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• Russia planned Kherson torture centers, international lawyers say • Video: Russian troops dying in large groups, pleading to Putin for help • Fact check: Zelensky didn't say American sons and daughters have to fight in Ukraine

The world's most northerly forests could be a "time bomb" of planet-warming pollution as expanding wildfires have released record high levels of planet-heating pollution into the atmosphere, according to a new study.

Computers powered by human brain cells may sound like science fiction, but a team of researchers in the United States believes such machines, part of a new field called "organoid intelligence," could shape the future — and now they have a plan to get there.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who once expressed support for privatizing Social Security, said Thursday on Fox News that "we're not going to mess with Social Security as Republicans."

Wayne Shorter, a Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer who helped shaped the sound of contemporary jazz, has died, according to his publicist.

• Lea Michele's 'Funny Girl' run to end as Broadway musical plans to close later this year • Jenna Ortega wishes her generation was better represented in stories: 'We can be smart' • Travis Scott and his lawyer expected to meet with NYPD next week after assault accusation

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been implicated in a "kidnapping and torture" investigation in France, the Paris prosecutor's office confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.

My relationship with TikTok is analogous to my relationship with church. I tend only to visit when invited by a third party, and while I'm not convinced its effects are ubiquitously positive, I'm glad it offers at least some participants comfort during their darker moments.

It may seem strange to see Greta Thunberg protesting against wind turbines, but this week the Swedish climate activist has joined Indigenous and environmental groups in Norway to do just that.

• Live updates: Alex Murdaugh's defense begins to deliver closing arguments in his murder trial • Legal experts say kennel video is key to Murdaugh trial • Video: Examining one of the only pieces of physical evidence in Murdaugh trial

Silvergate Capital, a dominant lender to cryptocurrency firms, is spiraling.

While more Americans own homes today than a decade ago and the rate is increasing across all races, the gap between Black homeownership rates and that of any other race or ethnic group is even larger now than in 2011, according to a new analysis by the National Association of Realtors examining data from 2011 to 2021.

The "Rocky" sequels aren't exactly known for their nuanced opponents, so give "Creed III" credit for trying to flesh out its antagonist, played by Jonathan Majors. But bulking up the back story slows the pacing, in a movie that finally delivers the goods but whose broader ambitions under director/star Michael B. Jordan get boxed in by its ring-shaped formula.

It's already one of the most luxurious locomotives around, and The Royal Scotsman Belmond is about to get even more glamorous with the launch of two beautiful new suites.

A new telescope image has shed light on the ghostly remains of the first recorded supernova.

Big retailers say consumer demand is starting to buckle from the strain of inflation and customers are making changes in how they shop.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) continued to spread false information about the 2020 election at a congressional hearing and attempted to discredit Gabriel Sterling, a Republican election official from Georgia. Sterling speaks with Anderson Cooper about the exchange and discusses why Taylor Greene continues to lie about the 2020 election.

Since Fox Chairman Rupert Murdoch's deposition in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit was recently made public, there has been an avalanche of speculation about the effect his words will have on the network. Murdoch acknowledged that some Fox News hosts -- Sean Hannity, Jeanine Pirro, Maria Bartiromo and former host Lou Dobbs -- endorsed lies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen; and that he gave Jared Kushner confidential information about President Joe Biden's ads and debate strategy in 2020.