Barack Obama Elementary School in Richmond, Virginia, was forced to close its doors this week after a serious mold issue was detected inside the building. Richmond Public Schools is hoping to have teachers back by Monday, but students will likely have to wait until later this week to return, according...

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A United States Army Black Hawk helicopter with four soldiers on board crashed in Colorado on Tuesday morning, following an "aviation mishap" that occurred during a training exercise. A U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command representative confirmed to KMGH-TV that no one was injured in the accident. The incident was...

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The world hasn't heard the last of Dolly Parton -- and won't for a good, long time. The national icon, who died Tuesday in Nashville, forged a musical career spanning seven decades and making untold millions of fans in the country and around the globe. And she once said her...

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A naturalized U.S. citizen who rammed an explosives-laden truck into a Michigan synagogue in March was the brother of a Hezbollah commander, Israeli officials said. The attacker, Ayman Mohamed Ghazali, 41, of Dearborn Heights, drove a pickup into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township on March 12. About 150 children...

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President Donald Trump's State Department has put a pause on a crucial step in the U.S. immigrant visa process. Visa applicants' interviews with American officials have been called off worldwide to allow "in-depth training" at U.S. embassies and consulates to better prepare personnel to screen out applicants who are likely to...

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Tuesday called for the ballroom President Donald Trump is having constructed at the White House to be blown up after he leaves office. Talk about a bad case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. As the president has pointed out, the new ballroom will mostly be...

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Former gubernatorial candidate and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is suing the Minnesota secretary of state and local election officials, saying they changed the parameters of a potential recount following his loss in the Republican primary. Earlier this month, Lindell finished second to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth, falling short by...

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The British Royal Family honored Dolly Parton with a performance of her hit 1980 song, "9 to 5" played during the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. The London Evening Standard reported, "The Band of the Coldstream Guards played one of the superstar’s most popular songs in her honour...

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Jelly Roll used his second night guest-hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to tell angry fans they can quit his music. The country star, whose real name is Jason DeFord, was filling in for Jimmy Kimmel this week. On Monday he opened with crude jokes about President Donald Trump’s weight and approval...

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Armed gangs killed at least 47 people and kidnapped more than 50 others in a hillside community above Haiti’s capital over the weekend, the United Nations said. The raid struck Kenscoff, near Port-au-Prince, on the night of Aug. 23. At least five of the dead were children, according to the...

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Former Duke standout and NBA star Kyle Singler posted a series of startling videos to his Instagram account late Tuesday night. In the videos, Singler called out his former coach Mike Krzyzewski and pleaded for help during an apparent drug binge or what appeared to be a mental health episode....

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A Canadian pipeline company is trying to explain a natural gas pipeline leak caused by its own equipment that took place Tuesday. Enbridge's Line 5 leaked natural gas after an accident in northeastern Wisconsin, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "This morning a parked, unoccupied semi-truck rolled into an open excavation...

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