The Americas section covers news from across the United States and the wider region, spanning political, healthcare, cultural and diplomatic developments that affect communities throughout the continent. From regulatory reforms and medical advances to international relations and crime reporting, this section encompasses the diverse stories making headlines from the Americas.
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The BBC has published an investigation into Zhang Zhidong, a 39-year-old Chinese national known in the criminal underworld as "Brother Wang" or the "king of fentanyl", who US authorities accuse of becoming a pivotal link in the supply of the synthetic opioid to the United States. According to…
Quentin Tarantino's cinematographer Robert Richardson has confirmed that the director is now developing an entirely new final film, having abandoned his previously announced project, The Movie Critic. Richardson recently dropped out of this year's Michael Jackson biopic in order to reunite with Tarantino, and described the director as…
▶This article from the Daily Mail reports that Portugal's last remaining circus elephant has been relocated to an animal sanctuary, where it will live out the rest of its life. The move marks a notable moment for animal welfare in the country, signalling the end of the use…
From London to the Lone Star State, Cristó Fernández is experiencing a bit of life imitating art with his professional soccer debut. The Ted Lasso star, who signed with El Paso Locomotive FC in May, played his first game with the second division team on Saturday against New…
▶Liam Neeson, who had signalled in 2024 that he intended to retire from action films by the end of 2025 and who recently moved into comedy with the well-received The Naked Gun, is back in familiar action territory with a new thriller co-starring Bosch star Titus Welliver. The…
Arsenal want to sign Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez, Aston Villa hijack Newcastle's move for Johan Manzambi, plus more.
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The new spa draws inspiration from the resort's Sonoran Desert surroundings with four 'pathways' designed around focus areas of intention.
This American Songwriter opinion piece looks back at four rock acts that scored a single major US hit in 1975, arguing that each deserved more chart success than they achieved. The author's affection for these songs is the through-line: while the bands are remembered as one-hit wonders, the…
A car has plunged from a parking lot in Laguna Beach, California, killing an elderly driver and crashing onto a busy sidewalk below, in what residents say is the second such incident at the same location. The crash, near the Aliso Creek Plaza, has renewed local anger over…