A top adviser to Donald Trump suggests that the US President-elect wants to help Hillary Clinton "heal" and not pursue a probe of his former rival.

At least six children have been killed in a horrific bus crash in Chattanooga, Tennessee, officials have confirmed.

Audrey Young sheds light on the delights of New England, from sobering Kennebunkport to illusive Mystic.

John Key has a new bromance, this time with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The customer said the Starbucks barista refused to serve him because he's a white Trump supporter.

A man who made a living off viral news hoaxes says he hates Trump, but could be the reason he's now in the White House.

A father who killed his daughter's grandfather for sexually abusing her accepted a 40-year jail term so she wouldn't have to testify.

Lamar Valley has been a wolf watching mecca since the pack animals were reintroduced in 1995. Source: Creative Commons video by the US National Park Service.

From exploring art deco Miami and driving a classic car through California to a wine hike in Oregon, Rhiannon Edwards looks at great ways to see the United States.

A five-year-old girl was found inside New York's Port Authority Bus Terminal after her mother was found murdered in Connecticut, officials said.

Donald Trump has called John Key and offered his sympathies over the earthquake and spoke about the TPP, and Sir Bob Charles.

COMMENT: The navies of the United States, Australia and Canada are joining New Zealand's earthquake relief effort.

This video shows the moment a compressor stall occurred on an American Airlines flight during take-off. The plane, which was due to fly from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to McCarran International Airport in Nevada, returned safely to Chicago shortly after the incident. Source: Gabe Gatmaitan, via YouTube

New details have emerged about the terrifying ordeal of the woman who was found "chained like a dog". WARNING: Graphic.

Circle_see_more_DP.epsmattmartinsmile.epsFUTURE FOCUS: Members of the American Council of Young Political Leaders visited Rotorua

Houstonians love their city and love to share it, writes Leena Tailor.

City shows off newcomers 9/11 Museum and One World Observatory as well as the old faithfuls, writes Margaret Scheikowski.

COMMENT: The meeting between the two at the first family's home will be awkward with a capital A.

US President-elect Donald Trump has promised everything. But what does he stand for? These are his key policies.

The NZ Herald visited 10 counties in four key battleground states on an eight-day road trip to New York and the greatest election shock in modern American history.

After the US S&P stock futures plunged 5 per cent, then gained 1 per cent in a flip flop seen across the markets.

The President Elect Donald Trump bodes well for farms and coal mines, but trade deals will be left in peril.

The NZ Herald wasn't the only paper around the world to go big with the US election coverage.

Dana Johannsen finds this beautiful state has more going for it than just craft beer.

The US has levelled an extraordinary threat against Russia admitting it has laid the groundwork for a devastating cyber assault against the country.

Baby Evan Leggett's parents celebrated his birth with a notice that recognised the All Blacks' winning streak. Before the notice could run, the team lost.

More and more people are posting snippets of their life online. They're capturing their day at the beach, the family dog's latest

On the surface Todd Kohlhepp was a polished real estate agent but disturbing details about the 45-year-old's past criminal history have now emerged.

Rod Emmerson endures a night in a bygone era.

COMMENT: The Dakota Access oil pipeline was only moved to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation when another city's regulators expressed concern over contamination.