Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first approved the project, which is opposed by many environmental groups, in 2016, but Tuesday’s announcement means construction can begin later this year.

The president told supporters that Democrats want to “destroy” the country, turning up the heat on opponents in a speech that mostly picked up where the 2016 campaign left off.

A proposal to create a commission to study reparations for African Americans comes as the presidential election season is kicking into gear. Some Democratic hopefuls support reparations.

“Mr. Pozner has sought for years to try to get these conspiracy theorists to understand that his son really was a person and that his son really did die,” attorney Jake Zimmerman told NPR.

Attorneys for a group of counties and cities announced the proposed settlement Tuesday to help cover taxpayer losses from wildfires dating back to 2015.

This steer isn’t much different from other Texas longhorns except it holds a world record. Poncho Via’s horns were measured at nearly 11-feet wide, that’s longer than the Statue of Liberty’s face.

Kyle Kashuv, a Parkland student survivor, was accepted into Harvard, but after the university discovered racist slurs he made when he was 16, the offer was rescinded.

An agreement for Canada to sell light armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia continues to stir debate.

Since the delightful snafu that led to the research vessel’s goofy moniker, the autonomous submarine has been off gathering deep-sea data on the effects of Antarctic winds.

A new law would let the state make bulk purchases of prescription drugs from Canada. But it still faces hurdles that could keep it from becoming reality.

Over the next 10 years, Google hopes to help bring 20,000 new homes to the local market. Part of the plan calls for rezoning company-owned land so that it can be used for residential housing.

Libra will be controlled by a nonprofit group in which Facebook will share responsibilities with companies ranging from Mastercard and PayPal to Uber and eBay.

Daniel Brook has written a book that goes a long way toward injecting thoughtfulness into popular notions of the history of race and racism in America but doesn’t delve far enough into class conflict.

Districts are supposed to tell the government how often students are held or detained. But a new report says those numbers are so inaccurate, there’s no way of knowing the prevalence of these methods.

The administration is seeking to ramp up deportation, focusing on those who have skipped court hearings.

Just four years ago, Platini was the powerful head of Europe’s football association and was seen as the heir apparent to Sepp Blatter.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s debut novel seems like a Portnoy-esque tale of a lovable lout, but halfway through, the story shakes itself up and reorients itself in a completely different direction.

Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese citizen, was recently released from Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, where he served nearly four years.

Jonathan Aledda testified that he did not intend to shoot Charles Kinsey, a caregiver for an autistic man who the officer says he mistakenly thought was armed.

A new Texas law says hospitals and insurers will have to work it out when they can’t agree on a price — instead of sending huge unexpected bills to patients.

President Trump filed official paperwork to run for a second term on Inauguration Day. Since then, he’s held dozens of rallies, but his campaign says Tuesday’s event in Florida will be “historic.”

Cities, states, businesses and electric utilities are setting ambitious goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions. But it’s not clear exactly how they’ll do that or whether it will actually work.

Authorities identified the gunman as a 22-year-old Army veteran. Police have not released a motive for the shooting in which no one else was injured.

The shots set off a panicked stampede at a gathering to honor the NBA champs. None of the injuries was life threatening and police quickly apprehended three suspects.

The announcement comes after Iran said it would surpass limits on its uranium stockpiles as set by a landmark international agreement. The Pentagon insisted it is not seeking a war with Iran.

A fourth man was involved in the 1965 attack on civil rights worker and minister James Reeb, but that man was never identified or charged in Reeb’s murder, an NPR investigation revealed.

The storied magazine was sold last month. And now editorial control of the 65-year-old magazine has been licensed to TheMaven, a digital outfit that is bringing in a controversial CEO.

The court decided four cases Monday, and three defied the usual ideological fissures.

Many users now mix opioids with stimulants such as meth and cocaine. Researchers say efforts to get doctors to reduce opioid prescriptions may have driven some users to buy meth on the street instead.

The leaders are scheduled to meet on Thursday, according to Chinese and North Korean news agencies. The visit comes after stalled negotiations with President Trump.

The ousted leader asked to speak in court, according to the public prosecutor. After speaking, Morsi reportedly fell to the ground and died before he arrived at the hospital.

The deal puts the auction house, which was founded in 1744, on a path to becoming a private company again.

Eleven legislative districts in Virginia were declared to be sorted by race and were redrawn. The court’s decision Monday left that in place.

Contract and salary negotiations between musicians and management have stalled, leaving BSO players picketing outside their concert hall.