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A Canadian held hostage by a Taliban-linked group wants to return home, his father said Thursday, even though he declined to board a military plane bound for the US.

President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that Puerto Rico is going to have to shoulder more responsibility for recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria, saying the federal government's emergency responders can't stay there "forever."

The parents of the Canadian hostages freed from Taliban custody speak to CNN's Paula Newton about their reactions when they first got news of the rescue.

An American woman, her Canadian husband and their three children have been freed from captivity by Pakistani security forces, nearly five years after being taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Blake Rockwell grew up playing sports with other children in his neighborhood. But a congenital heart defect had prevented one of his older brothers, Chuckie, from doing the same.

Pope Francis said the death penalty was "inadmissable" and that official Catholic teaching should be changed to reflect that.

Read CNN's Fast Facts on Libya, an oil-rich country in North Africa.

Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthened Wednesday into a hurricane, but the storm's more lasting legacy may be its unusual northeasterly track towards Ireland and the UK.

Blake Rockwell's nonprofit has given thousands of seriously ill children all-access, V.I.P. experiences at college sporting events around the country.

Hailed as the end of a "dark division," long-time Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas have reached a reconciliation agreement after a decade of failed attempts and often bitter acrimony, according to statements from the factions.

During a speech in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump hinted at the Taliban's release of a US-Canadian family.

Italian luxury brand Gucci is officially going fur-free, president and CEO Marco Bizzarri announced on Wednesday.

An Italian academic and dog owner has won the right to sick pay, after she took time off work to care for her poorly pet.

Planes, trains and automobiles -- Kobe Steel's fake product data scandal has now touched every major form of transportation.

US President Donald Trump has "lit the wick of the war" against North Korea, a Russian state news agency quoted North Korea's foreign minister as saying on Wednesday.

A major flaw has been detected in the newly-unveiled Google Home Mini speaker that allows it to secretly record conversations without users knowing.

President Donald Trump appears poised to "decertify" the Iran nuclear deal in an effort to initiate tougher and more wide-ranging restrictions on Tehran, but his plan -- which hinges on Congress determining a path forward -- is raising concerns of a potential backlash that could set the stage for another nuclear crisis.

India's Supreme Court has struck down a legal clause that allowed men to engage in non-consensual marital sex with girls as young as 15.

Morale aboard a US warship operating in the Pacific reached such a low ebb that one sailor described serving aboard the ship as being akin to being on "a floating prison," according to surveys obtained via the Freedom of Information Act.

CNN's Lynda Kinkade reports on Hurricane Maria's effect on autism research.