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See Dave Heath's portraits of people who were in and around Washington Square Park in the 1950s. The New York City park was a popular meeting spot for members of the Beat Generation, including famous writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.

Identical twin sisters, who were born in China, were separated as infants and adopted by two different families. Now 10 years later, the girls meet in person for the first time.

Kellyanne Conway and CNN's Anderson Cooper clashed in an interview over CNN's reporting of the classified documents presented to President Obama and President-elect Trump including allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Trump.

Amid a table full of documents, arguments with the media, and claims of germ-phobic tendencies, President-elect Donald Trump's news conference did shed some light on how his policies may unfold. Here at the tracker, we sifted through it all to bring you the most important nuggets.

When Sasha Obama went missing at Obama's farewell address, the Internet went hunting with #WhereIsSasha. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

Cigna, a top health insurer, is dropping coverage of the EpiPen.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker gave an impassioned and unprecedented plea to the Senate to vote against Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general and his fellow senator, Jeff Sessions.

Sitting Sen. Jeff Sessions has received criticism from many including Sen. Cory Booker, who made history when he testified against Sessions' nomination to become President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general. CNN's Pamela Brown reports.

CNN's Senior White House Correspondent Jim Acosta said Donald Trump's spokesman Sean Spicer threatened to expel him from Trump Tower if he attempted to ask another question after a contentious exchange with the president-elect during Wednesday's news conference.

President-elect Donald Trump plans to get very tough with companies that do business in Mexico.

Scientists have long known that stress can influence your heart health, but exactly how this relationship takes place has been something of a mystery -- until now.

Those who Dylann Roof hurt the most had the chance to address the convicted killer before his Wednesday sentencing, with one of the victims' sisters calling him "among the worst kind of evil."

The director of the Office of Government Ethics is blasting President-elect Donald Trump's plan to avoid conflicts of interest as "wholly inadequate."

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.