Ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to Ireland this week, we asked a broad range of individuals and organisations to compose open letters explaining why he was or wasn't welcome to this country.

Roy Moore is going to court to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the US Senate race.

US news host Charlie Rose is the latest public figure to be felled by sexual misconduct allegations.

US senator Al Franken is facing a storm of criticism and a likely ethics investigation after a radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing and groping her during a visit to entertain US troops in Afghanistan.