The Freedom 250 Grand Prix is part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations and the first major auto race in the US capital in more than 24 years.

Tornadoes swept through New York and Delaware as severe storms brought torrential rain to the Mid-Atlantic.

Nixon now faces a tough campaign against incumbent Republican Senator Ashley Moody in November.

The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil examines the life the couple built in Hollywood, as they sought privacy and independence.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Sussex are planning to relocate from the US and move back to the UK later this month. What do people in London think of the couple’s return?

Clancy is accused of killing her three children in Massachusetts in 2023 and her defence team point to severe postpartum mental illness.

The Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach is believed to be the first in the US dedicated entirely to the floating predators.

The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will take place 22-23 August. It’s the first motor race to be held in the US capital.

The trial stems from a lawsuit filed in 2023 by 29 US states, in which they claim numerous violations of federal and state privacy laws for children.

Firefighters battle flames after an explosion on 18 August at an industrial recycling facility in Toledo, Ohio.

The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil breaks down the key arguments as the long-awaited trial gets under way.

Tropical storm warnings remain for some of the state’s islands, as the storm is due to progress west.

The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil sat down with Mopreme Shakur ahead of the trial for his brother and late rapper’s 1996 murder.

Officials in Indiana said at least six deaths have been confirmed across the state.

The rapper was fatally shot four times in a drive-by crime in September 1996, and only one person has ever been charged in connection to his death.

The BBC’s New York correspondent Nada Tawfik explains what unfolded in court, what the plea means and what comes next in the case.

Attorneys for Mangione, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, are meeting federal prosecutors on Friday.

BBC Verify has examined footage shared by a Virginia woman in which an ICE agent points his gun at her.

The high school student was not bitten, but wore the helmet for nearly an hour before the poisonous cottonmouth snake was removed.

Residents are being urged to prepare for additional severe storms in the coming days, as officials also report at least one fatality.