Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present with a new album.

Prepare for a cold snap! Snow showers and chilly temperatures are expected in Southwest and Central Virginia. Read the latest forecast details.

Workers at Canada’s national postal service are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with Canada Post.

A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain was introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly a decade that lawmakers will debate allowing doctors to help end people’s lives after previous court challenges to change the law failed.

Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Cleanup from Hurricane Milton is underway as residents are returning home after the storm barreled across Florida.

The operator of an experimental submersible that imploded while seeking out the sunken Titanic was either putting profits over safety or pushing humankind’s boundaries.

Veterans Day will be observed Monday, November 11, and this year we’re working to highlight the people who’ve served our country and the struggles they’ve faced as a result.

The aurora borealis is continuing to dazzle viewers across the northern United States and Canada.

Nearly 138,000 platform beds sold at major retailers including Amazon and Walmart are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada.

The parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain is turning down a takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard of Canada.

Hockey star Brianna Decker, former NHL players Kevin Stevens and Matt Cullen, late Chicago Blackhawks founder Frederic McLaughlin and the 2002 Olympic gold medal-winning paralympic sled hockey team are being inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.

Dan Evans has won the longest match at the U.S. Open since tiebreakers were introduced in 1970, beating Karen Khachanov 6-7 (6), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4 in 5 hours, 35 minutes.

The owner of 7-Eleven convenience stores has received a buyout offer for from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.

The contest for most gold medals at the Paris Olympics ended in a 40-40 tie between China and the United States.

There was a moment where Brazil might have thought it had a chance.

A segment of fans in Yankee Stadium’s right field bleachers chanted “U-S-A.

Vanessa Gilles scored in the 62nd minute to give Canada a 1-0 victory over Colombia and send the team into the quarterfinals despite losing six points in the tournament because of a drone spying scandal.

Experts say a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the western U.S. and Canada are the legacy of the nation’s fire-suppression experts and climate change.

Thousands of firefighters are battling a wildfire in northern California that exploded in size — one of several blazes tearing through the western United States and Canada amid dry, hot and windy conditions.

Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman has been suspended and removed from the team for the Paris Olympics in the wake of a drone-spying scandal.

Dozens of wildfires are blazing across several western states, with some areas under air quality alerts or advisories.

Sure, they call it the City of Light.

The American men have won gold medals at all but three Olympics (not counting the boycotted 1980 Games in Moscow), while the women have won every gold medal at an Olympics since 1996.

After seeing longtime doubles partner Barbora Krejcikova win the Wimbledon singles title, Katerina Siniakova went out on Centre Court and added another Grand Slam trophy to her own collection.

Stephen Curry drove to the basket, laid the ball in, got fouled and ended up on the floor after drawing the contact.

For USA Basketball, the road to the Paris Olympics has started with a win.

The remnants of Hurricane Beryl have dropped tornadoes and are threatening flooding as the system churns into Canada and the northeastern U.S. after leaving millions in the Houston area without power.

Basketball star Lauren Jackson will compete at her fifth Olympics after being selected in Australia’s 12-player squad just three months after again coming out of retirement.

American Ben Shelton has reached the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time.

Kawhi Leonard, Tyrese Haliburton and Joel Embiid are all good to go for the start of USA Basketball’s men’s national team training camp in Las Vegas next week, the first step toward what the Americans hope is a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal.

The sport features an assortment of acrobatic movements and footwork conducted while a DJ plays music.

Extreme heat alerts are in effect for tens of millions of people in the United States as cities including Chicago break heat records.

Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair says his country looks on track to meet NATO’s military spending guideline by 2030.

Kylian Mbappé got some rest ahead of the European Championship.

More than 1.2 million rechargeable lights are under recall in the U.S. and Canada following a report of one consumer death.

Medical supply company Medline Industries is recalling some 1.5 million portable adult bed rails across the U.S. and Canada.

Dylan Cozens scored two goals and had an assist to rally Canada past Switzerland 3-2 for the sixth win from six games at the ice hockey world championship.

The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart have dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

Billie Eilish is hitting the road.

Danielle Serdachny converted a rebound in front 5:16 into overtime for a power-play goal and Canada beat the United States 6-5 in a breathtaking women’s world hockey championship gold medal game.

Alyssa Naeher made three saves in a penalty shootout and converted her own attempt to lead the United States past Canada in the final of the SheBelieves Cup, the Americans’ fifth straight title in the event.

Mark your calendars for these dates, eclipse fans.

The races bring in thousands of people who are looking forward to the big event on Sunday.

Procter & Gamble is recalling more than 8 million bags of Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergent packets sold in the U.S. and Canada.

Crowds are gathering in Tokyo to enjoy Japan’s famed cherry blossoms, which are blooming later than expected in the capital because of cold weather.

While the women will send its best team, the men will send an under-23 team with three over-age exceptions.

French President Emmanuel Macron says he “regrets” the Senate’s vote to reject legislation to ratify a trade deal between the European Union and Canada.

Alyssa Naeher had three saves in the penalty shootout after a rain-soaked 2-2 draw with Canada on Wednesday night, earning the United States a spot in the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup final.

Catch up on what's happened in the world of international soccer since the Tokyo Olympics.

Andy Murray has hinted he is heading into the “last few months” of his career after rallying past Denis Shapovalov 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 at the Dubai Championships for his 500th hard-court win.

