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A family can begin to grieve after officials confirmed Friday the death of a 79-year-old Florida woman who had been missing since Hurricane Michael left her Mexico Beach home in rubble. Joanne Garone Behnke said it's been an agonizing wait to find out what happen to her aunt, Aggie Vicari. The Bay County medical examiner's office on Friday confirmed that it was Vicari's body that was recovered Monday.

The brand advertises the extra-large tissues as "confidently strong, confidently soft with a touch of silk."       

Stocks are falling Thursday morning as interest rates resume their upward climb and several industrial companies post disappointing third-quarter results. Interest rates started rising a day ago after the Federal Reserve released minutes showing that a minority of its leaders think interest rates will need to keep rising to a level that slightly restricts economic growth.

Authorities still have no suspects in the investigation into Jayme Closs' disappearance but do have more information on her parents' death.        

Students in Texas must watch an instructional video about how to act when stopped by police officers before graduating because of a new Texas law.        

D'Arreion Toles published videos of the altercation at his St. Louis apartment building on Facebook, where they amassed more than 5 million views.        

Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates, has died.

Sears Holdings — whose presence permeated American life for generations — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Monday.        

American lawmakers have threated sanctions against the Saudis, and Germany, France and Britain jointly called on Sunday for a "credible investigation" into the disappearance and suspected murder of a journalist.

Florida's disjointed property insurance system that relies almost exclusively on small and midsize companies will take a multibillion dollar loss from Hurricane Michael, but has sufficient reserves and backups that providers should be able to pay claims without problems, analysts say. Major national players like State Farm, Allstate and Liberty Mutual write few if any homeowners policies in Florida because of the high risk of hurricane losses, leaving the market to smaller companies and the state-created insurer of last resort, Citizens Property. Boston-based Karen Clark & Company, which models catastrophes, estimates Florida private insurers will pay $6 billion in claims for wind and storm surge damage to residential, commercial and industrial properties and vehicles.

Robots delivering room service, check-in kiosks with facial recognition technology and "smart" speakers that serve as an in-room concierge. The hotel of the not-so-distant future sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, but it's drawing real world anxiety for some of the thousands of Marriott hotel workers on strike across the U.

China's trade surplus with the United States widened to a record $34.1 billion in September as exports to the American market rose by 13 percent over a year earlier despite a worsening tariff war. Exports to the United States rose to $46.7 billion, down from August's 13.4 percent growth, customs data showed Friday.

Thursday, the sun rose on demolished buildings, washed-out roads and downed trees as Hurricane Michael downgraded to a tropical storm.        

Backers of broad marijuana legalization are looking to break through a geographic barrier in November and get their first foothold in the Midwest after a string of election victories in Northeastern and Western states. Michigan and North Dakota, where voters previously authorized medical marijuana, will decide now if the drug should be legal for any adult 21 and older.

A 17-year-old cheerleader at a Michigan high school is accused of giving pot brownies to students in hopes they'd vote for her as homecoming queen.