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Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA), in an interview with Politico, gave a statement that inferred the term "Trump-ite" refers to someone who would "dwell in deep, dark caves."

It usually takes several days to a week for a tropical storm to grow into a hurricane. But if conditions are just right, a powerful major hurricane can develop in just hours.

No American President has ever spoken to the world like this.

President Trump's speech to the United Nations General Assembly made clear to the world and the American public that the President is sticking firmly to his "America First" vision of US foreign policy. CNN's Jim Sciutto reports.

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson rode out Hurricane Irma in his wine cellar on his private island in the British Virgin Islands.

Opioid drugs are not only killing Americans, but also shortening their life spans. Opioids take 2.5 months off our lives, according to a new analysis in JAMA.

NASA shared views of Hurricane Maria from space as the storm intensified into a Category 5.

Amid what feels like a never-ending barrage of storms, this year's hurricane season still has weeks to go before emerging from its "most active and dangerous" period.

Increased levels of prenatal fluoride exposure may be associated with lower cognitive function in children, a new study says.

Hurricane Irma barreled through the Caribbean, leaving catastrophic damage on islands in its path.

Since white ex-St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was acquitted Friday in the 2011 fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year-old black man, demonstrators have taken to the streets every night. Largely peaceful in the daytime and sometimes turning violent after dark, the protests have reignited the national conversation over race, police conduct and the use of the deadly force.

More than 80 people were arrested after a third night of demonstrations in St. Louis over the acquittal of a former police officer who had been charged with first-degree murder.

As feared, Hurricane Maria rapidly strengthened Monday morning as it barreled toward Puerto Rico and islands left in ruins by Hurricane Irma.

Protests erupted late Monday on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, after police fatally shot a student who allegedly had a knife.

A mother accused of abducting her son nearly three years ago was captured the day after her case was profiled on HLN's "The Hunt with John Walsh."