Articles by Josh Lederman, Catherine Lucey, AP
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World
'No sign of life' at crash site of helicopter carrying Iranian president
Monday, 20 May 2024, 3:25PMIranian state television said on Monday there is “no sign of life” seen at the crash site of a helicopter that was carrying...
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World
Disneyland character and parade performers vote to join union
Monday, 20 May 2024, 1:39PMDisneyland performers who help bring Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other beloved characters to life at the Southern California...
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World
Tens of thousands protest against Mexico's president in the main square of Mexico City
Monday, 20 May 2024, 1:23PMTens of thousands of mostly opposition supporters protested Sunday against Mexico's president in the capital's vast colonial-era...
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World
US man suspected of shooting 6-month-old son in hostage standoff found dead
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 3:27PMWarning: This story contains mentions of suicide and family violence that may be upsetting A man suspected of shooting his...
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World
Netanyahu faces ultimatum and mounting pressure to make post-war Gaza plans
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 2:02PMIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from his own War Cabinet and his country’s closest ally...
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National
'You have acted too late': Tenant awarded $9k after rental complaints fell on deaf ears
Sunday, 19 May 2024, 1:49PMA landlord who falsely claimed her property met Healthy Homes standards has been ordered to pay the tenant more than $9000. The...
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World
Biden administration to send $1b more in weapons, ammo to Israel
Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 4:12PMThe Biden administration has told key lawmakers it will send more than $1 billion ($1.6 billion) in additional arms and ammunition...
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World
Baltimore bridge: As work continues to remove cargo ship, what about its crew?
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 4:15PMA crew of Indian and Sri Lankan men has spent the last 49 days confined to a hulking and motionless cargo vessel in Baltimore,...
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World
Misery deepens in Rafah as aid blocked
Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 1:48PMAid workers struggled on Monday to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians...
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World
Emergency at Australian airport as plan with mechanical issues circles for two hours
Monday, 13 May 2024, 2:30PMA light plane with three people aboard was circling Newcastle Airport north of Sydney to burn off fuel before making an emergency...
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World
'A horrible loss of life': Blinken slams Israel's handling of the war
Monday, 13 May 2024, 1:27PMUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s...
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World
'Extensive devastation': Flash floods sweep Afghanistan, killing 300
Sunday, 12 May 2024, 4:28PMFlash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1000...
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National
Jason Tuitama jailed for killing Cass Maguire in Wellington hit-and-run
Friday, 10 May 2024, 1:50PMThe man responsible for a horror hit and run in central Wellington last year was on a suspended licence and was so drunk...
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National
No evidence: Tenant accused of drug use felt pressured to leave apartment
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 8:59PMA tenant accused of drug use says he felt forced from a swanky Auckland apartment building, despite methamphetamine testing...
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National
Identity of teen who tried to kill ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend revealed
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 8:42AMA young man whose involvement in a teenage love triangle ended with him viciously attacking his friend with a large machete...
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World
Bodies in well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for tyres
Monday, 6 May 2024, 3:51PMRelatives have positively identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who...
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World
Runaway steel drum kills woman walking in US
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 4:15PMA steel drum weighing thousands of pounds somehow rolled out of a construction site in Pittsburgh and eventually struck and...
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World
Missing Aussie, US surfers: Mexico police make grim discovery down well
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 3:52PMThree bodies recovered in an area of Mexico’s Baja California state are likely to be those of the two Australians and an...
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World
There's progress in truce talks, but Israel downplays chances of ending war
Sunday, 5 May 2024, 3:36PMA Hamas delegation was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media reported “noticeable progress” in ceasefire talks for...
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Politics
Urgent appeal in Waitangi Tribunal summons case heard by senior court
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 8:55PMThe threshold for calling a sitting minister to appear before an inquiry hasn’t been met, Solicitor General Una Jagose KC...
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Crime
Attempted murder at school: Love triangle teen tries to keep name secret
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 2:14PMA high school student who wrote a detailed “kill plan” and told his ex to stay away from school on the day he wanted to kill...
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National
'Financially stressed': 'Suffering' students rely on charities to eat
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 1:25PMA line of students snakes around the table piled high with food. They know the drill and bring bags to fill. Breads, meats...
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World
Harvey Weinstein hospitalised amid return to New York
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 4:04PMHarvey Weinstein’s lawyer said on Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalised for a battery of tests after...
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World
20 Cambodian soldiers killed in explosion at military base
Sunday, 28 April 2024, 2:22PMAn ammunition explosion at a base in southwestern Cambodia killed 20 soldiers and wounded several others, Prime Minister...