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As Zion Williamson remains sidelined by a knee injury, the Duke basketball star's decision on whether to return to the court as an unpaid college athlete is still a hot topic among current and former NBA players.

Spain's government has given the family of Francisco Franco 15 days to decide where the former dictator should be reburied, as they race to exhume and relocate his remains before the country's snap election takes place in April.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has again rejected calls for the UK to remain in a customs union with the European Union after the country leaves the bloc -- but said she remains open to further talks with the opposition Labour Party as the clock ticks toward a potential no-deal Brexit.

The company had said in 2016 that it would produce the new X-Trail model at its Sunderland factory after getting reassurances from the government over Brexit -- an intervention hailed by Prime Minister Theresa May as a "vote of confidence" in British business after voters backed leaving the EU. Now it's reversed those plans and will instead continue to build the X-Trail in Japan, it confirmed on Sunday, dealing a major blow to the region's economy and underlining repeated concerns from the Brit

(CNN) For months, someone was trying to change Andy Taylor's sexuality. He just didn't know it. "I had no idea what was going on," Taylor recalled, thinking back to a series of unnerving one-on-one meetings with a church leader in Liverpool, England, in 2012. "Even after I quit, I didn't fully realize that what I went to was conversion therapy." But he was sure of one thing: "I just knew I didn't like it."

(CNN) Early humans were still swinging from trees two million years ago, scientists have said, after confirming a set of contentious fossils represents a "missing link" in humanity's family tree. The fossils of Australopithecus sediba have fueled scientific debate since they were found at the Malapa Fossil Site in South Africa 10 years ago. And now researchers have established that they are closely linked to the Homo genus, representing a bridging species between early humans and their predece

Poland and the United States are jointly organizing a global conference in Warsaw on February 13-14 that will focus on Iran's influence in the region, according to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said it received up to 30 calls in recent weeks reporting sightings of sparrows and pigeons with tinsel intentionally tied to their bodies. "Many try to pry the foreign objects off their bodies with their beaks and feet, becoming further entangled and preventing them from eating, drinking and flying. With others, the decorations are wrapped so tightly it completely cuts off their blood circulation," SPCA spokeswoman J

(CNN) A controversial Australian politician has proposed that the country's government pay members of the public to kill cane toads in a bid to help curb the invasive pest. Speaking on Australian TV Wednesday, Hanson suggested that Australians should receive 10 cents ($0.07) for every cane toad killed. She added that people on welfare, "or even kids on holiday," could help participate in the effort. "Take them to your local council, put them in the freezer, get rid of them and clean up our envi

CNN invited readers to share their stories of true love for Valentine's Day.

"We can confirm that a British-Iranian dual national who was detained in Tehran has returned to the UK," a UK Foreign Office representative told CNN on Wednesday.

The former Yankees slugger is a case study on public redemption.

More journalists were killed, abused and subjected to violence in 2018 than in any other year on record, with those in the profession facing an "unprecedented level of hostility," a new report has found. Murder, imprisonment, hostage-taking and enforced disappearances of journalists all increased compared to last year, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), who criticized politicians and public figures for encouraging disdain for the news media. A total of 80 journalists were killed, in

A bat which looks like *NSYNC's Lance Bass, a gibbon named for Luke Skywalker, and a toad which seems to have come "from Middle Earth," are among 157 new species discovered in the Greater Mekong Region last year, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund. Three mammal, 23 fish, 14 amphibian, 26 reptile and 91 plant species were found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, in some of the region's most impenetrable terrain, such as remote mountainous and dense jungle areas

In an era marked by divided opinions in the US, a crop of NFL players is quietly trying to bridge the cultural divide with messages of inclusion and charitable work.

Madrid has objected to part of the deal that covers future trade and security relations between the UK and the European Union. It insists arrangements relating to Gibraltar, a small British territory on the southern tip of Spain, should be discussed separately. Spain would not back the deal until the issue is clarified, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said after discussions with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and EU ambassadors. Spain has long claimed sovereignty over Gibraltar, whi

A year ago, the 21-year-old former Australian Rugby League player tried on a football helmet and pads for the very first time. By April, he was drafted as an offensive lineman by the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.

Viewers can't get enough of the grit and drama surrounding the brutal sport, and production companies led by Amazon and Netflix are taking notice.

(CNN) Children are most likely to become victims of stabbings as they walk home from school, a London study has found, as its authors warn of the "endemic" nature of knife crime among youths in the UK capital. The risk of stabbing for children younger than 16 jumps significantly in the immediate hours after schools close, with crimes usually occurring close to a victim's home, according to research by doctors at Queen Mary University, published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Open The findings unde

(CNN) Since the early primaries began for the 2018 midterm elections, it's been a year of firsts and to many, a year of the woman. In the midst of this election, the first significant national vote since the election of Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh's nomination and confirmation battle only amped up the existing pressure on questions of gender, power, women's health and women in elected office. CNN Opinion asked thinkers to weigh in on 2018 as a Year of the Woman. The views expressed here are s

Bollywood record label T-Series was on track to overtake Felix Kjellberg — or "PewDiePie" — in subscriber count by last Monday, according to analytics firm Tubular Labs, but a campaign to defend his spot has seen a remarkable surge in followers for the Swedish video star in the past week.

With World Mental Health Day landing a few days before the NBA season launched in October, a reminder was served that the league's policy concerning mental illness is evolving.

Reporting from an NFL locker room is one of the strangest things a journalist can experience. It also should come with a list of do's and dont's.

For most of the 1,000 or so participants of Gay Bowl -- who include several college football players and even some ex-pros -- the long weekend represents a celebration of football, the sport they love, which in many ways shaped their lives.

He may wear size-19 sneakers, but Kevin Love still has some big shoes to fill.

More than 1,000 people move to Florida every day. That means there are a lot of new Floridians who haven't experienced a hurricane evacuation yet.

The teenagers drop down on their stomachs, slap the floor with their hands and rise with a gracious twirl. They then proceed to flap their arms like a flock of birds to the beat of a K-pop song.

Remember back when Conor McGregor's acerbic tongue and quick wit were the life of the MMA party? Those were the days, weren't they? Back before all the cars and the yacht and the whiskey and the trouble with the law; back when McGregor was still a hungry young man who had no Euros in the bank but had a noggin full of world-changing, history-making dreams.

Washington (CNN) North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp announced Thursday she will vote against Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation and, in doing so, risked enraging voters in her deep-red state just a month before they decide whether to keep their only Democratic statewide officeholder. Heitkamp already trailed by double-digits in two recent public polls. And Republicans believe opposing Kavanaugh will help her GOP challenger, Rep. Kevin Cramer, rally conservatives who might have been will

Since the very first college game played between Princeton and Rutgers University nearly 150 years ago, tailgating has gone hand-in- hand with American football as a celebration of fandom unmatched by other sports.