The Chicago Cubs' historic World Series win was so unlikely, pollsters put it right alongside a Trump presidency. Who's laughing now?

As the 2016 presidential campaign draws to a close, Donald Trump is airing commercials that present him as a change agent who will shake up Washington.

Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump's campaign manager quarreled with Whoopi Goldberg over what's "nasty" - Hillary Clinton's tactics or those of the GOP nominee.

COMMENT: Rhe person that best captures the mind-boggle of it all is neither Trump, nor Ms Bono, nor novelty shrimps, but Peter Thiel.

COMMENT: The state has come a long way since racial segregation. Chris Reed reports on the Democrats' fight against apathy

In the crucial state of Florida, Herald journalist Chris Reed watches former President Bill Clinton pull out the stops for his embattled wife Hillary.

Many low moments of 2016 so far have involved men and sex.

Iran's supreme leader says the statements made by the frontrunners in the US Presidential race are proof of the destruction of human values in the United States,"

Aerosmith got to play excited fans aboard Air Force One and sang Walk This Way with President Obama in an impromptu meeting.

New Zealand shares dropped over a per cent as investors felt pre-US election jitters.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are all but tied in the latest Washington Post-ABC News Tracking Poll.

Internet mogul Kim Dotcom has said there are still more Hillary Clinton emails to be published.

Trump swerved back on script, showing flashes of a cohesive closing argument in the final stage of a presidential campaign, but will this last?

If you're heading to the United States in the near future you might want to exchange your money now, a foreign exchange expoert has warned.

Donald Trump bought a six foot-tall portrait of himself and paid with $20,000 from his namesake charity. It's not good either.

A new administration brings an influx of political hangers-on, and they set the tone for the city.

He spent a decade undercover for the CIA. Now this member of the "Mormon mafia" could throw the entire US election into doubt.

The email story has been the most conventional element of this most unconventional campaign.

Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel reiterated his support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Monday morning.

The FBI bombshell that paved the way for a frantic final week of the US election has also dragged Hillary Clinton's "second daughter" into the spotlight.

Agents took time to assess files on laptop of Clinton aide's estranged husband.

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has been rocked by emails found on the computer of notorious sexter Anthony Weiner

The Democrat is on offence against the FBI Director and Republican attackers.

There is a lot of new reporting about the letter that FBI Director James Comey sent to Members of Congress.

Trump constructed an image as a philanthropist. There's little proof of big charity.

Word choice, tone and the thrill of discovering secrets lend a toxic tone to innocent communications.

A woman in Iowa was arrested this week on suspicion of voting twice in the general election, court and police records show.

Here are your answers to some key questions around the email controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton.

Once hailed as South Korea's saviour, Park Geun-hye's reputation has been left in tatters this week after a political scandal was revealed.