The NRA has called for the placement of an armed police officer in every school, but parents and educators question the proposal.

Ringing in the New Year at the Eiffel Tower in Paris or the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is special, but the truly classic place to celebrate remains Times Square in New York City.

Major breweries are battling for market share as the taste for "quality" beer takes hold in supermarkets and pubs. Geoff Cumming follows the consumer-led revolution.

Terri Judd finds a city with small-town heart.

America has long produced great artists and glorious art. Chris Leadbeater rounds up some of the best places to see their work.

It's the city that never stands still, but Simon Calder finds that the bright lights remain as warm as ever.

Vancouver Island in British Columbia has a mighty mountain at its heart.

Ahead of the US election Carroll du Chateau visits her daughter in democratic Minnesota and marvels at its progressive ways.

A road trip along the shore of Lake Michigan reveals a world of beauty, says Chris Leadbeater.

The motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee where US civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated on 4 April 1968 is being opened to the public.

For years Forks was just another remote American small town in the northern state of Washington with often inclement weather. But thanks to its association with the Twilight vampire films, the town has now become a popular tourist destination.

Jennifer Ennion goes walking in Jasper's winter wonderland, a playground for those accustomed to the finer things in life.

Leena Taylor overdoses on America's chocolate capital.

Biking around New York takes Rob McFarland off-trail and into less-seen neighbourhoods.