An estimated 580 homes, a hotel and a shopping centre have burned and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in wind-fuelled wildfires outside Denver, officials said Thursday evening.
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke frankly for nearly an hour late Thursday amid growing alarm over Russia's troop buildup near Ukraine, a crisis that's deepened as the Kremlin has stiffened its insistence on border security guarantees and test fired hypersonic missiles to underscore its demands.
Prince Andrew wasn't on trial in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case, but experts say her conviction is bad news for the man who is ninth in line to the British throne.
Afghanistan's former president Ashraf Ghani said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban closed in and denied an agreement was in the works for a peaceful takeover, disputing the accounts of former Afghan and U.S. officials.
Two friends from London fell in love with Vancouver and the West Coast vibe so much when they visited two years ago that they decided to open a Vancouver-themed restaurant in the British capital that has become popular with Canadian expats.
New York City will ring in 2022 in Times Square as planned despite record numbers of COVID-19 infections in the city and around the country, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.
British Columbia is delaying the full return to classrooms in January to allow public health officials to assess the impact of the Omicron variant and give school staff time to implement enhanced safety measures. The move comes as students, teachers and parents in Ontario wait for word on the return to school.
Iranian state television says Tehran has launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, though it's unclear if any object entered orbit around the Earth.
