BBC News – US & Canada

The Houston Astros reach their third World Series in five years after beating the Boston Red Sox 4-2 in the American League Championship Series. […]

The actor was handed the weapon by an assistant director before Halyna Hutchins was shot, a warrant says. […]

The controversial law will be tested next month when the court holds an expedited hearing. […]

More than 1.7 million people were stopped in the past year, including 145,000 unaccompanied children. […]

Officials destroyed dams so salmon could swim upstream. It helped preserve the livelihoods of the Hupa tribe. […]

As Microsoft closes down the main version of LinkedIn, Apple looks more alone in China than ever. […]

The jailed real estate heir is facing a new second-degree murder charge, authorities say. […]

The commemorative plate depicted a banner mistakenly attached to the front end of the historic plane. […]

Students were suspended and barred from school activities for wearing long hair, the lawsuit says. […]

Vaccination rates have lagged among US police, even as Covid becomes their leading cause of death. […]

A skull was reportedly found in the hunt for Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in Gabby Petito's death. […]

The Supreme Court rules in favour of a woman who was injured climbing a snowbank in British Columbia. […]

Only nine Republicans in the chamber voted to hold Mr Bannon in contempt. […]

The family of three and their dog were found dead on a trail in Devil's Gulch Valley two months ago. […]

Scientists say they have precisely dated a camp in Newfoundland, Canada, thanks to a new technique. […]

"Race-norming" made it harder for black players to prove brain injuries linked to their careers. […]

Nasa's next-generation spaceship is attached to the rocket that will launch it to the Moon. […]

The Toebbes seemed to have everything - so why did they allegedly try to sell nuclear secrets? […]

How well have you studied the news since the weekend? 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go! […]

The South Carolina lawyer is suspected of stealing from the estate of a housekeeper who died in 2018. […]

The fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has drawn national attention. Here's what we know. […]

The US secretary of state whose support for George W Bush gave credibility to the 2003 Iraq invasion. […]

About 67 million US children are eligible for new benefits, but some of the most vulnerable are missing out. […]

A surge in demand for toys and sports equipment has contributed to logjams at US ports. […]

The showdown over raising the limit on the amount the US government can borrow is resolved - for now. […]

The sea turtle washed ashore a riverbank in Massachusetts this week. […]

The 60s rock band are the latest musicians to receive a renewed boost from a documentary. […]

Rabbi Moshe Margaretten says he gets calls in the middle of the night from people in Afghanistan asking for help. […]

The Star Trek actor becomes the oldest person to go into space and returns 'filled with emotion'. […]

An activist and former officer analyse video of Minneapolis police days after George Floyd's death. […]

Ahead of COP26, Ros Atkins looks at what the world's biggest emitters are doing to tackle climate change. […]

A Florida police officer inspecting a flat tire had to suddenly dodge a crashing vehicle. […]

How well have you studied the news since the weekend? 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go! […]

Spanish nationalists scorn President Biden for condemning colonial crimes against Native Americans. […]

Tourists flock to California’s famous sequoia trees, but wildfires are threatening their existence. […]

Facebook has come under fire for the impact its apps can have on teens and their mental health. […]

Intel is making an effort to combat the global semiconductor shortage at their new site in Arizona. […]

The clean-up continues and the cause is still unknown after an oil spill in California. […]

Deported Haitian migrants must now rebuild their lives in a crisis-hit nation they fled a decade ago. […]

As cities begin imposing mask and vaccination mandates, a debate rages over personal freedoms. […]

San Jose, California, has formally apologised to the Chinese community for historic wrongs. […]

The US President and other Americans over 65 are now eligible for a third jab of the Pfizer vaccine. […]

Thousands of migrants are at the Texas-Mexico border. Here's what we know about why they are coming. […]

Fiterson's hellish seven-year journey through 11 countries explains migrants' desperation at US border. […]

The US is flying migrants out of a Texas border town where 13,000 have gathered in makeshift camps. […]

Images which seem to show border agents on horseback driving migrants back spark an investigation. […]

America's two decades in Afghanistan impacted those who served - and the families waiting at home. […]

Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, US presidents have realised the impact of their reactions to extreme weather. […]

Canada's skyrocketing housing costs have become a key election issue this year. […]

Amid a severe drought in the Prairies, some ranchers are trying to find ways to work with nature. […]

Gymnasts Simone Biles and McKayla Maroney testified before the Senate about Larry Nassar's abuse. […]

Critics say the $1,190 pants, which come with a built-in pair of boxer shorts, rip off US hip hop culture. […]

The song "Lift every Voice and Sing" will be played regularly at American football games this season. […]

After two decades wrongfully behind bars, Dontae Sharpe is finally free but there's one more battle to fight. […]

Elijah McClain, 23, was put in a chokehold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by police. […]

Blake Leeper fought to compete with able-bodied athletes, but his blades were deemed too long. […]

The White House plans to continue the controversial Title 42 policy to help combat Covid-19. […]

Adrian Meza and his family from Nicaragua have just been released from detention by US border officials. […]

It takes up to 20 days, and can be deadly – but everyday hundreds try to cross the border between Panama and Colombia. […]

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

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. […]