US & World

Canada's most populous provinces are falling behind many U.S. states when it comes to building fast charging stations for electric vehicles, a CBC News analysis shows, raising questions about whether this country's infrastructure is ready for a transition to cleaner energy. N.S., Quebec, Ontario, B.C. and Alberta have less than …

Photo Credit: NBC News Members of San Mateo Police Department (SMPD) California arrested a man who allegedly stabbed a woman dead and posted the video of the incident on Facebook on Wednesday, July 26. Police identified the suspect as Mark Mechikoff, 39, of Pacifica, California. The victim was identified as …

YANGON: Myanmar’s National Defense and Security Council agreed Monday to extend the country’s state of emergency by six months, state media said, likely delaying elections the junta had pledged to hold by August. Acting president Myint Swe announced the decision to prolong the state of emergency — declared when the generals …

The Mexican election campaign is suddenly (and unlawfully) underway, as tensions with the U.S. and Canada over fentanyl, Ukraine, democratic backsliding and Mexico’s failure to control all of its territory bubble under the surface.  President Lopez Obrador’s impending departure could blow the lid off simmering disputes over drugs and Ukraine. …

Three Ukrainian drones have attacked Moscow, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure for traffic of one of four airports around the Russian capital, authorities say.  3rd attempt to strike capital region this week. Three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, Russian authorities said, injuring …

That the House Oversight Committee would take the time to listen to allegations of dead aliens, crashed spacecraft and a secret government program to retrieve such technology, signifies just how seriously some U.S. politicians are treating the subject of UFOs, but a lack of evidence leaves many skeptical.  Committee hearing …

Recent events involving some of the oldest and most senior-ranking U.S. senators have renewed questions about whether an age limit would be appropriate. Nearly one-fifth of this group will soon be older than every member of Canada’s own Senate. Nearly 20% of U.S. senators will soon be older than every …

In 1942, the U.S. army gave 32 Hispano families on the Pajarito Plateau 48 hours to leave their homes and land, in some cases at gunpoint, to build the lab that would create the world’s first atomic bombs, according to relatives of those removed and a former lab employee. 32 …

A new version of Homer’s Odyssey called Ulysses, The Last Odyssey, a spoken-word and dance show with a hauntingly powerful soundtrack by Calgary folk-rock band Reuben and the Dark, ran in June and July at an open-air amphitheater in Sicily. Calgary band Reuben and the Dark provides soundtrack to Ulysses, …

PARIS, France — July is on track to be the hottest month in recorded history, scientists confirmed Thursday, as UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Earth has moved into an “era of global boiling”. Searing heat intensified by global warming has affected tens of millions of people in parts of Europe, …