President Joe Biden on Thursday said "speed is safety" as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war.

Two men believed to be Haitian-Americans — one of them purportedly a former bodyguard at the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince — have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haiti's...

Pfizer Inc. plans to ask U.S. regulators to authorize a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine within the next month, the drugmaker's top scientist said on Thursday, based on evidence of greater risk of...

South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma, whose decision to turn himself in to start a 15-month jail term was seen a victory for the post-Apartheid state's efforts to enforce the rule of law, could be o...

Developing nations, UN seek clear plan for promised climate finance

Zaila Avant-garde from Harvey, La., breezed to the championship at the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, becoming the first African American winner and only the second Black champion in...

Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against then-president Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to two and half years in prison for trying to ...

For many people, restrictions on cross-border travel are no big deal. For others, it’s been a life-altering mess. That includes residents of one unusual U.S. community stranded by the Canadian borde...

Fans have been banned from the Tokyo Olympics following a state of emergency being declared Thursday aimed at containing rising COVID-19 infections in the Japanese capital. The ban comes just two wee...

Crews searching the collapsed condo tower near Miami have recovered 10 more bodies, bringing the death toll to 64, one day after officials said there was no longer hope of finding anyone alive. ...

The pairing of Rodgers and Bryson DeChambeau proved too much for Brady and Phil Mickelson in The Match on Tuesday at The Reserve at Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Mont.

Emergency workers gave up Wednesday on any hope of finding survivors in a collapsed Florida condo building, telling sobbing families that there was "no chance of life" in the rubble as crews shifted t...

China has criticized what it called the "politicization of sports" after British lawmakers urged a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics unless China allows an investigation of complaints of hum...

The uncle of a teenager who recorded the last moments of George Floyd's life in a video that helped launch a global protest movement against racial injustice has died in a crash involving a Minneapoli...

England and its long-suffering soccer fans finally have the chance to add another trophy to the 1966 World Cup after overcoming Denmark 2-1 in extra time on Wednesday to reach the European Championshi...

A container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world's largest ports caught fire late Wednesday, authorities said, causing an explosion that sent tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab...

England has broken through its semifinal ceiling at major soccer tournaments. A title match awaits for the first time in 55 years after their 2-1 win over Denmark.

New York heralded a comeback from the COVID-19 pandemic by honouring first responders, but the CBC's Kris Reyes says not everyone is ready to open things up so fast. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) ...

Businessman Aftab Dada is thrilled to have a giant Marilyn Monroe statue back in Palm Springs, Calif., where he says it is “absolutely loved” by residents and tourists alike. But not everyone in ...

American authorities have revoked the NEXUS trusted traveller cards of thousands of Canadians over the past five years — more than three times the number revoked by Canadian officials, CBC News has ...