A cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew on board has run aground in northwestern Greenland - and rescuers will not arrive until Friday at the earliest, authorities said. The Ocean Explorer…
Climate activists have interrupted the women's semi-final at the US Open. The protesters were wearing shirts that said End Fossil Fuels - and began causing disruption from the stands at the start…
Two men who allege Michael Jackson sexually abused them when they were boys should not have had their cases dismissed, judges at a US court have said. Wade Robson and James Safechuck,…
One person has died and another is missing as a tropical storm brings "life-threatening" floods and record rainfall to Mexico and California. Storm Hilary was previously classed as a Category 4 hurricane…
Hawaii's governor has warned that dozens more could be dead on the island of Maui following devastating wildfires - which have already claimed the lives of 99 people. "We are prepared for…
Former NFL running back Alex Collins has died aged 28. The star, who played for the Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens, was driving a motorbike when it crashed into an SUV car…
A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off from the Vostochny spaceport in the far eastern Amur region. It's expected to reach its destination on 23 August, the same day as…
The mayor of Tampa has found cocaine with an estimated street value of about $1.1m floating in the Atlantic while on a fishing trip with her family. Jane Castor, who was the…
Five Americans imprisoned in Iran have been released and placed under house arrest as part of the first step of a planned prisoner exchange between Tehran and Washington, officials have said. The…
Simone Biles made a return to sporting dominance on Saturday night, topping the podium on her gymnastics comeback. She competed in Chicago's US classic, two years after taking a break following the…
