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A robot likened to those in "Transformers" and "Alien" has been built in South Korea. Controlled by someone inside the head, It is meant to help in disaster areas.

An autopsy on the body of on pop star George Michael proved inconclusive and further tests will be carried out, UK police said.

The carcasses of thousands of sea creatures have mysteriously washed up on the western coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Members of the rap group Run-DMC are suing Amazon and Walmart for $50 million for trademark infringement.

"The year in pictures" treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016.

Singer Trey Songz has been charged with aggravated assault after punching a police officer and destroying property at his concert in downtown Detroit.

War-ravaged Syria has entered its first day of a nationwide ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey.

Miley Cyrus and her fiancé, Liam Hemsworth, spread a little holiday cheer this week.

A huge open-pit coal mine has collapsed in eastern India, trapping at least 30 people and killing at least five, police officials say.

Tennis great Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian are engaged after the Reddit co-founder proposed while the two were vacationing in Rome.

CNN's Becky Anderson talks with Lindsay Lohan about her aspirations to make a "Mean Girls 2" and start her own production company.

Singer Trey Songz has been charged with aggravated assault and assaulting a police officer causing injury after an incident at his concert in Detroit Wednesday night.

A newly released video appears to show a Texas police officer shooting a black man in the back in July as he was walking away, contradicting the officer's account that the man was a threat, according to a lawyer for the victim.

2016 was the year where one political controversy or another was always around the corner. But 2017 promises to be just as unpredictable.

With the finish line in view, President Barack Obama is entering a sprint. He's scaled up his executive power moves in a bid to solidify some of his legacy items before Donald Trump takes office. Many of his actions won't be easily reversed. Here's a look at what Obama's done since Election Day, and what he's expected to do in the coming weeks.

From pundits and prognosticators to political party people and the principals themselves, no one could have predicted it.

2016 was a wild year in tennis, but 2017 looks ready to be even better. Open Court's Pat Cash talks about Roger Federer, Serena Williams and more.

Terry Kath, went on to be hailed by many as one of rock's greatest -- a "forgotten guitar god" who was "criminally underrated."

Tennis great Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian are engaged.

President Barack Obama opened up about a vulnerable and challenging time in his career that nearly led him to leave politics altogether in a wide-ranging interview with his friend and former senior adviser David Axelrod.