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Large US wildfires affecting weather conditions
Massive US wildfires have created so much shade from their smoke they have created cooler more stable conditions, helping firefighters, officials say. Audio
USA correspondent Ron Elving
Ron talks to Kathryn about the strange divergence of pandemic and post-pandemic culture as parts of America return to normal but cases spike in rural areas where vaccination rates are less than half… Audio
New Zealand not doing enough to stop trafficking, US report says
The Biden administration has hit out at 17 countries for not doing enough to combat human trafficking and is warning of sanctions.
Drop politics to fix immigration, Harris says at US-Mexico border
US vice president Kamala Harris visited a border patrol facility near the US-Mexico border on Friday and urged a focus on children and practical solutions to migration.
Afghan hospital burns after attack, Taliban seizes town
Suspected Taliban fighters have fired a rocket into a hospital in Afghanistan, sparking an extensive blaze and destroying Covid-19 vaccines.
Obamacare survives fresh Republican challenge
Obamacare survives again. The US Supreme Court has upheld the law which seeks to provide affordable health insurance - dismissing a challenge from Texas and 17 other Republican-led states. This is the… Audio
US court overturns American Samoa citizenship decision
A US Appeals Court has overturned an earlier ruling that could have seen US citizenship imposed on American Samoans.
US Justice Department to get tough on voter suppression
The US Attorney General says voting rights will be aggressively enforced by his Justice Department, in contrast to tightening election laws in many Republican-led states and ongoing claims of a stolen…
Pulitzers honour Darnella Frazier, who filmed George Floyd murder
A teenager who recorded the murder of George Floyd in a clear and unrelenting single shot with her cellphone has been recognised with one of the highest honours in US journalism.
Covid-19: What will the US's gift of half a billion vaccines mean?
The US has pledged to donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, as many poorer countries struggle to get their populations vaccinated against coronavirus.
US federal judge overturns California's ban on assault weapons
A US federal judge has overturned California's ban on assault weapons, describing it as a "failed experiment" and prompting scathing criticism from the state's governor and attorney general.
US to Pacific leaders: be wary of funds with strings attached
The US Secretary of State has warned Pacific leaders about increasing threats and coercion in the region, in a veiled swipe at China's growing influence.
Probe opens into possible US election interference by Ukrainians
US federal prosecutors are investigating whether Ukrainian officials interfered in the 2020 US presidential election, the New York Times reports.
US calls for ceasefire, but blocks UN Security Council efforts
President Biden's calls for de-escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict got a lot louder today - he said he wanted to see movement towards peace today. Yet, ex UN-rapporteur John Dugard… Audio
Fijian football playing teen escapes strife-torn Tel Aviv
Fiji women's football international Trina Davis is back with her family in the US after a terrifying week trying to escape the escalating conflict in Gaza.
US Republican Party splintering, says politics expert
An expert in US politics says the Republican Party's removal of Liz Cheney from a top leadership role shows the GOP is splintering - and could lead to the formation of a breakaway party. House… Audio
Entomologist Ruud Kleinpaste on looming US cicada infestation
Trillions of cicadas are about emerge from underground in the United States. They are part of Brood X, and after 17 years they will be coming out in mass numbers. When the entire brood emerges… Audio
US position on North Korea met with angry replies and tit for tat threat
Comments made by US President Joe Biden and his administration demonstrate a hostile position toward North Korea, and the country will respond in kind, Pyongyang officials said on Sunday.
Biden to lay out massive social reform
President Joe Biden is expected to soon lay out what would be a sweeping revamp of US social benefits. It's the eve of the president's 100th day in office, and he'll shortly deliver his first address… Audio
Biden says 1915 massacres of Armenians were genocide
The US President Joe Biden has declared the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire a genocide, a historic declaration that has infuriated Turkey and strained ties between the two NATO…
