The latest stories from the US & Canada section of the
BBC News web site.
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1 hour 52 min ago
As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery were mislabelled or unmarked because of incompetence among managers, a US senator says.
3 hours 19 min ago
Arizona says it will appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.
4 hours 35 min ago
Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.
7 hours 42 min ago
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget.
10 hours 24 min ago
A federal judge in Arizona blocks key parts of the state's strict new immigration law, hours before it takes effect.
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 04:55
Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska.
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 04:46
Meet New York's improvisational film makers who have been performing scenes from cult films in public places.
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 03:52
US talk show The View interviews US President Barack Obama, the first sitting US president to appear on any daytime chat show.
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 00:32
How New Mexico's approach to immigration differs to Arizona
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 21:34
Canadian archaeologists locate the wreck of HMS Investigator, a British ship abandoned in the Arctic in the 19th Century.
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 19:39
Lawsuit filed in San Francisco district court after firms resurrected deleted browser cookies.
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 18:33
US aircraft giant Boeing reports a sharp drop in profits between April and June amid falling plane deliveries.
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 17:31
Glass negatives bought for just $45 (£34) have been proven to be the work of iconic photographer Ansel Adams and are now worth $200m, it is claimed.
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 16:21
ConocoPhillips, the US's third-largest oil firm, says it will sell its entire 20% stake in Russian oil giant Lukoil.
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 14:48
Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble becomes the 11th big firm to sign an Olympics sponsorship deal covering London 2012.
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 14:07
Oil from BP's damaged Gulf of Mexico well has cleared from the sea surface faster than expected, scientists say, 100 days after the disaster began.
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 13:50
Is the US-Mexico border really plagued by violence?
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 13:03
A Puerto Rican drug dealer's story
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 11:52
A 24-year-old beautician has been arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle night-vision rifle scopes from the US to Russia.
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 11:21
Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin performed together at a concert in Philadelphia.