Kamala Harris sworn in as vice-president

This is the second US Capitol Christmas Tree to come from Alaska.

A 911 call was received for a man stuck and yelling for help, San Francisco officials said.

US police appeal for a missing man to come back home for Christmas with his family.

The president-elect visited the launch site in Texas to watch the spacecraft's sixth test flight.

The spinning ride left 22 people stranded after it encountered technical difficulties.

The American Meteor Society received at least 170 eyewitness reports of the falling star from both countries.

Approximately 80 firefighters responded to a blaze in a luxury Manhattan apartment building.

The man told officers he "accidentally stepped on the gas too hard" driving the vehicle into a pool.

The huge dust storm - also known as a haboob - limited visibility and left many residents in the dark.

A transformer fire in the Bronx has caused an explosion, suspending train services between New York and New Haven.

An "unknown" explosion at factory in Louisville, Kentucky injured 11 people on Tuesday.

A teenage park ranger was killed while battling the blaze over the weekend.

Officials are still investigating the cause of the blast, which damaged homes and vehicles.

Footage shows a truck crash and almost hit a highway worker on the side of an Interstate in New York.

The fast-moving fire has burned homes and engulfed more than 14,000 acres in Ventura County, according to officials.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in Ventura County, near Los Angeles.

Catch up on the key moments from election night.

Trump addresses jubilant supporters as he claims victory in the presidential election.

The mood at Kamala Harris's watch party in Washington DC quickly became subdued, reports Samira Hussain.

North Carolina is the first of the seven battleground states to have a projected winner in this election.