Watch: Trump is transforming Washington - by adding his face everywhere

US President Donald Trump is transforming Washington DC by renaming institutions with his name, doing major renovations at historic sites and putting his face around the city.

BBC’s North America editor Sarah Smith visits the sites he’s changing, including the Trump Kennedy Center, the Donald J Trump United States Institute of Peace and the White House, where a ballroom is being built.

Fans rally behind US men’s national soccer team as World Cup roster revealed

BBC’s Carl Nasman was at the event, where he asked enthusiasts about World Cup ticket prices and what the sport means to the US.

Watch: Nasa shows renderings for planned permanent moon base

The plans include permanent human habitation on the Earth’s only natural satellite by 2032.

Moment SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched its Starship V3 rocket, which landed in a planned fiery explosion on Friday.

Watch: Miley Cyrus receives her star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Actress Anya Taylor-Joy and designer Donatella Versace delivered tributes to the singer during the ceremony.

Fans react to Stephen Colbert’s final show

The late-night host will appear behind his CBS desk for the final time after the network announced last summer that the show would end after 11 seasons.

Trump: White House ballroom to be ‘drone-proof’ with military complex

The president, who claims the building is a ‘gift’ to the US, says it will include a hospital and research facilities.

Watch: Crews battle blaze as thousands evacuated near Los Angeles

The Sandy Fire ignited in the city of Simi Valley and spread across 1,364 acres (550 hectares) with minimal containment as of Tuesday, officials said.

Watch: Can a Republican win an election while at war with Trump?

Thomas Massie, the Republican congressman from Kentucky who led the release of the Epstein files, is running against a Trump-backed primary challenger.

San Diego mosque attack: Police explains how it unfolded

Two teenage attackers fatally shot three men at a mosque in San Diego, California, in a suspected hate crime, before taking their own lives, say police.

Why Elon Musk lost in the OpenAI court battle against Sam Altman

BBC’s Lily Jamali was at court during the trial, as Musk accused Altman of breaching a non-profit contract by shifting the ChatGPT-maker to a for-profit company.

BBC reports from Penn Station as strike halts busy commuter rail line

Sakshi Venkatraman reports from an eerily quiet rail station as a strike by Long Island Rail Road workers caused delays for thousands of commuters.

Moment two fighter jets collide mid-air at US air show

Four crew members safely ejected from US Navy jets and are in a stable condition after the collision.

Waymo driverless cars become trapped in Atlanta suburb after glitch

The company said the vehicles, which use AI to drive, had encountered “a routing problem” that kept taking them to the same cul-de-sac.

Hundreds of illegal motorbikes bulldozed in New York City crime crackdown

A moped had been used in the deadly stray-bullet shooting of a 7-month-old in Brooklyn last month, officials said.

Colbert discusses his show’s end with late-night peers

Stephen Colbert met with Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon to talk about the end of his late night show.

Why were Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions overturned?

The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann explains why the South Carolina supreme court ordered a new trial for the man convicted of killing his wife and son.

Watch: US Naval Academy’s freshman class completes annual ‘Herndon Climb’

The 76-year-old tradition, where a hat is placed atop an obelisk covered in vegetable grease, saw the New Jersey governor’s son claim victory.

‘Bingo! It’s a match’- Franklin expedition sailor’s DNA links to BBC reporter

Researchers at the University of Waterloo found remains of Rich Preston’s great great great uncle John Bridgens.

Canada’s Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth

The prime minister met Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and other crew members in Ottawa.

Man shares footage from inside hantavirus quarantine

One American passenger who sailed on the MV Hondius is now in a quarantine unit in Omaha, Nebraska.

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