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Authorities stand near the Fire Ball amusement ride after the ride malfunctioned injuring several at the Ohio State Fair, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Some of the victims were thrown from the ride when it malfunctioned Wednesday night, said Columbus Battalion Chief Steve Martin. (Jim Woods/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Corrosion caused deadly fair accident, says ride maker

Tornado rips through downtown Tulsa

Chicago to sue over 'misguided' sanctuary city warning

Cop points gun at man for nearly nine minutes

Here's why the NAACP says Missouri is unsafe for minorities

Around the nation

East

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Meet Aquarium of Niagara's newest harbor seal pup WKBW

Mom battling cancer gives back WNEP

Mayor ordered by judge to leave office WGCL

Sewage water leaks into airport luggage WSMV

Man threatens employee over cucumbers WPMT

94-yo gets a new tricycle WFTS

Activists support man facing deportation WFSB

VA tourist wins $1M in lottery WTKR

Police search for dirt on soap thief WFTX

WWE stars visit children's hospital KDKA

Central

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Boy's legacy builds all-accessible playground KMOV

14 MI beaches closed or under advisory WNEM

Lagniappe Dog Show brings prized pooches WGNO

GoFundMe for pizza delivery man's car WJRT

10 hospitalized after package found at IRS KCTV

UA Police searching for 'barefoot burglar' KFSM

Child heart recipient dances when leaving WDJT

Steve Bartman to get World Series ring WGN

Lemonade stand raises money for library WQAD

Teen accidentally shot, killed by friend WLUK

West

Bonnie&Clyde

'Bonded' besties, Bonnie and Clyde, hope to be adopted together KTVK

Father deported for 11-year-old misdemeanor KSL

Homeless shelter for veterans losing funding KNXV

Rare penny sells for $282K at auction KMGH

Bees delay Matchbox Twenty concert KGUN

Live bat found in shipping container in HI KITV

Arcade busted as gambling hall KCAL

OR zoo helps wildlife beat the heat KPTV

Boy gets E. Coli after swim in lake KTXL

Officer helps 4-yo hunt for monsters KDVR

Distractions

Everyday heroes

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Photos

KLAGENFURT, AUSTRIA - JULY 28: A model poses for a picture during the 20th World Bodypainting Festival 2017 on July 28, 2017 in Klagenfurt, Austria. (Photo by Jan Hetfleisch/Getty Images)

The week in 37 photos

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 28: Nikita Fedotov of Russia competes during the Men's High Dive, preliminary round on day fifteen of the Budapest 2017 FINA World Championships on July 28, 2017 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

What a shot! 29 amazing sports photos

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The week in 26 photos

TOPSHOT - Team Russia competes in the Women's Team Free Routine preliminary during the synchronised swimming competition at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, on July 19, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images)

What a shot! 27 amazing sports photos

President Donald Trump holds up a Channellock locking plier during a "Made in America," roundtable event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The week in politics

LOVELOCK, NV - JULY 20: O.J. Simpson (C) reacts after learning he was granted parole at Lovelock Correctional Center July 20, 2017 in Lovelock, Nevada. Simpson is serving a nine to 33 year prison term for a 2007 armed robbery and kidnapping conviction. (Photo by Jason Bean-Pool/Getty Images)

The week in 23 photos

TOPSHOT - Firefighters remove a US flag as flames from the "Wall Fire" close in on a luxury home in Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
The first major wildfires after the end of California's five-year drought raged across the state on July 8, as it was gripped by a record-breaking heatwave. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)

The week in 26 photos

AZORES, PORTUGAL - JULY 7: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this handout image provided by Red Bull, Orlando Duque of Colombia underwater after a dive on Islet Franca do Campo, the second stop of Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on July 7, 2017 in Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal. (Photo by Samo Vidic/Red Bull via Getty Images)

What a shot! 30 amazing sports photos

Artificial dog heads by British artist Heather Phillipson sway in a dark room of the Schirn museum in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, July 3, 2017. The installation called "100 % Other Fibres" is part of the exhibition "Peace" that opened last weekend. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

The week in 27 photos

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FILE - In this June 27, 2012, file photo, Donald Trump stands on the 14th fairway during a pro-am round of the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. A set of golf clubs that Trump gifted to a former caddie before becoming president is being auctioned off. Boston-based RR Auction says Trump used the TaylorMade RAC TP ForgedIrons clubs at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Chicago mayor defends lawsuit against DOJ over sanctuary city status

Emanuel: We won't be coerced on our values

John Dumoulin, a 17-year-old high school student, was crowned Microsoft Excel 2016 world champion at the international competition August 2.

Yes, there really is a world championship for Microsoft Office

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2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts

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Morning news briefing from CNN

A storm is brewing for DACA this September

Republican president-elect Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech as Vice president-elect Mike Pence looks on during his election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City. Donald Trump defeated Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States.

Mike Pence wants Donald Trump to know he's not running for president. Not at all. Zip. Zero.

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At 200-day mark, Trump nominations still lag

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he boards Air Force One prior to departure from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, July 12, 2017, as they travel to Paris, France for Bastille Day.

