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By Kristen Holmes, Holmes Lybrand and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt in July while speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Photo: Rebecca DROKE / AFP After two attempted assassinations and an ongoing threat from Iran, Donald Trump's campaign has ramped up requests for security, including transport by military aircraft and additional security measures on the ground at the former president's campaign stops, three sources familiar with the discussions told CNN. Trump's campaign wants to use these resources - including access to military aircraft with deterrent systems to protect against surface-to-air missiles - as the former president crisscrosses the US during the final weeks of the presidential campaign. President Joe Biden, when asked about ...

By Gerard Martinez, AFP Flooded streets in Punta Gorda, Florida, after Hurricane Milton bowled through. Photo: CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP Florida resident Kristin Hale weathered Hurricane Milton tired and scared, but like many of her fellow Floridians, she refuses to move away - even after a second hurricane has hit the state in as many weeks. "You persevere when you live in Florida," the 42-year-old said as she moved tree branches and other debris out of the restaurant she runs on Siesta Key, an idyllic island located between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico on the state's west coast. "When you live in paradise, that's what you pay for," she added. "We have some of the best beaches in the world, they're just absolutely stunning. We are blessed." Even though the southeastern US state is...

By Issy Ronald for CNN Andrew Irvine (back row, far left) and George Mallory (back row, second from left) were members of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition. Photo: Supplied / Royal Geographic Society When a National Geographic documentary team discovered a boot and sock sticking out of a melting glacier on Mount Everest in September, they almost immediately recognised its significance as a clue to a century-old mystery. A name label still stitched onto the woollen sock read "A.C. Irvine," revealing that it probably belonged to British climber Andrew "Sandy" Irvine. Irvine's disappearance on Everest in 1924, alongside his compatriot George Mallory, is one of mountaineering's biggest mysteries - with a solution that has the potential to change history. The pair disappeared on 8...