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.

You may have thought Auckland house prices were bad, but check out these palatial homes from around the world that fetched huge sums.

The Pioneer's Cabin Tree was one of Calaveras Big Trees State Park's most popular features for more than 100 years.

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.

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.

A 'kidnap expert' who became a key player in the hunt for abducted jogger Sherri Papini made a video with chilling similarities to the case.

The Sherri Papini investigation has taken another disturbing twist as suspicion builds about the original crime scene.

More disturbing details have been revealed about the alleged torture of Californian mum Sherri Papini, who had a "message" branded on her.

Police investigating the bizarre kidnap and torture of Sherri Papini say her husband released 'unique' details they didn't want made public.

GRAPHIC WARNING: Sherri Papini's husband has revealed sickening details about the condition she was found in on the side of the road with a bag over her head.

This #FoodPorn masterclass in Santa Monica, one of Airbnb's new Trips experiences, will have you living like a LA local.

As you moan about your commute, be grateful you're not one of these motorists attempting to get away for the Thanksgiving holidays.

The Model S starts from $109,300 while the Model X starts from $145,200. Depending on the engine, the vehicles can cost almost $225,000.

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Indian-New Zealand doctor Diyva Dhar claims she was threatened with a knife and racially abused in California the day after Donald Trump was elected president.

The husband of the woman who has been missing since going out on an afternoon jog nine days ago has taken a lie detector test and spoken out.

An American man will serve a prison sentence and has been fined over $27,000 for trafficking elephant ivory into New Zealand.

For more than a year, undercover investigators in California tracked the sales of food through a community Facebook group.