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Kham La, a baby Asian elephant, jumps in a river to save the man who rescued her last year.

We can all agree it's basically a dream situation to be rescued by a baby elephant, especially if you didn't really need rescuing in the first place. Instead, you just end up being assured that a baby elephant loves you and wants you to be okay.

The man convicted of shooting at George Zimmerman in a road rage incident has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, Florida authorities said.

Of all the battles in the fight against ISIS, the operation to retake Mosul could prove the most significant.

CNN's Cristina Alesci explains the vast differences between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's economic plans.

Having traveled to breathtaking spots around the globe, the Cliff Diving World Series visited Shirahama, Japan, for the penultimate round of competition on October 16.

Sen. Tim Kaine got some Hammer Time Sunday evening.

Two and a half years since 219 Chibok schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria, sparking a global outcry and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, there has finally been some good news. Yesterday, 21 of those girls were reunited with their families in an emotional ceremony in Abuja, embracing the parents they thought they'd never see again.

The White House announced Monday the highest US high school graduation rate on record at 83.2% in the 2014-2015 school year, although significant disparities still exist between groups of students.

Could the traditional classroom be a thing of the past? Would you learn more sitting on a beach or reading in the pool? A couple of entrepreneurs, say yes!

Comedian John Oliver took on Donald Trump's campaign trail rhetoric on the latest episode of HBO's "Last Week Tonight."

Gunfire rings out while CNN reporter Nick Paton Walsh reports from just outside outside of Mosul, Iraq.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is leading her Republican rival Donald Trump by eight points among likely voters, according to the most recent CNN Poll of Polls, released Monday.

It might seem as though Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is moving further away from the party that nominated him. Since he declared himself "unshackled" he's escalated his maverick rhetoric, hammering home his claims that the November 8 election is "rigged" against him.

A journey to 3 Muslim communities across the United States. Over and over, residents said the climate for Muslims this year is worse than it was after 9/11.

The world's oldest panda in captivity died Sunday in Hong Kong's Ocean Park.

Hasbro is minting money thanks to Cinderella, Snow White, Elsa and Anna.

The teenage daughter of US Olympian Tyson Gay has died after an early morning shooting in Lexington, Kentucky.

Police arrested two more men -- a father and son -- in the shooting death of Olympic track star Tyson Gay's daughter, Trinity, who authorities say was hit by a stray bullet during a shootout in Lexington, Kentucky.

The Cape Cod National Seashore is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the United States, but it's also known for its abundance of great white sharks.