This park's windswept, grassy valleys and desolate badlands are softened by the explosion of wildflowers which appear each spring.

COMMENT: Chris Reed joins Donald Trump fans - and Democrat protesters - at one of the last Republican rallies ahead of the 2016 election.

After a US$125 million renovation, you can sleep in a burglar's room with a Potomac view at this Washington DC landmark, writes Molly Sinclair McCartney.

New Zealand politicians have given their verdict on the US election, Trump and Clinton.

New revelations in the JonBenet Ramsey case suggest a mysterious 911 call days before the murder foreshadowed the sickening crime.

The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research has gone as far as to say a Donald Trump win would be devastating for our country.

Shandelle Battersby goes beer hunting northeast of Los Angeles.

A man suspected of killing two police officers sitting in their squad cars in central Iowa was taken into custody after an hours-long manhunt, authorities said yesterday.

What happens to the social media accounts fronted by outgoing US President Barack Obama after the election?

Our financial guru has some advice for Steven Adams, who has been given a $142 million NBA contract.

The woman who helped raise Steven Adams shares her thoughts on his mammoth NBA contract.

If you really want the full Halloween experience, why not make plans to be Stateside next October 31st?

Xero is betting on Denver to be the cornerstone of its North American operations.

Katherine Stone's family lost an uninsured house in a fire, so the 21-year-old wanted to help them out.

Solo hiking in remote Utah is mind-blowing and exhausting, writes Brad Branan.

Kevin Diepenbrock thought he was going to die, so he recorded messages for those he was leaving behind.

FBI Director James Comey's decision to notify Congress about renewing the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server went against protocol.

New findings show evidence is not enough to clear the Ramseys of suspicion in the case - nor to implicate any member of the family.

When police searched Alec Cook's flat, they found as many as 20 leather-bound notebooks containing disturbing sexual desires and "kill" statements.

Steven Schroeder is typical of most men - he put off getting a medical issue checked. But he hopes his tale will help others.

Home to manatees, fabled shipwrecks and the largest all-masonry fort in the USA, Florida's national parks will fascinate adventurers and history buffs alike.

The best under-the-radar galleries and museums.

Shandelle Battersby makes like a local and explores Portland's famous craft beer scene on two wheels.

Thousands of US servicemen have been told to pay back enlistment bonuses, a decade after signing up for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

An Uber-owned self-driving start-up completed its first commercial haul last week.

COMMENT: Melania Trump has been pooper-scooping after Donald since 1998, but she will never be cast as a victim, in her eyes or anyone else's.

New Zealand edged out Singapore as the easiest country for doing business in the World Bank's latest rankings.

Two sisters panicked when their father died... so they buried him in the back garden.

First Lady Michelle Obama just savaged Donald Trump in a speech so powerful it left many wondering why she isn't running for president herself

The Republican presidential candidate has said he will follow all laws and traditions, and the right to legally challenge the results.