The four astronauts who flew in Nasa's Artemis II mission around the Moon have been welcomed back to Planet Earth at an event in Houston, Texas. Commander Reid Wiseman said the mission was "the most special thing I ever went through in my life". The astronauts - Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen - were all reunited with their families on Saturday.
Their nine-day voyage took them further from Earth than any humans in history. The rapper was fatally shot four times in a drive-by crime in September 1996, and only one person has ever been charged in connection to his death. President Donald Trump also denied that family members were concerned about the welfare of their relatives on board the US aircraft carrier.
The BBC's New York correspondent Nada Tawfik explains what unfolded in court, what the plea means and what comes next in the case. Attorneys for Mangione, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, are meeting federal prosecutors on Friday. BBC Verify has examined footage shared by a Virginia woman in which an ICE agent points his gun at her.
The high school student was not bitten, but wore the helmet for nearly an hour before the poisonous cottonmouth snake was removed. Leavitt became the youngest press secretary in the country's history when she took the job in January 2025 at age 27. The BBC’s Sarah Smith looks at what the new equipment could mean for the agency as tensions over immigration enforcement continue to escalate.
Donald Trump secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, deceiving even the press pool who flew on board without him. Residents are being urged to prepare for additional severe storms in the coming days, as officials also report at least one fatality. The aerial footage shows homes destroyed down to their foundations, with burned cars still parked in some driveways.
The driver aboard the tractor trailer was not injured, but he was ticketed for having a vehicle that exceeded the maximum height. The trial of the 63-year-old former gang boss kicked off on Monday, and he has entered a not guilty plea. Officials in British Columbia are still trying to determine how many homes were lost to the fire, which remains out of control as of Monday.
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