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NEWSTEAD, NY — (CNN) This Monday, instead of celebrating Christopher Columbus, some cities and schools are honoring the people he encountered in the New World and their descendants. More jurisdi...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has repeatedly said his decision not to run for House speaker came down to math — he couldn’t get 218 votes after a bloc of co...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Friday that a New Hampshire audience member would “get over” cuts to Social Security payments as a result of his reform plan — and...

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) At least seven Palestinians were killed and 60 people were injured, 10 critically, in clashes Friday in Gaza, according to Gaza medical sources. Also Friday, one person...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) A Colombian-born woman who exclaimed her support for Donald Trump alongside the GOP presidential candidate at a campaign event said on CNN that she had never spoken with Trump...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Ben Carson on Friday sought to explain his controversial comments this week that the Holocaust could have been lessened if citizens had more guns. “Basically, what I sai...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) This Monday, instead of celebrating Christopher Columbus, some cities and schools are honoring the people he encountered in the New World and their descendants.More jurisdicti...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ — (CNN) A confrontation between students in a parking lot at Northern Arizona University turned deadly early Friday when, police say, a freshman pulled a gun and shot four male stu...

DAMASCUS — (CNN) A top Iranian military commander has been killed by ISIS in Syria, where he was advising the Syrian army in its fight against extremists, Iranian state media reported Friday.Bri...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Rep. Paul Ryan is telling House Republicans privately he is considering running for speaker, several members say.Ryan informed several members on the House floor of his delibe...