US and Canada

Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, has told CBS programme 60 Minutes that he speaks to his three deceased children “all the time”. Patrick is the father of the three children Lindsay is accused of killing in January 2023. Her first-degree murder trial ended in a mistrial a few …

The juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder for killing her three children has made his first public comments on the case, accusing other jurors of not listening to him.  Out of the 12 jurors, 11 were ready to clear Clancy of criminal responsibility, with the majority feeling …

US President Donald Trump has claimed the Kennedy Center in Washington DC has been losing “tens of millions of dollars, even hundreds of millions of dollars” for years. Trump, who wants his name on the famous performing arts venue, was photographed onboard Air Force One looking at a poster with …

The release includes incidents dating back to 1952, including footage filmed near Tremonton, Utah, by US Navy Chief Warrant Officer Delbert C. Newhouse, who reported seeing and filming a group of bright airborne objects. Submitted to the US Air Force shortly afterwards, the footage later became one of the visual …

Many Americans at the game expressed their own frustrations with the escalating trade war, and the way it has divided the two neighbours. For Drew Grier, an American who lives eight minutes from the stadium, “the anthem playing tonight is a core part of who we are as a border …

Uber has been ordered to pay $40m (£29m) to the family of a 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck on a California highway after the rideshare company’s driver allegedly pulled over and ordered her out of the car. Emily Normandin-Parker had booked an Uber for home with a friend on …

First launched in 1996 on the original Sony PlayStation by Japanese developer Capcom, Resident Evil was a sensation. Rather than casting players as super-powered characters, as was the case with most video games in the 90s, it forced them to survive with limited resources. Thanks to smart reinventions and remakes, …

Paula Devlin, one of the other jurors, told CBS Mornings that the panel had spent several days trying to convince Desronvil to change his mind. “We all worked together to convince ourselves once we got to that point where it was 10 to 2,” she said. The jury foreperson, a …

The White House has withdrawn President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a Republican senator joined Democrats in opposing his confirmation. Richard Schroyer was serving as a senior aide to the secretary of Homeland Security when Trump picked him to lead the immigration enforcement agency …

Matt Jaye, a Jewish-American from Florida, said he was outraged watching Macklemore’s comments on a New Jersey stage earlier this month in support of Palestine. He contacted Ticketmaster and asked for a refund for tickets he has to Sheeran’s November show in Tampa, Florida. His request was denied, which he …

At a match between the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions football teams in Orchard Park, New York, both the American and Canadian national anthems played. The Bills chose to honour their Canadian fans amid rising tensions between the US and Canada. President Donald Trump, who is currently locked in an …

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A US federal judge has ruled the Trump administration must give 30 days’ notice before any “demolition” occurs to the Kennedy Center, as President Donald Trump warned the Washington DC performing arts venue could be “ripped down”. The order comes after Trump was photographed onboard Air Force One looking at …

Robert F Kennedy Jr has told anti-vaxxers they have a “friend in the White House”.  The US health secretary made the declaration at a conference of the Children’s Health Defense, a non-profit activist group mainly known for anti-vaccine advocacy for which Mr Kennedy previously served as chair and chief legal counsel. …

Swedish pop star Zara Larsson has condemned the White House for using one of her most recognisable songs in a social media reel. The clip used Larsson’s Midnight Sun in a video appearing to show immigration enforcement raids. The song has since been removed from the post, but the video …

Toronto residents react to the possibility of a closer strategic, economic, and political alliance with the European Union. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the European Union’s ambition for Canada to become its first “associate member”, calling for closer cooperation on defence, critical minerals and energy security. Carney told …

The wife of a US scholar imprisoned in China on charges of spying and endangering national security has asked President Donald Trump to secure his release when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House next week. U Min Zin, the director at a think tank focused on …

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the European Union’s ambition for Canada to become its first “associate member”, calling for closer cooperation on defence, critical minerals and energy security. Carney told the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday that Canada and Europe were “stronger together” in the face of …

So we know what it is not – full membership of the EU. It is not clear is what exactly the relationship would look like. EU associate membership does not currently exist and the process to create it could take years. If associate status were enshrined in EU treaties, it …

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the chance to become an “associate member” of ‌the EU, while appearing to aim a dig at Donald Trump. Mr Carney told European Parliament members in Strasbourg on Thursday that he was “not proposing a third bloc in order to become a great-power …