May 5, 2016 Canadian province declares state of emergency over wicked wildfire Alberta declared a state of emergency Wednesday as crews frantically held back wind-whipped wildfires that have already torched 1,600 homes and other buildings in Canada's main oil sands city of Fort McMurray, forcing more than 80,000 residents to flee.
May 5, 2016 Pregnant woman dies at Haiti hospital amid strike by staff A bleeding pregnant woman dropped dead at the gates of Haiti's largest public hospital after failing to get help Wednesday amid a weeks-old strike by resident doctors, nurses and other staff.
May 4, 2016 Mexico City declares 3rd day of traffic cuts over high smog Mexico City is ordering 40 percent of cars and trucks to stay off the streets Thursday, extending for a third day a traffic cutback aimed at lessening pollution.
May 4, 2016 Brazil attorney general wants probe against Pres. Rousseff Brazil's attorney general has asked the country's highest court to authorize an investigation into embattled President Dilma Rousseff over obstruction of justice allegations, according to major Brazilian news organizations.
May 4, 2016 Former head of Argentine air force on trial for abduction The former head of Argentina's air force and two ex-subordinates are on trial for alleged abduction and disappearance of activists during the South American nation's 1976-1983 dictatorship.
May 4, 2016 Entire Canadian city ordered to evacuate as wildfire creates widespread panic A raging wildfire emptied Canada's main oil sands city, destroying entire neighborhoods of Fort McMurray, Alberta, where officials warned Wednesday that all efforts to suppress the fire have failed.
May 4, 2016 The Latest: Aid official: Syria fighting cuts off more areas The Latest on Syria's civil war (all times local): 4:30 p.m.
May 4, 2016 Chevrolet, the 'Heartbeat of America,' not coming to Iran Chevrolet, the U.S. car brand once advertised as the "Heartbeat of America," won't be rolling new models through the streets of Iran anytime soon despite the recent lifting of sanctions under a nuclear deal with world powers.
May 4, 2016 US Defense Sec'y Carter: Campaign against IS 'far from over' U.S. defense Secretary Ash Carter says the latest American combat death in Iraq shows the military campaign against the Islamic State is "far from over." Carter made the remark Wednesday as he convened a meeting in Germany of his counterparts from 11 countries contributing to the military campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
May 4, 2016 Shares in miner tumble after Brazil sues over dam disaster Shares in miner BHP Billiton Ltd tumbled after Brazil's Federal Public Prosecution said it had launched a $43 billion civil suit for a dam break that killed 19 people and caused the worst environmental disaster in the country's history.