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As you head home or elsewhere for the holidays, take a few minutes to peruse this list of things that you should definitely not pack in your…

Turkey cannot handle a fresh wave of migrants from Syria and “will not bear all alone the burden,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir celebrated the first day of Hanukkah in a place with a spectacular view — space. Meir posted a picture Sunday on…

A giraffe named Makope died at the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona, according to zoo officials. The 14-year-old giraffe died Thursday after developing sudden…

As the dog days of 2019 near an end, one doggie is feeling the worst of it. A classic tale of dog-cat rivalry took a turn toward the ridiculous in…

What a news year 2019 was. The team at CNN Digital looked back on the stories that resonated most in this frenetic news year. We always want to know…

Indiana conservation officials are asking the public for help finding the person who fatally shot a bald eagle Saturday. The eagle was found south of…

Another player on the New Orleans Saints set an NFL record this week. Receiver Michael Thomas set the the NFL’s single-season receptions record…

A Japanese court ruling in favor of a freelance journalist who publicly accused a high-profile broadcaster of raping her has been hailed as a victory…

The death toll from New Zealand’s White Island volcano eruption earlier this month has risen to 17 after another person died Sunday, police…

He’s a mean one, Mr. Beckham. Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. stepped on the field Sunday with custom-made green furry cleats…

What did you accomplish this year? Scientists discovered 71 new species in 2019, and these are some of their favorites. Here’s what you need to…

About 20 train cars were sent off the tracks Sunday morning in Cincinnati. A CSX train derailed around 5:15 a.m., sending seven to eight cars off the…

Christmas is almost here. Families are coming together, friends are reconnecting and those with significant others are cuddling up on the couch. But…

Human remains have been found at Joshua Tree National Park in California, the National Park Service announced Saturday. Park authorities were alerted…

A Chicago house party devolved into chaos when a dispute led to the shootings of 13 people — possibly at random, police said. The 13 victims…

In the words of Rick Sanchez, “BOOM! Big reveal.” It’s a pickle — or, rather, a pickle-inspired chip. For the third year in a…

Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, are investigating a break-in at a mosque on Saturday as a possible hate crime, according to public information…

A Georgia sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a wanted man on Saturday night after the man attacked him with a shovel, according to the Georgia…

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he regrets being away on vacation with his family as fires raged across South Australia, resulting in…

Heavy rains have prompted flood warnings on each of the country’s coast as millions are threatened with flood or wind damage. A second round of…

A teenager who has been missing for two and half years has been found alive in a closet of a child pornography suspect in west Germany, police said.…