Mississippi has the country's highest COVID-19 case rate, followed by Florida, Kentucky and Louisiana, according to federal data. With more than 101,000 Americans now hospitalized with COVID-19, the U.S. is steadily approaching its hospitalization peak…
Pilots arrested before boarding US flight
Image copyright Spindrift Image caption The pilots were arrested before boarding a scheduled flight to New York Two United Airlines pilots have been arrested at Glasgow Airport for allegedly failing a breath test before boarding…
Weak pound boosting UK tourism industry
Image copyright Getty Images The number of tourists visiting the UK from China has risen by almost a fifth this summer, the latest figures show. Travel data firm ForwardKeys said that summer flight bookings from…
Powerful quake off coast of Indonesia
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJakarta residents wait anxiously in the streets after the quakeA powerful quake off the Indonesian island of Java has rattled the capital Jakarta but there appear to…
The people risking their lives to save whales
Image copyright Getty Images Once hunted to near extinction, North Atlantic right whales are now facing new human threats that could end the species. Here are the people risking their lives to save them. For…
Tariffs backfiring on US, says ex-Trump adviser
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGary Cohn, Trump's former US chief economic advisor, weighs in on US-China trade warUS President Donald Trump's trade war with China is backfiring and impacting the US…
Congress confirms Kelly Craft as US envoy to…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ms Knight Craft will replace Nikki Haley who resigned last October The US senate has confirmed President Trump's nominee Kelly Knight Craft as the next ambassador to the United Nations.…