Barbara Walters: Trailblazing US news anchor dies aged 93
Craig TaylorThe first US female network news anchor, she interviewed every president from Nixon to Trump. BBC News – US & Canada
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Criminology graduate student held in Idaho student murders
The 28-year-old faces four counts of first-degree murder and burglary in a case that shocked the US. BBC News – US & Canada
Covid in China: US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China
Several other countries have imposed restrictions on travellers from China as Covid cases surge. BBC News – US & Canada
Title 42: US Supreme Court keeps Trump-era border policy in place
Legislation preventing undocumented migrants crossing the border from Mexico is extended. BBC News – US & Canada
Buffalo blizzard: Storm turns city into ‘war zone’
The city’s death toll from severe blizzard conditions soars to 25, about half the nationwide total. BBC News – US & Canada
US winter storm: Americans and Canadians face mass outages on Christmas Day
At least 19 deaths are linked to a massive winter storm that continues to pummel the US and Canada. BBC News – US & Canada