
Tropical Storm Ophelia lashes parts of the East Coast ahead of expected landfall in North Carolina this morning
Tropical Storm Ophelia is lashing parts of the East Coast with powerful winds and heavy rain ahead of its expected landfall early Saturday along North Carolina's coast, where the threat of storm surge and dangerous flash flooding looms.
2023-09-23 12:26

The videos helping people get lighter sentences
In the US, people accused of crimes are turning to film producers to help show their lives in a different light.
2023-09-23 12:19

Morocco earthquake: Sisters' nightmares and a plea for lipstick
Two sisters tell the BBC how the earthquake in Morocco has left them traumatised and anxious.
2023-09-23 10:27

What's in the Senator Robert Menendez indictment? Gold bars and stacks of cash
More than half a million dollars in currency, gold bars and a luxury car allegedly tie the senator to a bribery scheme.
2023-09-23 10:26

Panic in Nagorno-Karabakh but Azerbaijan rejects fears of ethnic cleansing
Thousands of ethnic Armenians fear for their safety despite Azerbaijan's promises.
2023-09-23 10:20

2 men were arrested in the drive-by killing of 11-year-old boy, a case that helped prompt New Mexico's controversial gun ban
Two men have been charged in the drive-by shooting of an 11-year-old boy in New Mexico -- one of several recent killings cited by the state's governor before she enacted a controversial order suspending open and concealed gun carry laws in parts of the state.
2023-09-23 09:51

Ukraine war: US to give Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles - media reports
Kyiv has been long pushing for ATACMS missiles capable of hitting Russian targets far behind the front line.
2023-09-23 08:58

‘The state says our kids don’t exist’ - how LGBT life is changing in Italy
Italy is removing children from registers and stopping surrogacy abroad in new rules affecting same-sex couples.
2023-09-23 08:29

Nursery fentanyl death provokes horror and fear in Bronx
Residents of New York City's Bronx said the child's death is a symptom of a much larger problem.
2023-09-23 08:19

The Philippines accuses China's shadowy maritime militia of destroying coral reefs in South China Sea
Vibrant reefs filled with colorful fish and seaweed just two years ago have been turned into a wasteland of crushed corals in the South China Sea and the Philippines says it has identified a culprit -- China's shadowy maritime militia.
2023-09-23 08:17

Coast Guard Academy banned a retired captain from its grounds after CNN reported he sexted a student. Now more allegations are surfacing.
The US Coast Guard Academy on Friday announced it had banned a retired captain from its grounds following a CNN report this week that revealed the captain, who is now president of a small college, exchanged hundreds of sexually suggestive messages with a student more than a decade ago.
2023-09-23 08:16

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan talks ethics and her relationship with the chief justice
Justice Elena Kagan said Friday that she thought it would be a "good thing" for the Supreme Court to adapt some version of a code of ethics that governs lower court judges and that she hoped the justices would make progress on the issue soon.
2023-09-23 07:59