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Watch: School board quits after abusing parents in public zoom call

'Uh-oh. We have the meeting open to the public right now.'

Guantanamo's 'most tortured prisoner' on surviving 14yrs of hell

Times: After 9/11 he was imprisoned and tortured by the US - yet never charged.

Man accused of faking own kidnapping to evade work

New York Times: Authorities accused man of going to extreme lengths to get out of work.

Ghislaine Maxwell makes third attempt at bail

A judge has previously rejected two bail attempts, including a US$28.5m bail release.

Can America truly dump Trump?

Listener: A Kiwi American who helped Biden get elected says the real fight has just begun.

This 105-year-old beat Covid. She credits gin-soaked raisins

New York Times: She's lived through the Spanish flu, two world wars and three husbands.

Trump's tax returns are 'one piece of the puzzle.' Prosecutors are getting more

New York Times: Business records and communications are also on the table.

What's next in the Trump taxes investigation?

New York Times: Ruling paves way for prosecutors to look into Trump's financial records.

Biden's first political defeat as president looming

Joe Biden is on the cusp of suffering his first political defeat since taking office.

Supreme Court denies Trump's final bid to block release of financial records

New York Times: Trump is required turn over his tax and other records to prosecutors.

Woman 'forced' to decapitate her lover

Accused woman denied bail after allegedly beheading her dead boyfriend Jonathan Amerault.

Fauci accuses Trump of allowing 'terrible' things to happen

US health expert has issued a blistering attack on Trump's handling of coronavirus.

'Very good chance': Trump in talks to launch social media platform

A key adviser says Trump is actively holding meetings about launching his own platform.

California to consider decriminalising LSD, ketamine and magic mushrooms

Lawmaker's proposal would make it legal to possess small amounts.

Mob lawyer who could take down Trump

Lawyer who helped to take down notorious gangster John Gotti has Trump in his sights.

Ice skating ends at Central Park after New York City rift with Trump

New York Times: The Trump Organisation had its contract ended after the Capitol riot.

Power failure: How a winter storm pushed US state into crisis

Images of desperate Texans have circulated worldwide.

Shocking NYT front page shows US pandemic crisis

The Covid-19 death toll in the United States is on the verge of crossing 500,000.