About 70 whales have stranded along Washington's coast this year, the most in two decades.

US state proves fertile ground for those who want to stay in their gardens for good.

Divorce documents reveal some stunning facts about the proceedings.

"This is hell, and it's getting worse," one passenger wrote on Facebook.

He was known for his thriftiness so when Alan Naiman died, his generosity surprised many.

Important questions loom about which of Paul Allen's assets are likely to be wound up.

This revelation could go down as the sports story of the year.

MPI goes back to court over row with apple and stonefruit grower group.

Teen who pushed friend off bridge could face year in jail as new footage of scene emerges.

Jordan Holgerson, 16, was pushed off an 18 metre high bridge.

An endangered orca is still clinging to her dead calf more than two weeks after the death.

Endangered orca continues to grieve loss of calf as researchers fear for her health.

Facing an image crisis, Starbucks in the US is to give employees special training.

Week after SUV fell off Californian cliff, authorities say it may have been intentional.

Five members of the Hart family are dead, and three children remain unaccounted for.

It looks like something out of a fairy-tale but what's inside is the stuff of nightmares.

There has been another reported shooting at a school in the United States.

US rapper Nelly has been arrested on his tour bus following a rape allegation.

The suspect is described as being obsessed with previous school shootings.

Terrified students shared photographs on Twitter as they hid on classroom floors.

The Lyon sisters vanished from a mall in 1975. Now, justice has caught up with a killer.

A preschool teacher who saw text messages of another passenger alerted flight crew.

The former first lady touched on the racism she faced while in the White House.

Hundreds of workers ordered to take cover after reports of a cave-in at Hanford site.

More than 80m Americans could be free to enjoy cannabis if a new bill proceeds.

The region lost 2,700 federal jobs since Trump took office, mostly in the District.

Linda Munn is best known as one of three women who helped to create the Tino Rangatiratanga flag. But how did she start out making art? And what is she doing nearly three decades on? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco has refused to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travellers from seven predominantly Muslim nations.

President Donald Trump denounced arguments against his immigration order as "disgraceful".

A US woman is accused of trying to murder a date she met on Craigslist - before trying to eat his heart.