A team of police and firefighters in Massachusetts found a missing dog trapped on rocks in the Charles River. Police say the dog, named Maggie, had already gone over at least one waterfall before being discovered. She was swept further downstream during the first attempt to rescue her.

By Lisa Lambert BBC News Princess Diana’s sweater featuring a black sheep among rows of white ones has sold for $1.14 million (£920,000) at an auction by Sotheby’s in New York. Bidding opened 31 August, and the top bid stayed under $200,000 (£161,000) until the auction’s final minutes. Sotheby’s had estimated the value of the…

President Biden’s son Hunter has been criminally charged with three counts of lying when buying a firearm, after efforts to reach a plea deal failed. The indictment marks the first time the child of a sitting president has been criminally prosecuted. A planned plea bargain to resolve gun and tax-related charges he faced abruptly fell…

By Mattea Bubalo BBC News Police in the United Arab Emirates have seized 13 tonnes of amphetamine pills smuggled in furniture. More than $1bn (£810m) worth of the drug known as Captagon were found after officers were alerted to a suspicious looking shipping container. A video showed Dubai police tearing open wooden panels and doors…

BBC’s digital journalist Sam Cabral questioned Nasa about the recent reports of non-human corpses coming from Mexico and what importance the administration attached to them. Officials from the US space organisation convened on Thursday to release a new report on UFOs – or UAPs, as it calls them.

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Comedian, actor and author Maddy Anholt has died aged 35 after being diagnosed with brain cancer a year ago. The BBC Radio 4 star, a campaigner against domestic abuse, learned of her condition after the birth of her daughter, her family said. Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid, said the charity was “devastated” following…

An Irish tourist was filmed climbing a recently-renovated statue outside the Brussels stock exchange, causing part of it to break off. The man was arrested and the building’s management has called for him to cover the cost of repairs. Footage courtesy of Sudinfo.

By Brandon Livesay BBC News A Nasa probe into hundreds of UFO sightings found there was no evidence aliens are behind unexplained phenomena, but the space agency also could not rule out that possibility. If the truth is out there, this long-awaited report offers no conclusive evidence. But it did outline how Nasa will investigate…

By Chloe Kim BBC News Escaped Pennsylvania killer Danelo Cavalcante was planning to flee to Canada before he was captured on Wednesday, authorities say. The 34-year-old, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, reportedly told law enforcement he was going to carjack someone and drive to Canada. He also reportedly said some of the 500…