The final trailer for 'The Rise of Skywalker' shows the scenes that will wrap up the story of the Skywalker family.

President Donald Trump appeared on Fox News to defend his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying it was a "perfectly fine call," and going further to say Zelensky defended the call. CNN's Anderson Cooper looks at the reasoning behind Zelensky's defense.

The Los Angeles Fire Department ordered mandatory evacuations Monday as a fire ripped across a hillside in the affluent Pacific Palisades area, threatening multimillion-dollar homes.

66-year-old man killed when tree falls on home during storms.

A Maryland man uses an old ambulance to help the homeless.

CNN's Anderson Cooper breaks down the Constitution's emoluments clause, which President Donald Trump refers to as "phony."

Former Republican Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI) said that Republicans are feeling trapped in their party by President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump's urging of Ukraine's President to investigate rivals coincided Russian President Vladimir Putin ad Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pushing a disparaging view of the country to Trump, according to the Washington Post.

A San Francisco billboard paid for by mayoral candidate Ellen Lee Zhou is being called racist and causing controversy in the area. The billboard depicts a woman, who Zhou has identified as San Francisco Mayor London Breed. Breed's team called the billboard a "blatantly racist and sexist ad."

A California firefighter didn't let a fall off a roof stop him from doing his job.

CNN analyst Carrie Cordero explains why the emoluments clause is part of the Constitution after President Donald Trump called it "phony."

A team of deep-sea explorers and historians have discovered a Japanese aircraft carrier that sank during the historic Battle of Midway in World War II.

An environmental group has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate possible insider trading involving a mining company that is pursuing a massive gold and copper mine in Alaska near the world's most valuable salmon fishery. CNN's Drew Griffin reports.

Evening news briefing from CNN for Monday, October 21.

2020 presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke responds to criticism over his comments comparing President Donald Trump to Nazi Germany.

CNN's MJ Lee reports.

The Wall Street Journal has uncovered photos on a private Instagram page that shows indicted Rudy Giuliani associate, Lev Parnas, with President Donald Trump and members of his family.

The likelihood of getting into any car accident is higher in urban areas, but the likelihood of being involved in a fatal accident is higher in rural areas.

SE Cupp says President Donald Trump's Syria policy is one of the only issues that has prompted swift criticism from the Republican party, and argues it may be the one issue that could put his presidency in danger.

Ambassador Bill Taylor, who is scheduled to serve as the next key witness in the House impeachment inquiry, came out of retirement to lead the US embassy in Kiev -- a post he needed some convincing to take.

The storm system that brought tornadoes through metro Dallas will shift towards the deep South where cities including Houston, Memphis, and New Orleans are at risk for severe weather. Pedram Javaheri has the details.

A man wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat blasted anti-Trump protesters on Santa Monica Pier with bear repellent.

CNN Political Commentator Ana Navarro weighs in on Hillary Clinton's criticism of 2020 candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.

Former Trump adviser J.W. Verret says President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria was done in the "worst way possible."

Florida Carry Inc., a gun owner’s rights organization, has been asking for an investigation of Florida sheriffs, including the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, for allegedly sharing gun owners’ private information unlawfully.

Since converting four out of its six coal generating units to biomass, the UK's Drax power station has gone from the biggest polluter in Western Europe, to Europe's largest decarbonization project.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center and AccuWeather both have released their weather forecasts for the meteorological winter months of December, January and February.

The recently released official forecast for the upcoming winter predicts we will have snow and cold temperatures.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) has admitted to using a secret Twitter account under the name "Pierre Delecto" to monitor political discussions on social media and defend himself against online trolls.

Republican presidential hopeful Joe Walsh tells CNN's Brianna Keilar that Republicans in Congress don't fear President Donald Trump and privately want him off the ballot in 2020.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) says activities including oil and gas development on federal lands managed by the agency contributed $105 billion in economic output in fiscal 2018. 

Zoe, a French bulldog, was adopted after defensive lineman Solomon Thomas lost his sister.

President Trump discusses the relationship between the US and the Kurds during a Cabinet meeting.

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said the Russians are currently "grooming" a Democrat running in the presidential primary to run as a third-party candidate and champion their interests. The comment appears to be directed at Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.

Kurdish civilians show their frustration toward US by chucking vegetables at military convoy, as troops exit Syria and head to Iraq.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Haley Oliver has spent years working toward developing the first food technology program in Afghanistan.

Unlike anything you might encounter in the wild, these scaly little anteaters have begun to win over hearts and minds.

Washington Nationals fans have turned the children's song "Baby Shark" into a battle cry. The team faces off against the Houston Astros in their first World Series since moving to DC.

Video of damage left behind Monday by storms that moved through Memphis, TN

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol released 44 pages of documents Friday, nearly a year and a half after the Tulsa World first requested records related to the April 7, 2018, incident. The agency provided the newspaper with the chase's video three weeks ago, which doesn't show the crash because the rollover caused an equipment malfunction, according to the agency.

State trooper involved in rollover crash during pursuit

What happened when a trooper chased his stolen cruiser in a stolen car? OHP will only say it was 'not a pursuit'

Pursuit policy OHP fought to keep confidential shows troopers' actions in pursuits should be used only in 'extenuating circumstances'

State troopers pursued a stolen truck into oncoming highway traffic. Young widowed mother questions why.

Seven Oklahoma Highway Patrol chases resulted in eight deaths. All were within policy that OHP keeps secret.

"We're going nowhere and people are dying unnecessarily."

Tornado damages windows, doors at Embassy Suites in Rogers, AR.

Oprah Winfrey cracked a joke about a fan's phone when he asked for a selfie during her visit to Morehouse College in Atlanta, but she later surprised him with a new phone.

Morning news briefing from CNN for Monday, October 21.

A West Point cadet is missing along with an M4 rifle, the military academy said after military, federal, state and local agencies conducted extensive searches to locate the man. CNN's Dave Briggs reports.

A girls high school varsity soccer team in Vermont was penalized after removing their jerseys to reveal t-shirts reading "#Equalpay."

For the first time in decades, Indiana farmers are harvesting hemp, a strain of cannabis that's used not to get high but for fiber, rope, clothing, grain, paper and the increasingly popular CBD oil.

After two cranes at the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans were toppled, crews can begin searching for two bodies that remain in the debris, city officials say. CNN affiliate WVUE reports.