The United States downed defending champion Canada 2-1 at the women’s hockey world championship in a matchup of the game’s global powers.

Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t give in to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations confidential.

With the conversation surrounding tariffs increase after President Trump recently announced a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries, along with higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States.

Automaker Stellantis is temporarily halting production at a plant in Canada and a plant in Mexico shortly after President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on imported vehicles.

Mauricio Pochettino appears to recognize the enormity of the problems facing his U.S. men’s national team after it crashed out of the CONCACAF Nations League this week with two dismal losses in a tournament it had won every other time it had been contested.

Tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump have far-reaching impacts on the everyday American, but there are some you might not even think of - like a can of beer.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome” in the United States.

The U.S. State Department has announced sanctions on an unknown number of current and former Thai officials for their role in deporting at least 40 Uyghur men to China despite worries that they could be jailed or even face death there.

President Donald Trump announces exemptions to 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada. However, tariff uncertainties cause confusion for Houston businesses.

President Donald Trump granted U.S. automakers a short reprieve from stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada this week.

The United States is bringing a mix of familiar faces and youth to the women’s world hockey championship tournament in the Czech Republic next month.

Farmers and meat producers across the U.S. can expect the new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China and the retaliation to hurt their bottom lines by billions of dollars if they stay in place a while.

Tariffs are in the news at the moment.

President Donald Trump is planning a “gold card” visa with a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million.

The Colorado Avalanche trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Devon Toews had an easy excuse for not attending practice on Friday.

Canada’s 3-2 overtime victory over the United States in the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off set single-game hockey betting records.

The general manager of the U.S. team in the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament said he would welcome a visit from President Donald Trump to the championship game between the United States and Canada on Thursday night.

Igloo is recalling more than 1 million of its coolers sold across the U.S., Mexico and Canada due to a handle hazard that has resulted in a handful of fingertip injuries, including some amputations.

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. to stop minting pennies.

In the rolling hills of Kentucky where most of the world’s bourbon supply is crafted, the prospect of a new trade war feels like an aching hangover that won’t go away.

President Donald Trump is using a trio of executive orders to throw the world economy and his own goal of cutting inflation into turmoil.

President-elect Donald Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S. allies and potential adversaries with arguments that the frontiers of American power need to be extended into Canada and the Danish territory of Greenland, and southward to include the Panama Canal.

Dillon Brooks scored 27 points, Jalen Green had 22 and the Houston Rockets won in Toronto for the first time in more than five years by beating the struggling Raptors 114-110.

Israelis are increasingly moving out of the country since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack shattered any sense of safety.

Jacob Elordi is suddenly everywhere in Hollywood, so much so that he thinks he must be dreaming.

The past year has been both a glass half empty and half full for the world's democracies.

The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes to seafood, one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy.

It didn’t take much to stir Jack Eichel’s national pride in looking ahead to representing the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.

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President-elect Donald Trump is declaring a win on stopping illegal immigration through Mexico after talking with that country’s leader.

U.S. wildlife officials are proposing new habitat protections in the southern Rocky Mountains for Canada lynx.

U.S. women’s national team goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is retiring from international soccer.

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

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

Why monarch butterflies population continues to decrease and what you can do to help.

The 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played at Houston’s NRG Stadium on July 6.

A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain is set to be 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.

Mitch Garver and Julio Rodríguez homered, and the Seattle Mariners took advantage of five Houston errors during an 8-1 victory over the Astros.

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.

Jacob Shaffelburg and Jonathan David scored off defensive misplays, and Canada beat the United States 2-1 in a friendly for its first win over the Americans on U.S. soil since 1957.

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.

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.

Andy Murray has started what is expected to be his final appearance at Indian Wells with a smooth performance and a straightforward victory.

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.

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.

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Federal officials have cleared the way for Florida to begin importing cheaper prescription drugs from Canada.

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 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.