Seventeen people have died after the US east coast was smacked with icy temperatures.

Donald Trump's lawyers are attempting to block publication of controversial new book.

Brutal winter storm in the United States has dumped snow on normally balmy Florida.

The S&P's 500 index rose past 2,700 for the first time.

Goodfellas actor furious to hear Weinstein blacklisted his daughter.

Only three of 19 Kiwi signings have made it to the majors.

He lived in a shack - until he remembered what he had stashed in a closet.

Trail walkers are "proper travellers", accommodation owner says

Whanganui runner Christian Conder accepts athletics scholarship to North Florida Uni

The Megaupload founder has been fighting extradition orders for almost six years.

Omarosa Manigault has resigned from the White House, but she won't go quietly.

Nasa has announced it has found a new exoplanet in the Kepler star system.

Two girls' bodies were found off a trail. Ten months on their families have no answers.

Police were looking for white suspect, so why did they point gun and handcuff black child?

Mother of 'bullied boy' Keaton Jones has spoken out about photos of her on social media.

Celebrities show support for a young boy called Keaton.

A raging wildfires grow in California, US President Trump declares a state of emergency.

One big event was talked about more in New Zealand than the country it happened in.

A week-long nightmare for Florida parents ended when their daughter was found in New York.

An unlikely friendship is touching hearts around the world.

President's increasingly extreme behaviour is 'entirely consistent and predictable'.

Parents object to promotion urging parents to buy air rifles for children

Kenny McFadden needs a new kidney, but says protege Steven Adams faced tougher battles.

Killing of Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco two years ago touched off immigration debate.

North Korea declares missile launch a success: 'Which can reach all of the mainland US'.

A gunman opened fire from a balcony in Reno, Nevada, according to reports.

Welcome to the Iditarod, writes Anna Harrison.

Donald Trump's son-in-law was once his right-hand-man, but he could be a potential risk.

People were so focused on the legend of the Titanic "they never connected the dots".

While bragging about US military capabilities, Trump made one of his most bizarre claims.