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CNN's Rosemary Church interviews a leading scientist about a massive seaweed blob twice the size of the US that's headed for the Gulf of Mexico.

The storm system that's hammered California this week is heading east -- but not before dousing the state with more torrential rain and knocking out power with ferocious winds.

The Senate voted on Wednesday to clear a key hurdle and advance President Joe Biden's nomination of Eric Garcetti to be ambassador to India, paving the way for a final confirmation vote later this afternoon.

Shares of Credit Suisse crashed as much as 30% Wednesday to a new record low after its biggest backer appeared to rule out providing any more funding for the embattled Swiss lender.

Newly crowned Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan is thoroughly aware that success doesn't come easy, and is open to ideas on how to make his good fortune last.

Two people with stage IV lung cancer who had been told that they had only weeks or months to live are breathing freely after receiving double lung transplants, Northwestern Medicine in Chicago said Wednesday.

Federal and state investigators are probing Republican Rep. George Santos' role in the sale of a $19 million yacht involving two of his wealthy donors, according to a law enforcement official.

Kellogg has picked a name for its new spinoff companies. They sound a lot like their old names, but with a new spin.

During a regular appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" Wednesday, longtime Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said his intention is to continue playing in the NFL -- specifically for the New York Jets.

Move over, Labrador Retrievers. There's a new top dog in town.

A light-filled, green haven that brands itself as a "destination in itself," Singapore's Changi Airport has reclaimed its spot at the top of Skytrax's annual ranking of the world's best airports.

Argentina is grappling with an unprecedented late-summer heatwave as temperatures soar to record-breaking levels -- causing crops to wither, helping wildfires spread and adding huge pressure to a country already facing an economic crisis.

Seven central Virginia sheriff's deputies have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after a man in their custody died shortly after they took him from county jail to a state mental health facility, authorities say.

A one-time payment of $5 million to each eligible Black resident is among recommendations unanimously accepted by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors as part of a draft plan by a panel proposing reparations.

The Russian downing of a US drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday has prompted a diplomatic spat and a race to recover some highly classified technology.