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Natural disasters, mass shootings and Donald Trump – what made news headlines in the US this year

By Rebecca Wright
December 14, 2017

1 NEWS US Correspondent Rebecca Wright look back at 2017. (Source: Other)

1 NEWS US Correspondent Rebecca Wright look back at what made headlines in the US in 2017.

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Kash Patel speaks at a news conference, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Orem, Utah, as Utah department of public safety commissioner Beau Mason, left, and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox listen

FBI director faces congressional hearings after Kirk shooting missteps

Kash Patel declared online that “the subject” in Charlie Kirk's killing was in custody. The alleged shooter was not.

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Women place flowers at a memorial outside Utah Valley University after Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Orem, Utah

Students reckon with trauma after witnessing Charlie Kirk assassination

Students who witnessed the activist's killing at Utah Valley University are reckoning with grief and the pall the killing has cast on their community.

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US President Donald Trump speaks during an event about the relocation of US Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama in the Oval Office of the White House.

Trump calls on NATO nations to stop buying Russian oil, threatens tariffs on China

Trump said NATO’s commitment to winning the war "has been far less than 100%" and the purchase of Russian oil by some members of the alliance is “shocking.”

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Sisters Clara Hetland, 4, left, Haddie Hetland, center, 9, and Audra Hetland 6, of Surprise, Ariz., spend time at a makeshift memorial set up at Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college on Wednesday of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder and CEO of the organization, Thursday, September 11, 2025, in Phoenix.

'No idea the fire that you have ignited': Charlie Kirk's widow speaks

The conservative provocateur was speaking at an event on a college campus when he was killed.

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South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia arrive at the Incheon International Airport, in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025

South Korean workers return home following US immigration raid

More than 300 South Korean workers were detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.

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Izzy Zalenski, right, walks Paul outside the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, in Billings, Montana.

Meth burn by FBI smokes out animal shelter in Montana

Officials said a cloud of smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine seized by the FBI cause the animal shelter to evacuate and sent workers to the hospital.

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Poland deploys planes in airspace after drone strike threat in Ukraine

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk holds an extraordinary government meeting at the chancellery, with military and emergency services officials, following violations of Polish airspace during a Russian attack in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025

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FBI director faces congressional hearings after Kirk shooting missteps

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At least 32 dead as Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza City

Smoke and flames rise after an Israeli military strike on a building in Gaza City, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025.

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'Wild night': Strong winds cut power to thousands across North Island

Outages across the Coromandel Peninsula and western Bay of Plenty on Sunday morning.

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Lake Hāwea residents push back against plan to lower lake levels

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There’s fears dropping the Central Otago lake by up to 2m will lead to dust storms and dry bores.

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Protestors battle Wgtn council over City to Sea bridge demolition plans

Wellington's City to Sea Bridge, which was built to provide a link between the waterfront and city centre. Photo: Supplied/ Tony Hisgett CC BY 2.0
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