Mississippi water is so dirty residents shower with their mouths shut

A split screen with Rich Preston on the left wearing a grey shirt, and a ship in the ocean on the right.

'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.

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A man in a baseball cap below on-screen text that reads "Day 2 at the National Quarantine Unit".

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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Boy riding bike trying to escape driver chasing him

US driver arrested after chasing down child on bike on footpath

Video captures a young boy on a bike fleeing a car that mounted a footpath in Washington State.

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Tanner Horner is looking at Athena Strand's uncle talk in court.

Moment former FedEx driver sentenced to death for killing Athena Strand

During the proceedings, the seven-year-old victim's uncle told the court that Athena's killing took 'a piece of every single person who loved her'.

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Heidi Klum in her Met Gala costume

How did Heidi Klum become a living Met Gala sculpture?

Prosthetic make-up designer Mike Marino reveals how he created the supermodel's show-stopping costume for the annual event in New York.

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Left, a dog stares ahead wistfully. Right, dogs bound about.

Watch: Hundreds of beagles rescued from Wisconsin breeding facility being rehomed

About 1,500 dogs are being released from a Wisconsin commercial breeder and prepared for adoption after protests from activists.

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Splitscreen. Left, Beyonce stuns. Right, Sabrina Carpenter also stuns.

Watch: Met Gala sees Beyoncé's return and a star-studded red carpet

Anna Wintour brought the glam, Beyoncé brought the fam, and Heidi Klum was... statuesque at this year's fundraiser.

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A man is seen driving a truck.

Moment United Airlines flight strikes vehicle during landing

Flight 169 from Venice, Italy, landed safely at Newark Airport with no reported injuries among the 231 passengers and crew. The lorry driver sustained minor injuries.

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A sea lion is seen taking in the sun.

Massive sea lion makes rare appearance in San Francisco

Steller sea lions are more commonly found in the colder waters of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, making sightings in the Bay Area less common.

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A wildfire burns in an orange line through scrubland with a huge plume of smoke above it.

Wildfire tears through hundreds of acres in Arizona

Firefighters were tackling the blaze that local officials estimated to stretch 558 acres (2.3 sq km).

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Nadine wrapped up in arctic gear. She has a fur coat, beaver fur gloves, and lots of equipment on her face.

How we reported in -30C temperatures in Canada's Arctic

BBC's Nadine Yousif and Eloise Alanna spent five days travelling with the country's military rangers through frostbite and sub-zero temperatures.

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A large May Day worker's rights rally in Los Angeles.

Watch: May Day protests take place across major US cities

Thousands of demonstrators marched across the country to demand “dignity, justice and freedom” for immigrants and workers.

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A man in red shirt on the left and a woman in brown jacket on the right.

Watch: Supporters and critics react as Trump visits retirement 'utopia'

The BBC visited the Villages, the world’s largest retirement community and a key GOP stronghold, where a growing chorus of critics signals change ahead of President Trump’s visit.

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Splitscreen. Left, Trump and Charles shake hands. Right, Charles at Shenandoah National Park.

Royals bid farewell to US with visit to Arlington Cemetery and a block party

King Charles' historic state visit, the first by a British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II's in 2007, has come to an end.

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CCTV footage showing the WHCD suspect taking aim at a secret service member.

New CCTV footage appears to shows when shots were fired at Washington press dinner

The video was released after claims that a secret service member sustained injuries in an act of 'friendly fire'.

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Splitscreen. Left, Charles and Trump in the Oval Office. Right, Sarah Smith.

Has the royal state visit saved the special relationship?

BBC's Sarah Smith looks at whether King Charles' charm offensive with President Trump made a difference to US-UK relations.

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A man is holding up a sign that says "make driving affordable again".

'It's just ridiculous': Americans react to gas prices

Energy prices are rising as US peace talks with Iran appear to have stalled, with the key Strait of Hormuz waterway still effectively closed.

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Soldier putting missile in tube

'Attacked 28 times in a day' - BBC visits heavily targeted US-UK base in Iraq

Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.

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Mineral Wells, Texas, lies destroyed in a drone shot post-tornado.

Watch: Aerial video shows destruction after tornado strikes small Texas town

A severe storm outbreak has been battering parts of the Midwest and Southern United States for nearly a week.

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Splitscreen. Left, Camilla reads a book to kids. Right, Charles and a small child plant vegetables with a trowel.

The King and Queen in the Big Apple: What the royals did on their third day in the US

After visiting the 9/11 Memorial, Queen Camilla read to children at the New York Public Library and King Charles visited a community organisation in Harlem.

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