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.

Ahmad Khan Rahami, the man suspected in bombings in New York and New Jersey, is now in custody after a shootout with police, sources said. 

At least 29 people have been injured in an explosion in a crowded district of New York City.

Washington (CNN)Donald Trump released Thursday a letter from his doctor detailing some of his medical information, showing him to be in good health and including a statement that says he had "stamina."

A 32-year-old man has been arrested and is facing a charge of arson and hate crime in a fire that heavily damaged a mosque in Florida, according to US authorities.

A House fire has killed nine people in Memphis, Tennessee, in the city's worst tragedy in almost a century.