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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — St. Augustine is among the cities in northeastern Florida that have been pounded by Hurricane Matthew with its 110 mph winds. The storm continues to push ocean surges into and over locations including a highway that was gouged. One million power residents in Florida are in the dark. There have been at least four storm-related deaths, including a couple killed from carbon-monoxide poisoning. Officials in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina have warned residents of the danger of potentially life-threatening flooding.
MIAMI (AP) — A Haitian-American pastor in Miami says parishioners hoping to hear from loved ones back home are hearing nothing but silence. Haiti's central government puts the death toll at 300, but officials in the country's hard-hit southwestern peninsula say there are many more victims from areas that were completely wiped out. The U.S. Navy is sending vessels and personnel to join nine U.S. helicopters and crews already helping out in the impoverished nation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans in Congress are all distancing themselves from crude sexually-charged remarks Donald Trump made in a 2005 videotape. Speaker Paul Ryan says he was "sickened" by Trump's comments about pursing a married woman, kissing beautiful women and getting away with groping them. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell says Trump's statement of apology that referred to his comments as "locker room banter" doesn't go far enough. Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz (CHAY'-fits) has withdrawn his endorsement. Trump's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, is said to be "beside himself."
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is further easing sanctions on Iran, making it easier for foreign firms to do business with the country following last year's nuclear deal. The Treasury Department published new guidance for businesses that said some previously prohibited dollar transactions with Iran by offshore banking institutions are allowed as long as they do not enter the U.S. financial system Despite the nuclear agreement, which gave sanctions relief to Iran in return for it curtailing its nuclear program, the U.S. maintains sanctions on Iran and certain Iranian companies and people.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rail service at a New Jersey transit station damaged in a deadly train crash will resume next week. New Jersey Transit says a portion of the Hoboken Terminal will reopen Monday morning. Investigators say the train was traveling twice the speed limit when it crashed into the station Sept. 29, killing a woman on the platform and injuring more than 100 people. The damaged train wasn't removed until Thursday. It was towed away to undergo further examination.
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