Having fun in the Big Apple on a budget? It's easy, writes Shandelle Battersby.

The Florida airport shooting rampage that killed five people, and wounded eight others left a New Zealand traveller terrified.

For the first time in 20 years, Lyle Menendez - who along with his brother killed his parents - has spoken out in a revealing interview with ABC.

WARNING - GRAPHIC PHOTO: A fishing trip almost had a grim ending for a man, who ended up with a spear through his head.

LA pranksters were in high spirits on New Year's Eve, as the Hollywood sign was altered to read "Hollyweed".

Herald photographer Brett Phibbs has been recognised by Newsweek in their annual 'most iconic photos' section.

Wide open spaces, geysers and lofty mountains lend this state's parks unusual grandeur.

Warning: Disturbing content. It's a pretty house with a pretty name. But the recently sold Wisteria Cottage was a chosen killing ground.

An American motoryclist was found dead with his crashed motorbike two days after he left a hotel, and failed to turn up for work the next morning.

Explore these wilderness areas and you'll find a staggering variety of animal species.

Donald Trump's youngest daughter Tiffany remains a mystery. But Insta snaps aside, her back story is sad and compelling.

This park is home to the highest peak on the USA's Eastern Seaboard.

Dogs are considered property and have 'no familial rights', a Canadian judge said when rejecting separated couple's application to sort out pets' living arrangements

This state's national parks will leave visitors' jaws hanging.

The FBI agent who was first on the scene has revealed the terrible mistake police officers made in the JonBenet Ramsey case.

Authorities say a Minnesota man threw his newborn daughter four metres across his living room and into the kitchen, fatally injuring her.

A father in Arizona went to check on his crying toddler in the early hours of the morning and found a stranger in his house.

A boy in the United States was killed while out with his grandmother after another motorist got frustrated with her driving.

Donald Trump has attacked his own nation's intelligence agencies amid a growing furore over Russia's influence on his election victory.

Pamela Wade follows in Hillary Clinton's footsteps at a famous US hotel.

A profile of the reportedly likely candidate to serve as the nation's top diplomat.

A dying man's beloved dog was brought to his hospital bedside to say goodbye after he suffered a brain haemorrhage.

A veteran postal driver was hailed as a hero for calling cops after he spotted a woman's desperate plea for help scrawled on a package

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger has become a father again at the age of 73, his publicist said.

The Washington Monument will remain closed for at least the next two-and-a-half years, the US National Park Service says. The 170-metre

Staying warm is a serious business if you visit North America in winter.

Police have shot a boy, 14, after he pulled a knife during a school fight in a horrifying scene witnessed by fellow students. Warning: Graphic.

The wildfires that tore through East Tennessee killed 14 people last week and left nearly 150 others injured.

The President-elect has spent the week trumpeting his success in saving jobs from moving out of the United States. He may have twisted the facts.

It was a version, albeit an edgy and ultimately inadvisable one, of the mannequin challenge.