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Terrorist threat is now in a new phase
The US President is vowing that Islamic State will be destroyed while warning Americans the terrorist threat is now in a new phase. Audio
Little new strategy in US President's Oval Office address
President Obama is vowing to use 'every single aspect of American power' to destroy Islamic State. Audio
California shooters were IS 'followers'
The couple who killed 14 people in California in an attack the FBI is investigating as an "act of terrorism" were followers of Islamic State, the terrorist group has claimed.
Victims of California shooting named
The names of 14 victims of a shooting rampage in California have been released, as officials investigate what drove a couple to kill them.
Police search for motive in San Bernardino shooting
Californian police are still trying to figure out why a man and woman opened fire at a social services centre in San Bernadino, killing 14 people and wounding 17. Audio
US shooting suspects identified
The brother-in-law of one of the suspects in a mass shooting in which 14 people were killed in California says he has no idea why he would be involved.
Two shooting suspects dead in San Bernardino
Police say two suspects are dead, after 14 people were killed and 17 were injured in a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Here's how it happened.
Shooting rampage in San Bernadino
News is coming in from the United States of a shooting rampage in San Bernadino. With the latest our US correspondent Simon Marks Audio
Chicago police chief fired over black teen's shooting
Chicago's police chief has been fired following the outcry over the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a police officer.
Family Planning clinic shooting in US prompts call for calm
Colorado's state governor is calling for calm on both sides of the US abortion debate, following the fatal shooting of three people at a family planning clinic. Audio
Appeal for calm as US shooting video released
US officials have released dashboard camera video showing a white police officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times in Chicago last year.
US clock boy seeks $15m redress
A boy who was arrested for taking a homemade clock to class is seeking $US15m from his city and school.
US park gunfight leaves 16 injured
A gunfight that erupted in a New Orleans park during a party where a music video was being filmed has left 16 people injured, police say. Audio
Hawaii would welcome refugees - Governor
Hawaii's Governor David Ige says the state would welcome refugees from Syria with aloha.
Ending civil war will be difficult - Syria expert
The United States is optimistic its strategy to bring peace to Syria and eradicate Islamic State is working. Audio
Paris attacks increase pressure on Obama
The terror attacks in Paris have increased the pressure on US President Barak Obama over his increasingly untenable policy on Syria. Audio
Jihadi John killed - reports
Reports in the Washington say the Pentagon believes that US forces may have killed the British-accented ISIS executioner known as Jihadi John. Audio
Smoking ban heads into homes
The US federal government is banning smoking from public housing. Will NZ follow? Audio
Immigration a key talking point in latest candidate debate
It was a plan to deport 11 million Mexican immigrants from the United States and build a fence between the two countries which got Republican candidates talking. Audio
High in Colorado?
The legalisation of cannabis in the American state last year has created a problem for the government -- it seriously underestimated how much weed would be sold, and how much sales tax it would earn… Audio
