Early voting has reached record numbers in the classic bellwether of Stark County, Ohio.

The US presidential election has become an object lesson in everything that ails a country long seen as a beacon of freedom and hope.

COMMENT: I've covered the campaign for the last two years. I don't know for sure what Wednesday's results will bring.

This was the most powerful woman in music delivering a passionate appeal to make Hillary Clinton the most powerful woman in the world.

In my travels, I've encountered numerous Trump supporters across the land.

In a letter to America, Petula Dvorak writes that it's the electorate's fault this year's election has been like a reality TV show.

COMMENT: When Americans vote on Tuesday, they have the welfare of all of us in their hands.

"USA - You're F**ked" That's the opening line to an invitation from one popular Auckland nightspot for their American election results party on Wednesday.

The Government spent hundreds of thousands on Helen Clark's UN bid, including fees for Washington lobbyists.

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,"

Hillary Clinton exploded at a 'rapist' heckler during a rally - an unusual reaction that signals the immense pressure as the election looms.

The left make all the good art, but it doesn't seem to have made us better people.

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.

One of Putin's fondest conceits is that the US political system is every bit as corrupt, authoritarian and bent on external aggression as his regime.

As the world counts down to the US election, Herald journalist Chris Reed takes a road trip from Miami to New York to feel the pulse of a divided nation.

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.