Word ban at CDC includes 'vulnerable,' 'fetus,' 'transgender'

(CNN)Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the very agency tasked with saving and protecting the lives of the most vulnerable, are now under order by the Trump administration to stop using words including "vulnerable" in 2018 budget documents, according to The Washington Post.

Trump judicial nominee struggles to answer basic legal questions at hearing

Washington (CNN)A Trump judicial nominee struggled to answer basic legal questions posed to him by a Republican senator on Wednesday, including his lack of experience on trial work, the amount of depositions he'd worked on and more.

The blame game begins inside the White House after Alabama stunner

Washington (CNN)As a cold morning broke at the White House on Wednesday, questions mounted about who was to blame for the remarkable loss of Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore.

Reuters journalists working on Rohingya stories arrested in Myanmar

(CNN)Two journalists working on stories about Rohingya in Myanmar for the news agency Reuters have been arrested and detained in the Southeast Asian country's largest city, Yangon.

Who is to blame for Chinese rooftopper's dramatic death?

(CNN)A video circulating on Chinese social media shows a young man preforming chin ups while hanging from the side of a 62-story building in the city of Changsha -- no safety harness, no ropes, nothing

Architecture World skyscraper construction hits all-time high

More skyscrapers were built in 2017 than during any other year in history, according to data released today by the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).

Salma Hayek recalls Harvey Weinstein 'fury' on 'Frida' set in op-ed

(CNN)Salma Hayek is breaking her silence about Harvey Weinstein in a New York Times op-ed in which the star details sexual harassment and abusive behavior on the set of "Frida."Hayek's story comes two months after a group of women, including actress Ashley Judd, first came forward with allegations against the disgraced movie mogul.

White House qualifies false Trump claim he doesn't know his accusers

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that he didn't know or had never met the women accusing him of sexual harassment and assault, despite evidence to the contrary.

Tillerson says US won't set preconditions for North Korea talks

Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US is ready to talk with North Korea without preconditions."We've said from the diplomatic side, we're ready to talk anytime North Korea would like to talk," Tillerson said at the Atlantic Council in Washington on Tuesday

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' falls short of sky-high hopes

(CNN)If expectations for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" were inordinately (and perhaps unfairly) high, thank "The Force Awakens," which had a huge donut hole in the shape of Luke Skywalker at its center. Yet even with Luke integrated into the story