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Blue Angels pilot removed from team for 'failing to uphold' standards, Navy says

Blue Angels pilot Scott Laux was removed for failing to uphold team standards, forcing the squadron to fly five jets at its Pensacola season finale.

Floods bring rare relief to US Southwest reservoirs as Lake Powell rises 20 feet

Record rainfall in the U.S. Southwest is providing rare relief to the region's depleted reservoirs

2 shootings at Winston-Salem State during homecoming weekend leave 1 dead

It is too early to tell whether the shootings were connected, police say.

Stephen Colbert accused of crossing Harvard picket line before event with Yo-Yo Ma cut short by alarm

Stephen Colbert and Yo-Yo Ma are accused of crossing the Harvard Graduate Students Union picket line before a fire alarm cut their event short.

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Israel’s president officially gives opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government

Israel's president officially gives opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government

Chimp sanctuary delivers an ape's food by drone amid Florida floods

A Florida chimpanzee sanctuary briefly had to deliver food to one of its 200 apes by drone this week because the property was swamped by heavy rain

Video shows small plane clip pickup truck during emergency landing on busy Florida road

Video captures a small plane making an emergency landing on a North Fort Myers road, clipping a pickup truck as it touches down on the asphalt.

Tensions flare as demonstrators target Jewish restaurants, drawing massive counterprotest

The demonstration targeted six restaurants in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square as Jewish and pro-Israel groups organized a counterprotest.

Dallas public defender’s chief investigator charged with wife’s murder after bloody apartment discovery

Jimmy Spurger Jr., a Dallas County capital murder investigator, is accused of stabbing his wife Maria just days after filing divorce papers.

Trump says his deportation policy 'might have been too tough' for voters in the election

President Donald Trump said he thinks his administration was too aggressive on deportations

Two Washington deputies killed trying to rescue possible hostages after woman shot

Two Washington state sheriff's deputies were fatally shot responding to a domestic violence call near Spangle as they tried to rescue potential hostages.

Melania Trump and LSU are set to announce a scholarship program for students who were in foster care

Melania Trump is set to travel to Louisiana to announce a partnership with Louisiana State University to provide scholarships for students who were once in foster care

School closures are accelerating in US, but more financial pain lies ahead

Students in Vallejo, California, faced a challenging start to the school year as they adjusted to a new school after their previous one closed