Travelers and stargazers alike are already lining up hotel rooms in certain cities and spots to view the historic eclipse.

General Motors is adding about 350,000 miles, or about 563,000 kilometers, of roadways in the U.

Italian officials want to hold the hockey games at brand new 16,000-seat arena in Milan (which is co-hosting along with Cortina d’Ampezzo), but in what’s become a theme of other construction efforts for the 2026 Games, the Italians are doing things at the last minute and better hope no delays occur.

Experts say the number of monarch butterflies at wintering areas in Mexico dropped by 59% this year to the second lowest level since record keeping began.

The 2026 World Cup final will be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 19.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league will wait for the judicial process to play out before making any decisions about four players charged in a 2018 sexual assault case in Canada.

Sunday’s announcement will offer further clarification on dates and magnitude of matches the cities will host.

Former NHL player Alex Formenton has turned himself in to police in connection with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault by several members of Canada's 2018 world junior team.

With three days until Christmas, the holiday travel rush is in full swing, with millions of people heading out of town.

One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists who moved to Canada to pursue her studies says she will not return to the city to meet her bail conditions.

U.S. officials are proposing a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx to help a snow-dependent wildcat species that scientists say could be wiped out in parts of the contiguous U.S. by the end of the century.

The FBI is investigating a vehicle explosion that happened at the Rainbow Bridge. This bridge is the border crossing between the U.S. and Canada at Niagara Falls.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have fired embattled offensive coordinator Matt Canada.

Leylah Fernandez and Marina Stakusic won their singles matches as Canada defeated Italy 2-0 to claim its first-ever Billie Jean King Cup.

An International Atomic Energy Agency team is in Fukushima for the agency's first marine sampling since treated radioactive wastewater started being released from the area's damaged nuclear plant into the sea.

The U.S. played the bronze-medal game short-handed, and Canada sent the Americans home from the World Cup empty-handed.

For the first time in 25 years, Italy is going to the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup.

The Dominican Republic, Australia and Italy have advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup.

Olympic silver medalist France won't make the second round of the World Cup.

The Basketball World Cup started Friday and Canada sent a message.

Kuei-Shan Little League from Taoyuan, Taiwan, has dominated its first two games of the Little League World Series and has done so in style.

Residents have heeded warnings to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a wildfire burns just miles outside the city of 20,000.

Residents of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories are fleeing an approaching wildfire in long convoys of cars, while air evacuations are underway for those who cannot leave by road.

The wildfires in Hawaii come after a summer of record wildfires in Canada, which has caused air quality issues around the world.

The World Meteorological Organization, an agency of the UN, said the first week of July was the hottest week on record for the planet as a whole.

Expect more stormy and smoky episodes throughout the summer, partially due to El Niño

United States forward Christian Pulisic has arrived in Italy for a medical test with AC Milan before an expected transfer from Chelsea.

Matt Turner stopped two penalty kicks, and the United States beat Canada 3-2 in a shootout after a 2-2 draw for a berth in a CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal against Panama.

United States midfielder Brenden Aaronson will play in Germany’s top flight next season after joining Union Berlin on loan from Leeds.

The United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at the United Nations’ highest court over the downing in 2020 of a Ukrainian passenger jet and the deaths of all 176 on board.

Air quality gradually improves as scattered storm clusters move in from the west

Taylor Moore and Monday qualifier Peter Kuest shot 8-under 64s to share the first-round lead in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

A former champion cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1976 Olympics has been convicted by a German court in a child sexual abuse case.

Known as the Corsi-Rosenthal box, it pulls air through filters on the sides and blows out clean air. It’s proven to reduce indoor exposure to airborne particles. The box can decrease the levels of particles in the air, such as dust or wildfire smoke.

To President Donald Trump, America’s trade relationship with Mexico was intolerable.

Several people with autism and intellectual disabilities have been legally euthanized in the Netherlands in recent years because they said they could not lead normal lives.

Stellantis says it is pulling together a network of public electric vehicle chargers that could include Tesla and nearly all of the other chargers in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

The cost of the unprecedented search for the missing Titan submersible will easily stretch into the millions of dollars.

Folarin Balogun and Chris Richards scored their first international goals, both off assists from Gio Reyna, and the United States beat Canada 2-0 for the Americans’ second straight CONCACAF Nations League title.

Canadian authorities announced this week that Nathan Chasing Horse has been charged in the province of Alberta with sexual assault and sexual exploitation.

Southwest Virginia is under a Code Orange air quality alert, which means it's unhealthy for sensitive populations to spend time outdoors.

An Air Quality Alert is in effect for parts of the Roanoke Valley Thursday.

Fires have burned more than 1,800 square miles in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan

The United States had to come from a goal down to outclass newcomer Hungary 7-1 for its second win at the ice hockey world championship.

An early heat wave has taken hold in parts of the Pacific Northwest.

An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of the Pacific Northwest.

Tens of thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for what organizers bill as the largest powwow in North America.

The U.N. special envoy for Haiti is urging immediate deployment of a specialized international force to counter escalating gang violence and develop the understaffed and ill-equipped police force, warning that delays could lead to a spillover of insecurity in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Somewhere in a remote stretch of forest near Maine’s border with Canada, rocks from space crashed to Earth and may be scattered across the ground — just waiting to be picked up.