Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to say he would accept the result of the presidential election if he loses to Hillary Clinton, raising the possibility of an extraordinary departure from principles that have underpinned American democracy for more than two centuries.
Donald Trump is facing a series of allegations of inappropriate sexual contact, after US media reported claims from several women.
Donald Trump issued an unmistakable threat to Hillary Clinton Sunday night: I am willing to cross any line to make the next 30 days of your life hell.
Donald Trump was likened to a "fool or maniac" while Hillary Clinton was dismissed as "weak and feckless" in a punchy vice-presidential debate.
Hillary Clinton has attacked Donald Trump as the symbol of a "rigged system" after it emerged that he may not have paid income tax for 18 years.
The presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was watched by 84 million people on US TV, breaking a previous record set 36 years ago.
The United States has tapped career diplomat Jeffrey DeLaurentis to become the first official ambassador to Cuba in more than five decades.
Donald Trump’s freewheeling approach spun wildly out of control in the first presidential debate as he was forced on the defensive during a chaotic clash with Hillary Clinton.
"A monument to understanding the African American experience."
The White House says it is investigating a "cyber breach" after what appeared to be a scan of Michelle Obama's passport was published online.
A police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been charged with manslaughter, a prosecutor has said.
Venezuelan bus drivers have caused traffic chaos in Caracas by parking their buses in the street, protesting against the country's economic crisis.
North Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency in the city of Charlotte, after violence erupted during a second night of protests over the police killing of a black man.
US federal prosecutors have charged an Afghan-American with detonating and planting bombs in New York and New Jersey that left at least 31 people wounded.
Twelve police officers have been injured during protests sparked by the police shooting of a black man in Charlotte, North Carolina.
![Jeffrey DeLaurentis, left, is already in Havana and previously worked in Bogota and at the UN [File:Carlos Barria/Reuters]](/images/2016/SEPTEMBER/sept28/cubaambassador.jpg "Jeffrey DeLaurentis, left, is already in Havana and previously worked in Bogota and at the UN [File:Carlos Barria/Reuters]")
