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The billionaire SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, (top), rushed to Houston from the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California to welcome astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, (bottom left), home on Sunday. A clearly moved Musk spoke after his private company became the first to flew to the ISS carrying astronauts. 'This day heralds a new age of space exploration. I'm not very religious, but I prayed for this one', he said. Hurley said: 'It's a little bit overwhelming to see everybody here considering the things that have gone on the last few months since we've been off planet.' The two men were greeted by a small masked-gathering of family and officials, including Musk. Their mission, named Demo-2, also marked the first time NASA launched astronauts from US soil in nine years. Sunday's arrival was also the first water landing by NASA since 1975, bottom right.

Arkansas Black Lives Matter protesters traveled to Zinc, Arkansas, to march on the Ku Klux Klan's Grand Wizard's hometown and compound Sunday. The protest comes just four days after a viral video labeled nearby Harrison, Arkansas, as being 'America's Most Racist Town' and the 'Ku Klux Klan's headquarters.' The KKK's website claims its national headquarters to be in the city and its national director, Thomas Robb (inset left), uses at least three post office boxes there, the Springfield News-Leader reported. Sunday's protest was organized by Bridge the Gap NWA and also promoted by Ozarks Hate Watch, drawing Black Lives Matters protesters from as far away as Branson and Springfield. Along the road to Zinc, the protesters' caravan passed people holding signs that read 'Turn back,' according to photos shared on Ozarks Hate Watch's Facebook page. Once in Zinc, the group posted pictures of armed men - some in military-style fatigues - standing in front of cars that are blocking a dirt road. Local residents are seen (at left and bottom right) carrying guns as they watched the protesters (center bottom).

The US Navy is investigating videos purportedly shot during a 2019 fundraiser at The National Navy SEAL Museum in Florida, showing a demonstration where K-9 dogs attacked a man wearing a Colin Kaepernick (main) football jersey. The videos, which have since been removed, were posted on Instagram in January 2019 and feature a man called Josh, acting as a target for several dogs. The clips were apparently shot at a Navy Seal Museum fundraising event in January 2019 in Fort Pierce, Florida. The first video caption states that 'Colin Kaepernick stand in Josh gets attacked by 5 Navy SEAL dogs for not standing during the National Anthem at a Navy SEAL Museum fundraiser.' In that video, he is seen standing as a series of dogs run towards him and then attack him on command. Kaepernick is seen kneeling during the National Anthem in 2016 when he was still quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers.

Bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida's east coast on Sunday, with the tropical storm strengthening slightly in the evening on its way up the Eastern seaboard where it is expected to dump several inches onto Georgia and the Carolinas on Monday before taking aim at the mid-Atlantic coast, Philadelphia and New York mid-week. Officials dealing with surging cases of the coronavirus in Florida kept a close watch on the storm that was weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Saturday afternoon, but still brought heavy rain and flooding to Florida's Atlantic coast. The National Hurricane Center advised at 5pm on Sunday that the storm was about 30 miles off the east coast of Central Florida, and about 410 miles south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was strengthening slightly with sustained winds just under a Category 1 hurricane, taking a north-northwest path, according to the center.

Musician and producer Frank Ocean's younger brother, Ryan Breaux, is reported to have died in a car crash in California early Sunday. Two people died in a single-car collision in Thousand Oaks, California, just about 1.30am, according to ABC 7. Although neither the news network nor authorities have named the people who died, influencer B Scott reported that the victims were Ocean's 18-year-old brother, Breaux, and Breaux's friend, Zeek. Friends have been leaving messages of condolences on Breaux's last social media posts as well as posting remembrances on their own accounts. According to the initial investigation, the car they were traveling in appeared to have gone off the road and then collided with a tree in the center median, striking it with enough force to rip the car in half, ABC 7 said. Police are pictured at the accident scene (main). Ocean (right) and Breaux (left) are seen together in an undated image, inset.

The man - identified as Nicholas Arnold Schock, bottom inset, - lashed out Friday in Nokomis, left. He is  charged with one count of battery and one count of disturbing the peace. The clip was shared widely online and was taken at Pop's Sunset Grill. A witness told police Schock claimed to have 'killed n******', threatened to kill 'everyone in the establishment' and asked staff to 'call Trump'. In the footage the man is topless with what appears to be a swastika tattoo. As the woman - who works in the restaurant and has been identified as Kisha Biche, top inset - approaches him he hits out, striking her across the face. Others rush to restrain him and hold him down until police arrive to arrest him, right.

