United StatesProtesters defy Columbia deadline to leave campusEven as some were suspended, student activists gathered around their pro-Palestinian encampment.US & CanadaWhat do student protesters at US universities want?Protest groups on more than 20 campuses are all aiming at the same target - university investments.US & CanadaAt least five dead after tornadoes hit central USClean up operations are under way in states including Oklahoma and Iowa following the severe storms.US & CanadaHundreds more arrests at US student protests over GazaGreen Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was reportedly among those detained by police.US & CanadaHow a police raid on Columbia protest ignited campus movementThe university president's decision to bring in the NYPD lit a wildfire of protest over the Gaza war.US & CanadaInfluencer Harry Jowsey diagnosed with skin cancerThe TV personality urges his followers to "please wear sunscreen" after being diagnosed with skin cancer.Entertainment & ArtsPossible Trump VP pick defends killing her dogSouth Dakota Governor Kristi Noem recalls shooting a dog and a goat in a soon-to-be released memoir.US & CanadaPentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to UkraineThe $6bn package includes air defence munitions but not the missile systems Ukraine says it badly needs.US & CanadaWhy is the US going after TikTok?The BBC's Suranjana Tewari considers what the future holds for the hugely popular social media app.US & Canada