Remembering the Queen of Soul

The iconic soul singer Aretha Franklin has died after a battle with cancer. She was 76. Franklin performed at inauguration events for three US presidents and was a powerful advocate for the civil rights movement.

Catastrophic flooding has killed at least 100 people in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as the worst red tide in a decade blackens the ocean, killing dolphins, sea turtles, and fish at a relentless pace.