Updated: Matthew hammers Florida, begins dayslong beating of coast

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Hurricane Matthew’s howling wind and driving rain pummeled Florida early Friday, starting what’s expected to be a ruinous, dayslong battering of the Southeast coast. The strongest winds of 120 mph were just offshore, but Matthew’s wrath still menaced more than 500 miles of coastline. Two million people were warned to flee […]