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Joy and relief for Black America after guilty verdict in Ahmaud Arbery killing
About 100 supporters of Ahmaud Arbery's family and Black activists broke into elated cheers and whoops outside the Georgia courthouse on Wednesday as the judge read the first verdict: "Guilty."
Five killed, more than 40 injured after vehicle plows through parade in Wisconsin
Five people were killed and more than 40 injured after an SUV sped through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, police say.
Biden says US concerned about situation in Belarus
US President Joe Biden has expressed concern about the situation in Belarus as it faces accusations of encouraging migrants to cross into Poland and Lithuania via its territory.
Living amongst Covid in Los Angeles: 'It's a new type of freedom'
There's been plenty of talk about New Zealand living with Covid restrictions, while the rest of the world is 'back to normal'. Rosie Carnahan-Darby, living in Los Angeles is setting the record… Audio
Analyst who linked Trump to Kremlin charged with lying to FBI
A Russian analyst who worked on a dossier that made unsubstantiated claims linking Donald Trump to the Kremlin has been arrested in the US.
USA correspondent Ron Elving
Ron Elving explains why President Joe Biden's appearance at COP26 will be a test of him on a world stage. Also the US Supreme Court tackles abortion and guns, huge spending bills are on the brink in… Audio
Vaccine boosters coming in the US
US regulators have approved booster shots for both the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines.
Those, along with Pfizer, are the three approved boosters in the country.
The Food and Drug… Audio
US lawmakers vote to hold ex-Trump aide in contempt
A US House of Representatives committee investigating the 6 January Capitol riot has unanimously supported holding a onetime top aide of ex-President Donald Trump in contempt of Congress.
Flanked by missiles, North Korea's Kim says U.S. and South Korea threaten peace
Standing beside North Korea's largest missiles, leader Kim Jong Un said his country's weapons development is necessary in the face of hostile policies from the United States and a military buildup in…
USA correspondent Ron Elving
President Biden's agenda is at risk with further delays on spending packages and the threat of a potential default as a critical borrowing limit looms. And Ron has an update on the oil spill in the… Audio
Thousands march across US in support of abortion rights
Tens of thousands of people are holding rallies across all 50 US states in support of abortion rights.
USA correspondent Ron Elving
Ron talks to Kathryn about the deadlines in the US to raise the country's debt ceiling, and the Democrats are hoping to pass the budget blueprint by the end of the week. And the struggle is ongoing to… Audio
USA correspondent Kelsey Snell
A federal panel has approved COVID-19 boosters for high-risk Americans, including those aged 65 and over, health care workers and the immunocompromised as Joe Biden heads to the UN General Assembly… Audio
Andrew Sullivan: Out on a limb
Criticized for abandoning the right, and for being critical of the left, writer, editor and blogger Andrew Sullivan has gathered 30 years of essays that track some of the most contentious topics in… Audio
USA correspondent Ron Elving - the US remembers 9/11
Ron says the US is feeling emotionally spent after the marking of the 9/11 20th anniversary. Also there's major resistance in some quarters to vaccination mandates. And Ron talks to Lynn about pitched… Audio
20 years on - The legacy of September 11
Twenty years on from the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States, what is the legacy of that September morning at the start of the century?
'America is under attack' - Bush's chief of staff remembers 9/11
Those old enough will probably remember exactly where they were when they learned of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center.
For New Zealanders, it was early in the morning of… Video, Audio
Catherine Raven: an unexpected friendship with a fox
Catherine Raven lives in a remote mountain valley in Montana. She has lived more or less alone since leaving a troubled home aged 15. She was a National Park ranger for 20 years, and gained a PhD in… Audio
USA correspondent Kelsey Snell
In many states there are worrying rates of COVID hospitalisations, driven almost exclusively by unvaccinated people. Kelsey also reports on the newly instituted abortion rules in Texas which are… Audio
Biden vows to bring home every American who wants to leave Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden has pledged that every American who wanted to would be evacuated from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, with about 13,000 brought home so far.