US & Canada

The request comes after Google made the switch for US-based users over the weekend. MapQuest, another US map provider, said it will not change the name.

The attack on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz - the first known US strike since late July - has killed two people and injured two others.

Even with the hike in tariffs, Canada still has a better deal from the US than the UK or the EU.

A private family funeral is held for the singer who died on Tuesday at the age of 80.

The singer, 21, will be now represented by a public defender in the murder trial of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. He has pleaded not guilty.

This year's March on Washington, held annually to commemorate Martin Luther King's historic speech, called on strengthening voting rights.

The BBC’s Helena Humphrey visited Isha Foundation in the US state of Tennessee, that lost contact with their tour group on the China-Nepal border.

The BBC's Tom Bateman explores how successful the US has been in delivering on the promises made at the start of the war.

The Florida puppy has since been adopted after being turned over to animal control, according to the Tampa Police Department.

Two beluga whales and four dolphins rescued from a struggling Canadian marine park arrived in Spain as part of an effort to relocate the animals and avoid euthanasia.

Authorities say nearly 2,000 people are missing, including more than 100 Americans and Canadians, as families await word on loved ones after the Nepal flash floods.

Heidi Overton has been tapped to lead the Food and Drug Administration. But some worry she will pick loyalty to Trump over science.

As part of an $18bn settlement in a child-safety lawsuit, Meta announced new restrictions on its apps. We asked families what they thought.

Iraqi Kurdistan fears the Trump administration's plan will make the region more vulnerable to further attacks from Iran.

Families across the globe share how free books from Parton's Imagination Library helped their children.