Two US women say they were ordered off a Spirit Airlines flight for wearing crop tops. Californian Tara Kehidi and her friend filmed a confrontation with a flight attendant, who they say asked them to get off the flight. Spirit Airlines told the BBC it was investigating the incident, adding that its contract of carriage […]
Watch: Vast size of Hurricane Milton seen from above
Astronauts and researchers have captured a birds-eye view of Hurricane Milton as it barrels towards Florida. Nasa astronaut Matthew Dominick took a timelapse video from onboard the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft showing the storm’s vast size. Meanwhile, researchers from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have been flying through the storm to help forecasters make accurate […]
Cissy Houston, legendary singer and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91
Cissy Houston, renowned gospel singer and the mother of Whitney Houston, died on Monday morning at the age of 91, her family said in a statement. Houston, a two-time Grammy Award winning singer, died in her New Jersey home while in hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston said. “Our hearts are filled […]
Florida warned of 'potentially catastrophic' Hurricane Milton impact
Reuters President Joe Biden has warned people in Florida to evacuate as a “matter of life and death” ahead of category four Hurricane Milton’s landfall in the state. Milton has weakened slightly from a category five, but is still packing ferocious winds of up to 145mph (233km/h) after brushing past the northern edge of Mexico’s […]
Spacecraft launches to investigate asteroid threats to Earth
The European Space Agency on Monday launched a spacecraft aboard a SpaceX rocket to investigate a harmless asteroid that Nasa hit in 2022 as part of a “planetary defence test”. The spacecraft, dubbed “Hera”, will travel for two years before it reaches the asteroid in question. Researchers say the asteroid was the shape of a […]
My son's not a monster, says Diddy's mother
Getty Images Sean Combs and his mother Janice attended the 2023 MTV Awards Sean “Diddy” Combs’ mother has said she is “devastated and profoundly saddened” by the allegations levelled against her son, but that they are “lies”. The musician, known for hits like 1997’s I’ll Be Missing You, was arrested on charges of sex trafficking […]
Russia sentences 72-year-old American to jail on mercenary charges
A Russian court has sentenced a 72-year-old American citizen to almost seven years in jail for allegedly fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. Prosecutors said Stephen James Hubbard was serving in a defence unit based in the eastern city of Izyum when he was captured by Russian forces in April 2022, shortly after Moscow launched […]
Madonna pays heartfelt tribute to brother Christopher
Getty Images Christopher Ciccone accompanied Madonna to the Vanity Fair Oscars party in 1998 Madonna has paid tribute to her brother Christopher Ciccone, who has died at the age of 63, describing him as “the closest thing to me for so long”. Her brother, who was a tour director for the pop star and danced […]
Ghost guns and transgender care: Major cases before US Supreme Court
Getty Images A new nine-month term begins for the US Supreme Court on Monday with major cases that will shape many aspects of American life. The court’s nine justices are back after last year’s blockbuster term, which saw rulings that protected a widely used abortion pill or granting former President Donald Trump partial immunity from […]
Antisemitic incidents in US surge to record high – report
Reports of antisemitic incidents in the US have reached a record high since last year’s Hamas attack in Israel, according to a preliminary report from the Anti-Defamation League Center for Extremism (ADL). The group found more than 10,000 incidents from 7 October 2023 to 24 September of this year, more than a 200% increase compared […]