Close to half of Democrats — 44% — are optimistic about the future, up from 27% in July; just 9% of Republicans are optimistic about nation’s direction

Line of mourners stretches for nearly five kilometers along bank of Thames as mourners wait for a chance to see former monarch lying in state

Queen's gun carriage to travel from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where casket will remain until Monday funeral

British media expects 750,000 people to bid farewell to former monarch ahead of September 19 'funeral of the century'

500 foreign dignitaries, including Biden and Herzog, expected to attend September 19 ceremony; UK police readying 'huge-scale operation,' one of the largest in British history

Families gather at World Trade Center site for ceremony to read victims' names; some lament how divided America has become since tragedy

Observances follow fraught milestone memorial last year, soon after chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal; Biden to visit Pentagon, first lady to speak in Shanksville, VP Harris at WTC

Four candidates in US state elections voice conspiracy theories about 2020 elections, claiming they're up against a corrupt system backed by mysterious figures in Republican Party

After Washington called to review practices in wake of accidental shooting of Palestinian-American reporter, PM says 'no one will dictate' the matter to Israel

Message conveyed to PM Lapid in recent conversations with Biden and other US officials; Iranian demands to halt IAEA probes appear to have derailed talks