Image copyright EPA US President Donald Trump is facing a backlash over reports he mocked American soldiers killed in action as "losers" and "suckers".
The alleged remarks were first reported in the Atlantic Magazine and then separately by the Associated Press.
The president denies making them, while his defence secretary said Mr Trump had the "highest respect" for the military.
Veterans' groups were among those to attack the president over the reports.
Progressive group
Jacob Blake, the black man whose shooting by police triggered protests, has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges filed prior to the incident.
Mr Blake, who is in hospital paralysed, is accused of criminal trespass, sexual assault and disorderly conduct based on statements by his former girlfriend.
The criminal complaint was filed in July, and is unrelated to the shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on 23 August.
A trial over the complaint
Chilean rescue workers end a second day of searching, with no sign of a person beneath the rubble.
Image copyright We The People/ GoFundMe The US police officers involved in the suffocation death of a black man were following their training "step by step", the officers' union chief said.
Daniel Prude - who suffered from mental health issues - died after being put in a "spit hood", designed to protect officers from detainees' saliva.
The mayor suspended the seven Rochester Police officers involved on Thursday.
Mr Prude, 41, died in
A quadcopter was seen releasing small bags, believed to contain illegal drugs, over Tel Aviv, Israel.
No one was injured in the incident in New York City's Times Square, which police are investigating.
Tehran has continued to enrich uranium in breach of a nuclear deal, the UN nuclear watchdog warns.
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says options should include sanctions on those close to Alexander Lukashenko.
Image copyright Getty Images A blue whale has been spotted off the coast of Sydney in Australia for possibly only the third time in almost 100 years, wildlife authorities say.
The whale was seen last month in waters near the beachside suburb of Maroubra in New South Wales.
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) confirmed the "extremely rare" sighting on Friday.
Blue whales - the largest animals on
Nato cites "proof beyond doubt" that Mr Navalny was poisoned, but Russia has dismissed the claim.