BBC News – US & Canada

Four astronauts leave Florida in a Dragon capsule bound for the International Space Station. […]

A US man has reportedly been arrested and charged after telling a match "I did storm the Capitol". […]

He was the co-founder of hip-hop pioneers Digital Underground and produced 2Pac's debut album. […]

The plan would increase US capital gains taxes and the top marginal income tax rate. […]

A Model Y made multiple trips on a test track without a human in the driver's seat, engineers found. […]

The death of Daunte Wright, who was shot near Minneapolis earlier this month, sparked mass protests. […]

Covid-related attacks directed at Asian Americans have escalated in the US - here's what's happening. […]

Akayed Ullah detonated a bomb in Times Square station during rush hour in December 2017. […]

A historic verdict followed by a funeral - a community coping with trauma asks what happens next. […]

Lisa Christensen listened to the whole trial, but as an alternate juror did not deliberate on verdict. […]

The White House says the US will curb emissions by 50-52%, as leaders gather for virtual summit. […]

The shooting in Columbus happened as police were responding to an attempted stabbing call. […]

The justice department announces probe into city police practices after George Floyd murder verdict. […]

The Oscar-nominated film tells of a black man forced to relive his killing by a US police officer. […]

The format might be simple - winning this race is anything but. Big Dog's Backyard Ultra is an unusually punishing challenge. […]

As Biden prepares to extract troops, we ask three Americans with personal connections what they think. […]

Manitoba truckers frequently crossing the border are now eligible to get vaccinated in North Dakota. […]

The conviction of the police officer for the death of George Floyd has been hailed as a watershed. […]

Activists vow their march for racial justice is only just beginning, but not everyone is on board. […]

The US President said it took an extraordinary convergence of factors to convict Derek Chauvin. […]

At a hair salon in Minneapolis, the guilty verdict against Chauvin was greeted with relief and tears. […]

People gathered outside court in Minneapolis erupt in cheers as the jury's verdicts are read out. […]

After less than a day of deliberation, jurors find Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges over George Floyd's death. […]

Coronavirus continues to pose "unprecedented risks to travellers", the US state department says. […]

Where does President Biden's infrastructure plan rank among the largest projects in American history? […]

The increase from 380 to nearly 3,500 has overwhelmed local facilities in Mexico, the UN warns. […]

Watch the most critical exchanges from 14 days of testimony at the trial over the death of George Floyd. […]

Garrett Bradley may become the first black director to win an Oscar for her first feature documentary. […]

The author of the bestselling Hillbilly Elegy is being courted by Republicans for a Senate run. […]

Carla Jonson's story helps explain how Amazon won last week's union vote in Alabama. […]

More mass shootings, the same political gridlock - so why do gun control advocates remain optimistic? […]

Issues of race were rarely discussed in Decorah, until a death 160 miles away changed everything. […]

When the Titanic sank, six Chinese men were rescued - but their ordeal didn't end there. […]

Two Americans who got the Johnson & Johnson shot talk about their reaction to the vaccine's 'pause'. […]

When a DNA test revealed a decades-old family secret, Maia’s life was turned upside down. […]

Derek Chauvin's defence team started making the case that he is not at fault for George Floyd's death. […]

Dozens of women allege they faced invasive gynaecological procedures while being held at a US immigration detention centre. […]

Over 11 days of testimony, we heard from eyewitnesses, fellow police officers and medical experts. […]

There was unrest near Minneapolis after police fatally shoot a black man in a traffic stop. […]

Many say watching George Floyd's final moments is traumatising - and so is the fight for racial justice. […]

Dr Martin Tobin, a world renowned expert on breathing, testified on George Floyd's last moments. […]

Defence counsel claimed Mr Floyd said "I ate too many drugs" during his arrest. What did witnesses hear? […]

A 10-year-old from Nicaragua woke up to find he had been abandoned by his group. […]

Fourteen US states and several major cities have replaced the holiday with Indigenous People's Day. […]

The resident has been dealing with depression and fatigue following a stroke over 20 years ago. […]

The 19-year-old suspect stole the ambulance from a local fire station in Dallas, Texas. […]

People from ethnic minorities win in all four individual film categories for the first time. […]

Floyd's girlfriend provided emotional testimony and paramedics explained what the scene was like when they arrived. […]

Asian female massage workers in the US speak up about the stigma surrounding their profession. […]

Genevieve Hansen was off-duty when she came across the scene of George Floyd's arrest. […]

The prosecution called several witnesses - some becoming emotional - on day two of the proceedings. […]

The storms in Tennessee required 100 people to be rescued from vehicles and buildings. […]

A black political hopeful, a Minnesota resident and a retired officer share their thoughts. […]

Tougher policies and deaths on the road are unlikely to stop Guatemalans from trying to reach the US. […]

For the first time as president, Biden answered reporters questions on critical issues. […]

A surge in migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border tests the administration's immigration promises. […]

Amid rallies against anti-Asian hate crimes, we ask what it's like to be an Asian woman in the US. […]

More than 15,000 migrant children are in US custody in a surge of arrivals to the US-Mexico border. […]

Asian Americans across the US have faced a surge in hate crimes during the pandemic. […]

Thousands of migrants from Central America are making an arduous journey to the US border. […]

An indigenous woman just took over at the agency that most closely oversees indigenous priorities. […]

Canada's "Sixties Scoop" saw thousands of indigenous children forcibly removed from their families. […]

The campaign is based on efforts around a similar case involving a British journalist fifty years ago. […]

After being labelled "patient zero", a small-town physician in Canada was shunned. […]