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(Fox 13 Memphis) Eight people were taken to hospitals after a ride suddenly shut down Saturday at a fair in Memphis, Te., officials said. Riders were enjoying the Moonraker, which spins around an axis and tilts up and down on an angle, at the Delta Fair when the ride's computer detected a problem and immediately began safety shutdown, Matt Snyder, the fair's safety director, told the Associated Press. As the ride stopped spiing and began to descend, the operator of the ride panicked and pressed a manual override button that released the safety restraints before it settled into its cradle. "It scared everybody," Snyder said. Initial reports that 14 people were thrown from the ride and tak...

The JLTV (Oshkosh Defense) As the U.S. Army readies to bring its current crop of Humvees into the 21st century with a new vehicle, recoaissance officials are also looking to replace the Humvee's pre-World War II .50-caliber machine gun with a version of the Apache helicopter’s caon in 2019. The Army has embarked on a major project to replace the Humvee, officially known as the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWVS). Last year the Army signed a $6.7 billion deal with Oshkosh Defense for 17,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs). Touted as offering more protection and greater off-road mobility, JLTVs will replace a large chunk of the Army and Marine Corps’ legacy Humvee fle...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted Saturday about the fatal shooting of NBA star Dwyane Wade's cousin, in another apparent attempt to persuade black voters to back him in November. "Dwyane Wade's cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in Chicago," Trump tweeted. "Just what I have been saying. African-Americans will VOTE TRUMP!” Nykea Aldridge, 32 was shot and killed Friday afteoon while pushing a baby in a stroller on Chicago's South Side. Chicago Police said Aldridge was shot in the head and arm by two men outside an elementary school. The shooters appeared to be targeting a third man, police also said. The baby in the stroller wasn't hurt, and authoritie...

Joshua Robertson, left, and Brittany Humphrey. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department) Authorities in Southe Califoia searched Tuesday for a man and a woman suspected of killing a woman, kidnapping her three small children and leaving the state. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that warrants have been issued for Joshua Robertson, 27, and Brittany Humphrey, 22. Robertson and Humphrey are suspected of killing Kimberly Harvill, whose body was discovered Sunday in brush along a remote road in northe Los Angeles County in the unincorporated Lebec area near Interstate 5. Authorities believe the pair also kidnapped Harvill’s three children, 2-year-old Josly Watk...

The U.S. Air Force is struggling to fill a shortage of 700 fighter pilots by the end of the year, even as the U.S. battles in three air wars against ISIS in Iraq, Syria and Libya. “It is a crisis,” said the U.S. Air Force’s new top officer, Gen. David Goldfein, aside Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James at the aual “State of the Air Force” briefing at the Pentagon Wednesday. “Air superiority is not an American birthright," Goldfein said. "It’s actually something you have to fight for and maintain.” Fox News first reported the Air Force shortage of 700 pilots after visiting two Air Force bases in May. Airmen told Fox News, in addition to the pilot shortage, they are 4,000 mechanics sh...

The U.S. Air Force is struggling to fill a shortage of 700 fighter pilots by the end of the year, even as the U.S. battles in three air wars against ISIS in Iraq, Syria and Libya. “It is a crisis,” said the U.S. Air Force’s new top officer, Gen. David Goldfein, aside Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James at the aual “State of the Air Force” briefing at the Pentagon Wednesday. “Air superiority is not an American birthright," Goldfein said. "It’s actually something you have to fight for and maintain.” Fox News first reported the Air Force shortage of 700 pilots after visiting two Air Force bases in May. Airmen told Fox News, in addition to the pilot shortage, they are 4,000 mechanics sh...

LONDON – Delta Air Lines has grounded flights scheduled to leave Monday after experiencing unspecified issues with its computer systems globally. Confirmation of Monday's troubles came in an official account that responds to customers via Twitter. The airline declined to immediately comment by phone and it was unclear whether all its flights were affected. "Delta has experienced a computer outage that has affected flights scheduled for this moing," the Atlanta-based company tweeted to customers affected by delays. "Flights awaiting departure are currently delayed. Flights enroute are operating normally. We appreciate your patience." The company said its IT systems were down "everywhere...

MOOSE, Wyo. – An Ohio teenager located by searchers two days after she vanished in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park cut and dyed her hair, changed her clothes and fled when authorities initially approached her, officials said Saturday. MISSING PERSON: Fauna Jackson search enters 2nd day. Call 307.739.3517 with info. Summary: https://t.co/tsSEtvrLFZ pic.twitter.com/SDIUkQV5lY — Grand Teton NP (@GrandTetonNPS) August 5, 2016 Fauna Jackson, 16, was uninjured and taken to a hospital to be checked out. The National Park Service said the incident is "under investigation." Jackson, who is from Cinciati, was found near the Snake River Overlook about 4 miles from where she was last seen on Thurs...

