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The volunteer security member who fatally shot a gunman in a Texas church on Sunday was a reserve deputy who at one point had his own shooting range, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday.

The US Army has banned the use of the hugely popular short video app TikTok by its soldiers, calling it a security threat.

An SUV plunged into a sinkhole that opened up as it approached an intersection in Easton, Pennsylvania, worrying neighbors in the residential area. CNN affiliate WFMZ reports.

Passport stamp seekers could soon have another to add to their wish list after citizens of the Bougainville autonomous region of Papua New Guinea recently voted overhelmingly in favor of independence.

A family in Texas found themselves doing damage control on Christmas Day after their 12-year-old son accidentally set their lawn on fire with a magnifying glass.

A top Huawei executive says the Chinese tech company had a strong 2019. But next year promises to be "difficult" as it battles a prolonged American campaign against its business.

Russian President Vladimir Putin again invited US President Donald Trump to visit Moscow in the coming year, according to a Kremlin readout of Putin's holiday greetings to foreign leaders posted Monday.

When news arrived early Sunday that President Donald Trump had spoken to his Russian counterpart, it didn't come from the White House.

The volunteer security team member who fatally shot a gunman in a Texas church Sunday said he began watching the shooter as soon as he entered the sanctuary.

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that former Trump national security official Charles Kupperman had filed challenging a House subpoena for him to testify in the impeachment inquiry after the chamber withdrew their subpoena.

The man accused of of using a machete to wound five people at a Hanukkah celebration now faces hate crime charges after authorities discovered anti-Semetic journal entries.

Joe Biden told voters in New Hampshire on Monday that he would consider choosing a Republican as a running mate, but added, "I can't think of one right now."

The Amazon rainforest has lost the equivalent of 8.4 million soccer fields over the past decade due to deforestation.

Donald Trump is facing sources of profound instability in the final year of his first presidential term, arguably more so than any of his predecessors going back at least 100 years. And most of these crises are largely of his own making.

Microsoft is suing a mysterious North Korean hacking group for allegedly stealing "highly sensitive information" from computers in the United States.

From Jennifer Lopez storming Milan Fashion Week in an updated version of her iconic Versace dress to the sale of a $120,000 banana, the year was full of unforgettable cultural moments. Here's CNN Style's list of the ones 2019 will be remembered for.

Military authorities in Florida arrested a Chinese national for allegedly entering a restricted area at a naval base in Key West to take photos, according to court documents filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" has achieved cult film status. Here are some of the funniest moments.

The Golden Globe-winning actress Sharon Stone has revealed she was bumped from the dating site Bumble because other users had reported her profile, not believing it to be genuine.

No matter which direction you travel from, there's a ramp-up of vivid blue, yellow and even orange hues on buildings and structures before you actually enter the town of Izamal, Mexico.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump by phone Sunday, discussing counter-terrorism efforts and "matters of mutual interest," according to a Kremlin readout of the call.

It's not long to go before David Beckham's Inter Miami makes its MLS debut and the club named former Uruguayan international Diego Alonso as its first head coach on Monday.

Neil Innes, a writer, musician and "Monty Python" collaborator, has died at the age of 75.

A British woman has been found guilty of lying to police after alleging she was gang-raped by 12 Israeli youths in Cyprus.

Smooth, balanced, precise, focused, efficient. All words that one might ascribe to a Yamaha MotoGP bike.

A leading human rights lawyer and activist said he was beaten up by Egyptian security forces, who doused him in paint and brandished weapons at bystanders who attempted to stop the attack.

Take a look at 28 amazing sports photos from December 22 through December 29.

Parisian bridges are weighted down with copycat "love locks," while visitors crowd cheek-to-jowl into Barcelona churches and Dubrovnik's historic center. In Italy, attempts to manage the impact of tourism range from segregating visitors to fines for flip-flops.

Zac Efron says he has "bounced back" after falling ill while filming a survival reality TV show in Papua New Guinea.

Civil rights icon and US Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office announced Sunday.

Anna Heusler was riding her bike down from the hills toward Adelaide, South Australia on Thursday with a group of cyclists when she saw a koala sitting in the middle of the road.

Greta Thunberg's father says he initially did not support his daughter's climate activism, calling it a "bad idea," but his view changed when he saw how happy it made her.

The man accused of barging into a rabbi's Monsey, New York, home and stabbing five people at a Hanukkah party has a "long history of mental illness and hospitalizations," according to a family statement issued by his attorney.

Three people were shot at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, on Sunday, Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman Mike Drivdahl said.

Japan Airlines is giving away 50,000 free round-trip domestic air tickets to international tourists next summer -- but there's a catch.

At least 79 people are dead and 149 more injured after a massive car bomb exploded at a busy intersection on the outskirts of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday, according to a government official.

A Chinese scientist who helped create the world's first gene-edited babies has been sentenced to three years in prison.

A New Zealand man who speared an endangered sea lion says he did it to protect his partner, adding: "It needed a stab. It will live."

The death toll from a powerful typhoon that lashed the Philippines over Christmas has risen to 47, with another nine people still missing, authorities said on Monday morning local time

Japan's benchmark stock index is closing out 2019 as one of the region's best performers.

The Iranian government has banned the families of protesters killed during anti-government unrest in November from organizing any kind of funeral service or memorial for their children or loved ones.

Deadly protests have broken out in cities across India after the government officially approved the Citizenship Amendment Bill, or CAB. The new law could give Indian citizenship to immigrants from three neighboring countries -- but not if they are Muslim.

President Donald Trump's personal lawyer held a back channel phone call with Venezuela's embattled President Nicolas Maduro in September 2018, according to The Washington Post, serving as the latest example of the scope of Rudy Giuliani's role in US foreign diplomacy.