Harris thanks Biden for his 'historic leadership'

One coastal town has declared a state of emergency due to excessive inundation in the area.

Police in Texas pulled two boys through a window, just moments before the room they were in was engulfed in flames.

BBC analysis editor Ros Atkins takes a look at how the events played out and the man suspected of being behind them.

In the footage, taken by bystanders, there are long lines of traffic stuck behind a number of police cars that are sprawled across the road.

Donald Trump says he is "safe and well" after a suspect was arrested following what authorities have called an apparent assassination attempt.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told reporters that a Secret Service agent had spotted an AK-47-style weapon poking out of the bushes.

Dash cam footage shows the moment a freight train crashes into a Howitzer in South Carolina.

Louisiana and Mississippi are dealing with dangerous storm surges as the downgraded weather system moves inland.

After more than 50 rope cuts the 11m (36ft) humpback whale swam free from the fishing gear.

Nashville Police Chief John Drake praised the singer, saying, "It takes all of us to help keep each other safe".

The Category 2 storm is producing "life-threatening" flooding, according to the National Hurricane Service.

The thirteen US service members were killed in a suicide bombing at Kabul airport, as the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

Governor Chris Sununu performed the Heimlich manoeuvre to assist the man.

The American actor laughed when the BBC's Steven Sackur asked him in 2012 if he resented being so closely tied with the Star Wars character.

Colt Gray, who has been charged with murder, denied making threats to carry out a school shooting.

Captured in a video by a motorist, the herd was seen fleeing as smoke engulfed the area.

The empty spacecraft completed a six-hour flight to the New Mexico’s White Sands Space Harbor.

The judge was attacked by a defendant when she was sentencing him in court, in January.

Law enforcement officials in Wisconsin quickly located the toddler using drones with thermal capabilities.

There was about $10m (£7.5m) of damage after heavy rainfall hit parts of Long Island, New York.