Ted Turner, the Atlanta philanthropist and founder of CNN, has died at the age of 87, the network announced on Wednesday.

Decades after creating CNN, media mogul Ted Turner, who died Wednesday at age 87, had a significant revelation: Constantly covering war might be beneficial to him financially, but society as a whole m...

In addition to founding CNN, the first 24-hour cable news network, Turner launched multiple TV and entertainment brands -- including Cartoon Network, TNT and Turner Classic Movies.