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American Caeleb Dressel sets an Olympic record on his way to winning the men’s 100m freestyle gold as he aims to become one of the most successful swimmers at a Games.

Lauren Salzman, a former high-ranking member of Nxivm who pleaded guilty to racketeering and racketeering conspiracy charges and testified against founder Keith Raniere at his 2019 trial, will avoid prison time after being sentenced by a federal judge to five years of probation and 300 hours of community service, a spokesman for the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York confirmed to CNN.

Ministers hope the rule change in England, Scotland and Wales will help reunite family and friends.

Rep. Andrew Clyde, the Georgia Republican who compared scenes from January 6 to a “tourist visit,” has found a way to evade the House’s mask fines, according to one of his GOP colleagues.

US public broadcaster PBS confirmed the final episode will air in winter 2022.

Brandon Hole, the 19-year-old shooter who killed eight people in a FedEx facility earlier this year, was not motivated by racial bias or ideology, according to officials.

Dusty Hill played bass for the iconic US blues rock band for more than five decades.

President Joe Biden met with Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Wednesday morning, as part of her larger campaign to ratchet up international pressure on the Lukashenko regime.

The Colorado officer was filmed striking a man with his gun, saying “if you move, I will shoot you”.

A major bridge connecting Memphis, Tennessee, to Arkansas will open to traffic in one direction on Monday, more than two months after a crack forced its closure, Tennessee transportation officials said Wednesday.

As the economy continues to reopen, labor market turbulence is on the rise. Workers are leaving their jobs in favor of new careers or locations, and some aren’t going back to work at all, leaving critical jobs unfilled.

Victims’ families from Sandy Hook elementary school sued Remington for the sale of the rifle.

Pat Shozo has been trying to buy a used car for his son who’s going to attend college in the fall. But after looking for more than three months, Shozo, who lives near Los Angeles, said he’s ready to give up.

Restaurant menus got a makeover thanks to Covid: Now, placing your order means simply whipping out your phone and scanning a Quick Response code.

And Boohoo has ended its clothing deal with the rapper as the latest critic of his onstage comments.

American gymnast and four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles withdraws from the individual all-around final Tokyo Olympics.

Rep. Liz Cheney, one of just two Republicans on the select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, excoriated her party’s leadership on Tuesday for its continued defense of former President Donald Trump’s role in the attack on the US Capitol.

The Gilgamesh Dream Tablet was imported illegally into the US before being bought by Hobby Lobby.

The US actor was reportedly rushed to hospital in Albuquerque after being taken ill in New Mexico.

Jordison was a member of the mask-wearing heavy metal band and also performed with the likes of Metallica.

Officers on duty when Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol give tearful testimony at an inquiry.

Police officers gave emotional testimony about their struggles during the riot to US lawmakers.

Police are investigating abuse claims at a former school that sought to assimilate indigenous children.

The album was handed over as part of a $7.4m deal with a notorious former drug firm executive.

Robert Aaron Long, charged with killing eight people in March, says he murdered four of the victims.

Officer Gonell gave an emotional statement during the first day of the US Capitol riot inquiry.

Reza Baluchi was trying to “run” 1,000 miles north, but ended up 30 miles south of his start point.

The star’s new lawyer says her father’s control of her career is “insane and depressing”.

The family of Estelle Hedaya say they have confirmation she is the 98th victim of the Surfside disaster.

Donald Trump has set a pretty high bar for himself when it comes to wild rants. And yet, over the weekend in a speech to Turning Point USA in Arizona, he managed to outdo himself.

A 63-year-old won the Key West, Florida contest for his likeness to the award-winning author.

The withdrawal of remaining US combat troops could help Iran achieve its ambitions.

Fire crews are battling extreme temperatures to control wildfires in California and Nevada.

From breastfeeding to representation, women are still frustrated at most ‘gender balanced’ Games.

As burning ash pelts their vehicle, video shows firefighters in California drive through the flames.

What’s the row about virus research in China between a prominent Republican and Dr Anthony Fauci?

