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At least two dead as storms hit Arkansas nursing home, Illinois Amazon warehouse
Emergency services respond to "mass casualty incident" at Amazon distribution centre.
Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial: Prosecutors highlight video of protests
Rittenhouse shot three people during a demonstration against police brutality.
Texas abortion law: Judge orders to suspend 'strict abortion law'
Texas officials were expected to seek a swift appeal, to the ruling.
Kenosha killings: Teen pleads not guilty to shooting two dead at protests
He went to the city with a gun to protect businesses after a black man was shot by police.
Baby mauled to death by dog at party
A 17-month-old baby has died after being mauled to death in her playpen by a pit bull.
Woman killed by pet bulldog
The woman was found dead on her back veranda with her clothes shredded.
Dark secret: Anti-vax doctor may have lied about vacccinating kids
Before his death he expressed extreme guilt and regret about falsifying medical records.
Mass burial for 2400 foetuses found in doctor's house
Relatives of abortion doctor made a shocking find last year following his death.
9-year-old charged with murdering his family
Lawyers for a 9yo boy in the US had to explain to him why he was being charged with murder
Widow's shocking discovery: 2200 foetal remains in garage
Dr Ulrich Klopfer died on September 3. A few days later his wife had to call police.
Baby cut from womb case: The clue that should have tipped off medical staff
There was one glaring issue when a bloodied woman walked into the hospital with a newborn.
Mother and daughter strangled pregnant teen, cut baby from womb
Clarisa Figueroa allegedly strangled Marlen Ochoa-Lopez as she looked at a photo album.
Lured to her death: Pregnant woman murdered, baby cut from womb
Baby cut out of his slain mother's womb is in grave condition and not expected to survive.
Slain 5-year-old Illinois boy was beaten, put in cold shower
Andrew "AJ" Freund was reported missing last week. His body was found on Wednesday.
'Teen' who claimed to be long-missing boy is 23yo convict
DNA tests disproved man's claim that he was Timmothy Pitzen, who went missing in 2011.
Teen says he escaped captors, claims he's boy who vanished 8 years ago
Timmothy last seen leaving school as a 6-year-old in 2011.
Six people killed following US shooting at workplace
The gunman was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police.
NZ's best adventure spots, as voted by readers
The final in the series of your entries to last month's Torpedo 7 competition.
USA: Head to Hyde Park for a real sense of Chicago
Heading to Chicago? Here are suggestions for shoppers and nature lovers alike.
Pot stocks move higher as another US state votes to legalise cannabis use
The legal US cannabis market just got a little greener.
Crowning Chicago pizza's king is easy as pie for this expert
Sorry New York - according to this expert, Chicago reigns supreme as Pizza City, USA.