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First Lady Melania Trump has undergone successful surgery for a "benign" kidney condition, the White House said on Monday, adding that she will remain in hospital for a week. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Police and other emergency services in New Mexico are at the scene of a shooting at the Aztec High School in the city of Aztec, officials and witnesses say. At least 3 people have been killed and others have been injured. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Police and other emergency services in California are responding to reports of an active shooter at the Veterans Home in Yountville, local officials say. Several people are believed to have been taken hostage. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A fire has broken out at an apartment building in New York City, killing at least 12 people in the city's worst building fire in more than two decades, local officials say. The death toll, which includes a number of children, is expected to rise. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A woman who worked at the British embassy in the Lebanese capital of Beirut has been found dead along a local highway, local and British officials say. She is believed to have been sexually assaulted and strangled. (BNO News)

Actress and singer Naya Rivera, who is well-known for playing Santana Lopez on the comedy TV series "Glee," has been arrested in West Virginia on charges of domestic assault, local officials say. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Video has been released which shows the dramatic moment a North Korean soldier was fired at as he raced towards the demilitarized zone and ran across the border to defect to the South. The soldier was severely injured but is now recovering. The footage was released by the UN Command, which is the unified command for U.S. and South Korean military forces. (BNO NEWS)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a surprise visit to China, the two countries announced on Wednesday after a day of intense speculation. A lengthy report from China's state-run news agency said that Kim had made an unofficial visit to China at the request of Xi. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A large passenger plane carrying more than 100 people has crashed shortly after take-off from Havana's main airport, state-run media reports. It's unknown if anyone survived. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Panic erupted on Oxford Street in central London after multiple reports of shots being fired, but no evidence of a shooting was found, witnesses and local officials say. One woman suffered minor injuries while fleeing from the scene. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Prince William congratulated Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their engagement and joked that, 'It will stop him scrounging all my food', while on a visit to Finland. (BNO News)

French singer Johnny Hallyday, one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, has died after a battle with lung cancer, his wife has said. Despite his success, he was relatively unknown outside the Francophone world. (BNO News)

The Duke of Cambridge revealed he is a slapshot hotshot when he showed off his ice hockey skills in a Helsinki ice rink. When William was challenged to take on a goalie during a visit to a welfare charity, using sport to help boys at risk of being excluded from school, he did not need to be asked twice. (BNO News)

R. Lee Ermey, the actor who is best known for playing the drill instructor in the 1987 war film “Full Metal Jacket,” has died, his manager says. He was 74 years old. Ermey passed away on Sunday morning as a result of complications from pneumonia, his manager Bill Rogin said in a brief statement. “He will be greatly missed by all of us,” Rogin said. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A nurse in Philadelphia has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of 84-year-old H.R. McMaster Sr., the father of President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton defended his handling of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, saying he publicly apologized in the 1990s and wouldn't handle the issue any differently if it happened today in light of the #MeToo movement. (BNO News / NBC News' Today)

An audio tape at the center of the criminal case against former President Donald Trump has been released. In the tape, the former president is heard discussing classified documents while meeting with a writer in 2021. "See as president, I could have declassified it. Now I can't, you know, but this is still a secret," Trump says at one point, while apparently showing classified Pentagon documents about a proposed plan to attack Iran. The recording is part of the case against Trump, who has been charged with violations of the Espionage Act, among other charges, in connection with the classified documents which were found at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. Trump insists he’s innocent.

South Korea will make a ‘major announcement’ regarding North Korea on Friday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump says. No details were immediately available. Trump appeared in the White House briefing room on Thursday afternoon and notified reporters of the upcoming announcement. It came just hours after a South Korean delegation briefed U.S. officials about recent talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Clashes erupted along the Gaza border on Monday as the U.S. moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, killing at least 41 people and injuring more than 1,700 others. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Canadian pharmaceutical billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife, who were found dead at their home in Toronto last month, were the victims of a double murder, police said on Friday. No suspects have been arrested so far. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A West Virginia Amber Alert has been issued for 14-year-old Nicole Hall who has been reported missing from Greenbrier County and who is believed to be in the company of a violent sex offender. Anyone with information is urged to call 911 immediately. James Valles reporting. (BNO News)

Former White House aide Steve Bannon has stepped down as executive chairman of Breitbart News, just days after a public break with President Donald Trump over comments published in a book. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Actor and singer David Cassidy, who is well-known for his role in the 1970s TV show "The Partridge Family," is in critical condition and suffering from organ failure, TMZ reported on Saturday. His publicist said he is surrounded by his family. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared the completion of the country's nuclear force, saying the entire U.S. mainland is within reach and a nuclear button has already been installed on his desk. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Two people have been shot during graduation night at a high school south of Atlanta, local media report. One of the victims has died. The incident happened just after 10 p.m. ET on Friday when police were called to reports of shots being fired in the parking lot of Mt. Zion High School near Jonesboro. James Valles reports. (BNO News)