Ukraine evacuates all civilians from steel plant under siege
All women, children and elderly have apparently been evacuated from Azovstal steel works.
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Taliban order women to cover up head to toe
The Taliban has faced intense backlash after reneging on promises of female freedoms.
Ex-Pentagon chief: Trump suggested missile strikes on Mexico drug cartels
Trump grew more erratic ahead of the 2020 election, Mark Esper says in an upcoming memoir.
'I can't have this baby': A lone abortion clinic on the US border
New York Times: Women seeking abortions navigate complex challenges in Texas.
US intelligence helps sink Russian warship, assassinate generals
Disclosure of US support in Moskva strike comes as White House under pressure to do more.
NZ stocks soften after Wall Street rout
NZ stocks were sold down this morning after a sharp fall on Wall Street.
'Just part of being a woman': How our health system ignores and neglects female patients - and what can be done about it
'I kept thinking maybe I'm just being weak, maybe I just need to harden up...'
Abortion pills stand to become the next battleground in a post-Roe America
New York Times: Some states move to limit it, while others are working to expand access.
To mask or not to mask: CDC reveals what travellers should do
You don't have to wear a mask on a plane in America, but should you? CDC explains.
A man tried to rob a bank from the back of a taxi. It didn't go well
New York Times: "One of the dumbest of the dumb crooks."
What would the end of Roe mean? Key questions and answers
New York Times: Reproductive rights of US women could be rewritten almost immediately.
Judge overseeing Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal
The plea deal means Chauvin will spend more time in prison than from his state sentence.
The vanishing variants: Lessons from Gamma, Iota and Mu
New York Times: Mu, once a "variant of interest", quickly faded away to nothing. Why?
Leaked threat to Roe v Wade stuns, then energises Americans
New York Times: The leak set off a wave of protests across the United States.
'No one is safe': Fury as US Supreme Court prepares to overhaul abortion law
United States is in political uproar over a leaked document from its Supreme Court.
The city where lawns are outlawed - and dug up, and carted away
New York Times: A new law in Las Vegas mandates the removal of turf, patch by patch.
Oklahoma governor signs Texas-style ban on most abortions
It is part of a pro-life nationwide push in GOP-led states.
Teen appeared to fall out of ride halfway through plunge
Teen slipped out of his seat at the halfway mark of the ride's plunge to the ground.
Body in barrel in Lake Mead was man who had been shot
Mystery body found inside a barrel on the bottom of a US lake was a murder victim.
US advises citizens to 'avoid travel' to NZ
New Zealand is now open to US travellers but they may be hesitant to visit.
Explainer: What would the end of Roe v Wade mean for abortion in the US?
New York Times: If Roe is overturned, it's estimated that 24 states will ban abortion.
US government declares WNBA star 'wrongfully detained' by Russia
It means the Biden administration will more aggressively work to secure her release.
Depp-Heard libel: Judge orders case to proceed
Amber Heard's team to present witnesses after more than three weeks of hearings.
Biden blasts 'radical' Roe draft, warns other rights at risk
Supreme Court justices respond to outrage by launching probe into who leaked the decision.
Body from 1980s homicide found in barrel as lake recedes
New York Times: "Had the lake never receded, we would never have discovered the body."
Body in barrel exposed as level of Nevada's Lake Mead drops
Body in barrel was found in newly exposed bottom of Nevada's Lake Mead.
JonBenet Ramsey's father wants outside agency to test DNA
The 6-year-old pageant contestant was found dead at her family's home 25 years ago.
Alaska Nazi prison gang members convicted in grisly death
All face a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole on the murder charge.
Push to arm Ukraine putting strain on US weapons stockpile
Can the US sustain the cadence of shipping vast amounts of arms to Ukraine?
Arrest warrant for missing Alabama prison guard
Authorities say officer Vicky White participated in dangerous prisoner's escape.
NZ dollar falls to near two-year low as Wall St plunge drags shares down
A further plunge on Wall Street dragged the NZ sharemarket down nearly 1 per cent.
How Tucker Carlson reshaped Fox News - and became Trump's heir
New York Times: Night after night, Carlson weaponises viewers' fears and grievances.
Kurt Campbell: Where NZ has been ambivalent in the past
Security expert: The long-game for the United States is what happens in the Indo Pacific.
Teacher made black pupils pick cotton in handcuffs
The teacher has been accused of making a mockery of slavery and upsetting children.