Man who identified himself as a KKK imperial wizard had recently asked wife for a divorce.

A policeman has been charged with manslaughter after he shot and killed a fellow officer.

"I said it could be construed as racist and members had complained."

Kate Kasten was rebuilding her life following her husband's death.

Poacher and his two sons killed hundreds of deer and left their bodies to rot.

The legal US cannabis market just got a little greener.

Passenger almost sucked into jet engine after opening cabin door before take off.

Tourist boats went out onto lake despite severe weather warnings.

Tabitha Duncan was also kicked out of the Air Force Reserve after appearing in the video.

US police officers were sent to wrong address with three of them being shot, one fatally.

Severe storms swept through the central US leaving five people dead in their wake.

Young family of three brutally killed by someone they knew. Police still don't know why.

Long before #MeToo on Twitter there was a groundbreaking legal case involving a slave.

Thomas Middlemas stood up for Maori in 1872; a descendant is kneeling for black Americans.

An item belonging to the founder of osteopathy was stolen from a conference in Auckland

Teen reunited with her birth mother - who then killed her and burned her body, police say.

Megan Johnson delivered a healthy baby girl on Tuesday. Hours later the 31yo was dead.

Chuck Berry, the perpetual wild man of rock music who helped define its rebellious spirit in the 1950s, has died.

A US college footballer has been suspended after allegedly punching his friend's dog in the face three times, breaking its jaw, in a fit of rage.

Police departments across America have stepped up security, ended solo patrols and ordered officers to make arrests only "when absolutely necessary".

The officer who fatally shot Michael Brown has remained silent as unanswered questions simmered - until now.

The US town of Ferguson woke to scenes of destruction after a night of looting and arson that followed a decision not to charge a white cop who killed a black teen.

After months of tension, marches and sporadic violence, and following the unbearable anxiety of waiting in the past few days, there was a surreal pause on the streets of Michael Brown's home town. Then outrage.

As Halloween approaches, Heather Tyler finds some scary treats for travellers in the US.

Mark Twain wrote in Huckleberry Finn: "There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth." And that applies to Twain himself, says Jim Salter.