Senators are at a stalemate, as some Republicans insist the aid be tied to sweeping US immigration and asylum reforms.

The chain, opening its first location in Illinois this week, will offer coffee and other specialty drinks.

Pele's former football club has been relegated for the first time in 111 years, resulting in riots across Santos.

Kate Cox says her foetus has a lethal abnormality that poses a risk to her health and future fertility.

Ira “Ike” Schab, now 103, was aboard the USS Dobbin when the US naval base was bombed.

The writer and Peaky Blinders actor Benjamin Zephaniah died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

The tech entrepreneur attacked rivals Nikki Haley and Chris Christie during the debate on Wednesday.

"You don't feel safe," said one student who heard gunshots during the incident.

Law enforcement officials say they do not know the shooter's motive at this time.

The US Coast Guard rescued five people on Tuesday as storms brought heavy rain to Washington state.

After leaving the closed-door meeting, Mitt Romney said border security must be part of Ukraine aid.

Richard Harpin, co-founder of Homeserve, explains how an earring taught him an early business lesson.

During a pursuit in Los Angeles police appeared to corner the vehicle, but the driver had other ideas.

A huge explosion destroys at least one home in Arlington, Virginia as police carried out a search warrant.

The runaway animal had escaped its handlers while being unloaded and was finally caught - by its tail.

A special holiday appearance from Santa entertained visitors and staff at an aquarium in Tennessee.

Joe Crowley talks to Mark Garth, United Utilities director of wastewater treatment

The longlist for the BBC's long-running new music prize is here. Find out who could be the new Adele.

Video posted on social media shows a man dressed in black who appears to be carrying a knife.

Train and flight cancellations cause disruption to travellers in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.

Campaigner and Bollywood star Dia Mirza is clear about who is to blame for climate change.

As property investors in Miami turn their gaze inland, residents in one poorer neighbourhood further above sea level say rising rents are pricing them out of their homes.

South Africa’s first black female freediving instructor is on a mission to create access to the ocean for children of colour and from underprivileged communities.

US actress talks about the need to create better spaces for women of colour, as well as her experience growing up in a family of immigrants.

For centuries, the Wakhi shepherdesses have lived and worked in Pakistan's remote mountains - and their prosperity has changed things for the next generation.

Huda Kattan, the influencer behind cosmetics brand Huda Beauty, says the industry objectifies women.

BBC 100 Women travelled with them on some of the country's dangerous roads and got to know about their lives up close.

To celebrate its 10th birthday, BBC 100 Women laureates joined a special event to talk about progress.

In the Kurdistan region, women who feel trapped in abusive households often see suicide by self-immolation as their only way out.

A number of devotees feel called upon to serve God as priests, but the Vatican has never allowed female ordination to priesthood. Now, there's a growing movement to change this.

Hidden diaries sent to the BBC show the everyday risks and dangers that women face.

An ancient Balkan tradition where women live as men is on the decline, with only an estimated 12 remaining.

Sarah Chan has overcome racism and violence to become the first woman to manage African scouting for a team in the NBA, the world's top professional basketball league.

Burn survivor Sneha Jawale starred in a theatre play, Nirbhaya, named after the 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim. Performing to audiences around the world helped her overcome her fears.

Designer and fashion icon Vera Wang speaks about ageism and her experience of going viral at 72.

Reborn dolls are hyper-realistic dummies, treated like real children, given a birthing ceremony and even a heartbeat.

US-based executive Carolina García shares how she picks hit TV shows and how she plans to improve diversity.

Sevda Altunoluk believes in empowering visually impaired people by encouraging them to compete in sport.

The Nigerian writer shares her experience of grief and her thoughts on "cancel culture" and trans rights.

A public prosecutor in Afghanistan exchanges letters with prominent UK barrister Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.

The ancient site of Megiddo is the biblical setting for a final battle between the forces of good and evil.

Photographer Dina Litovsky has been photographing the Amish 'Las Vegas' since 2018.

BEST OF 2019: Who's really buried in these intriguing monuments?

The Chenab Rail Bridge is a scenic bridge 35m (114ft) higher than the Eiffel Tower.

BEST OF 2019 - Puolanka, a small town in Finland, has become famous for its particular brand of pessimism.

Christa Larwood climbs Mount Nemrut to learn more about a group of mystical stone monoliths.

Pulpí Geode: We take a tour inside the largest crystal 'cave' of its kind in the world.

The BBC's Melissa Hogenboom explores why women were so vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft.

Is this an adaptation that occurred to help us in our evolutionary past?

Recent scientific studies have explored the benefits of time-specific workouts.

Athletes and identical twins, Hugo and Ross, went on a program aimed at comparing a vegan and meat based diet.

Will we ever make contact with alien life, and if not, what does that say about life on Earth?

There is growing evidence that simple, everyday changes to our lives can alter our brains.

America’s former first lady Michelle Obama sits down with BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty.

In the driest desert on Earth, the ancient Chinchorro mummies keep many unveiled secrets.

One of the few women to receive three Michelin stars, Anne-Sophie Pic has become the queen of French cuisine.

Critics are calling for the violence to stop but those taking part say it's part of their DNA.

The diary of Zhenya Rudneva, head navigator of the 46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment of the Soviet Air Forces.

The son of a militia leader spent years plotting to help his family escape an abusive household.

What does it take to be crowned as the most beautiful man in the country?

Indiano descendants tell stories of their ancestors who made a fortune in Cuba and returned to Spain.

This is what happened when a Texas woman considering an abortion walked into a crisis pregnancy centre.