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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on alleged coup plotters continued Sunday as the number of those detained by the government topped 6,000.

Nearly two dozen substances in synthetic drugs such as "K2" and "spice" would be illegal under proposed legislation announced Sunday by New York Sen. Chuck Schumer.

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A lawyer who previously defended the perpetrator of the terror attack in Nice that killed 84 people last week, has said that his former client "wasn't very intelligent," and that he "could have been influenced by religion."

Thousands of Brits are racing to secure new citizenship in Europe ever since the results of the Brexit vote came out on June 24.

The city of Cleveland will have an army ready when the Republican National Convention opens on Monday. Concern over security was heightened after an ambush on police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, killed three police officers and wounded three others.

A narrow, 10-mile strip of Canadian coastal cliffs dating back more than 500 million years contains the oldest known collection of large fossils in the world.

A narrow, 10-mile strip of Canadian coastal cliffs dating back more than 500 million years contains the oldest known collection of large fossils in the world.

Millennials: Brace yourself for some depressing news.

Gavin Long shot six cops, killing three of them, on his 29th birthday.

After a night of explosions, gunfire and tanks rolling along the streets, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkey that an attempted military coup was over and the government was in charge.

Adults these days. They can't get enough Pokemon Go, coloring books ... and summer camp?

It all comes down to this.

Several countries are becoming just too frightening for many tourists.

Donald Trump criticized President Obama's body language during his response to the police shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Fred Barley was living in a tent with his belongings in two duffel bags and a box of cereal to ration over the next few weeks.

Maybe Hasbro should just rename itself Disney Toys.

Some experts agree that while coloring may be beneficial for mindfulness and reducing stress, it's probably better to draw to boost creativity.

Republicans kick off their national convention Monday night with GOP voters nationally more convinced that their party will be able to unite before the election, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll. They are also mostly against procedural efforts aimed at unseating Donald Trump as the Republican nominee.