A week of theme parks is fun for the whole family, writes Liam Dann.

An off-duty US cop was caught on camera pulling and firing his gun around a large gang of teens.

Surf City here we come, say Liam Dann and family.

Taika Waititi says he is "really happy and proud" to be chosen as New Zealander of the Year.

The movement to make California its own country is growing - slowly.

Some of LA's food trucks are so popular locals hunt them down as soon as they park up.

Engineers in Northern California are frantically trying to repair "patch and pray" quick-fixes which led to the Oroville Dam's near collapse.

This incredible Yosemite phenomenon happens for only ten days each February.

"They told us not to worry. All was good," said Ron Stork.

This janitor clocked so much overtime that he took home $344,000 in a single year - but was allegedly caught out hiding in a closet for hours.

The American actor, writer and producer - who was best known for his starring role as Captain Apollo - died from pancreatic cancer.

President Donald Trump opened his first appearance at the National Prayer Breakfast with a prayer for Arnold Schwarzenegger's television ratings

Jennifer Asbenson's abductor took her into the desert, pulled out a gun and a bag of blades and tried to rape her. She survived. Eight other women did not.

Travellers with valid visas and green cards have reportedly been prevented from boarding flights and turned away at US border control.

'Calexit' organisers get permission to gather petition signatures for California to secede.

A selection of Hollywood hot spots that will transport you to the colourful movie's world.

The most expensive home ever listed in the US has just hit the market in Bel Air, LA at a whopping US$250m.

Miller Patane's long lost sister "bawled her eyes out" when she saw her long lost brother's photo in the Herald after he was given food by newlyweds.

For the first time in 20 years, Lyle Menendez - who along with his brother killed his parents - has spoken out in a revealing interview with ABC.

Deluded fans of psychopathic serial killer Charles Manson demand release of their leader as he lies, possibly near death, in a Californian hospital.

More women, all with blonde hair and blue eyes, have gone missing from the same region where jogger Sherri Papini was allegedly taken.

The daughter of two of Hollywood's biggest stars of the 1950s, Carrie Fisher would lead a life of inescapable fame, and the privilege and chaos that came with it.

The FBI agent who was first on the scene has revealed the terrible mistake police officers made in the JonBenet Ramsey case.

As advancements in automotive innovation continue to progress, it's unclear exactly how different the car market will look when the Lucid Air hits.

After embezzling US$6 million from his employer, a Californian crook decided to spend US$1.34 million of his loot on a very, very strange purchase.

Spy's Ricardo Simich gives tips on how to blend in - and stand out - in West Hollywood.

A man who appeared to be "under the influence" has made a dramatic dash across the tarmac near an Air New Zealand plane at San Francisco Airport.

The abduction of Sherri Papini created world headlines. But another Californian woman went missing on the same day, just 40km away.

The husband of missing jogger Sherri Papini has spoken out for the first time about the horrible ordeal his wife went through when she was abducted last month.

California officials fear up to 40 people have been killed in a massive fire that happened Friday night during a concert inside a building in Oakland.