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People around the world react to news of Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 US presidential election.

Hillary Clinton, the former first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state, was the first woman to lead the presidential ticket of a major political party.

The 2016 presidential campaign has been one of the most dramatic and unpredictable in US history. Here's a look at how it's unfolded.

General Motors is cutting 2,000 factory jobs in Michigan and Ohio -- its first round of layoffs since 2010.

President Barack Obama promised Wednesday to work for a "smooth transition" of power to President-elect Donald Trump when he leaves office in January, citing the example set by former President George W. Bush eight years ago.

It seems it's not only celebs who are making plans to flee a Trump presidency.

Donald Trump, the president-elect, has changed the way presidential politics will be played in America.

Donald Trump will become the 45th president of the United States, a historic victory for outsiders and a stunning repudiation of the political establishment.

President Obama tells young people who may be disappointed with the outcome of the election "not to get cynical" when addressing Donald Trump's presidential victory.

CLINTON: Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you.

The man who has been satirically portraying Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live" weighed in Wednesday on Trump becoming the president-elect.

It's the morning after. And if, after this bitter election, you feel like we're all living in two distinctly different Americas -- you're right. At least on social media.

An episode of "The Simpsons" that aired on March 19, 2000, predicted that Donald Trump would be President of the United States.

Hillary Clinton tells the young girls watching her concession speech that they should feel empowered to pursue their dreams.

Here is the text of the speech Donald Trump delivered when he became the President-elect of the United States of America:

From minimum wage to pot to labor laws, voters in states around the country are engaging in direct democracy.

It was a decisive moment, a historic moment. A moment when a nation realized its greatest hopes and darkest fears.

The American political-media establishment does not understand the depth of anger in its own country.

Americans may have voted Donald Trump into the White House, but that doesn't mean they think much of him.