Little Women's real-life literary location
A new movie adaptation is bringing renewed attention to a literary US town.
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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.
Intruder 'breaks in' and cleans home
Father was shocked to find his home had been broken into and cleaned from top to bottom.
'RobbinHood' attack holds US city hostage
New York Times: It could take months of work to get the disrupted technology back online.
The family who profited from America's drug crisis
Sackler family made billions aggressively marketing painkiller, fueling addiction.
She was told she was 'just anxious.' A midair incident uncovered the truth
How did a nurse — and especially her doctors — miss what was so obvious?
Whitey Bulger's bloody reign in the Boston underworld
"My life was wasted and spent foolishly," the so-called Irish Godfather said from prison.
'Like a scene out of Jaws': Student killed by shark at Cape Cod
Arthur Medici was attacked on Saturday afternoon while boogie boarding at Cape Cod beach.
Why injured woman begged others not to call ambulance
Last week, a US woman was gravely hurt in a freak subway accident.
Young Kiwi reaches for the skies
Kiwi Michael Kapteyn, 22, is hoping to work on new technologies that can help the world.
Rockport, New England
Lighthouses and lobster shacks, Rockport is at the meeting of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.
Religion trumps anti-discrimination as US court rules in favour of baker
In 2012 a baker in Colorado refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
Officials: Roosters trained for fighting to be euthanised
About 400 birds were seized in a raid, most of them will be killed.
Son confessed to murdering mother, grandparents
The phone call a police chief wished he never heard.
Boston Freedom Trail
Our sixty-second guide to walking Boston Freedom Trail, along Massachusetts' redbrick line
Why was woman stabbed to death in library?
Library users watch in horror on Saturday morning as woman was repeatedly stabbed.
A city of superlatives
Not everyone may know your name but much in Boston is familiar, writes Audrey Young.
The streets of Philadelphia
Shandelle Battersby walks in the footsteps of the USA's Founding Fathers.
Hernandez no longer a convicted murderer
A judge has ruled that the murder conviction of Aaron Hernandez will be vacated.
Three dead as driver mows down crowd
A witness said the crash sounded almost like a bomb going off.
NFL star died to hide jail secret
Aaron Hernandez may have murdered Odin Lloyd to keep his own bisexuality a secret.
Arrest made in murder of Google exec
An arrest has been made in the horrific murder of Vanessa Marcotte.
Cashing in on cannabis
More than 80m Americans could be free to enjoy cannabis if a new bill proceeds.
Can your brain recall everything?
US politician and neurosurgeon Ben Carson reckons one zap can help your brain with total recall.
$28m cash found under mattress
A man in Manhattan took hiding money under the mattress to the extreme
Kiwi musician off to US to 'pursue my dream'
A West Auckland pupil is packing his suitcase to fly out to a prestigious music college.
Massey pupil follows in footsteps of John Mayer
A Massey High School student has secured a place at a prestigious music college, the same institution that sparked the careers of John Mayer, Imagine Dragons and Quincy Jones.
Boy knocks on wrong door. Now he's dead
Two teens set off to find a friend and somehow ended up at the wrong house.