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MIAMI — Tens of thousands of South Floridians stood for hours in the sweltering, soggy heat Sunday at Tropical Park, waiting to apply for special food stamps available only to victims Hurricane Irma, stunning state officials who were expecting far fewer people. “We’ve been dealing with about 10,000 people a day,” said Ofelia Martinez, the

Survivors of Northern California’s wildfires are dealing with exacerbated health problems from smoke inhalation and mental trauma, even as state fire authorities say they have turned a corner in battling several of the blazes that have devastated the wine country. Meanwhile, officials said the fires that ignited last weekend have killed at least 40 people

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California Senate Leader Kevin de Leon will announce an audacious bid to challenge fellow Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Sunday, according to multiple Democrats who spoke to De Leon about his plans Saturday. The announcement sets the stage for a bitter intraparty battle next year, pitting Feinstein, who epitomizes the Democratic old guard, against

Hillary Clinton has compared Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election and her subsequent loss to Donald Trump with the devastation of 9/11. “We have really well-respected security and intelligence veterans saying this was a kind of cyber 9/11 in the sense that it was a direct attack to American institutions,” Clinton, referring to

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Washboards, candles and cash are the new must-have items on this powerless island. Almost four weeks after Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, 85 percent of the population is still without electricity, forcing people to get creative — and go old school — as they face an extended period of life

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered up a notable response Sunday to a leading GOP senator’s assertion that President Donald Trump was trying to “publicly castrate” the secretary by undercutting his diplomacy. “I checked — I’m fully intact,” Tillerson deadpanned, speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union.” The notion of Trump running

Tannah Butterfield’s foster parents have been trying to adopt her and her two siblings for years. Then, a security camera captured the moment earlier this week when the 11-year-old girl was told that they were finally being adopted. The 11-year-old from South Jordan, Utah was in class when the school’s office manager Jackie Alexander got