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.

Source: Visit the USA. Head to these islands off the USA's Northwest coast for a spot of whale watching.

Max Richards' dog Pink refused to leave his side, after he was struck by a car on his morning walk.

White supremacist walked up to the couple and, without warning, yelled a racial slur and lunged with his knife.

Darktrace is a UK cybersecurity company that counts Cambridge machine learning specialists and cyberintelligence experts from GCHQ and MI5.

There's plenty to see in this vibrant North American city, writes Megan Singleton.

The US Navy is working on a robotic fish that will be able to swim undetected into hostile waters and send back information on opponents' ships.

Charging for plastic bags disrupts habitual behaviours and helps people draw a linkage between environmental awareness and actions.

Megan Singleton looks inside the giant building where Boeings take shape.

It's amazing what Americans get up to in the corn rows, writes Pamela Wade.

Live like the royals did - if only for a night. Lynn O'Rourke Hayes scopes out cool castles.

The Amtrak Empire Builder may not be the most elegant train in the world, but the wide Montana scenery more than makes up for it.

The most north-westerly city in the contiguous US, Seattle is a port but is separated from the Pacific coast by the forested bulk of the Olympic Peninsula. Famed for its coffee culture and being the birthplace of grunge, Seattle is gleefully idiosyncratic and a great place to spend a few days.

Chris Leadbeater suggests a two-day itinerary for the contiguous USA's most north-westerly city.

Seven states, two days and all that scenery ... Roger Hall takes the train.