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Shock, combined with a little wonder at the unnatural. That's how I feel as I watch the knife slice through the sternum of a dead Laysan albatross.

Oil has soared above $54 a barrel to its highest level in nearly a year and a half.

Donald Trump has unleashed a fierce war against organized labor. Anyone who bought into his populist rhetoric on the campaign trail may be questioning this fallacy now.

Turkish fighter jets have targeted a Kurdish militant group after twin bomb blast that killed dozens in Istanbul over the weekend.

The Earth is on the verge of a mass extinction event.

Your kids can get a phone call from the North Pole this year.

We get it. Everyone wants an iPhone 7, a 4K TV and a new laptop. At least according to the Consumer Technology Association, which says those items are the year's most sought after.

Having a family while working at American Express is about to get a lot better.

President-elect Donald Trump, saying he "has the right" to still do business deals, told Fox News he's turning down "billions of dollars of deals" to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

Just look at the stock market: Investors clearly believe Donald Trump's policies will deliver an immediate boost to the U.S. economy.

It was a magical night for "La La Land" at the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards.

The force of crashing waves can generate huge amounts of energy.

Throughout 2016, terror attacks have ripped apart small towns and big cities in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. This weekend brought no respite.

Eman Ahmed, from Egypt, is believed to be the world's heaviest woman. According to her family, she weighs 1,102 pounds (500 kg).

By selecting Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as US Ambassador to China, President-elect Donald Trump chose a man who Chinese President Xi Jinping considers a "friend." But as a friend, Branstad will be the messenger to deliver the hard truth that the days of America bowing and scraping at China's feet are over.

The following contains spoilers from "The Walking Dead" midseason finale.

Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein told CNN's Brian Stelter Sunday that Donald Trump "lives and thrives in a fact-free environment."

As a family grieves, a father is remembered by a touching gesture from the U.S. Navy football team and others. CNN's Coy Wire reports.

Despite Donald Trump's strongly conservative cast of Cabinet nominees, a veteran strategist who worked for a pro-Trump super PAC predicts the new presidency will be unpredictable, at times confounding members of both parties.

Before he went to prison, Ernest killed his 2-year-old daughter in the grip of a psychotic delusion. When the Indiana Department of Correction released him in 2015, he was terrified something awful might happen again.