“If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.”

Hillary Clinton said Donald Trump’s economic policies would lead to lower wages, fewer jobs, and more debt — warning unionised workers the presumptive Republican presidential nominee could “bankrupt America like he’s bankrupted his companies”.

David Bowie, Prince, and Merle Haggard were more than icons, because they taught us about what it is to be human, says Lynn Stuart Parramore

Police have arrested nearly two dozen people in Ferguson, Missouri, during a fourth consecutive night of demonstrations marking the anniversary of the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown.

Protesters who have been camping out in Manhattan’s Financial District for more than two weeks say they have no intention of giving up, following mass arrests at the weekend.