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What's the secret to saving thousands of dollars in a relatively short period of time? The answer might be a lot simpler than you think.

In an unprecedented public appeal to an incoming president, kidnapped American citizen Caitlin Coleman addressed President-elect Donald Trump directly in a video, urging him to secure the release of her and her family.

The Trump Organization has dropped a battle with hotel workers in Las Vegas and agreed to allow a union organizing vote at its new hotel in Washington, workers say.

Donald Trump is receiving the President's Daily Brief on Wednesday even as his practice for frequently skipping the PDB is coming under fire amid heightened global tensions and terror attacks.

Europe is proposing new gun control laws in response to recent terror attacks and mass shootings.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip cancel their annual Christmas travels due to illness. CNN's Ian Lee reports.

Bana Alabed, the 7-year-old Syrian girl who brought the plight of Aleppo's victims to the world, wrote the latest chapter in her extraordinary story by meeting Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.

After significant delays and months of hype, Apple AirPods are finally here.

After being rocked by allegations of match-fixing earlier this year, the Australian Open will have a record $36 million prize pot as it tries to combat corruption at the lower rungs of the sport.

The Trump family is distancing itself from a January 21 fundraising event after press reports that attendees could get a meeting with President Donald Trump for $1 million.

Bana Alabed, the seven-year-old Syrian girl who brought the plight of Aleppo's victims to the world, wrote the latest chapter in her extraordinary story by meeting Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.

The NYPD is after him and his lucky charms.

Singer Richard Marx helped subdue an unruly passenger aboard a Korean Air flight.

With the help of air filter experts and clothing designers, Airinium have crafted a pollution mask that they believe is both functional and fashionable.

I had always planned on having a dance party for my 50th birthday this year. Think how fun it would be: hire a DJ, invite friends and family and dance the night away like I did in college.

Find out which celebrities turned 50 in 2016. Some of them may surprise you.

President Barack Obama, as his tenure draws to a close, is deploying his legal authority in a last-minute bid to cement the areas of his legacy threatened by Donald Trump's incoming administration.

An explosion Tuesday at a large fireworks market near Mexico City injured at least 60 people, Luis Felipe Puente, coordinator of Mexico's national civil protection agency, told CNN affiliate FOROtv.

Federal prosecutors released Tuesday the search warrant application FBI agents used to justify their search of Anthony Weiner's laptop that jolted Hillary Clinton's campaign, as the bureau initially said the emails could have been "pertinent" to her private email server.

A powerful fireworks explosion rocked a market in Tultepec, Mexico, killing and injuring dozens.