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A new law in Oregon is designed to make voting easier. Advocates are looking to it to increase turnout, but that might not necessarily be the result.

As President Obama's executive action on immigration starts taking effect, it will be up to the little-known United States Citizenship and Immigration Services offices to handle the actual changes.

For the poor, a court fine — for a minor infraction like a traffic ticket — can be much more difficult to pay than for the rich. The White House brought together a group to talk about solutions.

Shovelful by shovelful, the East Coast is digging through the aftermath of an enormous winter storm. And sleds, snowboards, skis and snowballs are all making an appearance under bright blue skies.

One victim of last week's attack in Burkina Faso was 33-year-old French-Moroccan photographer Leila Alaoui. She "always wanted to work on important human dignity stories," a friend says.

There's concern by privacy advocates about the growing use of surveillance cameras. They point to the U.K. as a place where the technology is everywhere.

Canadians cast votes for parliament Monday, after an 11-week campaign. It's the longest in Canada's modern history — and one of the most contentious. CBC's John Northcott explains what's at play.

Hurricane Patricia weakened into a tropical depression when it made landfall in Jalisco state, Mexico. Now begins the clean up from the rains and floods the storm triggered.

Days after a Russian jet crashed in Egypt, killing 224 people, Britain has suspended its flights through the Sharm el-Sheikh airport, and cite a 'significant possibility' of a bomb on the plane.

During the pope's Cuba trip, he has called on people not to resist change. Analysts are examining his words and actions to figure out whether he means individual change or national.