The Latest Breaking News from The United States

The 2024 US election has arrived, with viewers from across the globe set to tune in as the next president of the United States is decided over the course of several hours.

When the founders of the United States designed the Constitution, they were learning from history that democracy was likely to fail – to find someone who would fool the people into giving him complete power and then end the democracy.

Polling stations have now opened across the United States, with Democrat Vice-President Harris and Republican former president Trump dead-even in the tightest and most volatile White House race of modern times.

The two biggest Spanish-language channels in the United States, Univision and Telemundo, are preparing for extensive coverage of the presidential election.

The Kia Sportage has already entered the 2025MY in the United States with minimal changes. It’s a different story in South Korea where the popular crossover is getting a facelift with the model year changeover. It effectively serves as the mid-cycle update and brings tweaks inside and out along with…

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Have your say: Can Kamala Harris break barriers as the first female president of the United States? Or will we see the unprecedented return of Donald Trump to the White House, even after his conviction?

If historical trends are anything to go by, most young people in the United States will not vote at this week’s presidential election. For example, at the 2016 presidential election, less than half of Americans aged 18 to 29 cast their ballot.

Polls opened Tuesday in the Pacific nation Palau, which is voting in a presidential election dominated by cost-of-living worries, China meddling claims, and the expanding military footprint of the United States.

The United States stands on edge as polls suggest one of the closest presidential races in history between former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Visual images often last in historical and popular memory. This is especially the case in presidential campaigns in the United States, which offer a vast mix of spectacle, surprise and drama.

As the United States stands on the brink of what many are calling the most consequential presidential election in recent history, the nation is focused on the battleground state of Pennsylvania, where both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump organised last-day rallies. RFI's Jan van der Made…