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Encounters with bears do happen. Experts share how to avoid a bear attack -- and how to survive one if you find yourself in the fight of your life.

Political debate and protest have long roiled college campuses on any number of topics. But the current debate on the Israel-Gaza war is so emotionally fraught because it's part of a much broader history, experts on college campus speech told CNN.

El Niño will drive what could be a warmer or wetter winter in parts of the US this year, according to an outlook released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday.

The US military believes that China has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads, surpassing earlier projections and it may be exploring the development of conventionally-armed long-range missiles that could reach the United States, according to a major Pentagon report on Beijing's military prowess.

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni says security forces are on the trail of an ISIS-linked rebel group blamed for the killing of two foreign newlyweds celebrating their honeymoon at a popular tourist destination in the country.

The 60-year-old man arrested in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur appeared in Las Vegas court for the second time Thursday, where a judge again delayed his arraignment on a murder charge for another two weeks.

Burt Young, a former boxer who found fame playing tough guys in Hollywood, died earlier this month, according to his manager.

Omar Abou Nabout has spent years seeking accountability for the killing of his father in a barrel-bomb strike in Syria in 2017. Four Syrian generals have now been indicted on war crimes charges in France in a landmark legal case.

The European Union has told Meta it has a week to explain in greater detail how it is fighting the spread of illegal content and disinformation on its Facebook and Instagram platforms following the attacks across Israel by Hamas.

The congressman temporarily leading the House of Representatives as it searches for a new speaker was selected for the job by Rep. Kevin McCarthy before he was ousted from the speaker's chair, and some lawmakers want to expand his power beyond the limited portfolio of the interim speaker.

Rite Aid, which had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, is now preparing to shed more than 100 stores nationwide as part of its restructuring efforts.

Two months after the state of Florida formally apologized to Leonard Cure for the 16 years he lost following a wrongful conviction for armed robbery, authorities say he was fatally shot Monday by a sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop just across the state line in Georgia.

Influential donors to Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania say they will cut their ties to the schools in protest of college administrators' response to alleged anti-Israel speech and antisemitism on campuses in the wake of Hamas' terror attacks.

On Thursday, New York's attorney general filed a lawsuit against three digital asset firms that were caught up in the collapse of Bankman-Fried's empire last fall — Gemini Trust, Genesis Global Capital and Digital Currency Group, parent company of Genesis.

Not that Goop is up for sale, but founder Gwyneth Paltrow has an exit plan when that day comes.

As the Biden administration kicks off a years-long negotiation process to divvy up the shrinking water supply of the Colorado River, there are finally some signs of optimism after several bleak years.

Longtime Costco chief executive Craig Jelinek will step down at the end of the year, the company said Wednesday.

Former President Donald Trump is backing West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice in the state's Republican Senate primary, the latest sign that Trump remains mostly aligned with Senate GOP leaders in regard to candidate selection as the party seeks to avoid the pitfalls of the 2022 midterms.

Retired Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Mary Lou Retton experienced a "scary setback" in her fight against a rare form of pneumonia this week, after showing remarkable progress towards recovery just days ago, her daughter said Wednesday night.

Separated or not, there seems to remain a great deal of love between Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.