The FBI announces it will not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton over her use of private email while she was secretary of state.

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump suggested that Rafael Cruz, his chief opponent's father, is connected to the man who killed President John F Kennedy.

President Barack Obama told Americans nervous about terror and the changing economy that they should not fear the future, in a farewell State of the Union address that drew sharp contrast with Republicans.

Senator Ted Cruz will declare on Monday that he will run for president in 2016, making him the first major hopeful to formally enter the race