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Residents of Shishmaref, Alaska, voted in August 2016 to relocate because of climate change. The coast is thawing and eroding, toppling a home into the sea and forcing others back from the edge.

All 8-year-old Joe Maldonado wanted was to keep hanging out with his Cub Scouts friends.

2016 is still not done. Before we lost George Michael, Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds this week, we lost someone who's probably had just as big an impact on our lives, though you've never heard of him:

Sikh officers can now wear full turbans in the New York Police Department.

Scientists have long known that what you eat before, during and after you exercise can make or break a workout and possibly affect your fitness results.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un heads into 2017 with two things that loom ominous for the rest of the world -- he's tested a nuclear weapon, and no one really knows how willing he'd be to use one in anger.

Two soldiers died when their helicopter crashed into Galveston Bay on Wednesday, according to Texas Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Glen Webb.

In the 1970s, fans of the San Diego Padres had little to cheer about on the field. But in 1974, a dancing man in a chicken suit changed everything.

Boxing legend Don King stood beside President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday to discuss the relationship between Israel and the United States.

An 88-year-old Ohio grandpa is gaining online fame after a denture mishap while playing the popular game "Speak Out."

Musical artists Jennifer Lopez and Drake posted a picture of the two of them snuggling, fueling speculation that they are dating.

The head of the Japanese advertising giant Dentsu has resigned after the suicide of a junior employee was linked to a company culture that required staffers to work huge amounts of overtime.

Debbie Reynolds, 84, passed away a day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher. While they lived, the two shared a complicated relationship.

Jacqueline Sauvage was released from a Paris prison last night after serving the last three years behind bars for killing her husband.

The Beipanjiang Bridge in southwest China is now open to traffic. It is the highest bridge in the world at 1,854 feet.

Two-year-old Braxton Wells found a surprise waiting for him while visiting his father's gravestone in Fort Payne, Alabama.

Once he's president Donald Trump will have less time to spend on the links. When he does pick up his clubs, he'll have his pick of courses, including the 17 that he owns in the U.S. and abroad.

Covered in blood, Ronda Rousey crumpled to the Octagon floor, knocked out from a kick to the neck.

A former US Army soldier who has been on death row since 1988 for raping and murdering several women could now face execution after a judge denied his bid for another stay of execution.

Toshiba's dreams of becoming a nuclear energy leader have turned into a nightmare.