USA

Luiza Savage discusses US politics including the US involvement in IS airstrikes. Audio

CEO of the Public Interest Institute Dr Don Racheter reports from Iowa, one of the states of midwestern United States, population of the Mid West is 65,377,684 (est. 2012) and the national population… Audio

US correspondent Jack Hitt discusses comedian John Oliver's investigation into claims made by the Miss America pagaent that it is the single biggest provider of scholarships to women in the world. Audio

United States military aircraft have targeted ISIS locations in Iraq, with a strike southwest of Baghdad the closest yet to the Iraqi capital since the campaign began. Audio

The top US military chief, General Martin Dempsey, says US ground forces could be deployed against Islamic State militants. Audio

New US policies on Ebola crisis and congress approves intervention in Syria. Audio

President Obama has pledged a relentless campaign to 'degrade and destroy' Islamic State. Audio

Twenty-five years ago the hydraulics systems aboard a United Airlines Flight from Denver to Chicago failed at 37,000 feet with 296 people on board. Miraculously, the pilot was able to make a crash… Audio

Why did New Zealand troops serve in Afghanistan? How much do we know about this war? An award winning documentary is now being taught as part of the NCEA curriculum within secondary schools across our… Audio

We talk with Isaac Hanson about keeping his band of brothers together for twenty years and turning their love of craft beer into a brew of their own- Mmmhops. Audio

Bank of America has agreed to pay a record $US16.7 billion to United States authorities for misleading investors about the quality of loans it sold. The loans were sold by Countrywide Financial and… Audio

On his new album Nobody's Smiling, rapper Common presents a grim picture of his hometown Chicago, backed by the dark and ominous beats of longtime collaborator No I.D. Nick Bollinger takes a listen. Audio

The immigration crisis. Audio

Auckland blues musician Tom Rodwell's recent journey to the American south took him to the Georgia Sea Islands, where he came face to face with the private heart of African American music - gospel… Audio

Insight travels to Washington to explore how NZ can balance relationship between US and China Audio

Another mass killing in the U.S. Audio

Dr. John R. Finnegan, Jr. is a professor and the Dean at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. He is an epidemiology and community public health expert, and one of the 12 Deans who… Audio

The CIA says it will never again use vaccination programmes as cover for operations after admitting it set up a fake immunisation survey as it hunted for Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Audio

The next presidential election and changes at The New York Times. Audio

Criticism of the US handling of the Ukraine crisis. Accusations of racism in the NBA. Audio