United States

Posted at 1:56
US Senate passes $1.9tn Covid-19 relief plan
The major spending package is expected to be given final approval in the House next week.
Read more
Article share tools
Posted at 0:00
US bombers deployed to Arctic skies
Video content
Video caption: US bombers deployed to Arctic skies from Norway base
The US has deployed long-range bomber planes to Norway, in a move seen as a message to Russia.
Article share tools

Posted at 21:01 6 Mar
Biden: Covid-19 relief bill 'a giant step'
Video content
Video caption: President Biden: Covid-19 relief bill 'a giant step forward'
The US president hails a major $1.9tn (£1.4tn) spending package after it is approved in the Senate.
Article share tools
Posted at 20:57 6 Mar
US warns of 'active threat' over Microsoft attack
The tech giant says a state-sponsored group operating out of China is breaching email servers.
Read more
Article share tools
Posted at 18:36 6 Mar
Bids top $2.5m for Jack Dorsey's first tweet
The Twitter co-founder has listed his first ever tweet for sale as a form of digital memorabilia.
Read more
Article share tools
Posted at 14:49 6 Mar
Tiger Woods was 'unconscious' after car crash
Police have not previously disclosed that Woods lost consciousness in last month's crash in LA.
Read more
Article share tools
Posted at 11:35 6 Mar
US Democrats push ahead with Covid relief plan
A compromise over unemployment benefit sets the $1.9tn stimulus bill on its path to a final vote.
Read more
Article share tools
Posted at 2:54 6 Mar
California to open outdoor attractions in April
Theme parks and stadiums can accept visitors next month under plans to relax Covid restrictions.
Read more
Article share tools
Posted at 0:38 6 Mar
Perseverance rover goes for a short drive
Video content
Video caption: Perseverance rover goes for a short drive
The one-tonne robot wiggles its wheels before rolling forwards across Jezero Crater's dusty terrain.
Article share tools
Posted at 0:14 6 Mar
The mystery American woman wanted in the UK
By Tara McKelvey
Vienna, Virginia
Anne Sacoolas faces a US court battle following a road crash that killed British teen Harry Dunn.
Read more
Article share tools
Posted at 0:10 6 Mar
The pizza place with sign language on the menu
Video content
Video caption: The pizza place with sign language on the menu
Inside a pizzeria entirely run by deaf or hard-of-hearing employees.
Article share tools
Posted at 0:10 6 Mar
The superpower and the Saudis
Video content
Video caption: Ros Atkins on: The superpower and the Saudis
Ros Atkins on US President Joe Biden’s first foreign policy test - how to deal with Saudi Arabia.
Article share tools
Posted at 23:15 5 Mar
Nasa's Perseverance rover starts rolling on Mars
Video content
Video caption: Nasa's Perseverance rover starts rolling on Mars
The one-tonne robot wiggles its wheels before rolling forwards across Jezero Crater's dusty terrain.
Article share tools
Posted at 21:45 5 Mar
Perseverance rover begins its exploration of Mars
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
The one-tonne robot wiggles its wheels before rolling forwards across Jezero Crater's dusty terrain.
Read more
Article share tools
Posted at 17:24 5 Mar
World's 'oldest wild bird' has chick at age of 70
Wisdom is believed to have had more than 30 chicks in her life so far, and several partners.
Read more
Article share tools
Posted at 16:53 5 Mar
Capitol riots: Who has the FBI arrested so far?
Suspects include a state lawmaker, a firefighter, a florist and the son of a New York judge.
Read more
Article share tools
Posted at 15:41 5 Mar
Covid map: Where are cases the highest?
By The Visual and Data Journalism Team
BBC News
Key maps and charts explaining how the virus has spread around the world.
Read more
Article share tools
Posted at 12:01 5 Mar
Biden's world
Video content
Video caption: Meet the team devising President Biden’s foreign policy
Meet the team devising President Biden’s foreign policy.
Article share tools
Posted at 10:49 5 Mar
New York cinemas reopen but will people come?
By Natalie Sherman
Business reporter, New York
Movie theatres are welcoming back audiences on Friday hoping there is pent-up demand for a night out.
Read more
Article share tools
Posted at 0:00 5 Mar
How a nine-year-old fought an oil company and won
By Patricia Sulbarán Lovera
BBC Mundo, Los Angeles
Nalleli Cobo started suffering from asthma, nosebleeds and headaches.
Read more
Article share tools