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Ron talks to Kathryn about the deadlines in the US to raise the country's debt ceiling, and the Democrats are hoping to pass the budget blueprint by the end of the week. And the struggle is ongoing to… Audio

A federal panel has approved COVID-19 boosters for high-risk Americans, including those aged 65 and over, health care workers and the immunocompromised as Joe Biden heads to the UN General Assembly… Audio

Criticized for abandoning the right, and for being critical of the left, writer, editor and blogger Andrew Sullivan has gathered 30 years of essays that track some of the most contentious topics in… Audio

Ron says the US is feeling emotionally spent after the marking of the 9/11 20th anniversary. Also there's major resistance in some quarters to vaccination mandates. And Ron talks to Lynn about pitched… Audio

Twenty years on from the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States, what is the legacy of that September morning at the start of the century?

Those old enough will probably remember exactly where they were when they learned of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center.

For New Zealanders, it was early in the morning of… Video, Audio

Catherine Raven lives in a remote mountain valley in Montana. She has lived more or less alone since leaving a troubled home aged 15. She was a National Park ranger for 20 years, and gained a PhD in… Audio

In many states there are worrying rates of COVID hospitalisations, driven almost exclusively by unvaccinated people. Kelsey also reports on the newly instituted abortion rules in Texas which are… Audio

The Taliban continues to take over parts of Afganistan, and now the US State Department is also admitting the beginning of the end in Kabul and is starting to pull US personnel out. The seizure of… Audio

Las Vegas isn't the first place that springs to mind when you think about artists moving somewhere to seek refuge or inspiration, but it's been a home base for NZ artists Matt Couper and his wife J.K… Audio

Ron talks to Kathryn about some developments on the Donald Trump front. Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News. Audio

It's been a day of deep reflection for the US after Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd.

It was a significant result for fractured race relations in the United States.

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The defence in the Derek Chauvin trial has rested, and closing arguments are expected next week. Today, Derek Chauvin told the Minneapolis court he would not testify about his actions in regards to… Audio

A white police officer who shot and killed a black man in Minneapolis will be charged for his death. Kim Potter fired her gun instead of her taser when trying to arrest Daunte Wright at a traffic stop… Audio