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Matthew’s damage costs may hit $10 billion

For a storm that inflicted less damage than many had feared, Hurricane Matthew nevertheless impaired or destroyed more than 1 million structures, forced businesses from Florida to North Caro...

Connecticut looks to keep its doctors

Some worry state’s malpractice laws driving many new physicians to leave

McDonald’s mascot laying low amid scare

NEW YORK — McDonald’s says Ronald McDonald is keeping a low profile with reports of creepy clown sightings on the rise. McDonald’s Corp. said Tuesday that it is being “thoughtful ...

Ginsburg blasts anthem protests

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has called the protests of football players who decline to stand for the national anthem “dumb and disrespectful.” In a wide...

Nation & World Briefs

Hurricane’s death toll rises to 33 GREENVILLE, N.C. — A state trooper shot and killed an armed man during a search for flood victims in a tense and dispirited North Carolina, and thousands m...

Wildfire seasons growing worse

Study confirms global warming creating more fire hazards

Trump lashes out at fading party support

Candidate promises ‘I will teach them’ how to win

Beware extremes: Exercise, anger may trigger heart attack

If you’re angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run or gym workout. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a trip...

Local Briefs

California 1,910-pound pumpkin wins contest HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – An annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California has a new winner: a third-grade teacher in Washington...

Medics plead for access to Syria’s embattled Aleppo

BEIRUT — Doctors Without Borders pleaded on Monday for access to treat the wounded in the rebel-held part of Syria’s Aleppo as government forces pressed ahead with an offensive that has kill...

Call that ended officers’ lives was among most unpredictable

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – A domestic violence call that ended the lives of two California police officers last weekend was the kind of report that many authorities say they hate and fear the mo...

Trump puts Clinton sex abuse claims at center of campaign

Paul Ryan will no longer campaign for billionaire