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Retail and food sales were up 5.8 percent in November over the same time last year, the Commerce Department said. Retailers are hoping for their best year since before the economic recession.

The country's election court officially declared President Juan Orlando Hernandez the winner over his rival, TV star Salvador Nasralla, by barely 1.5 percentage points.

The Americans came into Tuesday night with good odds of making the 2018 tournament. But their loss to Trinidad and Tobago, combined with wins by both Panama and Honduras, will leave the U.S. at home.

Surging consumer confidence is spurring sales for Halloween. Retailers are forecasting an 8 percent increase in sales for costumes, candy and decorations. Those gains are strong given low inflation.

A bird at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., had a beak that was so worn down that he could not catch bugs to eat. The skeleton of an ancestor and a 3-D printer came to the rescue.

One month after large and destructive storms disrupted the U.S. economy, job creation rebounded somewhat and the unemployment rate fell again.

Michelle Carter had been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for texts that encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself. She was sentenced to 2 1/2 years, with all but 15 months suspended.

A marked decrease in the airline bumping rate started in April, according to new data from the Department of Transportation. That's the month a passenger was bloodied and dragged off a United flight.

The 2017 nominees for the U.K.'s top literary prize include a hefty dose of marquee authors, such as Paul Auster. But the list also features a pair of debuts, from Emily Fridlund and Fiona Mozley.

Doug Bergeson was framing a fireplace when he dropped the nail gun. It shot a 3 1/2-inch nail through his chest and into his heart. "It kind of stung," says Bergeson, who drove himself to the ER.