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Trump 'Ivanka would be dynamite' at the UN

But President Trump says he will not be giving his daughter the UN ambassadorship because he would be accused of nepotism.

9 October 2018

On the left, we see Christal Hayes standing in line at the airport. On the right, we see a big line.

BBC journalist caught in travel chaos at Houston Airport

The airport is experiencing some of the longest delays in the US as TSA agents work without pay in a partial shutdown.

Splitscreen. Left, a man in a puffer. Right, a woman dressed as the statue of liberty.

'Affordability is the biggest thing' - Conservatives mixed on economy under Trump

Conservatives gathered at the annual CPAC conference in Texas were mixed when asked about their feelings on the current economy.

A girl and boy are reacting to questions being asked by a BBC reporter.

Is social media addictive? What young adults say

The reactions come after a Los Angeles jury found that Meta and Google intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harm young people's mental health.

Savannah Guthrie speaks to cameras.

Guthrie on missing mother: 'We cannot be at peace without knowing'

In her first interview since the disappearance, Savannah Guthrie recounts the moment she learned her mother was missing and wrestles with the idea that her fame may have made her mother a target.

Wreckage from the Air Canada plane and port authority truck are seen.

Plane and firetruck removed from runway after LaGuardia crash

The wreckage blocked access to one of two runways at the busy New York City airport.

First Lady Melania Trump walks with a humanoid robot in the White House.

First Lady Melania Trump arrives with humanoid robot at tech summit

The robot made an appearance with First Lady Melania Trump at the White House. Trump is hosting a summit on AI, education, and protecting kids in digital spaces.

A dog is seen being rescued from firefighters after falling into a hole.

Dog rescued after falling into a 12-foot (3.6m) sinkhole

The yellow Labrador Retriever named Tessie was not injured in the fall or rescue, and is back in her yard after crews filled in the sinkhole.

An Air Canada plane damaged on the runway at LaGuardia airport at night after crashing with a fire truck, overlayed onto BBC Verify branding.

What happened in the seconds before Air Canada plane crashed at LaGuardia

BBC Verify breaks down the moments before the deadly collision with a fire truck at the New York airport.

Two people are talking to a reporter concerning ICE agents at the airport.

'Helpful' and 'scary': Travellers react to ICE agents at airports

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been deployed to US airports to assist TSA during the partial government shutdown.

A large grey plume of smoke rises from an oil refinery.

Explosion at Texas oil refinery creates huge smoke plume

There were no injuries reported, the refinery operator Valero told the BBC's US news partner CBS.

A damaged passenger plane lies on the runway of LaGuardia Airport as emergency vehicles surround it.

How the deadly LaGuardia Airport crash unfolded

Video shows the aftermath of the collision between a passenger plane and a firefighting vehicle on the runway of the New York airport.

Split screen of a woman in a hijab and a woman with a wool hat on outside.

Isolation or neutrality: The impact of Quebec's secular law

As the province's secularism law, Bill 21, faces a challenge at the Supreme Court of Canada, some Muslim women say they’ve paid the highest price.

Audio waves are seen with an image of a passenger plane hat collided with a fire truck while landing at LaGuardia Airport.

'Stop, stop, stop': Listen to LaGuardia control tower audio during collision

An Air Canada plane carrying 72 passengers and four crew initially landed safely from Montreal on Sunday evening before colliding with a firefighting vehicle.

A man on the left wears a suit sitting on a couch facing a man on the right wearing a light brown shirt and light pants.

BBC asks Chuck Norris about being a 'successful, really terrible' actor

The Hollywood action star, who got his big screen break alongside Bruce Lee in 1972's Way Of The Dragon, has died aged 86.

Two people are reacting to the hot weather in California.

Record-breaking heatwave hits the US West

According to the US National Weather Service, the heatwave will continue in the West and expand eastward in the coming days.

Joseph Foreman wearing a suit with US flag patterns.

Afroman testifies in defamation suit brought by Ohio police

Before Afroman won his legal battle over songs mocking police, he defended himself on the stand and called the raid on his house 'a mistake'.

Mayor Karen Bass, Governor Gavin Newsom and Mary Rose Wilcox are pictured.

California leaders react to Cesar Chavez abuse allegations

The US civil rights leader has been accused of sexual abuse prompting Los Angeles and other communities to consider renaming places, schools, and streets named after Chavez.

A split screen image with Jon Ossoff on the left and Tulsi Gabbard on the right.

Watch: Gabbard faces scrutiny over Iran nuclear intelligence claims

The US Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was questioned over what Democrats perceive as a discrepancy between White House and intelligence community claims.

Jessie Holmes is pictured with his group of dogs.

Famous Iditarod dog sled race ends in repeat win for Jessie Holmes

The former reality TV star guided his dogs through a roughly 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) race, completing it in nine days, seven hours, and 32 minutes.

Rand Paul and Markwayne Mullin are pictured.

Rand Paul presses Mullin on past assault remarks

The Kentucky senator spoke about the assault that occurred in 2017, when a neighbour attacked him in his yard.

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