Police in the US are investigating a reported threat against Todd Akin, who created a firestorm with his comments about 'legitimate rape'.

CNN host Piers Morgan has labelled under-fire Republican Todd Akin a "gutless little twerp" after he failed to appear for an interview on his show.

Julia Gillard has been hounded over a 17-year-old corruption scandal involving her then boyfriend.

A new hit TV show is a retelling of the Clinton story so thinly disguised that it's basically translucent.