US & Canada
World welcomes 2023 and leaves a stormy year behind
The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals, while hoping for ...U.S. deep freeze leaves hundreds of thousands without power
An arctic blast that gripped much of the United States on Saturday left more than 700,000 without power, at least 16 dead ...U.S. deep freeze forecast to break Christmas Eve records
An arctic blast that has gripped much of the United States this week, disrupting daily life and holiday travel for millions of ...Zelensky urges US to help it defeat Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the U.S. Congress that aid to Ukraine was an investment in democracy and “not charity” as he invoked ...Biden and Zelenskiy show solidarity at White House in first wartime visit
Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Joe Biden showed solidarity at the White House on Wednesday in the first foreign trip of the war ...Argentina wins the 2022 World Cup
Argentina won the World Cup on Sunday after beating defending champions France 4-2 on penalties, following a dramatic 3-3 draw after extra ...NASA’s Orion capsule heads for splashdown after Artemis I flight around moon
NASA’s uncrewed Orion capsule hurtled through space on Sunday on the final return leg of its voyage around the moon and back, ...Countries split on plastics treaty focus as U.N. talks close
The first round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty ended on Friday with agreement to end plastic pollution but a split ...Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in nearly 40 years
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began erupting on Sunday for the first time since 1984, ending its longest quiet ...Multiple people dead in Virginia Walmart shooting, including shooter
Several people were killed and injured in a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday night, including the shooter, police ...