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Police and other emergency services in London are responding to a security incident at the Oxford Circus Underground station, witnesses and local officials say. People on Oxford Street are urged to go into a building. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Scientists from Newcastle University and the University of Washington have discovered and named the world’s deepest dwelling fish as the Mariana snailfish, spotted at more than 8,000 meters below sea level. (BNO News)

Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old man who killed 17 people when he opened fire at his former high school in South Florida, was a member of the white nationalist group "Republic of Florida," its leader said on Thursday. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Actor T.J. Miller, who is well known for his role as Erlich on the HBO show “Silicon Valley,” has been charged with making a false bomb threat after he was removed from a train in New York, prosecutors say. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

North Korea has released video of Wednesday's test of the Hwansong-15 missile which is capable of reaching all parts of the U.S. (BNO News)

Elizabeth Holmes, who founded the blood-testing company Theranos, has stepped down after she and the company's former president were charged in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud people, officials say. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Police and city officials held a press conference on Saturday to provide an update on the shooting attack in Fargo, North Dakota the previous day. A police officer was killed, two officers were critically injured and a civilian was seriously injured. Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski said the gunman, identified as 37-year-old Mohamad Barakat, opened fire "for no known reason at all" near the scene of a traffic collision. Barakat was not involved in the crash. The fallen officer was identified as 23-year-old Jake Wallin, who became a police officer less than 3 months ago. Two other officers - Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes - were critically injured and a 25-year-old female civilian was seriously injured. Another police officer, Zachary Robinson, shot and killed the suspect.

A man has gone on a stabbing spree in the French capital of Paris, killing at least one person and injuring several others, officials say. The suspect was shot dead by police. The incident happened at about 9 p.m. on Saturday when a man attacked passersby on a street in central Paris, not far from the city’s main opera house. Witnesses told French media that the man shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the attack. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Entrepreneur Elon Musk has deleted the Facebook pages of SpaceX and Tesla in support of a campaign which calls on people to stop using the social networking website in response to a data scandal. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty, who is facing calls to resign amid criticism over how she handled a sexual harassment complaint, announced on Monday that she will not seek re-election. Esty, a Democrat from Colorado, said in a statement. "In the terrible situation in my office, I could have and should have done better." James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who served in Congress for more than three decades, has been diagnosed with cancer, a person close to him told Politico. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who was set to retire on Sunday, has been fired for leaking information to the media and failing to be forthcoming when questioned. The U.S. Justice Department said in a statement late Friday that the FBI's Office of Professional Responsibility had recommended McCabe's firing, citing an unauthorized disclosure to the media and lacking candor - including under oath - on multiple occasions. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

South African anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who was married to Nelson Mandela and tirelessly campaigned for his release, has died after a long illness, her family says. She was 81 years old. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized his secretaries of defense and homeland security to implement new policies that seek to ban most transgender people from serving in the armed forces and the U.S. Coast Guard. In a memorandum released on late Friday night, Trump said he was withdrawing his previous memo in which he ordered the armed forces and the U.S. Coast Guard to maintain old policies which prevented transgender people from serving. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A van has plowed into a group of people in the German city of Münster, causing deaths and injuries, local officials say. It is believed to have been an intentional act.The incident happened on late Saturday afternoon when the vehicle plowed into people in the downtown area. Photos from the scene showed that the van crashed into an outdoor area of a cafe. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Israeli police have recommended that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in two corruption investigations against him. A final decision will be made by the attorney general. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has “died peacefully at his home in Cambridge” at the age of 76, a spokesperson for the Hawking family announced early Wednesday morning local time. In a statement released to ABC, the spokesperson said that Professor Hawking’s family has requested time to mourn. His children Lucy, Robert, and Tim added, “We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humour inspired people across the world.”

Panic erupted at The Florida Mall in Orlando after fireworks was mistaken for gunfire, injuring at least 11 people, officials say. It is believed to have been a distraction for a theft. The incident happened at 5:45 p.m. ET on Sunday when deputies were called to reports of an active shooter at The Florida Mall. A large number of emergency services responded to the scene. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A Washington Amber Alert has been issued for a young boy after he was allegedly abducted near an elementary school in Tacoma, police say. Anyone with information is urged to call 911 immediately. The incident happened just before 4 p.m. PT on Monday when a man was reported to have taken the child near DeLong Elementary School in Tacoma. A witness was able to record a video. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

President Donald Trump on Wednesday commuted the sentence of Alice Johnson, who is serving a life sentence for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense, according to the Associated Press. The decision comes less than a week after a meeting at the White House between Trump and Kim Kardashian, who had asked the president for a pardon. She had been in contact with the White House for several months to raise the woman's case. James Valles reports (BNO News)

Two Louisiana police officers who shot and killed Alton Sterling outside a store in Baton Rouge in July 2016, prompting days of protests, will not be criminally charged, prosecutors have announced. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

At least 68 people, most of them prisoners, have died in a fire at a police station in northwest Venezuela, officials confirmed on Thursday. It is believed to have started with a riot. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced late on Monday that he will resign from office, just hours after four women came forward to accuse him of physical abuse. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Former U.S. National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who was fired over his contact with Russia's ambassador, has been charged with making a false statement to the FBI. He is due to appear in court later on Friday. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Apple plans to start using its own chips in Mac computers, replacing those from Intel, sources have told Bloomberg News, causing shares of the Intel Corporation to plummet. People familiar with the plans told Bloomberg News that Apple plans to start using its own chips as early as 2020. The initiative is still in the early developmental stages, the people said. James Valles reports. (BNO News) Close