200 days with a Trump White House

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Morning news briefing from CNN

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gives an opening statement during the ASEAN-US Ministerial meeting of the 50th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional security forum in suburban Manila on August 6, 2017.
The annual forum, hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), brings together the top diplomats from 26 countries and the European Union for talks on political and security issues in Asia-Pacific. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / ERIK DE CASTRO / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by ERIK DE CASTRO has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [creation date of August 6] instead of [July 27]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo credit should read ERIK DE CASTRO/AFP/Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Tillerson: Russian election meddling 'created serious mistrust'

5 things for Monday, August 7: North Korea. Venezuela. Ohio State Fair. Mike Pence. Google

Vice President Mike Pence introduces President Trump to make a statement on health care at The White House on July 24, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Conway: Pence is a loyal vice president

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California town could become pot haven

HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 19: Actors Anna Faris (L) and Chris Pratt at The World Premiere of Marvel Studios Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA April 19th, 2017 (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

Chris Pratt, Anna Faris announce separation

Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. John McCain hold a news conference to say they would not support a 'Skinny Repeal' of health care at the U.S. Capitol July 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. The Republican senators said they would not support any legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare unless it was guaranteed to go to conference with the House of Representatives.

Republican senators realizing legislative agenda is in their own hands

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a Security Council meeting on North Korea at the UN headquarters in New York on July 5, 2017. The United States will present to the UN Security Council a new draft resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea after it launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, Haley said. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley: 'We're prepared to do whatever it takes' on North Korea

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How bin Laden became the face of terror

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: Republican presidental nominee Donald Trump (L) and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) attend the September 11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum on September 11, 2016 in New York City. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump attended the September 11 Commemoration Ceremony. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Christie: Everybody knows now Trump Jr.'s meeting was a 'bad idea'

Rachel Chaffin, a cheerleader and 4.0 student, is trying to overcome her heroin addiction.

She had a 4.0 GPA and was hooked on heroin

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April Ryan: Miller took press room to new low

State publishes traffic guide for guns in cars

2016 Presidential Campaign Hacking Fast Facts

FERGUSON, MO - NOVEMBER 29: Members of the NAACP and their supporters start out for the first day of Journey for Justice, seven-day 120-mile march from the Canfield Green apartments where Michael Brown was killed to the Governor's mansion in Jefferson City, Missouri on November 29, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. The Ferguson area has been struggling to return to normal since the August 9 shooting of Brown, an 18-year-old black man, who was killed by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer. When the grand jury announced on November 24, that Wilson would not face charges in the shooting rioting and looting broke out throughout the area leaving several businesses burned to the ground. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

NAACP sends out travel warning for Missouri

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff speaks to reporters about the recent disclosure of a meeting between Donald Trump, Jr. and a Russian lawyer during the presidential campaign in the Capitol Visitors Center July 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. Schiff said it was troubling that the Trump campaign did not tell the FBI that a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer reached out to them with an offer of information that would help their campaign against Hillary Clinton.

Schiff: We want to meet with dossier author

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Julia Ioffe: Melania Trump is the 'right kind of immigrant'

First Lady Melania Trump honors International Women of Courage during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC, March 29, 2017.

Ioffe: Melania is the 'right kind of immigrant'

Rosenstein: DOJ could prosecute 'anybody' for leaks, including WH staff, Congress members

Vice President Mike Pence introduces President Trump to make a statement on health care at The White House on July 24, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Mike Pence slams report he's planning for a presidential bid

Chris Christie's State of the Union interview

US Vice President Mike Pence arrives at the Manuel Artime Theater in Miami, Florida on June 16, 2017.

Pence: New York Times report is disgraceful

circa 1970: Rosalynn Smith Carter, wife of American president Jimmy Carter. She grew up alongside the future president in Plains, Georgia and assisted him in running his family peanut farm. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

Rosalynn Carter Fast Facts

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: Senior Advisor to the President for Policy Stephen Miller talks to reporters about President Donald Trump's support for creating a 'merit-based immigration system' in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House August 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day President Donald Trump signed bipartisan legislation into law placing new sanctions on Russia and reducing his ability to lift the sanctions on Moscow. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Stephen Miller could take on a WH communications role

TOPSHOT - Russian President Vladimir Putin fishes in the remote Tuva region in southern Siberia. The picture taken between August 1 and 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SPUTNIK / Alexey NIKOLSKY (Photo credit should read ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

Vladimir Putin boats, sunbathes and picks mushrooms in his Russian vacation photos

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers a speech on the second day of the Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Christie 'confident' Trump will accept opioid panel's recommendations

'Improvised explosive device' behind Minnesota mosque blast, FBI says

Homemade explosive used at mosque, police say

FILE - In this June 27, 2012, file photo, Donald Trump stands on the 14th fairway during a pro-am round of the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md. A set of golf clubs that Trump gifted to a former caddie before becoming president is being auctioned off. Boston-based RR Auction says Trump used the TaylorMade RAC TP ForgedIrons clubs at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump greets wedding guests at his New Jersey golf club

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Sen. Johnson: I don't see Mueller getting fired

US Senator Ron Johnson speaks during the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on July 19, 2016.

Sen. Ron Johnson: It's time to fix immigration

Johnson: put debt ceiling before health care

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Trump surprises wedding guests at NJ golf club