A stadium was sent into panic and a six-year-old was killed in two of the weekend’s worst shootings.

The mother pulled her son from a car after he was taken from her in broad daylight in the New York City.

When Covid closed New York theatres, dancer Robbie Fairchild started a business that put down roots.

How a novel use of DNA and ancestry websites is helping police uncover clues in cold case murders.

As searches for unmarked graves continue, survivors reflect on a dark legacy of residential schools.

Backlash for “cultural appropriation” on the video-making app may mean no viral dances for a while.

The vortex of smoke and flame is one of the latest signs of extreme weather threatening the US West.

A truck filled with 2,000kg of fireworks goes up in flames, injuring at least 17 people in Los Angeles.

Donald Trump says migrants are crossing the border like the US “has never seen”. We’ve checked the numbers.

Both the mother and grandmother of Pablo Rodríguez were in the building when it fell. Now, he wants answers.

Decades after she was told girls couldn’t do the job, she got a chance to live her childhood dream.

The US vice-president appeals for an end to “finger-pointing” amid a bipartisan backlash.

As search and rescue efforts continue, friends and family desperately await signs from the missing.

Katty Kay leaves the BBC after nearly three decades of service, including five years on Beyond 100 Days.

Legendary anchor Katty Kay signs off from the BBC for the final time.

This video was sent by one of the first eyewitnesses on the scene of the Miami building collapse.

The president says rebels would need more than guns to take on the nuclear-armed US government.

About 40 cows made a run for it and wandered through the town of Pico Rivera.

More than 2,000 migrant children are being detained in an overcrowded camp in Texas ridden with disease.

An investigation by the BBC has uncovered alarming conditions at a child migrant camp in Texas.

The House speaker tells the BBC that American democracy is in peril if voting rights reform fails.

Learn what’s at stake as voters head to the polls to choose a new leader for New York City.

Remote workers are freer than ever to relocate, especially when smaller cities dangle incentives.

A framed photograph of an Edinburgh mural of Frederick Douglass was among gifts exchanged by the leaders.

The Kim’s Convenience stars say storylines were “overtly racist” and their pay is “horsepoop”.

Obum and his wife Faith moved to Tulsa in 2019, inspired by the legacy of ‘Black Wall Street’.

The BBC’s Michelle Fleury looks at the problem of hate crime directed at Asian Americans in the US.

Viola Fletcher, a survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, calls for justice 100 years on.

Decades after white mobs razed an affluent black neighbourhood the search for bodies goes on.

The anniversary of the murder of George Floyd was marked by moments of remembrance and calls for police reform.

Black people in the US are subject to double the level of heat stress in cities than whites.

The BBC’s Sandrine Lungumbu talks to three young black people in the UK, US and DR Congo about the trial.

A year on from the death of George Floyd, BBC presenter Eddie Nestor examines his role as a father.

The BBC has uncovered allegations of cold temperatures, sickness, lice and abuse, through a series of interviews with children and staff at US detention camps for children.

A year after George Floyd’s death, it’s not just civilians who’ll be reflecting on what happened.

New laws in France have increased police powers at a time when their use of force is under scrutiny.

Amid calls to improve training in the US, we examine how it compares with other developed countries.

Democrat Joe Biden has promised to undo many of Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

Adrian Meza and his family from Nicaragua have just been released from detention by US border officials.

The increase from 380 to nearly 3,500 has overwhelmed local facilities in Mexico, the UN warns.

A 10-year-old from Nicaragua woke up to find he had been abandoned by his group.

It takes up to 20 days, and can be deadly – but everyday hundreds try to cross the border between Panama and Colombia.

Tougher policies and deaths on the road are unlikely to stop Guatemalans from trying to reach the US.

A surge in migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border tests the administration’s immigration promises.

Thousands of migrants from Central America are making an arduous journey to the US border.

Canada’s “Sixties Scoop” saw thousands of indigenous children forcibly removed from their families.

The campaign is based on efforts around a similar case involving a British journalist fifty years ago.

After being labelled “patient zero”, a small-town physician in Canada was shunned.