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US correspondent Susan Milligan looks at the messy departure of former White House advisor, Omarosa Manigault Newman, a white supremacist rally in Washington DC, and how some states are despairing at… Audio

United States federal air marshals now follow seemingly ordinary citizens not suspected of a crime, nor on any terrorist watch list. It's a new surveillance programme called "Quiet Skies" and it… Audio

So what's the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern got to look forward to when she's back at work? Construction firms falling over, business confidence at a nine-year low, unemployment rising and New Zealand… Audio

The tension keeps being ratcheted up in the trade dispute between the United States and China. Audio

The United States Federal Reserve has started a two day meeting to review interest rates and the consensus is it will hold its benchmark rate steady at around 2 percent. Audio

The Carr Fire is now so large it is creating its own localised weather system with variable strong winds, making it difficult for experts to predict which way the blaze will spread. Video, Audio

A number of NGOs from the Northern Marianas are about to face off with the US military, with both parties due in court next week. Audio

US correspondent, Susan Milligan tells how more than 700 undocumented immigrant children, who were separated from their parents at the border, have not been reunited, despite the deadline passing. Audio

There's a recommendation that the city of Austin in Texas change its name. This is because the man behind the name Stephen F Austin was an enthusiastic slave-owner. It seems the name won't be changed… Audio

The United States economy has grown at its fastest rate in four years, with official figures showing annualised growth of 4.1 pct. Audio

It's been a wild week for leading technology stocks with Netflix and Facebook, in particular, being hammered for failing to meet either their own or market expectations on revenue and subscriber… Audio

The United States and European Union appear to have stepped back from the trade war precipice, with an agreement to work towards zero-tariffs. Audio

The tit-for-tat tariff trade spat between the UNited States and China has had one effect that might not have been intended. Audio

An amphibious boat overturned in Table Rock Lake as powerful thunderstorms passed through the Midwest. Video, Audio

A record number of car drivers in Tennessee are driving around using Confederate flag license plates. Audio

A mayor in Florida must now apologise to a couple who were fined thousands of dollars for having their home's exterior painted the wrong way. Audio

US President Donald Trump is blaming a slip-of-the-tongue as he seeks to calm a growing storm over his failure to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for meddling in the 2016 US… Video, Audio

US correspondent Susan Milligan on the extraordinary outcome of the talks between Presidents Putin and Trump in Helsinki. The US President has said he believes Russia over the US intelligence… Audio