North America
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from North America, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 20,189 stories have been published about North America which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from North America, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 20,189 stories have been published about North America which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Top North America News
Business · San FranciscoElon Musk is abandoning his legal battle to back out of buying Twitter by offering to go through with his original $44 billion bid for the social media platform. The mercurial Tesla CEO made the offer in a letter to Twitter, Musk disclosed in a filing Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing says he’ll complete deal as long as he gets debt financing and provided that the court gets rid of the lawsuit.
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Musk offers to end legal fight, pay $44B to buy Twitter
53% Center coverage: 266 sources
Donald Trump · WashingtonThe Trump team asked the justices to overturn a lower court ruling and allow the arbiter, called a special master, to review the roughly 100 documents with classification markings that were taken in the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago. A three-judge panel from the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit last month limited the special master's review to the much larger tranche of non-classified documents.See the Story
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to intervene over seized classified records
47% Center coverage: 178 sources
US & Canada · Pine Island CenterAround 275 exotic birds including some of the world's rarest parrots have been rescued from a Florida wildlife sanctuary after their owners refused to evacuate without them in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.See the Story
Rescuers flock together to save 275 parrots stranded by Ian
66% Center coverage: 21 sources
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US & Canada · PennsylvaniaJoan Marie Dymond disappeared from a park in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on June 25, 1969. In 2012, human remains were discovered on the grounds of a former coal-mining operation. State police are now asking the public to provide any information that might lead to her killer.See the Story
Police: Remains found 10 years ago identified as teen who went missing in 1969
91% Center coverage: 23 sources
US & Canada · Nova ScotiaPublic Works Minister Kim Masland says it's too early to put a price on the damage caused by Fiona. The province had cancelled six existing bridge and road projects this year due to higher-than-expected costs. Construction Association of Nova Scotia estimates 2,000 to 3,000 additional workers were needed for ongoing projects.See the Story
Rising costs, labour shortages stand in way of quick Fiona rebuild in Nova Scotia
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
US & Canada · SudburyThe union representing Fanshawe College faculty has filed a grievance with the school over its masking policy, saying the decision to abandon preventative COVID-19 measures has "created an unsafe work environment."See the Story
Fanshawe faculty union files grievance to bring masks back indoors
75% Left coverage: 4 sources
Riots · WashingtonA secret recording, played on the second day of the trial of five Oath Keepers members, appeared to support the government's claim that the far-right group planned to bring weapons to Washington, D.C., and fight the transfer of presidential power, as defense attorneys argued the audio was mischaracterized.See the Story
Secret recording played at Oath Keepers trial captures alleged plans 'to fight'
62% Center coverage: 16 sources
Famine · MogadishoSomalis say the current drought is worse than any they can remember. Thousands of people have died, including nearly 900 children under 5. The U.N. says half a million such children are at risk of death. A rare famine declaration could be made as soon as this month.See the Story
‘So many children dying’: Somalia drought brings famine near
60% Left coverage: 10 sources
Donald Trump · WashingtonAides who had worked in Donald Trump’s White House were not surprised this summer when the FBI found highly classified material in boxes at Mar-a-Lago, mixed with news clippings and other items.See the Story
In Trump White House, classified records routinely mishandled, aides say
83% Left coverage: 6 sources
Gun Laws · WashingtonA report from the Crime Prevention Research Center found 34.4% of active shootings were thwarted by armed citizens between 2014 to 2021, and argues the FBI undercounts such data.See the Story
FBI undercounts number of times armed citizens have thwarted active shooting incidents: Report
100% Right coverage: 6 sources
CelebrityAnthony Rapp accused Kevin Spacey of sexually abusing him when he was 14. Star Trek actor filed a complaint in September 2020 against Spacey for an alleged assault at a party in Manhattan in 1986. Spacey, who built his worldwide fame since the 1980s in movies such as The Usual Suspects and American Beauty, has always denied allegations of sexual abuse.See the Story
Kevin Spacey to appear in court for alleged sexual abuse of Anthony Rapp in 1986
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
