A newborn baby who was kidnapped from a Florida hospital 18 years ago has been found alive and well in South Carolina.

Police in Orlando, Florida are hunting for a suspected murderer who shot and killed a policewoman on Monday morning.

Relatives of the man arrested after five people were killed at Fort Lauderdale airport said he has struggled with mental health issues.

Gunman Esteban Santiago - an Iraq war veteran - was taken into custody after he opened fire in the baggage claim.

The Florida airport shooting rampage that killed five people, and wounded eight others left a New Zealand traveller terrified.

A NZ pilot who landed at Fort Lauderdale just before the shooting says aircraft security is an issue with hundreds of 'unscreened' people gaining access to aircraft.

Her first baby died in her bed at 13 days. Then Erin Piche-Pitts's second newborn was found dead in her bed at 18 days of age.

Cheeseburgers, steak and peanut butter cups formed some of the last meals of the 19 men killed on America's death row in 2016. WARNING: Disturbing content.

A woman claims her 69-year-old husband died of emotional stress after Walgreens staff forced him to stay and clean the store's bathroom after he used it.

When some guests wouldn't leave Alana Savell's house she did what her boyfriend advised - she shot at them.

The NZ Herald visited 10 counties in four key battleground states on an eight-day road trip to New York and the greatest election shock in modern American history.

Home to manatees, fabled shipwrecks and the largest all-masonry fort in the USA, Florida's national parks will fascinate adventurers and history buffs alike.

A Kiwi woman caught in a ferocious hurricane now striking the Florida coast has described howling winds and lashing rain, saying "everybody's scared".

WARNING: Graphic content: People desperate for supplies are brawling in Florida grocery stores over items as simple as water before Hurricane Matthew hits.

The strongest storm system to threaten the US will make landfall tonight, prompting dire warnings from forecasters and public officials alike.

A baby survived in a capsized boat in Florida for nearly an hour as her family tried frantically to save her.

A woman who once starred on a reality show about older pregnant women has been charged over the incident. WARNING: Graphic Content.

Shortly after posting a pic of herself at the Grand Canyon, a woman fell to her death at the famous tourist attraction.

This is the 2-year-old boy whose body was recovered from a lagoon at the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando after he was snatched by an alligator.

The body of toddler snatched by alligator at Disney resort has been found, says a source close to the investigation.

Orlando gunman Omar Mateen's wife knew he was planning a mass shooting and drove him to Pulse nightclub and other target scenes.

Jeannette McCoy was in a funk after a bad breakup and wanted to cheer herself up with a night out.

Trump demands tougher domestic surveillance of mosques as he says Hillary Clinton is "almost like a maniac" for avoiding mention of Islamic terrorism.

Omar Mateen had journeyed to Saudi Arabia's Mecca twice and claimed to know the Boston bombers, but friends say religion was new to him.

Orlando police have revealed chilling details about the final moments inside Pulse nightclub before the SWAT team entered and took down the gunman.

President Obama said the gunman who opened fire in a nightclub here on Sunday appeared to be motivated by extremist propaganda online.

The American Embassy is flying its flag half mast as a show of respect to those who have lost their lives or been injured in the Orlando shooting.

The Orlando Police Department has posted a moving email from the Chief of Police to all staff in the force. Read it in full here.

Visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter - before they open one in California next year.

There are reports three people have died and at least one more is seriously injured in a second mass-shooting in the US today.