Mary Mallon, an Irish cook for New York's elite in the early 1900s, became known as the 'most harmless yet most dangerous ...

The most consequential US Presidential Election since the last one has, with dispiriting predictability, descended into base ...

Arthur Ashe revealed his diagnosis in 1992 after years of secrecy, and became a pioneering campaigner for Aids awareness.

"There’s been more strange people on this road in two days than in the whole of the 30 years," Peter Flesher told me. The ...

BBC News is on hand with a wealth of coverage throughout the US election night and beyond. The latest news, analysis and results will be available from 22:00 GMT (17:00 EST) on Tuesday, 5 November, ...

The Kremlin says US President Joe Biden has thrown "oil on fire" by allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles on Russian ...

Donald Trump has picked vaccine sceptic and former independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr as his health ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated veteran prosecutor Pam Bondi as his new pick for attorney general, hours after ...

All eyes are on the president-elect's picks for his top team as his party closes in on full control of Congress.

In a decisive victory, Trump wins a series of swing states, while his Republican Party also gains control of the Senate.

Ukrainians on the front lines tell the BBC's James Waterhouse that their country’s survival is in the hands of Americans.