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When the police shooting of unarmed father Terence Crutcher happened on September 16 in Tulsa, the city's reaction was furious -- but peaceful.

The family of a mentally ill man who was fatally shot by Sacramento police officers after they tried to run him down in their cruiser is demanding a federal investigation into his death.

Take a look at some of the most memorable moments from past vice presidential debates.

Justin Ross Harris is responsible for the death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper, but to allege he intentionally let the boy die in a sweltering SUV just isn't true, his attorney told jurors Tuesday.

A four-year-old girl has died after picking up a cluster bomb she thought was a toy in the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Britons David Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz on Tuesday won the Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.

Author Gloria Naylor, whose stories chronicling the experiences of black women in the 1980s and 1990s drew wide acclaim, died at age 66.

"Harry Potter" film fanatics will soon be able to binge watch the entire franchise in theaters.

Haifa-based scientist Jeff Steinhauer has simulated a black hole in his laboratory, and it might be the breakthrough that helps celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking win the Nobel Prize. CNN's Ian lee reports.

Rudy Giuliani has made wild statements about Hillary Clinton and adultery, including alleging, when confronted with his own infidelity, 'everybody does' it. Peggy Drexler says he's an opportunist who's way out of line.

Hillary Clinton emerges from the first presidential debate with a five-point lead over Donald Trump in the race for the presidency, having narrowed the enthusiasm gap between her supporters and Trump's, and holding broad advantages over the Republican nominee as the candidate with the right temperament and preparation for the job, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.

lint, Michigan, is dealing with another outbreak. This time it's an infectious bacterial disease called Shigellosis, which can cause bloody diarrhea and fever and typically spreads when people don't wash their hands.

How bad are things for troubled retailer Sears? Let me count the ways.

Biden slammed Trump in an exclusive interview with CNN Tuesday, saying the GOP nominee "lacks any sensibilities about the American people."

In the span of 11 days last month, the bodies of four teenagers -- including the skeletal remains of two victims missing for months -- were found in yards and wooded areas of a suburban Long Island town.

Aurora, Indiana, residents are up in arms after a float depicting Donald Trump executing Hillary Clinton in an electric chair was featured in a local parade.

That unplanned stop at the ATM might be costing you more than you think. The average fee of using an out-of-network ATM is now $4.57, according to Bankrate. This is the tenth straight year of increases.

Nearly three months after a coup attempt in Turkey, more than 12,000 police officers have been suspended for alleged links to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, state-run news agency Anadolu reported Tuesday.

Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson said Tuesday that he can not name a foreign leader he admires because he's "skeptical" about all politicians.

If history is any guide, provocative actions from North Korea can be expected around the time of US elections, a new study says.