Gigafire: California's monster blaze continues to grow
The August Complex began as dozens of fires ignited by lightning.
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13yo boy found dead in Oregon wildfire with his dog on his lap
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Black Lives Matter protester accidentally sets himself on fire
A protester accidentally set himself alight with a molotov cocktail during protests in US.
Portland shooting victim was Patriot Prayer supporter
Founder of right-wing group says man slain in clash with protesters was 'a good friend'.
Euthanasia referendum: Could terminal patients really be 'dead by the weekend'?
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Navy vet beaten by federal agents: 'They came out to fight'
He took the baton blows, he took the pepper spray - then he walked off flipping the bird.
Mayor of Portland to Trump: Get your troops out of the city
Portland mayor demanded Trump to remove troops he deployed to the city.
Stop touching my face? Why the easiest way to prevent coronavirus is so hard
And that's not really our fault - we've been building these habits nearly all our lives.
How Nike ruined America's fastest girl
She was the teen prodigy headed for Olympic gold, but then she joined Nike.
How KFC linked a man with a murder
Body of bride-to-be found with no clues linking a suspect – until a KFC receipt was found.
Nightmare: US woman stuck in septic tank for days
Nobody knew the woman was trapped in raw sewage.
Peter Lyons: Cannabis referendum needs careful framing
COMMENT: I oppose full legalisation, which allows marketing.
Cowboys and craftspeople: The Eastern Oregon town where tradition is alive and growing
To call it a one-horse town would do it a huge injustice - Pendleton, Oregon is legendary.
Woman finds winning lotto ticket in surprising place
US woman mistakenly grabbed the congratulatory receipt instead.
Help wanted for dead whale cemetery
About 70 whales have stranded along Washington's coast this year, the most in two decades.
Beer, beards, books: This American city break has it all
West is best, and East is neat, in this super-cool American city.
What is the best sense? Scientists are battling it out
Are some senses fundamentally more important in making us human?
Stranded on a train in snow for 37 hours
"This is hell, and it's getting worse," one passenger wrote on Facebook.
DNA traps 'Animal' serial rapist, murderer in 40-year-old cold case
DNA saved from under Anna Marie's fingernails pinpointed her killer.
'You get nothing': Steve Jobs' stunning words to daughter
While Steve Jobs drove around in Porsches, his daughter's mum cleaned houses to survive.
US murder mystery linked to NZ bra
The mysterious death of a woman in the US almost 50 years ago is linked to New Zealand.
Sip your way through Portland's teahouses
From peachy to pu-erh, the city is steeped in American tea culture.
Hawaiki cable connects NZ to the world
US$300M internet cable connecting Northland to the world opens
Blockbuster busted: DVD stores run out of time
Blockbuster, which once had 9000 US stores, is down to one.
Train fare dodgers face new $500 fine
Don't like Auckland's new train fare-dodging penalties? Don't try it overseas then.
Big Read: 'Hemp's the new gold rush'
'Whoever would have thought we'd get to the point of destroying pounds of marijuana?'
Man 'sexually assaulted' horse
Authorities said Duyck, a homeless man, admitted to assaulting the horse.
Revealed: Markle's nephew a legal cannabis farmer
Meghan's nephew sells and grows marijuana, but don't worry, it's completely legal.
Hart family deaths: 'System failed to protect these children'
Woman has come forward claiming she reported abuse toward Hart children five years ago.
Plunge that killed family may have been intentional
Week after SUV fell off Californian cliff, authorities say it may have been intentional.
Mums who drove kids off cliff had 'violent history'
Jennifer and Sarah Hart were killed with three of their kids after SUV went off a cliff.
Jay Kuten: Keep the police out of politics
We can't have politicised police; we must be sure police act for our safety not against it