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Roughly 70% of Russia's Olympics contingent has been cleared to take part in the Rio Games, but that doesn't mean competitors or spectators have to like it.

She was already the golden girl of judo -- now she has the medal to go with it.

Jeni Stepien's father Michael was murdered 10 years ago, but Jeni knew he would still be there in spirit. His heart was there too, beating inside Arthur Thomas.

A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Ahmed Mohamed, the Muslim teen who was detained and hauled off in handcuffs last year because authorities thought a handmade clock he brought to his Texas high school to show his teachers was a bomb.

Actor Seth Rogen went head-to-head with late-night host Jimmy Fallon in an epic lip-sync battle.

From the day she was born with a congenital heart defect in May 2014, Willow Short and her family fought for her survival.

As Crystal Pepsi hits store shelves (again), we take a look at other favorites from the 1990s that are making a comeback.

Michael Phelps produced a vintage performance to claim an astonishing 19th Olympic gold medal of his career on Sunday.

Former Reagan political director Frank Lavin says that, even as a lifelong Republican, he will vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton over GOP nominee Donald Trump in November.

Does "getting busy" affect athletic performance? Here's what the science says about having sex before a major sporting event.

Even billionaires have a gender problem.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump wrapped up their conventions on a high note this summer, hoping to launch their fall campaigns with legions of newly energized activists and a fresh opportunity to rebuild their battered images.

Laura Maurer said she is not the type to text while driving. Case in point: Two years ago, when she needed to send a text to a client who frequented her hair salon, she pulled over on a country road near her home in Brooklyn, Iowa, to send it.

The post-convention polls are in, and they consistently show Hillary Clinton entering the next phase of the presidential election campaign with the upper hand over Donald Trump.

The Rio Games may be rife with controversy but one thing the Olympics does better than any other event is bring nations together.

Will Ripley reports on Japanese Emperor Akihito's rare broadcast address to the nation.

Walmart (WMT) announced Monday that it has agreed to buy Jet.com, a much-hyped e-commerce site trying to take on Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) directly, for $3 billion in cash, with another $300 million in stock kicked in for good measure.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says he does not believe pregnant women who contract the Zika virus should be allowed to get an abortion, despite concerns about birth defects.