North America news

Wildfires are not the only serious threat to pine forests across our planet. Bark beetle outbreaks in North America and Siberia have ravaged natural forests so extensively that in some areas the tree death toll has neared 100%.

As an increasing number of hazardous chemicals are banned around the world, they remain legal in the US. Why are American regulators so slow to move, and who benefits from their inaction?

Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka is so ever-present, some are beginning to wonder if a major geopolitical event happens and she’s not there, does it even count?

Google services, including YouTube, Gmail, and Snapchat, were down for several hours on Sunday afternoon. The US was apparently affected the most, according to user reports.

Television viewership for the Miss America pageant has mysteriously dried up after the contest discontinued the part of the show where the young ladies scamper about in revealing swimsuits. Instead Americans watched football.

Toronto will soon be welcoming a brothel to the city, but the prostitutes won't have a woman’s or even a human touch; instead, they'll be hi-tech sex dolls made of silicone. It's said to be the first of its kind in North America.