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The COVID-19 crisis continues to deepen across the United States, with cases, hospitalizations and deaths surging and hotspot North Dakota currently seeing the most infections and fatalities per capita than any other country.  The number of new cases across the US reached close to 162,000 yesterday and hospitalizations once again set record highs with 76,000 patients being treated.  Deaths also continue to trend upward nationally with 1,700 Americans dying yesterday of COVID-19. The daily death toll is still below the peak 2,500 deaths recorded in April during the initial peak of the virus.  While the surge is widespread, the Midwest is particularly hard hit with hotspot states, including the Dakotas, Iowa and Wisconsin, recording the most cases and deaths per capita in the last week.  North Dakota has had the most new infections and deaths per capita in the last week with 180 infections per 100,000 and 1.8 deaths, according to CDC data.  South Dakota ranks second with 161 new cases pe

Spain is scrambling to manage the stream of migrants to its Canary Islands from West Africa by opening a second holding camp.  The establishment of a temporary migrant processing centre on the island of Gran Canaria comes amid increasing criticism from local authorities and human rights groups.  Officials on the ground say that they can't adequately care for the thousands of migrants who have arrived by boat in recent weeks. Spain's Interior Ministry said authorities relieved pressure on an overrun makeshift shelter packed with nearly 2,300 migrants on the island's southwest coast by transferring around 200 of its occupants to a second camp set up on grounds provided by the military. Spain is scrambling to manage the stream of migrants to its Canary Islands from West Africa by opening a second holding camp The establishment of a temporary migrant processing centre on the island of Gran Canaria comes amid increasing criticism from local authorities and human rights groups  A

A Brooklyn-based rapper who was seen in a viral video blasting a flamethrower from the roof of a New York City bus plans to turn himself in to police on Wednesday, according to his lawyer.   The man, who has since been identified as rapper Dupree G.O.D - real name Christopher Dupree - made headlines on Tuesday after footage of his dangerous stunt was widely shared on social media. The video was brought to the attention of the NYPD which subsequently launched an investigation into the November 8 incident that took place between Putnam Avenue and Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn. Scroll down for video  The shirtless man who was filmed in a viral video blasting a flamethrower on top of a NYC bus has been identified as rapper Dupree G.O.D - real name Christopher Dupree Dupree was seen jumping from an ice cream truck on to an MTA bus and began to blast a flamethrower in the air as it stopped at an intersection in Brooklyn on November 8 He then pointed the device to the ground, setting part of th

The terrified neighbours of a mother whose dream home fell off a cliff fear they will be next and are desperately trying to shore up the collapsing seafront.  Striking drone images reveal houses teetering on the cliff top in Eastchurch, on the Isle of Sheppy, off the Kent coast, six months after mother-of-five Emma Tullett's £195,000 Spanish villa-style bungalow fell off the edge.   Ms Tullett was left heartbroken when her home, named Cliffhanger, was destroyed over four days in late May, leaving a 20ft sinkhole in its wake.   Neighbours at Eastchurch's Surf Crescent had taken matters into their own hands, working around the clock to consolidate the crumbling cliff and save their properties from suffering the same fate. But Swale Council issued residents with a notice to stop all work last month due to 'ecological concerns'. The terrified neighbours of a mother whose dream home fell off a cliff fear they will be next and are desperately trying to shore up the collapsing