more complicated.

We know it's a couple of months away, but set yourself a calendar reminder:

With so many iconic cities and diverse landscapes, beautiful hotels in Europe are commonplace. But some are, quite simply, more beautiful than others.

NASA has discovered 1,284 new planets. It's the largest finding of planets at one time and double the number of previously confirmed planets from the Kepler mission.

When American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised black-gloved fists over their heads during the medal ceremony at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968, they embodied much of the political turbulence of the era. The photo of the two -- heads bowed, arms outstretched, gold and bronze medals hanging around their respective necks -- became an instant classic, one of the best-known images of the 20th century.

Malia Obama, the oldest of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama's two daughters, will attend Harvard University.

An hour-by-hour timeline shows the events that led up to the hot car death of 22-month-old Cooper Harris.

About 41 years ago, a man said he was abducted by a UFO while returning home from work in Arizona.

About 41 years ago, a man said he was abducted by a UFO while returning home from work in Arizona.

Microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier explains how a revolutionary method of gene editing works.

Dr. Chris Toumazou has created a state of the art microchip, which empowers everyday people to predict and look after their own health.

Captain Eugene Cernan was the last man to walk on the moon in 1972 and is the focus of a new movie charting his mission to the lunar surface

The feds have opened another iPhone, but this time using a passcode.

A camera lens used by astronaut Dave Scott on the moon sold at auction for $453,281 Thursday night.