International crew blast off to join space station
Marine Colonel Nicole Mann tells the BBC she hopes her achievement will inspire future generations.
Rivals Biden and DeSantis project unity over Hurricane Ian
The two political foes have only complimentary words for one another as they focus on hurricane relief.
Fat Bear Week: Race is on for Alaska’s bulkiest grizzly
Alaskan bears stuffing themselves for the winter have gained a loving audience around the world.
Dog death, driving and emails: The strange history of the ‘October surprise’
Surprising news stories about candidates are not uncommon in US politics before November elections.
Kevin Spacey facing trial on New York sex abuse claim
The actor denies inappropriately touching a 14-year-old boy at a Manhattan apartment party in 1986.
Hans Niemann: Chess player accused of cheating ‘not backing down’
After winning his US Championship match, Hans Niemann said the game was “a message to everyone”.
Canada: Supreme Court to hear if US is ‘safe’ for migrants
The road made international headlines in August 2017 after more than 3,800 asylum seekers attempted to cross into Canada in the first two weeks of the month. At the time,…
Sandy Hook dad: Trolls said I dismembered my son
In hard-hitting testimony, parents whose children were killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre have described how they suffered from the conspiracy theories peddled by radio host Alex…
The Politics of Grievance
Italy, the world’s eighth-largest economy, elected a far-right government last week, with Giorgia Meloni as the likely next prime minister. It’s part of a trend: Her victory came shortly after…
The Humble Origins of the ‘Fattest Tournament on Earth’
The first time Mike Fitz saw a bear in the wild, in 2007, he did what he was trained to do: He made a lot of noise. “You can read…