Nasa is due to send the first crewed mission around the Moon in more than 50 years. On Wednesday, the Artemis II crew finished final preparations for the launch from Florida, set to take place in the evening.

The crew on the 10-day mission won't land on the Moon, but plan to circle it, while travelling further from Earth than anyone has ever been before. Following on from the unmanned Artemis I mission in 2022, Nasa's Artemis program is preparing for deep-space missions - with an ultimate goal of reaching Mars in the 2030s.

Follow along with the BBC's live coverage of the launch here.

The yellow Labrador Retriever named Tessie was not injured in the fall or rescue, and is back in her yard after crews filled in the sinkhole.

BBC Verify breaks down the moments before the deadly collision with a fire truck at the New York airport.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been deployed to US airports to assist TSA during the partial government shutdown.

There were no injuries reported, the refinery operator Valero told the BBC's US news partner CBS.

Video shows the aftermath of the collision between a passenger plane and a firefighting vehicle on the runway of the New York airport.

As the province's secularism law, Bill 21, faces a challenge at the Supreme Court of Canada, some Muslim women say they’ve paid the highest price.

An Air Canada plane carrying 72 passengers and four crew initially landed safely from Montreal on Sunday evening before colliding with a firefighting vehicle.

The Hollywood action star, who got his big screen break alongside Bruce Lee in 1972's Way Of The Dragon, has died aged 86.

According to the US National Weather Service, the heatwave will continue in the West and expand eastward in the coming days.

Before Afroman won his legal battle over songs mocking police, he defended himself on the stand and called the raid on his house 'a mistake'.

The US civil rights leader has been accused of sexual abuse prompting Los Angeles and other communities to consider renaming places, schools, and streets named after Chavez.

The US Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was questioned over what Democrats perceive as a discrepancy between White House and intelligence community claims.

The former reality TV star guided his dogs through a roughly 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) race, completing it in nine days, seven hours, and 32 minutes.

The Kentucky senator spoke about the assault that occurred in 2017, when a neighbour attacked him in his yard.

The Chicago River continued its more than 60-year tradition, dyed green to celebrate the city's Irish heritage.

The fireball, which Nasa confirmed to have fallen near Cleveland, broke the sound barrier and caused a kaboom as it landed.

One Michigan resident filmed the snow almost completely blocking the door of their home, as more than 129,000 people are without power in the state.

Timelapse video shows rescuers cautiously manoeuvre a vessel in blizzard conditions to the edge of the ice near Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Autumn Durald Arkapaw calls on ''all the women in the room to stand up'' as she receives her Oscar for best cinematography for Sinners.

Michael B Jordan wins best actor for starring in Sinners.