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The stock market should have carried a warning in 2016: Steep drops and sudden acceleration may cause whiplash.

President-elect Donald Trump deemed Vladimir Putin "very smart" Friday for withholding reciprocal sanctions on the US, at least for the time being.

Actress Billie Lourd shared stories about her famous mother and grandmother, Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, during talk show appearances in December.

Bigelow Aerospace is building space habitats for the public. Get an exclusive tour inside one of their prototypes, and see where we would live in space.

Pete Souza is Chief Official White House photographer. Known for his coverage of Obama's administration, he first worked for government in the Reagan years.

15-year-old Trevor Sullivan had a heart transplant after suffering from heart failure. His family continues to work to promote organ donation.

Even as one of Donald Trump's top advisers, Steve Bannon has been a reclusive figure, making few public statements and rarely granting interviews. But Bannon ventured into the spotlight on Friday, taking questions from a pair of pro-Trump journalists.

Hundreds of US Senate cafeteria workers were wrongfully denied over $1 million in wages, according to a new federal investigation.

Nick Tullier's family never stopped dreaming of the day the East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sheriff's deputy would emerge from a coma. That day finally arrived.

Donald Trump's longtime secretary Rhona Graff won't follow the President-elect to the White House, according to a source familiar with the decision.

The US military is warning against the danger of troops over consuming energy drinks, saying it could do "some serious harm to your body."

The US military is warning against the danger of troops over consuming energy drinks, saying it could do "some serious harm to your body."

Happy New Year? For some, maybe not so much. A winter storm is ensuring parts of the Northeast will be ringing in 2017 with a rash of bad weather and possible travel woes and power outages.

Holiday gatherings of large crowds always require extra security, but even more protective measures are being put in place for New Year's Eve festivities in European capitals and the US this year.

In a year-end tradition, Chief White House photographer Pete Souza has selected the best photos of President Barack Obama from 2016.

President Barack Obama will head to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with House and Senate Democrats on a strategy to block the Republican effort to dismantle his signature health care law.

Who remembers Mohamed Bouazizi? The answer, maybe, is not many of us.

President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural committee Friday released an initial list of groups that have accepted an invitation to take part in the inaugural parade following the swearing in on January 20.

Carcasses of fish, lobsters, starfish, scallops, crabs and other animals have mysteriously turned up at Savory Park in Nova Scotia.