US & Canada

US President Donald Trump has warned that the nation’s immigration system was overwhelmed by illegal immigrants and the country has no more room for undocumented migrants as he inspected a newly built barrier at the US-Mexico border. Trump made the comments on Friday during a press briefing on immigration and …

US Vice President Mike Pence warned Turkey on Wednesday that it could risk its membership in NATO if it goes ahead with plans to buy a Russian air defense system despite widespread international opposition. Pence’s escalating rhetoric came after Turkey insisted on Wednesday that the Russian deal was done, signaling …

Maradona has slammed the US’ attempts to interfere in Venezuela’s domestic matters, as Washington is calling for Maduro to resign and supporting self-proclaimed interim President Juan Guaido amid a political crisis in the Latin American country. Diego Maradona, a football legend now training the Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa, is …

Three more women have accused former US Vice President Joe Biden of inappropriate touching, as the potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate scrambles to contain a quickly growing crisis. The additional allegations were reported by The Washington Post on Thursday, bringing the total number of women who have brought forward complaints …

The Ethiopian Airlines crew commanding the Boeing 737 Max 8, which crashed last month and killed all 157 people on board, followed all recommended procedures but couldn’t regain control of the doomed flight, Ethiopian investigators told reporters Thursday morning. Ethiopian Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said preliminary findings from an investigation …

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorizations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, according to a copy of a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The Trump administration has quietly pursued a wider deal on sharing U.S. nuclear power technology with …

At least one person was missing on Monday after devastating floods across the U.S. Midwest that killed three others and inflicted hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in what Nebraska’s governor called a disaster of historic proportions. As floodwaters began to recede in much of the area inundated by …

The US president and top defense officials have alleged that the Chinese military benefits from the work that Google is doing in China. Last year, Trump unleashed a large-scale trade war against Beijing, partly due to the alleged theft of US intellectual property. Google has pushed back accusations of helping …

Privacy lawyers for technology giants Google and Intel will testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to discuss consumer controls and opt-ins, the panel said in a statement released on Monday. The committee’s hearing will examine “the impact on competition and innovation” regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act …

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi broke a few Democratic hearts during a Q&A with the Washington Post Magazine on Monday when Ms. Pelosi said in definitive terms that she does not support pursuing impeachment of President Donald Trump. Ms. Pelosi, like many Democrats in leadership, has been reluctant to hop …

Donald Trump will seek significant funds for the Pentagon and a wall along the US-Mexico border in the White House budget being released next week, says an administration official. Trump will seek $750 billion for defense as a boost for the military, but he will cut non-defense discretionary spending by …

Police in the US state of Idaho were forced to close down a highway after a semi-truck carrying missiles for the military crashed. According to state police, the truck veered off the main road at a rest stop along I-90 in northern Idaho on Friday night as the driver attempted …

Seismologists announced Friday the magnitude of Alaska’s powerful Nov. 30 earthquake has been revised to 7.1 from the earlier magnitude 7.0. Alaska Earthquake Center officials say in a news release that the change comes after quake data was reviewed by multiple agencies and academic groups. U.S. Geological Survey spokesman Paul …

The US president visited an Alabama town devastated by a deadly tornado, where he paid his respects to those who died in the natural disaster, as well as… signed Bibles, delivering Twitter a conniption fit. The president met with relatives of the storm victims, as hundreds of people congregated at …

The former boss of a major New York crime gang has died, after serving 33 years of a 139-year prison sentence. Carmine Persico’s lawyer said he died of complications arising from diabetes. He leaves a wife, two children, and 15 grandchildren. The 85-year-old was known as The Snake, a nickname …

At least 14 people have reportedly been killed in Mexico after armed gunmen stormed a nightclub in Salamanca. Local newspapers said another four people had been injured in the attack at the La Playa nightclub. The attackers arrived at the venue shortly after midnight, entered and opened fire on revelers, …

More than 150,000 people in the United States died in 2017 due to suicide, alcohol and drugs, an all-time high, according to a new analysis of government data. Nationwide, the number of deaths from alcohol, drugs, and suicide rose 6 percent between 2016 and 2017, according to an analysis of …

Google will modify its ad policies and systems to block advertisers from running ads that fall under the purview of a recent bill. Google will ban political advertising on its platform before the Canadian federal election, after the country introduced stringent transparency rules. Bill C-76, which was passed in December, …

Democrats are crafting a request to send to the IRS and say they will “take all necessary steps” to obtain the president’s returns. The top tax-writing committee in the House is readying a request for years of President Donald Trump’s personal tax returns that is expected to land at the …

A second high-profile minister has resigned from the cabinet of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, amid a corruption scandal that threatens to destabilize his government ahead of this year’s national election. Jane Philpott, who had held several portfolios in Trudeau’s cabinet before becoming treasury board president, announced her decision to …