As their marriage struggles continue to play out in the public eye, Kanye West might be taking a much-needed break with his wife Kim Kardashian and their four children. The outspoken rapper, 43, was seen on the tarmac at a local airport in Cody, Wyoming on Sunday, boarding a private jet with son Saint, four. And while it wasn't confirmed that Kim, 39, was in the jet with their other children, a sourse confirmed that the plane had indeed taken off from Los Angeles, California before arriving in Wyoming.

The two owners of a popular New York City riverboat were arrested and the captain was issued a summons on Saturday after they hosted an event with more than 170 guests in violation of COVID-19 lockdown orders. Ronny Vargas and Alex Suazo were arrested by New York City Sheriff's deputies who boarded their vessel, Liberty Belle (pictured), a four-story floating venue that can hold 600 guests and features four bars and three outdoor decks. The two men are accused of violating social distancing guidelines as well as operating an unlicensed bar and bottle club. Trever Holland, a Manhattan resident who lives in a 19th-floor apartment in the Two Bridges neighborhood, snapped a photo of the Liberty Belle after noticing large crowds gathered on deck. Holland was stunned to notice that none of those photographed on the ship were observing social distancing measures or wearing masks. Holland posted the photo of the boat on Twitter, which got the attention of Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. Brewer then alerted the sheriff's department, which made the arrests.

Around 200 boats filled with people showed up for the 10th White Trash Bash in East Peoria, Illinois this weekend. Law enforcement officers were concerned about the spread of COVID-19 but admitted that being a small force there was very little they could do. Around 500 people gathered on boats along the Illinois River - none wore masks. Police in East Peoria only began monitoring the event a few years ago when fights began to break out at the all-day drinking event. 'This event has the potential to expose everyone to the virus. Please use common sense and social distancing,' the police wrote in a plea on Facebook beforehand.

African lions Hubert and Kalisa, 21-year-old companions who were inseparable, were put down together at their home in the Los Angeles Zoo, officials said. Hubert and Kalisa (left and right) had far outlived their normal lifespan but had been in 'declining health', the zoo said. Age-related illnesses also had 'diminished their quality of life', said zoo officials who chose to make the 'difficult decision to humanely euthanize' the lions Thursday. Both were known for their 'undivided attention' on each other as they rested and 'cuddled and nuzzled often', said an animal programs director at the zoo. Both had lived together for six years after being moved to Los Angeles from their previous home at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, where the lions met.

The family of late socialite Marylou Whitney has put her 36,000-acre Adirondacks estate on the market with an asking price of $180million. Whitney Park, a property located in the heart of the Adirondacks, is being sold by Whitney's husband, John Hendrickson. Whitney, a successful thoroughbred breeder and owner whose family helped keep Saratoga Race Course open in the 1970s, left the estate to her husband before she died on July 19, 2019. She was 93. Whitney Park has belonged to the Whitney family for more than a century and includes a main house located on Deerlands, a timber operation, a trapper's cabin from the 1800s, and 22 lakes for fishing. the Deerlands home dates back to the 1890s and includes 17 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms. The home features a guesthouse, an office and staff quarters. The residence overlooks Little Forked Lake, where there is a two-story boathouse. Adirondack guide boats from the 1800s and 25 canoes are being sold with the property, Hendrickson said.

Christine Galgano, a housing officer in the Bronx, recently shared the TikTok video of herself performing a parody of the 'new boot goofin' skit from the Comedy Central show Reno 911.In the clip, which has since been deleted, Galgano is seen wearing the top half of her NYPD uniform along with a pair of booty shorts and a cowboy boots as she channels the eccentric Lt Dangel. 'Genuine ostrich...three payments...I'm just goofin' …new boot goofin', oh!' Dangel's recorded voice says as Galgano dances on the screen. The video quickly went viral on social media, landing Galgano in hot water with her superiors at the NYPD.

To know that you can be stylish and comfortable without the pressure to reveal every inch is surely the Holy Grail of beach dressing. And for those of us whose weight has burgeoned these past few months, it comes in handy as the perfect lockdown- easing swimwear. Super-slim Lily James (inset left) and Elle Macpherson (left) carry off the look with A-lister panache. Selena Gomez, centre is seen on the beach in Mexico, while actress Emma Roberts is pictured in a lemon two-piece, right.

