Thursday, July 16, 2026 8:57 AM ET
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Americans' views on proposal to make daylight saving time permanent -- The US House of Representatives has voted to make daylight saving time permanent by passing the Sunshine Protection Act.1 hour ago
Trump says ICE should not give up traffic stops in wake of fatal shootings -- The US president's intervention comes after a change of course by the agency following deaths in Maine and Texas.14 hours ago
'SQZ A55' - US pensioner shocked by her racy new car licence plate -- Nancy Dello Stritto, 76, says the plate has caused quite a stir in her retirement community.4 hours ago
Trump sanctions on ICC violate free speech, says lawsuit -- Two groups argue the president's order is being used to illegally suppress pro-Palestinian advocacy.13 hours ago
Orange haze from Canada wildfires seen in Ontario and northern US -- There are currently 838 wildfires actively burning across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.12 hours ago
Watch: Blanche grilled over handling of Epstein files and relationship with Trump -- The BBC's Tom Bateman was at the hearing as Todd Blanche made his case to be permanently appointed to lead the US Justice Department.26 minutes ago
Watch: Is Trump facing a popular backlash on immigration? -- The BBC's Sarah Smith looks at how the deaths of two men by ICE agents are impacting the US president's popularity.15 hours ago
Watch: TikTok legend Gangster Granny on her love for Messi -- Online sensation 'Ganster Granny' has been courting the affection of the Argentine football star.15 hours ago
Meet 'Gus', the world's most expensive Tyrannosaurus rex -- The sale price of the 67 million-year-old fossil exceeded the previous record set by a stegosaurus in 2024.1 day ago
'I changed 10 times in 10 years': Why Gen Z see job-hopping as the future -- The lily-padding trend sees young people repeatedly move jobs to try to advance in the workplace.1 day ago
What to know about 'explosive diarrhoea' parasite outbreak in US -- The source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak, which has spread across at least 34 states, is unclear.1 day ago
Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war -- The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.1 day ago
Hours each day in an iron lung kept her breathing, her will to live kept her alive -- The sister of the last known polio patient in the US to use the life-saving machine speaks to the BBC about her sister's life.2 days ago
Gas prices drive down US inflation - but will it last? -- While the US inflation rate fell in June, concerns remain over price rises increasing again due to the renewed conflict in the Middle East.1 day ago
US Coast Guard suspends search for three missing people after boat sinks near Alcatraz -- One person is known to have died in Tuesday afternoon's disaster, and 20 were rescued.26 minutes ago
More than 800 Canadian wildfires burning as air quality alerts extend to US -- The air quality in large parts of Michigan, Minneapolis and Minnesota is deemed "hazardous" by authorities.26 minutes ago
Moment US Navy jet stuns packed Florida beach with low flypast -- A US Navy Blue Angels jet sent some beach items up in the air as it flew at a low altitude over a crowd in Pensacola Beach, Florida.2 hours ago
US military to start screening for testosterone deficiency, Hegseth says -- Hegseth says he is authorising hormone screening to ensure US troops "operate at your absolute best".10 hours ago
Blanche apologises on Capitol Hill for Epstein files 'mistakes' -- Blanche faces a bipartisan grilling as he seeks to assume the role of US attorney general permanently.12 hours ago
A Cold War bunker gets a luxury makeover as 'doomsday' condos -- A former Canadian government nuclear bomb shelter in rural Nova Scotia may soon be home to the country's first large-scale luxury survival shelter.13 hours ago