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Ling Jihua, who served as the top aide to former Chinese President Hu Jintao, was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of accepting bribes, stealing state secrets and abusing power.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to President Barack Obama in honor of Independence Day, the Kremlin government said Monday.

No one should be surprised by Donald Trump's latest tweet (Hillary Clinton as a "corrupt candidate," next to a six-pointed star and $100 bills) or that it came from an alt-right internet message board. Trump has used racist images to forge an emotional connection with potential voters, presenting them with symbols that speak for him about who will be included and excluded when America is "great again."

Director Michael Cimino, whose searing 1978 Vietnam War drama "The Deer Hunter" won five Oscars, including Best Picture, died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 77.

Australians still doesn't know who won their election, three days after a national vote returned a result too close to call.

It's been speeding toward Jupiter for nearly five years. Now -- can it slow down?

Joey "Jaws" Chestnut chomped through the Coney Island contest record to reclaim his title as "Hot Dog Eating Champion of the World' on Monday.

Noel Neill, the first actress to play Lois Lane on screen in the "Superman" film series, has died, her biographer said on Monday.

This is not a destination that sees a lot of seasoned business travelers. Airline lounges, frequent flier miles, hotel points, car rentals? Not here.

William Brumby accidentally shot and killed his 14-year-old son while they were at High Noon Gun Range in Sarasota, Florida.

Bernie Sanders is back to his old day job, trading the booming applause of his campaign rallies to the far more tedious work of the Senate.

Taxpayers are still paying for Bernie Sanders' secret service at a cost of about $40,000 a day. CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports.

Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and Brianna Keilar discuss the outrage over Donald Trump's recent tweet of Hillary Clinton with what appeared to be a Star of David.

As far as drug mules go, a diamante-studded horse head was an unlikely choice.

Nearly two days after a suicide truck bomb ripped through Baghdad, families are still hoping that those searching through the rubble hoping can locate the bodies of their loved ones.

A failure to acknowledge and deal with illness doesn't mean that it's not there. I can pretend like I'm not sick, but my body will let me know otherwise. And we can pretend like our society is not in pain and in need of healing, but the prevalence of hate crimes against Muslims lets us know otherwise.

Why would a Welsh town that receives a huge investment from the European Union vote to leave it?