Roger Federer reaches the US Open second round with a routine victory over Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka at Flushing Meadows.

Thousands of bees swarmed on a hot dog stand in Times Square.

The woman says she thought she was taking part in a mock wedding as part of training for a new job.

Conditions at the US Open are described as "dangerous" as five men retire from their first-round matches on Tuesday because of heat-related issues.

The 'Muppets' director on his more adult version of puppetry.

Brazilian soldiers will be sent to "guarantee law and order" after an influx of Venezuelan migrants.

The government says the scathing report into the treatment of Rohingya contained "false allegations".

The man who nominated Denise Shannon for the 2017 BBC Get Inspired Unsung Hero award (and some of her predecessors) explains the importance of recognising volunteers.

"Women have suffered in silence for too long," says Julia Banks, in a rebuke of parliamentary culture.

Terminally ill 11-year-old Drake fan Sofia Sanchez has had heart surgery days after meeting the rapper.

Britain's Mark Cavendish is to take a period of "total rest" from cycling because of illness.

He seeks to rally the religious right for the mid-term elections, saying basic freedoms are at risk.

The gruesome discovery was made at the San Francisco home of a man who has been missing for weeks.

A fireball - believed to be a meteor - has lit up the sky near Perth in Western Australia.

The FA lends its support to safe standing at football grounds in England if there is "clear evidence that satisfies authorities".

The Russian leader says the retirement age for women will go up by five years instead of by eight.

Striker Hal Robson Kanu announces his retirement from international football as Paul Dummett earns a recall to the Wales squad.

The Football Association submits a bid to host the Women's European Championship in 2021.

Facebook's Watch on-demand video service will compete with YouTube and Netflix.

Fishermen find 300 of the animals, which have "vulnerable" status, entangled in fishing nets.

She says her son killed himself after enduring homophobic bullying and blames herself for his death.