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'Literally thrown away': US parents sue after hospital loses baby's body
Police determined Everleigh was likely thrown away with soiled linens from the morgue.

South Auckland Māori woman to do PhD at world's top university
"Being young, brown and highly educated is extremely intimidating."

Meet the Xenobots: Man-made 'living robots' begin to reproduce
We built living robots from stem cells - now they have started to reproduce.

Americas 'most stressful state' may surprise you
Who would have guessed that this holiday hot spot was a magnet for stress?

Where I'd rather be: the US for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving in the US is so much more than a turkey dinner.

US museum opens vaccine exhibit to try change minds
One US museum is using science to change people's minds about the Covid-19 vaccine.

Seeing double: Rare terrapin hatches with two-heads
The turtle has been nicknamed Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen after the twin child stars.

Party bus 'with strip pole' saves day for school field trip in US
High school students in Massachusetts, had an 'experience' during their field trip.

'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' author dies at 91
Eric Carle's family says he died Sunday at his summer studio in Massachusetts.

Woman crushed to death in falling lift
She was loading a box into the lift - when it suddenly dropped.

Elizabeth Warren drops out of the US presidential race
Warren's decision comes a day after Michael Bloomberg withdrew from the campaign.

Mike Bloomberg has battled allegations of sexist, profane comments for years
Court documents and witness interviews detail battle against sexual harassment claims.

Officer gone rogue: Cop busted giving fake ticket
Policeman accused of sending driver fake ticket as part of an elaborate .revenge plot'.

Little Women's real-life literary location
A new movie adaptation is bringing renewed attention to a literary US town.

USA: Salem is America's spookiest city
Salem is steeped in supernatural folk law and a grisly history.

Family of five found dead in apparent murder-suicide
The two adults and three children had gunshot wounds.

'Suicide-text' girlfriend Michelle Carter to be released from prison
The 22-year-old encouraged her boyfriend to take his own life in 2014.

'Evil, Ice Queen': The shock twist in teenage texting death scandal
Michelle Carter been described as an "ice queen", but there is another side to the story.

Text scandal: 'You're about to die'
The real answers came from a series of horror texts she sent. Warning: Sensitive

Driver, 23, charged following devastating US crash that killed seven bikers
Driver had been stopped on suspicion of drink driving on two occasions before crash.

Autistic boy given cruel and disrespectful school award
A disrespectful end-of-year award was given to a sixth grader at a US middle school.