The polls have begun closing in the US presidential election, with the first results trickling in from some states. President Barack Obama and Republican...

UNITED States (U.S.) President Barack Obama’s slim lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney in the White House race is fueled by a broad marriage gap, with Obama enjoying a big advantage among single voters – particularly women, a Quinnipiac University poll has found. Romney yesterday ran into a buzzsaw of criticism from black voters when he told them he wanted to...