The emotional vigil for Naya Rivera was held Saturday night at an overlook by Lake Piru outside Los Angeles that was decorated with hundreds of mementos honoring the star. It offered fans a chance to say their goodbyes to Rivera by sharing stories of how she affected their lives. Many praised the 33-year-old's breakout role as Santana Lopez on Glee, saying that her portrayal of the lesbian character inspired them to come out. The vigil came nearly three weeks after Rivera drowned on July while on a boating trip with her four-year-old son Josey.

Notorious cartel boss 'El Marro' has been captured, Mexican state and federal security forces said Sunday. The prominent leader of the Santa Rose de Lima cartel, whose real name is Jose Antonio Yepez, had spread violence through north-central Mexico and was blamed for a surge in crime the state of Guanajuato. Yepez (left, right and bottom center) and his organization have been involved in a years-long bloody turf battle with the rival Jalisco cartel.

GYLES BRANDRETH: I was visiting the children's branch of the New York Public Library in downtown Manhattan, and there in a quiet corner was an amazing display - five elderly stuffed toys (left). And these were not just any stuffed toys. There was a depressed-looking donkey, a wide-eyed tiger, a sweetly smiling kangaroo, a small and rather tubby little pig ... and, sitting magisterially on a plinth above them all, a grand teddy bear with wonky ears. These were the most famous toys in all literature, and cinema too: Winnie-the-Pooh and friends. They are part of our national heritage. And I am launching a campaign to bring them back home ... if not permanently, then at least for a holiday. Also pictured: A.A Milne with his son Christopher and the original Pooh Bear (right) and an illustration by E.H Shepard (inset).

Sanna Marin and Markus Raikkonen, both 34, pictured, who share two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Emma Amalia Marin, have been together for 16 years after meeting when they were 18. Their wedding yesterday was at Kesäranta, Ms Marin's official residence, and attended by 40 guests made up of close friends and family. Ms Marin, who leads the country's centre-left government, looked stunning in a floor-length off-white ethereal gown with long sleeves.

Luke Combs and his longtime fiancée Nicole Hocking exchanged vows during an intimate ceremony, on Saturday in Florida. The bride and groom, who first began dating in 2016, looked blissful, as they wrapped their arms around each other for a series of loved-up wedding pictures at the beach. 'Yesterday was the best day of my life. I got to marry my best friend. I love you @nicohocking, here's to forever,' the 30-year-old country star captioned an snap of himself in a navy jacket and khaki pants, while Hocking stunned in a dreamy off-the-shoulder white gown.

The adorable shots, which including smiling pooches and dancing cats,  have been entered by pet owners across the UK, who hope to win the £3000 prize and be crowned pet photographer of the year. The competition, which is in partnership with rehoming charity Blue Cross, was started by the founders of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam. They hope to showcase the positive impact that pets have on people's lives and raise awareness around homeless pets in the UK. Clockwise from top left: Iain Mcconnell's photo 'Overdramatic cat'; Magdalena Strakova from Prague's 'Gossip Girls'; 'Cat or snail' by Sarah Bub from Germany; Isabelle Merriman 'Guinea pigs doing tricks' in Surrey; Nicole Rainey from Manchester captured 'Smiley', and Karen Hoglund's 'Hung Dog Drop Out', taken in Colorado.

Masked pilgrims threw pebbles at a wall symbolising Satan in Mina, close to the holy city of Mecca, on the final day of hajj on Sunday, state media reported. Pilgrims returned to the Grand Mosque in Mecca later in the day to perform a final 'tawaf', or circling of the Kaaba - a cubic structure towards which Muslims around the world pray (left and right). Holding the ritual in the shadow of the pandemic required 'double efforts' by Saudi authorities, King Salman said on Friday after being discharged from hospital following surgery to remove his gall bladder.

The world looked up in wonder on Sunday night as the August sturgeon moon rose in the night sky. Photographers around the world captured incredible shots of the near-full moon sitting above iconic landmarks. The huge moon was seen behind ancient marble Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion in Greece (main picture), the London skyline (inset), the Statue of Liberty in New York and more.