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Trump declares national emergency over funds to build U.S.-Mexico border wall
Battling with one branch of government and opening a new confrontation with another, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday he's declaring a national emergency to fulfil his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Haiti to unveil economic measures to quell violent protests
After eight days of street violence that left at least seven people dead, the president of Haiti addressed the nation, rejecting protesters' demands that he resign.
What to do with suspected Canadian ISIS fighters and their families detained in Syria?
CBC News has determined that as many as 32 Canadians are being held by Kurdish-led forces fighting ISIS in Syria. Given the changing circumstances on the ground, there's pressure on the Canadian government to decide what do to with its suspected militants and their families in makeshift prisons.
U.S. announces new sanctions against Maduro officials, aid shipment en route
The Trump administration is sending another large shipment of humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan border in Colombia, this time using U.S. military aircraft to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to give up power, according to a leaked U.S. State Department email to Congress.
Low vaccination rates, global outbreaks fuel U.S. measles spread
In New York state and Washington state, U.S. travelers picked up measles in foreign countries where the highly contagious disease was running rampant and brought it back to places where vaccination rates were too low by U.S. public health standards.
