A preschool teacher who saw text messages of another passenger alerted flight crew.

There's always money in the banana stand, except when Amazon gives them away for free.

Hundreds of workers ordered to take cover after reports of a cave-in at Hanford site.

More than 80m Americans could be free to enjoy cannabis if a new bill proceeds.

On Monday night, Sir Richard Branson was holding court.

Rabbi links graffiti to tolerance of white supremacy since Trump campaign.

Linda Munn is best known as one of three women who helped to create the Tino Rangatiratanga flag. But how did she start out making art? And what is she doing nearly three decades on? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Linda Munn is best known as one of three women who helped to create the Tino Rangatiratanga flag. But how did she start out making art? And what is she doing nearly three decades on? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco has refused to reinstate President Donald Trump's ban on travellers from seven predominantly Muslim nations.

A website founded by releasing hundreds of FBI investigative documents related to the only unsolved hijacking of a commercial airliner in the US.

Max Richards' dog Pink refused to leave his side, after he was struck by a car on his morning walk.

Officials say a shooting has left three people dead and another person hurt in a Seattle suburb, and that a suspect is in custody.

They are the bucket-list destinations tourists are loving to death. Some of these sites have been shut down, while for others the risk lingers.

The boss of a technology start-up in Seattle has shocked his employees by raising his company's minimum wage to US$70,000 ($92,160).

There's plenty to see in this vibrant North American city, writes Megan Singleton.

Megan Singleton looks inside the giant building where Boeings take shape.

The vintage-aircraft market was once divided between pilots and aviation museums, but Peter Jackson represents a new breed of collector.

US regulators say they have filed a lawsuit against Amazon.com for making it too easy for children to make purchases when using mobile apps.

Seven states, two days and all that scenery ... Roger Hall takes the train.