Americas

British Columbia’s partial retreat from an experiment to decriminalize drug possession reveals a political shift in Canada over combating the opioid crisis.

Hurricane Beryl set records as the earliest Category 5 storm ever. What does that mean for the rest of hurricane season? Here’s what travelers need to know.

Melting glaciers on Peru’s highest mountain helped uncover the body of Bill Stampfl, who disappeared while climbing the mountain with two friends.

The measure aims to close a loophole that officials said allowed metals made partly in China to come into the United States duty free.

The sport, in which you strap on a 30-foot kite and skim across the waves, is about to make its Olympic debut. Here’s where non-Olympians can give it a try.

Many Venezuelans who left their homeland oppose the country’s autocratic president, but strict requirements will prevent most from voting in a closely watched election.

About 400 Kenyan officers have deployed to Haiti as part of the first wave of a multinational contingent tasked with trying to restore order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.

With three children and a dog, the Aguilar Ortega family trekked through the jungle, hopped freight trains and toured Times Square. Significant challenges still lay ahead.

The Biden administration is trying to get foreign companies to invest in chip-making in the United States and more countries to set up factories to do final assembly and packaging.

Trey Cunningham said friends and peers reacted to his decision to come out with a shrug. He wishes the same was true for other men in elite sports.

A former State Department official, he resigned in protest in 1982 over Cuba policy, then spent decades trying to rebuild relations with the island nation.

Oil sands companies pushing a carbon capture project shut down their website after a law banning misleading environmental claims was passed.

As more foreigners, especially Americans, visit or move to Mexico City, some taco shops have lowered the heat in their sauces. Not everyone is happy.

The Category 2 storm brought strong wind gusts and heavy downpours to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.

A new analysis shows increasing frequency and intensity of hurricanes could cause more devastating interruptions to the power grid.

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, may soon face criminal charges for stealing gifts he received from foreign leaders.

The U.S. collapsed under the weight of expectations at the Copa América. Its next move could determine if there is a repeat, or a revival, at the 2026 World Cup.

The hurricane caused destruction across the Caribbean, but some were relieved that it hadn’t been worse.

British Columbia recognized the Haida’s aboriginal title to their islands decades after the Indigenous group launched a battle on the ground and in the courts.

The powerful storm, which devastated communities in the eastern Caribbean earlier this week, was headed next to the Cayman Islands.

Grenada’s prime minister said Hurricane Beryl caused near total destruction on the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinque.

As the storm headed for Jamaica, officials were assessing what Grenada’s prime minister called “total” devastation on two of the country’s islands.

Haiti’s newly selected prime minister, Garry Conille, met with Democrats on Capitol Hill as well as Biden administration officials, seeking more help to combat the unrest in his country.

A look at the destruction caused by Hurricane Beryl as it lashes its way across the region.

Four passengers were in intensive care after the flight from Spain to Uruguay hit turbulence that injured dozens. The plane made an emergency landing in Brazil.

The storm, now a Category 4 hurricane, left extreme damage in its wake as it headed toward Jamaica.

The storm grew very quickly after it formed, reflecting hot ocean conditions that could bring more dangerous hurricanes.

Pabllo Vittar has become an A-list pop star and L.G.B.T.Q. activist in Brazil. Can she conquer the world?

After a last-minute setback, the Canadian Canoe Museum has finally opened its new building in Ontario.

The case focused on the law firm at the heart of the 2016 scandal, in which leaked documents revealed a vast network of offshore tax havens.

A tsunami alert was lifted about an hour after the quake struck off the coast of the southern region of Arequipa.

The plan giving temporary protected status to people from the Caribbean island who arrived after November 2022 comes amid a flurry of recent immigration moves by the president.

After facing down the general who tried to oust him, President Luis Arce is battling a more formidable figure, Evo Morales, a former president who wants to reclaim power.

Footage showed security forces in riot gear occupying the country’s main political square, Plaza Murillo, and trying to storm the presidential palace on Wednesday.

The general declared he was leading an effort to “re-establish democracy,” but he and other members of the armed forces later pulled back after trying to storm the presidential palace.

The country’s Supreme Court voted to remove criminal penalties for possession of up to 40 grams of marijuana.

The arrival of 400 Kenyan officers came on a day of deadly violence in Kenya. The international force was sent to try to restore order in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.

Four former officials in the government of President Nicolás Maduro describe his options between now and an election that could remove him from power — or solidify his grip.

Researchers discovered painted ladies on a South American beach and then built a case that they started their journey in Europe or Africa.

With the sea creatures making up a growing share of illegal animal seizures around the world, U.S. officials are working to overcome struggles to safely house them.