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The US Department of Health and Human Services posted a draft policy that would ease restrictions about how certain peptides may be created in the US, essentially opening up access to them. Here's what to know about peptides and what the change could mean:

Patrick Stewart, the legendary British actor best known for his role as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the long-running "Star Trek" TV series, has died. He was 86.

Justice Department accelerates criminal probe into whether Alaska Democrats sought to confuse voters.

Many people would prefer to stop changing clocks altogether; there is even legislation to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. But doing so could have serious consequences for children's safety, a new study suggests.

US economic growth accelerated last quarter at its fastest pace in over a year – but rising gas prices helped to lift inflation in September to a four-month high, new data shows.

DoorDash is buying rival Instacart in a deal worth roughly $17 billion.

The daylight is getting shorter, the wind is getting colder, and the date fast approaches when people are supposed to beware of "ghouls" — no, not October 31, but November 3, Election Day. What does it mean to call someone a "ghoul"? And how did the mythical creature become a go-to insult in politics?

An 8-year-old girl was attacked by at least one wolf inside a German zoo’s enclosure and suffered serious injuries, officials said.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will step down in February, months before her term was due to end

The Iran war has created a mix of opportunity, economic desperation and financial incentive for Somali piracy to surge.

President Donald Trump made an extraordinary announcement this week: Venezuela had gifted the United States 1 million barrels of oil – and it didn't cost American taxpayers a dime.

Alaska governor orders investigation into Peltola campaign after bombshell report. Follow live updates.

A fire at a South Carolina laboratory on a site that produces materials for US nuclear weapons triggered an emergency response, but the fire was extinguished and no contamination was reported outside of the facility, site officials said.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed out the Pentagon's top planning officer as President Donald Trump weighs new strikes against Iran, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN.

A Minnesota county attorney is charging right-wing influencers James O'Keefe and Cameron Higby with felony counts of unlawful voting and identity theft, alleging that the two claimed other voters' identities while visiting polling places with concealed cameras during the state's August primary. The two did not immediately respond to email requests for comment on the charges.

A storm will track through the central United States on Election Day and could influence voter turnout for key races in the region.

Before there was toothpaste, there was coconut oil. Without a toothbrush in hand, many of our ancestors pulled oil between their teeth. The ancient tradition has had a revival:

The Milwaukee Brewers have won the World Series, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in five games to achieve the first title in the franchise's history.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have amended their lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s White House press ban, citing “continued retaliatory and viewpoint-discriminatory deprivation” by the Trump administration.

The Trump administration acted to ease access to unproven peptide drugs favored by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. FDA scientific staffers had little input on the decision and opposed the changes, according to six people familiar with its development.