Matthew hammers Florida, begins dayslong beating of coast

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to end a five-decades-long civil war that has killed more than 200,000 people in the South American country. Hurricane Matthew's howling wind and driving rain pummeled Florida early Friday, starting what's expected to be a ruinous, dayslong battering of the Southeast coast.

Official: 2 students, 1 teacher wounded; teen in custody

Michelle Obama told a diverse and enthusiastic crowd in Philadelphia on Wednesday that candidates don't change once they become president and that America "needs an adult in the White House." Michelle Obama told a diverse and enthusiastic crowd in Philadelphia on Wednesday that candidates don't change once they become president and that America "needs an adult in the White House."

South Carolina party chairs beat vitriol with friendship

In this Sept. 8, 2016 photo, South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison and his GOP counterpart, Chairman Matt Moore, laugh after a recent voter education forum in Florence, S.C. In a year of intense polarization and partisanship and in a state known for its rough-and-tumble politics, Harrison and Moore actively work to cut through the partisan bull, while still supporting their parties' candidates.

Samsung’s combustable phone problems are getting worse

Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 problems are getting worse Samsung's combustible Galaxy Note 7 problem just got worse. Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: http://usat.ly/2cUkIjD A woman walks past billboards of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 and Galaxy S7 at a mobile phone shop in Seoul on Sept.

Hillary Clinton Plays Defense, Donald Trump Dodges at Commander-in-Chief Forum

Hillary Clinton was forced to defend her dubious handling of classified information on her private email server, her ill-fated vote authorizing the war in Iraq and her hawkish instinct to support intervention in Libya. Donald Trump dodged specifics on how he'd destroy the Islamic State group, delivered conflicting answers on how to improve veterans' health care and obscured his past support for the deployment of troops abroad.

Moment cheeky Australian Magpie flies onto a man’s porch to steal a cannabis joint

'The strongest woman I know': Former U.S. soccer star Lauren Holiday, 28, is diagnosed with a brain tumor while she's eight-months pregnant as her husband leaves the NBA to care for her The brains behind Clinton's email 'cover-up': How top aide decided which messages were deleted, sat in on her FBI interview and is set to follow her to the White House Village where one in 10 residents live to be 100 says the recipe for success is 'only eating fresh stuff' ISIS isolated: Terror group is cut off after being beaten by security forces and rebels and losing ALL its territory along the Turkey-Syria border Taking the moral HIGH ground? Malia Obama, 18, wears 'Smoking kills' tee-shirt at Philadelphia festival - just weeks after puffing on a suspicious cigarette at Lollapalooza Man 'breaks into Martha's Vineyard home, paints family dog purple, steals prescription pills and kicks a police officer ... (more)

Bavarian Beer cafe Munich Bauhaus attacked for ‘sexist Oktoberfest ads’

'The strongest woman I know': Former U.S. soccer star Lauren Holiday, 28, is diagnosed with a brain tumor while she's eight-months pregnant as her husband leaves the NBA to care for her The brains behind Clinton's email 'cover-up': How top aide decided which messages were deleted, sat in on her FBI interview and is set to follow her to the White House Village where one in 10 residents live to be 100 says the recipe for success is 'only eating fresh stuff' ISIS isolated: Terror group is cut off after being beaten by security forces and rebels and losing ALL its territory along the Turkey-Syria border Taking the moral HIGH ground? Malia Obama, 18, wears 'Smoking kills' tee-shirt at Philadelphia festival - just weeks after puffing on a suspicious cigarette at Lollapalooza Man 'breaks into Martha's Vineyard home, paints family dog purple, steals prescription pills and kicks a police officer ... (more)

Churchill: Message adds to season of campaign hate

I don't want to spotlight its content, but suffice to say that the email described, inaccurately, the killing of a white child by two black teenagers before listing 31 additional cases in which a white person was murdered by a black perpetrator. If the implication wasn't already clear, the email explicitly states the point: "There is an epidemic of violence coming from the black community that seriously endangers the remainder of the population."

Tim Kaine Blasts Donald Trump’s Immigration Policies As The ‘Actions Of An Idiot’

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, left, told Stephen Colbert that he didn't buy Donald Trump's supposed softening of his immigration policy. "He's always fighting against the Latin community with words of ill will and the actions of an idiot," Kaine added, speaking in fluent Spanish.

Upstate realtor features Trump and Clinton on new comical billboard

South Carolina law maker and realtor Daniel Hamilton obviously wants to help people sell their homes, and on his latest billboard he asks "Moving to Canada? I'll sell your home." However, it's not the location people are talking about as much as the two people who are pictured to the left of the sign Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton is raking in millions from GOP donors

A surprising number of people who donated to former Republican primary candidates are jumping ship to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton rather than giving money to her rival, Donald Trump. Donors who contributed $200 or more to the campaigns of Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Chris Christie, and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina are overwhelmingly more likely to also have donated to Clinton than Trump, according to a New York Times report .

Elections 8 mins ago 4:31 p.m.Church massacre survivors to speak at DNC

South Carolina plays an important role in the presidential primary process, and several of the state's most notable Democrats step into the spotlight at this week's Democratic National Convention. U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn is to address the Philadelphia convention, as is former state representative and lieutenant governor nominee Bakari Sellers.