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There's one thing Donald Trump brings to the debate stage Monday night: unpredictability.

A high school football player in Ohio died after sustaining an injury during a game.

In Amsterdam, a restaurant is providing trafficked women with chance to re-integrate into society.

Threats, bribes and stuffed ballot boxes may sound like a political drama, but these are all real issues that Africans face during national elections, a public opinion study has revealed.

On the weekend leading up to 2016's first presidential debate, four news organizations came to a similar and sweeping conclusion: Donald Trump lies more often than Hillary Clinton.

The debates are finally here. More on that Washington mall shooting. And a weekend of big losses. It's Monday and here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

Samsung's relaunch of its Galaxy Note 7 isn't going to plan: it has delayed resuming sales in its home market because owners aren't returning fire-prone versions of the device fast enough.

"Bosh bosh!" vendors yell as they yank sheep along by their tails, shoving them from trucks into the pens where they'll be sold to their death.

These presidential debates, which start Monday, will be like no others. The primary debates had more viewers than any in history, and featured trash talking, loud audience booing, candidates mocking each other, shouting matches, and body parts bragging. And those were just the Republicans.

The US and South Korean navies took to the seas Monday with a message for North Korea: Think twice before you threaten us.

Arnold Palmer's first set of golf clubs were cut down from a tree by his father when he was 4 years old.

Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández has died unexpectedly, the team announced Sunday.

The United Nations Security Council is to meet Sunday to discuss the devastating Syrian government offensive that has raged since a shaky ceasefire deal fell apart last week.

What would you ask Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump if you were moderating the first presidential debate Monday night? Celebrities, writers and other newsmakers pose their questions on subjects including criminal justice, foreign policy and immigration. The views expressed are the writers' own. Share your question ideas in the comments section or @CNNOpinion.

We started talking internally about the possibility of shooting a scene with the President of the United States a long way out -- nearly a year before it actually happened.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Donald Trump for nearly 90 minutes at Trump Tower on Sunday morning.

CNN's Gloria Borger looks back at past debate mistakes among former presidential candidates.

House Speaker Paul Ryan broke with Donald Trump's description of predominantly African American communities, saying he wouldn't have compared inner cities to Afghanistan or said they are faring worse than ever.

Ted Cruz offered his first extensive defense of his endorsement of Donald Trump here Saturday, declining to disavow his searing criticisms of Trump's candidacy but arguing he made the best decision possible in a tough political box.

The "old-timers" were the ones Major League Baseball's players and fans expected to be saying goodbye to in this, the 2016 schedule's final week before the playoffs — David Ortiz, the 40-year-old slugger of the Boston Red Sox; and 88-year-old Vin Scully, the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers; and oh, how wonderful both are still with us to do what they do, and oh, how much we wish neither needed to leave.