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Shocking video: Bizarre law lets man kill woman's ex-husband
Police have not laid any charges after a Texas man shot and killed a woman's ex-husband.
US Navy ship arrives in Wellington
Guided-missile destroyer's Wellington jaunt expected to boost naval co-operation.
Ahmaud Arbery's mom: Thankful for justice and son's legacy
Still grieving the loss of her son, Wanda Cooper-Jones has finally got justice.
Trump investigation enters crucial phase
New York Times: Prosecutors issued new subpoenas for records about Trump's businesses.
Ahmaud Arbery case: Three found guilty of murder
The men face minimum sentences of life in prison.
'Everything went black': The children caught in a Christmas parade tragedy
New York Times: One child killed and others injured when an SUV drove through the parade.
American football star to become the next space tourist
Jeff Bezos' company is sending another star into space, if only for 10 minutes.
A 5yo boy's mum allegedly wanted him 'gone'. Days later he was found dead.
Alleged Snapchat messages have revealed vile messages mother sent before her son died.
Conviction overturned in 1981 rape of Lovely Bones author
Alice Sebold wrote of her traumatic rape in her 1999 memoir Lucky.
Brian Laundrie's cause of death revealed
Brian Laundrie's parents have been informed that the cause of death was a gunshot wound.
Epstein's final days: Celebrity reminiscing and a running toilet
New York Times: New records show Epstein was spinning deceptions until the very end.
Drunk and high, US airline passenger faces $58,000 fine for bad behaviour
A passenger was charged after drinking, smoking marijuana and sexually assaulting crew.
56 years ago, he shot Malcolm X. Now he lives quietly in Brooklyn
New York Times: He long insisted that the two men convicted with him were innocent.
Man locked up for two years because of mistaken identity sues Hawaii
Joshua Spriestersbach fell asleep on a footpath - and woke up to a nightmare.
Two Fox News contributors quit in protest of Tucker Carlson's January 6 special
New York Times: Two stars of Fox News have decided they've had enough.
'Karma': 'Career destroyed in one tweet'
Woman resigns from job after vile rant following Christmas parade rampage deaths.
'Groveland Four' officially pardoned for 1949 rape
The four men were convicted without evidence, and one was shot by a posse in cold blood.
Americas 'most stressful state' may surprise you
Who would have guessed that this holiday hot spot was a magnet for stress?
How Covid shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants
Scientists say vaccinating kids could prevent potentially-dangerous variants emerging.
Christmas parade SUV driver was fleeing 'domestic disturbance', victims named
Darrell Brooks, an amateur rapper, was earlier charged with jumping bail.
Kyle Rittenhouse tells Fox News he's 'not a racist person', backs BLM
Rittenhouse, 18, was acquitted of homicide after shooting dead two men in Kenosha.
At least 5 dead, 40 injured after SUV ploughs into Christmas parade
'I had to go from one crumpled body to the other to find my daughter.'
Inside fentanyl's mounting death toll: 'This is poison'
New York Times: Fentanyl is now a black market commodity, killing thousands of people.
Suspect's family helps crack unsolved killing from 1959
New York Times: The 1959 murder of a 9-year-old girl is finally solved.
Democrats worry about 2024 as Biden's popularity slips
Insiders worry the Democratic president won't be able to win reelection.
'Irreversible': Covid woman wakes from 2-month coma on day life support to be turned off
Her lungs were completely destroyed and she was set to die. Then a miracle happened.
Flash mob ransacks California store
Masked marauders dash through high-end store, armed with crowbars and other weapons.
Joe Biden told to 'apologise' to Kyle Rittenhouse for white supremacist label
Americans demonstrated across the US after the teenager was cleared of murder.
Where I'd rather be: the US for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving in the US is so much more than a turkey dinner.
'Insane': Bags of money fall out of armoured truck, drivers scramble to grab cash
Several bags broke open, spreading money all over the lanes.
Shocking note runaway Covid fraud couple left their kids before disappearing
A US couple awaiting sentencing for a Covid fraud scheme have disappeared.
California wildfires torch thousands of giant sequoia trees
Around 10 per cent of California's giant sequoia trees have been burnt in two years.
Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings
Rittenhouse, 18, broke down upon hearing the verdict.