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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton skipped the cordial handshake at the start of last night's debate and quickly began trading shots. Clinton said she wasn't buying Trump's claims that his vulgar comments about women were nothing more than locker room banter, saying he'd also disparaged immigrants, blacks, Latinos, the disabled, POWs and Muslims during his campaign. Trump responded by saying that Bill Clinton's infidelity was "far worse" than Trump's words. Later, Trump threatened to have a special prosecutor appointed to investigate Hillary Clinton e-mails, if he's elected.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Cities from Florida to North Carolina are still drying out and cleaning up after Hurricane Matthew, and flooding remains a worry in many locations. Forecasters say it will take several days for all the rain that fell to make its way into rivers and downstream. The Tar River is expected to rise to 17 feet above flood stage late today in Princeville, North Carolina. The town's 2,000 residents have been evacuated. Matthew is blamed for more than 500 deaths in Haiti and at least 18 in the U.S. — most swept away by flood waters.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents have launched a large-scale attack in southern Afghanistan. The Afghan interior ministry says that militants struck security checkpoints inside the capital of Helmand province. A police officer says a suicide car bomber killed 14 people, including 10 policemen.
BEIRUT (AP) — Doctors Without Borders is pleading for access to treat the wounded in eastern Aleppo. The medical aid agency says there are only 35 doctors left to serve rebel-held parts of the Syrian city. The area has an estimated population of 275,000 and has been under siege by Syrian government forces since July.
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences has been awarded to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom. The Nobel jury praises the winners "for their contributions to contract theory."
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