When the setting sun hits Horsetail Fall, it creates an optical illusion that transforms the water coming off the rocks into what looks like molten lava pouring down the granite face of El Capitan.

According to the US National Park Service, the fiery effect appears only in mid to late February, and only on clear evenings when the waterfall is flowing.

Horsetail Fall, in California's Yosemite National Park, typically runs only during winter, and even slight haze or cloud cover can greatly diminish the display, according to the NPS.

The crew blasted off from Cape Canaveral in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

Watch moment Falcon 9 rocket blasts off to International Space Station

The star, who has died at the age of 48, spoke to the BBC in 2003 about his feelings on leaving his best-known role.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was abducted from her home near Tucson, Arizona, prompting a widespread search and appeals from her family.

The BBC spoke with spectators who walked alongside the monks for the last leg of their trek, from Capitol Hill to the Lincoln Memorial.

The US Attorney General faced lawmakers during a hearing that covered the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, among other investigations.

The shooting left nine people dead and at least 25 wounded, with one student saying he barricaded in a classroom for two hours.

Mark Carney and Pierre Polievre offered condolences after nine people were shot dead in the town of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia.

The BBC's Regan Morris details what the celebrity gathering was like ahead of the awards ceremony next month.

The video was released by the FBI more than eight days after the 84-year-old disappeared from her home in Arizona.

The convicted sex offender was asked if she was a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein and if she helped him traffic girls - and remained silent.

The American skier suffered a fractured left-leg after a fall in the women's downhill competition just nine days after rupturing her ACL in an earlier crash.

Fans in New England dealt with heartbreak while a joyous and at times raucous celebration broke out in Seattle.

The White House posted an edited image of Nekima Levy Armstrong after she was arrested for organising a protest in a church.

The BBC's Regan Morris is in Tucson, Arizona, where 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home almost one week ago.

The BBC's Washington correspondent Daniel Bush explains why the US president's comments are causing a stir in a midterm election year.

NFL fans have flocked to California for Super Bowl LX, where the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will face off at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.

The Puerto Rican rapper, who won a Grammy for album of the year, will be the first artist to perform the half time show entirely in Spanish.

Police have offered a reward of $50,000 for information on the disappearance, while the FBI says it is reviewing two ransom notes.

Ashley Rubright tells the BBC she feels vindicated to see accountability for UK associates of Jeffrey Epstein.