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Trump abandons age 21 rifle purchase restriction
US President Donald Trump has put off raising the minimum age for gun purchases, one of several measures he had backed after the shooting at a Florida school last month.
USA correspondent Susan Milligan
US correspondent, Susan Milligan, on the proposed talks between the President and North Korea - is it an historical thaw in relations, or a meeting could never end up happening? Also, the hundreds of… Audio
Two killed when helicopter crashes into New York City river
A helicopter carrying six people crashed in New York City's East River, killing two passengers. Ryan Brooks reports. Video, Audio
Donald Trump walking into trap - Evans Revere
Former US negotiator with North Korea, Evans Revere, tells John Campbell Kim Jong-un wants US President Donald Trump to agree to remove threats, and accept the reality of a nuclear-armed North Korea.
…Donald Trump’s shock North Korea announcement
CNN White House producer and reporter Kevin Liptak tells John Campbell US President Donald Trump is taking a gamble by agreeing to meet with North Korea leader Kim Jong-un. Audio
Another one bites the dust...again
President Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn has resigned. He's now part of a long list of Trump aides to abandon ship. Audio
Francisco Cantu: 'Still I have nightmares'
A grandson of a Mexican immigrant, Francisco Cantu became a US Border Patrol agent at the age of 23, spending four years policing the frontier migrants risk their lives to cross. Audio
USA correspondent Steve Almond
Steve Almond joins Kathryn with reaction to Trump's trade wars, the Oscars and a teachers strike in West Virginia - one of the most staunchly pro-Trump states in the US. Audio
NZ to seek exemption from Trump's steel tariffs
New Zealand will not be making any threats of retaliation against Donald Trump's plan to put tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, Trade Minister David Parker says.
Tara Westover: Off grid childhood to Cambridge PhD
Tara Westover's memoir begins with scenes from her Mormon childhood in an isolated mountain valley in Idaho. The youngest of seven, she was home schooled by her mother, a midwife. Her father, obsessed… Audio
'There's not going to be another school shooting'
The father of a teenaged girl killed in last week's massacre in Florida says he'll be working with the US President on school safety as a legacy to his daughter Meadow. Video, Audio
Guns and freedom
The National Rifle Association says Democrats are politicising school shootings
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Guns as raffle prizes
The Parkland School shooting is shedding more light on Americans attitudes to guns. A children's baseball team is raffling off a AR-15 rifle. Audio
Russia dismisses FBI charges as 'blather'
Russia's foreign minister has dismissed as "blather" the charges levelled by the FBI special counsel against 13 Russians for election meddling.
Florida school shooter went to McDonald's, Subway before arrest
Nikolas Cruz, 19, killed at least 17 people including students, teachers and a parent, and then went to Subway and McDonald's before being arrested. Video, Audio
America and its guns
America's latest school shooting has ignited the discussion about gun use and ownership however there are many facts that seem to circulating that are incorrect or at least, exaggerated. Audio
Are we in for bad flu season like North America?
Will the bad strain of the flu in North America reach New Zealand? Audio
Syria says US air strike 'a war crime'
Syria has accused the US of carrying out a "brutal massacre" with a bombing attack in Deir al-Zour province that killed about 100 pro-government fighters.
Calls for heads to roll over US gymnastics sexual assaults
There are calls for representatives from Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic Committee to resign over long-time USA gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar's abuse. Video, Audio
58 Manus refugees bound for US
Fifty-eight refugees detained by Australia on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island flew out of Port Moresby yesterday bound for resettlement in the United States. Audio
