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One dad, from the American state of Virginia, went the extra mile this year to make it happen for his seven-year-old daughter. Audio

Sony Pictures is allowing the release of the film "The Interview" on Christmas Day less than a week after pulling the film after a devastating cyber attack. Audio

Earlier this year we heard about a controversial documentary series on white americans talking about what it means to be white. Audio

The biggest US stories of 2014 - Obamacare, the rise of ISIS, Ebola, racial tensions. Audio

The New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is facing the biggest crisis of his political career after a gunman shot dead two officers in a revenge attack for the police killing two unarmed black men. Audio

Unions representing New York police say the city's Mayor, Bill de Blasio, "has bloods on his hands" following the weekend killing of two officers who were on patrol in Brooklyn. Audio

There has been universal condemnation of the shooting of two New York police officers at the weekend. Audio

The Boston bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has appeared in court after spending almost a year and a half in solitary confinement. Audio

Hollywood stars have reacted with dismay to the cancellation of the release of the film. Audio

North Korea ordered cyber attacks on Sony according to federal investigators in the United States.. Audio

President Obama has hailed a new chapter in relations with Cuba as he eased travel and financial restictions and called for an end to the 53 year old trade embargo. Audio

Sony Pictures has cancelled the release of its comedy 'The Interview' about a plot to assassinate the North Korean leader, after the FBI warned movie chains that people might be in danger if they went… Audio

The United States and Cuba are taking historic steps to end a more than 50-year standoff. Audio

Another Bush is considering a tilt at America's top job. Audio

Police in Pennsylvania are still searching for a man suspected of killing six family members in a shooting spree in near Philadelphia. Audio

The families of nine people killed in the attack on the Sandy Hook primary school in the United States are suing the makers of the military style rifle the gunman used. Audio

A manhunt is underway in Pennsylvania following shootings in three separate locations that have left six people dead. Audio

The Sony hacking scandal Audio

A suspect in five killings has barricaded himself in a home outside the American city of Philadelphia, we cross now to Washington and our correspondent Priscilla Huff. Audio

The head of the CIA has responded to the damning report accusing it of torturing prisoners in the wake of 9/11, admitting that some interrogators have used "harsh" and "abhorrent" tactics in the past… Audio