Anthropologist Darren Byler sees a confluence in Xinjiang province in China of constant surveillance, state data harvesting and private companies driven by profit. How does this apply to the global ra...

The federal government says it has secured escape routes through four neighbouring countries to allow Canadians to evade a Russian military incursion into Ukraine.

The United States, the European Union and others pledged $600 million US in additional funds to help Haiti Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of people are still struggling six months after a powerful...

The death toll from devastating mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state has reached 78, Gov. Claudio Castro said Wednesday afternoon. ...

The number of new coronavirus cases globally fell by 19 per cent in the last week, while the number of deaths remained stable, according to the World Health Organization.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador broadened his campaign against the mainstream media Wednesday, demanding information on the incomes of several prominent journalists. He has accused jou...

Walt Disney World in Florida has announced that masks will be optional for fully vaccinated visitors in all indoor and outdoor locations.

The family of comedian and actor Bob Saget has filed a lawsuit to block Florida officials from publicly releasing photographs and other records from an investigation into his death last month, court d...

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times on Tuesday when a jury rejected her claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation by erroneously linking ...

A U.S. patient with leukemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus tha...

The timing of the bridge blockade in Windsor, Ont., couldn't be more awkward for Canada's economy. It comes at a historic moment for the auto industry, and U.S. lawmakers are looking for reasons to 'B...

The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million US settlement in a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 children in first grade...

Police arrested former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez at his home Tuesday, a step toward fulfilling a request by the United States government for his extradition on drug trafficking and wea...

A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit accusing Prince Andrew of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre when she was 17, according to a court filing Tuesday.

The American West's megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds. ...

The billionaire who launched on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk.

After three years without a host, the Oscars are making up for lost time with three hosts for this year's awards: Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes are set to host the 94th Academy Awards. ...

British Columbia health officials announced restrictions on gatherings will be lifted Wednesday at 11:59 p.m., but the province does not have plans to remove its vaccine-verification system yet. Queb...

The accounting firm that prepared former U.S. president Donald Trump's annual financial statements says the documents "should no longer be relied upon" after New York's attorney general said they regu...