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Kim Kardashian-West has been seen crying and saying she 'can't do this any more'.
Lady Gaga's dogs recovered safely
A woman brought the dogs to the LAPD's Olympic Community Police Station.
California to consider decriminalising LSD, ketamine and magic mushrooms
Lawmaker's proposal would make it legal to possess small amounts.
Pilot felt pressure to fly Kobe Bryant to game, investigators says
Helicopter pilot Ara Zobayan has been blamed for a series of poor decisions.
NZ man dies after being punched at New Year party in US
Tensions and allegations at NYE party before New Zealand man believed fatally attacked.
US Covid deaths over-run morgues, funeral homes use storage trailers for bodies
California alone has deployed 78 mobile morgues and leased refrigerated semi-trailers.
California sees two-day record of coronavirus deaths
California's death toll since the start of the pandemic rose to 28,045.
Mystery monolith pops up at Christchurch adventure park
The latest addition to a Christchurch park has people scratching their heads.
Trump supporters protest: Multiple stabbings
Rally turns violent with reports one person shot after opposing demonstrators splintered.
Australia's Black Summer bushfires signal new ice age, fire historian says
The scale of the Black Summer fires made them different to blazes in previous years.
California murder mystery: Zodiac Killer's '340 Cipher' solved - after 51 years
A team of three people managed to decode the 51-year-old message. Here's what it says.
Two teens shot and killed at California mall on Black Friday
Police looking for gunman, say the shooting appeared to be a targeted and isolated attack.
Disney-mad family build backyard roller coaster
Dubbed "The Alpine Escape", it took 120 metres of track and eight months to build.
US-based Kiwi sues Air NZ over flight cancellation
Kiwi says claim was "warning shot" but he'll file a class-action lawsuit if need be.
'Predictable and preventable': California boat owners faulted for fire that killed 34
Lack of oversight blamed for tragedy that killed 34 people last year.
Free speech demonstrations in US end in violence
Hundreds of counter-protesters surged the area, outnumbering and attacking demonstrators.
'There's a lemur!' 5-year-old helps crack San Francisco Zoo theft case
Zoo awards lifetime membership to 5-year-old boy who helped recapture endangered primate.
Inside the wreckage of California's worst wildfires on record
Times: Inside a devastated community on the front line of a climate catastrophe.
Gigafire: California's monster blaze continues to grow
The August Complex began as dozens of fires ignited by lightning.
Disney to lay off 28,000 at its parks in California, Florida
Two-thirds of the planned layoffs involve part-time workers.
Does this mean war? China says signal proves US is preparing for showdown
Chinese media say "Washington is stepping up preparations for war against China".
University of California wrongly admitted rich white students
Institution accepted students as 'favours to donors, family, and friends', over 6 years.
Enormous California wildfire threatens desert homes near LA
The Bobcat fire raging throughout California is only 15 per cent contained.
How California became ground zero for climate disasters
New York Times: California has been left vulnerable to climate shocks.
California Bobcat Fire likely to grow from wind, low humidity
The Bobcat Fire is expected to grow as critical fire weather conditions continued.
Firefighters battle exhaustion along with flames
Firefighters have been working around the clock to contain the wildfires decimating US.
Alien Weaponry release concert video for Māori Language Week
Waipū-based internationally-successful band release concert video for Māori Language Week.
Sudden death of thousands of migratory birds linked to wildfires and extreme weather
Songbirds including flycatchers, warblers and swallows have been found dazed.
Terror in the dark: Kiwi caught in wildfire
Jody Brettkelly says people are moving out, saying they can't take any more.
Orange skies expose California's darkness
Toxic conditions caused by rampant wildfires add to Covid woe for San Franciscans.
A climate reckoning in fire-stricken California
New York Times: Climate change is all too real for Californians fleeing wildfires.
California wildfires: Three dead northeast of San Francisco
Thousands of homes and other buildings are believed to have been damaged or destroyed.