Trial in Texas school shooting asks: Could the assailant’s parents have stopped it?
New York Times: Do parents bear responsibility for the horrific acts of their children?
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'Please help, they are dying': Police calls, videos from Uvalde school shooting released
In one call, a 10-year old can be heard pleading for help and hushing a classmate.
Swimmer drowns on livestreamed CrossFit Games
Athlete’s lifeless body was recovered from a lake after an event at the CrossFit Games.
El Chapo’s son kidnaps cartel boss in 'act of betrayal' before US arrest
'El Mayo' was reportedly duped into boarding a plane that flew to the US.
Tesla misses profit estimates as Elon Musk delays ‘robotaxi’ launch
Financial Times: Shares fall despite CEO’s claim about ‘autonomous fleet’.
Kiwi family stranded in US after IT outage 'chaos' pleads for Air NZ to ‘get us home’
“All the communication is, ‘Go to the app, give them a call’, but it leads nowhere”.
What is CrowdStrike, the $133b giant behind global IT meltdown?
Rogue file in US tech giant’s Falcon Sensor tool appears to have caused dramatic failure.
Claire Trevett: Luxon suffers amid Biden scrutiny in Nato debut
The photo Luxon was dearly seeking turned out to be the biggest diplomatic blunder.
Hurricane Beryl strikes at heart of US energy industry
Financial Times: 'Dirty side of a dirty hurricane' presents challenges to infrastructure.
Texas woman tried to drown 3-year-old in possible hate crime
The young girl of Palestinian origin was allegedly 'forced underwater'.
Hot tub horror: Mexico holiday takes a fatal turn for couple
The victim's family is now suing the resort for wrongful death and negligence.
Alex Jones' personal assets to be sold off to pay $2.4b Sandy Hook debt
The future of his Infowars media platform remains up in the air.
How the NZ Super Fund voted on Elon Musk’s US$46b pay package
A split with local retail investors.
Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s mammoth pay package
Two crucial votes go the way Elon Musk wanted.
New Mike Tyson v Jake Paul fight date revealed
The bout was postponed after boxing great Tyson fell ill on a flight last month.
Watch: Giraffe nibbles baby and sends her flying
A nibble from a giraffe turned into an airborne adventure.
Giraffe’s nibble turns into airborne safari adventure for Texas toddler
Video captures the moment a giraffe at a drive-through wildlife park in Texas picked up a toddler from the rear of a truck. Video / AP
'Pineapple-sized' hail recovered in Texas
Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle have recovered a massive hail stone.
Editorial: US hosts bring T20 World Cup to a huge new audience
OPINION: Kiwis should expect the Black Caps to reach great heights at this T20 World Cup.
Amazon gets approval to expand drone deliveries in US
Amazon pilots get green light to operate drones remotely.
'Unhinged' grandmother accused of murder in Kansas over custody battle
Two bodies were found buried on land in rural Texas.
Barge slams into Texas bridge, causes oil spill
Video shows splotches of oil that spilled from the barge into Galveston Bay.
Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters keep rising
High waters flooded neighbourhoods around Houston following heavy rains.
Why boy who confessed to chilling murder of stranger can't be charged
He went into the stranger's home and killed him. But he can't be charged for it.
Boy confesses to killing sleeping man when he was 8yo
Authorities in Texas say a 10-year-old boy has confessed to an unsolved 2022 killing.
Tesla asks shareholders to restore $94b Elon Musk pay package
EV maker has falling global sales, ageing model lineup, tumbling stock price.
Texas bus carrying preschoolers struck by cement truck, killing two people
The truck veered into the school bus, killing a boy on it and a man in another vehicle.
SpaceX rocket has most successful launch yet
Elon Musk: 'Congratulations SpaceX team! Starship will make life multiplanetary.'
Watch: Harry and Meghan surprise family of teacher who died in Texas shooting
The Sussexes surprise and sing for family of teacher who died protecting children.
Texas man who long claimed innocence is executed
'I want you to know that I never killed James and Amy.'
US lands on the moon for the first time in half a century
The solar-powered lander is intended to operate for a week.
Woman's rude comment gets her banned from gym
A social media influencer called out the woman for taking a dig at a fellow gym-goer.
Mother identified as megachurch shooter, injured child confirmed as son
In addition to the 7-year-old, a man in his 50s was also injured in the shooting.
'5-year-old kid was hit': Woman with shotgun opens fire in megachurch, child by her side
Two off-duty officers gunned down the female shooter.