North America news covers The USA, Canada, Mexico, Greenland, and the Caribbean.
North America consists of three large nations and one large island territory that covers most of its area.
According to Wiki Central America is made up of 7 countries (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama)
The seven nations of this isthmus connecting North and South America blend elements of both American continents; you’ll find bustling cities, ancient jungle ruins, and a Spanish culture that has become more intertwined with the US, since the flow of capitalism.
The Caribbean is made up of some of the more exotic locations in North America. (Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Lesser Antilles,)
White sandy beaches, crystal-clear water, and laid-back island culture make the Caribbean one of the world’s top vacation spots.
TRT World says US SENATORS advanced a bipartisan bill late Thursday addressing the epidemic of gun violence convulsing the country.
The Guardian says GHISLAINE MAXWELL should get at least 30 years’ imprisonment for sex trafficking when she is sentenced next week for her role in facilitating the abuse of teenage girls by Jeffrey Epstein.
TRT World says BIDEN has called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for 3 months — an election-year move meant to ease financial pressures.
The Guardian says THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in Texas where a gunman killed 19 children and two adults will be demolished, according to the local mayor.
TRT World says US SENATE negotiators on gun legislation have released a bill that would address mass shootings by encouraging state red flag laws.
The Independent says ELON MUSK’S daughter from his first marriage has filed a petition to change her name, saying she does not “wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form” and to reflect her new gender identity on the documents.
The Guardian says The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack is expected to show at its fourth hearing on Tuesday.
Aljazeera says THE government of Canada announced that it will ban the manufacturing and import of a number of “harmful” single-use plastics, with several new regulations coming into place in December.
TRT World says the US Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points, marking its biggest rate hike in 28 years.
The Guardian says New York’s highest court has rejected Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to avoid testifying in the state attorney general’s civil investigation into his business practices, clearing the way for his deposition next month.
The Independent says Calfornia’s Furnace Creek is set to hit record temperatures this year at 118F or 47C as large parts of southwestern America suffer through sweltering heat, affecting over 60 million people.
The Independent says the select committee investigating the assault on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 will reconvene today for another hearing.
Aljazeera says A bipartisan group of United States senators, including enough Republicans to overcome the chamber’s “filibuster” rule, has announced an agreement on a framework for potential gun safety legislation.
The Metro says for 40 years, nobody had any idea where Holly Marie Clouse was. She was just a baby when here newly married parents, Harold and Tina Clouse, were murdered and dumped in the woods.
The Guardian says the House select committee investigating the deadly January 6 assault on the US Capitol in 2021 said Donald Trump was at the center of a sprawling conspiracy to overturn the results of election.
TRT World says a group of migrants that once numbered as many as 5,000 have split about whether to keep walking through southern Mexico toward the US border.
VOA says a U.S. congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol held its first public hearing Thursday evening.
The Guardian says An 11-year-old survivor of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas testified before the House oversight committee on Wednesday.
TRT World says the US House has voted for a bill that raises the minimum age to purchase a semi-automatic assault rifle in the country from 18 to 21, in an attempt to tackle the mass shooting sprees that has plagued the United States.
The Guardian says Matthew McConaughey made an emotional plea for US lawmakers to pass gun control legislation during an appearance at the White House on Tuesday, where he urged Congress to “reach a higher ground”.
Aljazeera says Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has appeared at the White House to call on Congress to “reach a higher ground” and pass gun control legislation.
Daily Express says PRESIDENT BIDEN has suffered a blow ahead of his Summit of the Americas as one of the largest migrant caravans heads towards the US-Mexico border.
The Metro says the trial for the two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death has been delayed until next year by a judge.
TRT World says New York’s governor has raised the age for buying a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 2 as she tightened gun laws in the US state following the racist massacre at a supermarket in Buffalo city.
The Independent says three people have been killed and 11 others injured in a mass shooting in Philadelphia late on Saturday after a gunman opened fire into a large crowd.
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