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David Sweat, who was caught Sunday after three weeks on the run, has told authorities that his original plan was to go to Mexico, a source close to the investigation tells CNN.

Escaped hospital patient makes his getaway with the body in the back.

President Barack Obama has delivered a passionate discourse on America's racial history in a eulogy for a pastor and South Carolina lawmaker shot dead in a historic African-American church.

Officials accuse N.Y. prison employee Gene Palmer of aiding in Richard Matt and David Sweat's escape by giving them tools. His attorney says he was conned.

Two victims buried today in Charleston.

The Supreme Court has made a decision in King v. Burwell, a case which will affect the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

A federal judge has formally sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for the 2013 terror attacks.

Tensions are rising across America over the Confederate flag, but did bringing down the flag at the University of Mississippi change anything?

Seattle man fined for speed trap warning sign; police says words on sign made it illegal.

The Confederate battle flag is under renewed scrutiny in the wake of the deadly shootings in Charleston, but it's not just about pieces of cloth. In some southern states, the image can also appear on official items like license plates. In Virginia, the governor is taking steps to change that, though.

New details emerge about how Richard Matt and David Sweat received tools to help break out of prison.

In the battle between Swift and Apple, CNNMoney's Brian Stelter looks at how the pop superstar got the tech giant to change how it pays musicians.

The Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley and other political leaders call for the Confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of the State House.

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A KFC customer recently caused a stir when he claimed that he found a rat in his chicken tenders, but now the company says its been tested and found to be chicken.

Thousands of people have attended a vigil in downtown Charleston to remember the nine people who were slain at a historic black church.

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A Colorado teen attacked by a shark in North Carolina says he's going to "fight and live a normal life."

Alexander Hamilton, who has been featured on the $10 bill since 1929, is making way for a woman.

97% of scientists say climate change is being caused by humans. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam explores the mounting evidence that climate change is real.

The prison worker who was arrested for her connections to an escape plot at Clinton Prison got a jailhouse visit by her husband.

Car hits several children standing on sidewalk, including a 7 year old