North Carolina governor declares emergency for Hurricane Matthew

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Matthew (all times local):
1:55 p.m.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has declared a state of emergency for 66 counties in the central and eastern parts of the state because Hurricane Matthew is on a course that would take it along the East Coast.
McCrory told a news conference on Monday that the declaration will immediately help farmers clear their fields of crops already affected by heavy rain over the last two weeks. He said he doesn&r