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, 19 Mar 2014 04:10:36 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 Officials in the US dismantle one of the largest online networks sharing indecent images of children, the Department of Homeland Security says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26639092#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26639092 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:32:37 GMT Two people were killed when a news helicopter crashed in central Seattle at the foot of the landmark Space Needle, fire officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26634632#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26634632 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:26:10 GMT President Obama awards America's highest military honour to 24 men previously passed over for the decoration because of discrimination. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26632431#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26632431 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 00:48:55 GMT The US government has built a system that can record every single phone call made over a month in an undisclosed foreign country, US media report. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26640228#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26640228 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:49:02 GMT The Rolling Stones postpone their tour of Australia and New Zealand after the death of Sir Mick Jagger's girlfriend L'Wren Scott. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26638150#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26638150 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:22:27 GMT Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty resigns after eight years in the job, announcing that he is returning to the private sector. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26640223#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26640223 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 01:12:16 GMT A hacker has got an 18 month jail term for stealing compromising images of young women and using them to extort cash. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26616913#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26616913 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:37:12 GMT Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper welcomes home the last of his country's troops to leave Afghanistan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26634629#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26634629 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:04:28 GMT The Los Angeles Times was the first newspaper to publish a story about an earthquake on Monday - thanks to a robot writer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26614051#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26614051 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:12:58 GMT Air Canada suspends flights between Toronto and Caracas over security concerns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26621350#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26621350 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:59:20 GMT The US government declares it wants to stop being in charge of how the internet is run, ceding control to the wider web community. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26033686#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26033686 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:51:13 GMT US car manufacturer General Motors appoints veteran insider Jeff Boyer to a new senior post to oversee vehicle safety and recalls. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26620717#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26620717 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:54:54 GMT A police officer has been hailed a hero after single-handedly tackling a man suspected to be carrying a gun on a train station platform in Philadelphia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26625137#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26625137 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:41:04 GMT More than 250 of Marlene Dietrich's belongings are going up for auction including a letter to her from American writer Ernest Hemmingway. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26641562#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26641562 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 06:22:42 GMT A man and his dog had to be rescued from their upturned boat that capsized in Matagorda Bay in Texas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26625135#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26625135 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:12:20 GMT A US Airways flight out Florida had to make an emergency landing because a baby on board had stopped breathing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26570431#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26570431 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 22:08:04 GMT Two people are killed as a suspected drunk driver crashes through barricades set up for the South by Southwest festival in the US. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26569890#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26569890 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:55:52 GMT Actress Kate Winslet has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, just hours after an earthquake hit the city. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26623076#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26623076 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 23:19:37 GMT A train company in the US has released CCTV footage of a near-miss in California. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26625134#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-26625134 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:18:32 GMT Rapper Kanye West has been sentenced to two years probation for assaulting a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport in July. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26621339#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26621339 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 02:25:41 GMT When fashion designer L'Wren Scott's apparent suicide became breaking news, many headlines identified her as Mick Jagger's girlfriend. Was this an example of sexist double standards? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-echochambers-26637934#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-echochambers-26637934 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:56:03 GMT US consumer prices were little changed in February, indicating that inflation continues to remain tame. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26620715#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26620715 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:50:18 GMT US factory output rebounds in February, helped by a recovery in car and consumer goods manufacturing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26588653#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26588653 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:19:48 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 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:33:57 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 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:12:47 GMT Do gay people need their own retirement housing? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26554710#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26554710 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 00:44:18 GMT War heroes denied the Medal of Honor for decades http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26533044#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26533044 Wed, 19 Mar 2014 00:33:10 GMT How to stand out from the musical crowd at SXSW http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26575794#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26575794 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 01:21:22 GMT Is it safe to buy breast milk over the internet? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26618530#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26618530 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 23:20:28 GMT Vice Media's Shane Smith and his plan for global domination http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26512381#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26512381 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 00:04:42 GMT US town toasts fake patron saint who 'banished grasshoppers' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26582809#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26582809 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 00:56:30 GMT Strippers, chicken wings and a night of debauchery http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26576277#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26576277 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 00:36:38 GMT Scarlett Johansson and her Scottish filming adventure http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26559813#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26559813 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 00:47:12 GMT Christoph Waltz on his hair-razing new role http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26546657#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26546657 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 06:33:14 GMT Model veterans of breast cancer and war http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26473509#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26473509 Thu, 13 Mar 2014 00:58:56 GMT US turns to minorities to find farmers of the future http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26492509#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26492509 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 01:19:38 GMT How Indian Americans helped shape US http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-26429592#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-26429592 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 22:36:11 GMT A boomtown with sky-high pay, jobs for all - but a dark side http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25983917#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25983917 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:47:44 GMT A photo diary of The Pierces' new album http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26531157#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26531157 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:03:39 GMT How dangerous are domestic cats to humans? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-26544284#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-26544284 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:15:12 GMT Meet the New York model who dreams in code http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26473950#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26473950 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:53:01 GMT