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WASHINGTON — (CNN) More than 50 years ago, Henry Montgomery was sentenced to life without parole for a murder he committed as a 17-year-old. Now he is hoping the Supreme Court will step in and a...

NEW YORK — (CNN) All your favorite beers could soon be owned by the same company. The world’s biggest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, has agreed to buy its main rival SABMiller for 68 billio...

LAS VEGAS — (CNN/WMAL) The Republican presidential front-runner, whose colorful tweets have made almost as much news as the real estate mogul has made in person, is planning to make sure his voi...

(CNN) — Bernie Sanders will use the first Democratic Debate to re-introduce himself to black voters — a group he’s increasingly worked to reach, his campaign manager said Tuesday....

LAKELAND, FL — (CNN) She is lost, exasperated, and — by her own admission — driving very drunk.The young woman allegedly broadcast her illegal escapade over the weekend on Periscope,...

(CNN) — Steven Tyler is the latest rocker to take issue with Donald Trump.The Aerosmith frontman asked the billionaire to stop using the band’s classic rock hit “Dream On” at h...

(CNN) — With Hillary Clinton behind in New Hampshire and holding on to a narrowing margin over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Iowa, new CNN/ORC polls in Nevada and South Carolina suggest Clinton...

(CNN) — Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian has been convicted by a Revolutionary Court in Iran, according to state-run media.Rezaian was reportedly facing up to 20 years, but the senten...

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...