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The Syrian government has established control over eastern Aleppo, Vitaly Churkin, Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations, told the UN Security Council on Tuesday.

Earlier this month, the Libyan city of Sirte was liberated from ISIS.

Alan Thicke said he burst into tears the day they called him and offered him his role on "Growing Pains" in a 2006 interview with Larry King.

Target has a gift registry for a pregnant orangutan! CNN's Jeanne Moos goes ape over orangutan gifts.

A drawing believed to be by Italian master Leonardo da Vinci was discovered in Paris when a retired doctor brought a portfolio of works to Tajan auction house for a valuation.

New video shows Russian special operations troops fighting inside Syria. CNN's Brian Todd reports.

Rudy Giuliani offered his support for President-elect Donald Trump's decision to nominate Rex Tillerson as secretary of state.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke as his nominee to lead the Interior Department. A transition official said Zinke has accepted the offer.

Kanye West visited President-elect Trump in New York City on Tuesday. It's far from the first time the rapper has made this kind of news.

Three ISIS leaders were killed last week by a coalition airstrike in ISIS' self-declared capital, Raqqa, Syria, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

Condoleezza Rice and Robert Gates both played a crucial role in convincing President-elect Donald Trump to pick ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his nominee for secretary of state -- and they worked with him at their firm that professionally consulted for Tillerson's company.

Katrina Pierson, a spokesperson for Donald Trump and fixture on cable news, is seeking a role in his administration, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.

President-elect Donald Trump's proposed Cabinet looks straight out of central casting -- only it's for the wrong movie. His choices to lead the Departments of Education, Labor, State, and Treasury are all former business executives. They're perfectly suited to serve as corporate directors of any Fortune 500 company. But as heads of America's most important agencies, they're a troubling fit.

The Food and Drug Administration has announced a series of recalls for powdered milk products that may be contaminated with salmonella.

Activists who have demonstrated for months against the Dakota Access Pipeline may have some fuel to justify their protests.

Knoxville News-Sentinel columnist Sam Venable knew he'd found a sad story, but he didn't know just how many hearts it would break.

Actress Jennifer Lawrence is apologizing for a story she told on "The Graham Norton Show" that angered many Hawaiians.

Opposition to Rex Tillerson as the next secretary of state heightened Tuesday as Marco Rubio, a key Republican vote on the panel that oversees his confirmation, said he had "serious concerns about his nomination."

Before Aleppo was a city under siege and the front line of the civil war in Syria, it was a bustling city. Aleppo was a commercial hub, home to a souk and a citadel, to a grand mosque and to more than 2 million people.

President-elect Donald Trump has proven to be as unconventional -- and at times outright hostile -- in his interactions with the press during his transition as he was in his campaign.