SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. Hillary Clinton plans to stress her support for American exceptionalism during a speech in the battleground state of Ohio, while arguing that Donald Trump has rejected the concept. Clinton’s midday address at the American Legion’s annual convention in Cincinnati today comes as Trump plans a last-minute trip to Mexico in advance of a […]

EVERETT, Washington Donald Trump will be taking his first foreign trip as the Republican presidential nominee today, making a quick and unexpected visit to Mexico, a nation he derided as the home of rapists and criminals as he launched his campaign. The meeting with President Enrique Pena Nieto, who earlier this year compared the billionaire […]

NORCO, Calif. The Southern California city of Norco markets itself as “Horsetown USA,” and it’s not unusual for cowboy hat-wearing residents to head out for lunch or run errands on horseback in its Old Weststyled downtown. Local leaders celebrate that rural, equestrian lifestyle and are protective of it. Those who build must ensure their property […]

WASHINGTON ( AP) — The Obama administration says it will distribute $53 million to 44 states in an effort to curb opioid abuse. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell says the funding will focus on reducing over-prescribing of pain killers, increasing access to treatment and making sure the antidote naloxone is widely available. The […]

HOWELL, N. J. ( AP) — Police say a man used a sledgehammer to rescue a baby from a hot car at a New Jersey shopping center. Police say 53- year- old Steve Eckel of Jackson and 30-year-old Sarah Mazzone of Howell on Tuesday saw the 4-month-old girl crying and sweating alone inside the vehicle, […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ( AP) — The Florida Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a judge who jailed a domestic violence victim for not showing up to testify against her alleged abuser. News outlets report that Florida Chief Justice Jorge Labarga on Tuesday told Seminole County Judge Jerri Collins that her behavior was “intolerable” when she publicly […]

HILO, HAWAII Preparing for what could be the first hurricane to make landfall in Hawaii in years, residents on the Big Island are stocking up on food and water and seeking shelter for their animals. The National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning as the storm dubbed Madeline churned west Tuesday toward the island, urging […]