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CNMI govt officials to have ethics training
After a spate of arrests of Northern Marianas government officials on corruption allegations, the administration is starting ethics training.
World first by graffiti drone
The world's first graffiti drone has vandalised one of New York's largest billboards. Audio
Two gunmen shot dead at Texas anti-Islam art show
There has been a deadly shooting in a Dallas suburb in Texas at a controversial art exhibit, featuring depictions of the Muslim prophet Mohammed. Audio
Jake Gorst - Life on Long Island
Jake Gorst is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and the director of Modern Tide, a documentary about modernist architecture on the East Coast of the US. He also directed The Nature of Modernism: E… Audio
Michael Fletcher: Baltimore, race and class
National Economics Correspondent for The Washington Post, where he writes about education and race relations. He has been resident in Baltimore for over 30 years, and discusses the city and its… Audio
US supreme court divided on same sex marriage
The US Supreme Court appears sharply divided on whether to allow same-sex marriage in all states. Audio
Hundreds remain on streets of Baltimore despite curfew
Three hours into a night time curfew and hundreds of people still remain on the streets of the US city of Baltimore. Audio
US Correspondent Steve Almond
Another case of police brutality and negligence has sparked massive protests. The White House correspondent's dinner. Cecily Strong made the journalists in the audience hold up their hands and vow not… Audio
Unrest in Baltimore as clashes turn violent following funeral
At least seven police officers in the American city of Baltimore have been injured in violent clashes after the funeral of a black man who died in police custody. Audio
Elderly man not guilty of sexually abusing wife with dementia
An elderly American man has been found not guilty of sexually abusing his wife, who is an Alzheimer's patient, by having sex with her. Audio
Expats - Andrew Stanisich
Our kiwi expat this week has just launched his third cafe in LA. Two Guns Espresso caters to hoards of people - many of whom have been converted to the kiwi flat white. Audio
Chimps are people
A landmark legal ruling in the United States has declared two captive chimpanzees have "personhood". Audio
Controversial religious ad allowed in US
An ad purporting to raise awareness of the jihadist attitude to Jews has been allowed to be used in the US. Audio
Wages
American boss reports an almost immediate increase in business after giving all his workers a 46% payrise. Audio
UN working through CEDAW kinks with Tonga
The UN Human Rights Office in the Pacific is working with the Tongan government to help them move towards ratifying a convention.
US Correspondent Susan Milligan
Susan Milligan is a Contributing Editor to US News and World Report, former White House and National Political Correspondent for the Boston Globe and teaches media at Boston University's DC. Audio
US commits further aid to Iraq after talks
The United States has pledged more than 260-million-dollars in additional aid to Iraq. Audio
Marco Rubio puts his name in US president candidate ring
As a child, Marco Rubio assured his exiled Cuban grandfather that he would overthrow Fidel Castro and lead Cuba - today he harbours a new aspiration: to be president of the United States. Audio
US correspondent - Steve Almond
Hillary Clinton announces that she will seek the Presidency. Audio
Republican strategist on Clinton bid
While Hillary Clinton still has to win the Democratic Party nomination to contest the US presidency next year, her political opponents in the Republican Party have already been gearing up to fight… Audio
