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Panicking plane passenger 'almost sucked into jet engine'
Passenger almost sucked into jet engine after opening cabin door before take off.
17 dead, including family of nine, as tourist boat sinks in US lake
Tourist boats went out onto lake despite severe weather warnings.
Waitress sacked over racist video rant
Tabitha Duncan was also kicked out of the Air Force Reserve after appearing in the video.
Body in concrete: Five charged over man's death
More than a year after Carl DeBrodie was found dead in concrete, charges have been laid
Kiwis smash record for most fairies in one place
The fairy party was held to help one little girl walk.
'It was very sad, so senseless' - officer killed in shoot out
US police officers were sent to wrong address with three of them being shot, one fatally.
Five dead after tornado, flooding from US storms
Severe storms swept through the central US leaving five people dead in their wake.
Couple killed, baby shot, police search for motive
Young family of three brutally killed by someone they knew. Police still don't know why.
She killed the white master raping her, then claimed self-defence
Long before #MeToo on Twitter there was a groundbreaking legal case involving a slave.
Stand for Maori inspires 'taking kneel'
Thomas Middlemas stood up for Maori in 1872; a descendant is kneeling for black Americans.
'Priceless' centuries-old chain stolen in Auckland
An item belonging to the founder of osteopathy was stolen from a conference in Auckland
Reunited with birth mother, then 'murdered'
Teen reunited with her birth mother - who then killed her and burned her body, police say.
Young mum dies hours after giving birth
Megan Johnson delivered a healthy baby girl on Tuesday. Hours later the 31yo was dead.
Wild man of rock who helped to define it
Chuck Berry, the perpetual wild man of rock music who helped define its rebellious spirit in the 1950s, has died.
Teen rape victim speaks out
Missouri teenager Daisy Coleman and her best friend were sexually assaulted in 2012. Five years later, Daisy is on a mission to help other rape victims.
Worst criminals' final moments
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.
Football star 'shattered dog's jaw'
A US college footballer has been suspended after allegedly punching his friend's dog in the face three times, breaking its jaw, in a fit of rage.
Murders put shaken US police on safety alert
Police departments across America have stepped up security, ended solo patrols and ordered officers to make arrests only "when absolutely necessary".
'Get back or I'm going to shoot you'
The officer who fatally shot Michael Brown has remained silent as unanswered questions simmered - until now.
City cleans up as nation stays on edge
The US town of Ferguson woke to scenes of destruction after a night of looting and arson that followed a decision not to charge a white cop who killed a black teen.
A pause to listen . . . and then outrage
After months of tension, marches and sporadic violence, and following the unbearable anxiety of waiting in the past few days, there was a surreal pause on the streets of Michael Brown's home town. Then outrage.
North America's ghostly stories
As Halloween approaches, Heather Tyler finds some scary treats for travellers in the US.
Missouri: Life with the real Huck Finn
Mark Twain wrote in Huckleberry Finn: "There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth." And that applies to Twain himself, says Jim Salter.