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Some people in northern California have been left with nothing more than the clothes on their backs as the latest wildfire to rage through the state continues to destroy hundreds of homes and… Audio

American Apocalypse by Matthew Avery Sutton follows the stories of early evangelists, the meeting halls and publications that gave a specific world view of the Bible, Armageddon and a second coming of… Audio

Obama 's successful nuclear deal with Iran and Hillary Clinton getting into more hot water over her private e-mails. Audio

Senator Bernie Sanders was until recently probably best known for being one of the few self-described socialists to be voted into public office in the United States: first as the mayor of Burlington… Audio

The United States is keeping a close eye on five Chinese navy ships operating in the Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska. Audio

Our expat this week is a freelance writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, and blogger, living in Oakland with her husband and four children. Audio

Our correspondent Judy Lessing is with us. Audio

The international deal to roll back Iran's nuclear programme will now go ahead, after it gained enough support in the United States' senate just hours ago. Audio

Ashley Madison data dump, Tesla's New Car Is Off the Charts, Miley Cyrus Is Pan-Sexual Audio

New Zealand firefighters on secondment in the United States have spent their first couple of days battling massive wildfires. Audio

LA Times sports journalist Helene Elliott has a penchant for fast-moving competitions where pucks are hit by sticks. The new season of American gridiron football is just about to get underway and… Audio

The fifteen New Zealand firefighters flown to the United States to help battle forest fires in the North West have now been deployed. More than 100 fires are raging over 400,000 hectares. Audio

The murder of a reporter and camerman - as they were going live into a news broadcast in the United States - has triggered fears of copy cat killings because of the way their killer publicised their… Audio

The guman who murdered 12 people and wounded 70, when he opened fire in a Colorado movie theatre, has been sentenced to 3,318 years in prison. Audio

A sacked journalist who gunned down two former colleagues during a live television broadcast in Virginia had described himself as a human powder keg just waiting to go boom. Audio

The ructions on Wall Street where the stock market took its steepest one day fall in four years, has America finally waking up to the global perils of China's slowing economy. Audio

Hillary Clinton's position as the clear frontrunner for the Democratic nomination is looking a bit shaky. Audio