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Hurricane Dorian spent part of the day just off the coast of Charleston, S.C. The city was pounded by rain and wind.

Three major Florida races are heading toward a recount: the U.S. Senate seat, the governor’s seat and the commissioner of agriculture. Dozens of…

A lot of Americans identify themselves by their work. It used to be a kind of identity stamp, but the economic crisis may have hastened a change that was already under way: more people living with a series of short-term jobs instead of lifetime occupations.

Journalist Anna Badkhen chronicles life in a small Afghan village in her new book, The World Is A Carpet. A village of 240 people, Oqa survives on an old-time tradition of carpet weaving. Residents earn about 40 cents a day for carpets that eventually sell for $5,000 to $20,000 abroad.

In the days when over-the-counter drugs weren't so tamper-proof, seven people died taking poisoned Tylenol. Packaging has tightened up since then, and today, the way Johnson & Johnson handled the situation is still considered textbook crisis management.

That means only the sender and recipient of a message can view it. The people who run the popular messaging service cannot, and they cannot hand data over to law enforcement.

The deductibles that most people actually pay are much lower than those advertised because of subsidies, according to a report released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Two people overdosed on opioids while in shelters in Palm Beach County during Hurricane Irma, officials said.

Tax breaks for the wealthy would be trimmed, and people would get the option to buy bare-bones plans. But big cuts in Medicaid and changes to coverage for pre-existing conditions remain.

An estimated 45,000 acres are burning in Fresno County, where more than 200 people were rescued overnight as military helicopters plucked the stranded from a reservoir in Sierra National Forest.