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The head of the Brazilian jail where 56 inmates were killed during a riot on New Year's Day has been removed from office, state-run media agency Agencia Brasil reported.

A wailing child, a needle-wielding doctor -- what parent wouldn't feel a twinge, at least for one heart-stopping moment, and wonder whether a shot is truly necessary at this moment?

The US Senate is holding confirmation hearings this week for the Cabinet nominees of President-elect Donald Trump.

How did President-elect Donald Trump's first press conference go? He nailed it. It was strange, abusive, occasionally misleading. But he nailed it.

House Democrats are fuming after Ret. Gen. James Mattis abruptly canceled his appearance before the House Armed Services Committee slated for Thursday. The move is triggering a backlash from top House Democrats who say without hearing directly from Mattis they will oppose legislation paving the way for his confirmation.

"Homeland" has often been eerily prescient in terms of art imitating the real-life battle against terrorism. The sixth season cheats a bit in that regard but still conjures thriller-style escapism informed by thought-provoking real-world echoes.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to have better relations with Russia. He's repeatedly stuck up for Russian President Vladimir Putin. And after weeks of side-stepping, Trump finally admitted Wednesday that Russia was responsible for hacking ahead of the election. But he denied he has any financial links to the country.

Hillary Clinton's former campaign aides are venting their disappointment -- primarily with the media -- responding to a slew of reports about Donald Trump and Russia with a bitter, yet simple, message: We told you so.

Goldman Sachs executive Dina Habib Powell is joining the Trump administration in a senior role focused on entrepreneurship, economic growth and the empowerment of women.

BuzzFeed's decision to publish unverified memos alleging that Russian operatives have compromising personal and financial information about President-elect Donald Trump has set off a fierce debate about the ethics of the decision and the responsibilities of journalists.

Michael Morell, former CIA acting director, told CNN that he finds it unusual the intelligence community would present President-elect Donald Trump and President Barack Obama with a summary of information they had not yet verified.

CNN's Jake Tapper defends criticism from Donald Trump over a CNN report. The President-elect called the intelligence report about Russian efforts to compromise him "fake news."

President-elect Donald Trump refused to take a question from CNN reporter Jim Acosta, calling him fake news.

CNN's Jim Acosta recounts his experience at President-elect Donald Trump's press conference after Trump refused to take his question.

Charlie Sheen says he is taking part in a FDA study for a new HIV drug. Sheen says he considered suicide when he found out he had HIV.

A Swiss couple had no legal grounds for keeping their Muslim daughters out of mandatory swim classes with boys at their co-ed school, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.

911 dispatcher Layla Wray took a call about a house fire -- it was from her daughter.

President-elect Donald Trump will transfer his business holdings to a trust, but he won't sell them -- stopping short of what ethics lawyers say is the only surefire way to avoid conflicts of interest.

Actor Idris Elba is looking for a Valentine's Day date and hoping to raise money for a charity in the process.

Donald Trump said Wednesday that Republicans will introduce proposals to repeal and replace Obamacare as soon as his nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, Tom Price, is approved.