Clinton returns to campaign trail

A reflective Hillary Clinton says her three-day, doctor-mandated break has given her new perspective on why she's running to be president, and vowed to close her campaign against Donald Trump by giving Americans ``something to vote for, not just against".'

Clinton made no apologies for keeping her pneumonia diagnosis from the public until a video emerged showing her stumbling and being supported by aides.

She also repeatedly sidestepped questions about when her running mate Tim Kaine was informed.

An upbeat Clinton walked onstage at a rally in North Carolina to James Brown's song, ``I feel good.'' She said that while sitting at home this week was ``pretty much the last place I wanted to be,'' the time helped clarify how she wants to close her campaign against Donald Trump.

``We're offering ideas, not insults,'' she said in a jab at her Republican rival. ``A plan that will make a real difference in people's lives, not prejudice and paranoia.''

The rally marked Clinton's first public appearance since Sunday, when she abruptly left a 9/11 memorial service after getting dizzy and dehydrated. She had been diagnosed with pneumonia Friday, but the campaign informed the public only after the video of an ill Clinton emerged.