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USA correspondent Susan Milligan
The latest from the US with our correspondent, Susan Milligan. Audio
Tamir Sorek: American Football fans and national pride
Should politics interfere in sport? That's the questions Americans have been asking as we've seen NFL players and other codes, "take a knee' during the American national anthem in recent months. A… Audio
Subservience or independence? What's the best way for NZ to relate to world power
New Zealand's international alliances are discussed by the investigative author Nicky Hager, journalist Maiki Sherman, and Law Professor Jane Kelsey, with Leonie Hayden in the chair. Audio
Could the Mueller probe close in on Trump's inner circle?
After charges against two of US President Donald Trump's campaign members, and a guilty plea from a third, where might Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia collusion investigation be heading next… Audio
26 dead in Texas church massacre
Devin Kelly killed 26 people, including children and a pregnant woman, when he opened fire in the First Baptist Church in the tiny Texas town of Sutherland Springs. Video, Audio
US politicians still seeking answers over Niger deaths
The deaths of four American soldiers in Niger early last month in an ambush has prompted questions about what the US is doing in the central African country. The fallout from the incident also… Audio
Trump lashes out as Mueller inquiry continues
US President Donald Trump has fired up on Twitter today, lashing out at the media and his Democrat rivals as an FBI investigation into Russian meddling in last year's election closes in on the… Audio
Photographer nominated for seahorse & cotton bud pic
In "Sewage Surfer" a seahorse lugs a cotton bud in the changing tide of Indonesia. Nature photographer Justin Hofman is nominated for International Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Video, Audio
No smoking gun in newly released JFK documents
Almost 3000 documents about former US President John F. Kennedy have been released, but so far no one has found the answer to what everyone wants to know - did Lee Harvey Oswald really kill JFK? US… Video, Audio
'Utterly unthruthful' - Republican senator on Trump
Influential Republican Senator Bob Corker has unleashed a blistering attack on US President Donald Trump, calling him "utterly untruthful". In a series of television interviews, Mr Corker accused the… Audio
Trump 'utterly untruthful' - Senator Bob Corker
The Tennessee Senator, Bob Corker, who has called the White House an adult day care centre now says Trump is "utterly untruthful" and "debasing the nation". Audio
Junior Theatre Celebration: Timothy Allen McDonald & Stuart Hendricks
Soon - depending on whether your idea of hell or heaven is hundreds of kids performing musical theatre - the Aotea Centre in Auckland will either be an incredibly joyous place to be, or the place to… Audio, Gallery
Singing for the dispossessed with the GALS
GALS, the Auckland Gay and Lesbian choir is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an event that highlights an important issue for Auckland: homelessness. The choir will perform The Street Requiem… Audio
US wildfires claim 31 lives, hundreds still missing
Firefighters are beginning to gain ground against wildfires that have killed at least 31 people in California.
Trump threatens to revoke licence of NBC news
US President Donald Trump says it's "disgusting" that reporters can publish whatever they want, after NBC reported he demanded a tenfold increase in the United States' nuclear arsenal. Audio
Napa Valley fires came from nowhere, spread at speed
Fifteen people are dead after fires burnt through 50,000 hectares in northern California, with absolutely no warning. Napa Valley Register Editor Sean Scully joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Trump ties border wall to Dreamer plan
The White House has tied any new deal on young undocumented immigrants to a clampdown on illegal immigration, including a border wall with Mexico.
Pence leaves NFL game over protests
US Vice-President Mike Pence has walked out of a National Football League (NFL) game after several players refused to stand for the US national anthem.
Puerto Rico's 'thrown our budget out of whack' - US President
Donald Trump has visited Puerto Rico, telling officials they should be proud that hundreds of people didn't die after Hurricane Maria as they did 'in a real catastrophe' like Hurricane Katrina. Video, Audio
Video: Shooting 'just destroys my heart' - US ambassador
Watch - The US Ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown says he doesn't know what the answer is to stopping more mass shootings in America. Video, Audio
