| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Carson contradicted on denial | | In Wednesday's CNBC Republican presidential debate, Ben Carson was asked about his involvement with Mannatech, a dietary supplement maker.
    |
| The week in photos | | Take a look at 37 photos of the week from October 23 through October 29.
    |
| The private lives of 'Star Wars' stormtroopers | | In the "Star Wars" movies, we've seen stormtroopers guard Imperial strongholds, escort prisoners, follow Darth Vader around and fire their blaster rifles in battle -- usually with lousy aim.
    |
| U.S.: Strike killed rapper in ISIS | | A prominent German ISIS propagandist was killed by a U.S. strike while he was traveling in a vehicle in Syria earlier this month, a U.S. official told CNN.
    |
| U.S. teen gets plague; flea blamed | | A teenage girl in Crook County, Oregon is in the ICU recovering from a case of bubonic plague, according to the Oregon Health Authority and the Crook County Public Health Department.
    |
|
