A 19-year-old Texas man went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. An ongoing search has yet to find him
A 19-year-old passenger on a cruise ship went overboard in the Caribbean on Tuesday and a search for him is ongoing, according to cruise line Royal Caribbean and the passenger's family.
2023-09-02 14:50
Native American children have been sent to more Indigenous boarding schools than previously reported, group says
Native American children have attended at least 523 Indigenous boarding schools since the 19th century, including hundreds that were run by the federal government to assimilate children into White society, a non-profit group says.
2023-08-31 06:48
Nuclear weapons testing cause of radioactivity in wild boars, study says
Scientists previously believed Chernobyl was the main cause of radioactivity in Europe's wild boars.
2023-08-31 05:50
Virgin Galactic: Student Ana Mayers on going to space with her mum
Two weeks after she was in space with her mum, Ana Mayers is going back to university in Scotland.
2023-08-25 18:49
37 migrants rescued from stranded Cape Verde boat return home
Senegalese authorities on Monday brought home 37 migrants who were rescued off the coast of Cape Verde last week after their boat was stranded without fuel in the Atlantic Ocean for weeks.
2023-08-22 18:59
Hawaii wildfires: Maui emergency chief quits after sirens criticism
Hawaii residents tell the BBC a stronger emergency response could have saved lives in the blaze.
2023-08-18 11:30
Channel migrants: France arrests four people over fatal sinking
The suspects have been charged with involuntary manslaughter after six people died last weekend.
2023-08-18 04:57
Mother of six-year-old who shot Virginia school teacher pleads guilty
Deja Taylor has reportedly admitted that her gun was stored in a way that the boy could access it.
2023-08-16 01:28
16 people were injured when a boat exploded at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks
Sixteen people were injured in a boat explosion at a marina in the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, authorities said.
2023-08-14 03:23
Ministers face renewed pressure over boat crossings
Labour says the "small boats nightmare" must end after six people died trying to cross the Channel.
2023-08-13 12:51
Migrant boats in the Mediterranean: Why are so many people dying?
The BBC explores the many reasons why the central Mediterranean is among the deadliest migration routes.
2023-08-13 09:45
Fifth person charged in Montgomery boat dock brawl is in police custody
A fifth person involved in the brawl along the Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront last weekend has turned himself in, police said Friday.
2023-08-12 20:52