http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/us_and_canada/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the US & Canada section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Wed, 22 May 2013 06:43:31 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/us_and_canada/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 The rescue effort after the Oklahoma twister that killed 24 people nears an end, as it emerges the storm was more powerful than thought. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22619802#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22619802 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:28:23 GMT A sweeping immigration bill that would offer a chance of citizenship to millions living in the US illegally takes a stride forward in Congress. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22620327#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22620327 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:32:16 GMT Shares on Wall Street race to a new all-time high as investors bet that the US central bank will continue supporting the economy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22620060#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22620060 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:55:16 GMT US tax officials tell a congressional hearing they did not know their agency had targeted conservative groups. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22619170#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22619170 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:15:34 GMT Manchester City have announced a partnership with baseball's New York Yankees to form a new Major League Soccer franchise. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22615026 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22615026 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:29:08 GMT Apple boss Tim Cook defends its tax strategy at a Senate hearing, after the tech giant is accused of being among America's largest tax avoiders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22615146#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22615146 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:09 GMT The US military's wireless internet service inside Guantanamo Bay has been shut down following threats by Anonymous hackers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22608083#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22608083 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:35:14 GMT A US judge refuses to dismiss a drug-driving case against Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of the late Robert F Kennedy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22620139#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22620139 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:27:15 GMT JP Morgan chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon will keep both jobs after shareholders voted in his favour. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22618381#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22618381 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:44:29 GMT The US and Chinese presidents, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, announce they will hold their first summit in California in June. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22605278#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22605278 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:11:36 GMT Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founder member of the 1960s rock band The Doors, dies aged 74 in Germany after a long battle with cancer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22604798#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22604798 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:28:37 GMT Matilda the Broadway show wins five awards at New York's Drama Desk awards while Pippin, Cinderella and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf were also multiple winners. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22607223#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22607223 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:18:59 GMT Former Main Senator Olympia Snowe, who quit the US Congress in 2012, has a prescription for how to change the deadlocked legislature. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22620324#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22620324 Wed, 22 May 2013 01:35:20 GMT At least 24 people are confirmed dead, including seven children, and many are missing after a tornado tore through Oklahoma City, US officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22606459#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22606459 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:24:42 GMT Dozens of people are feared killed by a huge tornado which tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, officials in the US state say. BBC weather presenter Ben Rich explains how the tornado was formed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22606454#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22606454 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:37:51 GMT Oklahoma tornado survivor talks about his experience in the storm http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22607923#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22607923 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:31:40 GMT Ricky Stover, who lives near Oklahoma City, locked his cellar door as a huge tornado tore apart his home. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22610994#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22610994 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:59:05 GMT Fifteen-year-old Abby Harrison is already training to become an astronaut and hopes to reach Mars by 2030. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22597923#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22597923 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:42:16 GMT The world of brute strength and brawn isn't just a young man's game, as one 92 year old was keen to prove. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22600636#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22600636 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:48:08 GMT Authorities in the US state of Florida are calling for the holder of a $590m winning lottery ticket to come forward and claim their prize. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22592743#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22592743 Mon, 20 May 2013 05:11:34 GMT Apple is accused of being "among America's largest tax avoiders" by senators, who say the company avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22600984#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22600984 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:55 GMT Yahoo says its $1.1bn (£723m) purchase of blogging platform Tumblr will boost its revenue as soon as 2014. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22603046#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22603046 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:21:50 GMT Provides an overview of Canada, including key events and facts about the world's second-largest country http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841111#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841111 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:12:38 GMT Provides and overview as well as facts and figures for this small dependency of the United States situated in the Caribbean http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17139243#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17139243 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:24:00 GMT Provides an overview of what remains of France's once-extensive possessions in North America http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17142538#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17142538 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:03:36 GMT Provides an overview of the United States, including key events and facts about this superpower http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16761057#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16761057 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:51:02 GMT Heard the one about the orchestra that walked into a bar? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22617217#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22617217 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:06:36 GMT The humble cassette tape makes a comeback http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22533522#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22533522 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:36:32 GMT University looks into life-enhancing technologies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22487287#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22487287 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:14:17 GMT How barefoot Indian tribe inspired a US fitness revolution http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22533530#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22533530 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:29:31 GMT Kentucky woman catches a killer, helped by a BBC reporter http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19558804#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19558804 Fri, 17 May 2013 06:14:56 GMT Todd McLellan's photographs of disassembled objects http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-22514601#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-22514601 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:26:07 GMT The talented Mr Ripley, and the meaning of evil http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22551083#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22551083 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:18 GMT How US version of The Office reflected on America - and UK http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22533526#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22533526 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:58:19 GMT What tsunami debris is washing up in Canada now? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22487285#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22487285 Thu, 16 May 2013 23:01:40 GMT