MOOSE, Wyo. – An Ohio teenager located by searchers two days after she vanished in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park cut and dyed her hair, changed her clothes and fled when authorities initially approached her, officials said Saturday. MISSING PERSON: Fauna Jackson search enters 2nd day. Call 307.739.3517 with info. Summary: https://t.co/tsSEtvrLFZ pic.twitter.com/SDIUkQV5lY — Grand Teton NP (@GrandTetonNPS) August 5, 2016 Fauna Jackson, 16, was uninjured and taken to a hospital to be checked out. The National Park Service said the incident is "under investigation." Jackson, who is from Cinciati, was found near the Snake River Overlook about 4 miles from where she was last seen on Thurs...

At left, Warren Buffett with Hillary Clinton; at right, George Soros (AP/Reuters) Donald Trump has his billions, but Hillary Clinton has her billionaires. As the candidates formally enter the general election season after their conventions, the former secretary of state’s wealthiest backers are pouring money into political groups opposing Trump. Within the past year, according to a review by FoxNews.com, a total of 24 billionaireshave donated more than $42.5 million to two Clinton campaign arms and three allied super PACs. All this is in preparation for a blitz of advertising and other efforts to defeat Trump over the next three months – as some big-money Republicans stay on the sideline...

F-35A Lightning II aircraft receive fuel from a KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., July 13, 2015, during a flight from England to the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Madelyn Brown) The U.S. Air Force has declared its F-35A Lightning II fighter jet ‘combat ready,’ marking a major milestone for the controversial aircraft. The stealth fighter, which has been beset by cost overruns and delays, has a $110 million price tag. The $379 billion weapon program is the most expensive in America’s military history. Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of the Air Combat Command, aounced the aircraft’s combat readiness Tuesday. “I am proud to aounce this powerful new weapons system has a...

EXCLUSIVE: Hillary Clinton acknowledges that Americans have a legitimate conce about her trustworthiness, particularly related to her email scandal and the Benghazi terror attacks, but criticized those who have attempted to undermine her Democratic presidential campaign and make a “caricature” out of her, in an exclusive interview with “Fox News Sunday.” “I think that it's fair for Americans to have questions,” Clinton said, in an interview taped Saturday. “Every time I run for an office, though, oh my goodness, all of these caricatures come out of nowhere. And people begin to undermine me because when I left office as secretary of state, 66 percent of Americans approved of what I do.”...

EXCLUSIVE: Hillary Clinton acknowledges that Americans have a legitimate conce about her trustworthiness, particularly related to her email scandal and the Benghazi terror attacks, but criticized those who have attempted to undermine her Democratic presidential campaign and make a “caricature” out of her, in an exclusive interview with “Fox News Sunday.” “I think that it's fair for Americans to have questions,” Clinton said, in an interview taped Saturday. “Every time I run for an office, though, oh my goodness, all of these caricatures come out of nowhere. And people begin to undermine me because when I left office as secretary of state, 66 percent of Americans approved of what I do.”...

A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught fire and crashed in a field in central Texas Saturday moing, officials said, adding that there were no survivors. Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety told the Austin American-Statesman newspaper that 16 people were killed when the balloon crashed in Lockhart, about 30 miles south of Austin. However, federal investigators would not confirm the exact number of deaths. Erik Grosof of the National Transportation Safety Board would only say that there were "a number of fatalities." Caldwell County says there are no survivors in hot air balloon incident in Lockhart. pic.twitter.com/tAmuAIUxy7 — Marcus Officer (@MarcusonFO...

A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught fire and crashed in a field in central Texas Saturday moing, officials said, adding that there were no survivors. Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety told the Austin American-Statesman newspaper that 16 people were killed when the balloon crashed in Lockhart, about 30 miles south of Austin. However, federal investigators would not confirm the exact number of deaths. Erik Grosof of the National Transportation Safety Board would only say that there were "a number of fatalities." Caldwell County says there are no survivors in hot air balloon incident in Lockhart. pic.twitter.com/tAmuAIUxy7 — Marcus Officer (@MarcusonFO...

A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught fire and crashed in a field in central Texas Saturday moing, officials said, adding that there were no survivors. Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety told the Austin American-Statesman newspaper that 16 people were killed when the balloon crashed in Lockhart, about 30 miles south of Austin. However, federal investigators would not confirm the exact number of deaths. Erik Grosof of the National Transportation Safety Board would only say that there were "a number of fatalities." Caldwell County says there are no survivors in hot air balloon incident in Lockhart. pic.twitter.com/tAmuAIUxy7 — Marcus Officer (@MarcusonFO...

Sixteen people were feared dead Saturday after a hot air balloon caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas, officials said. Erik Grosof with the National Transportation Safety Board arrived at the scene and confirmed there were “a number of fatalities.” Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel Law said earlier that his office received a 911 call at 7:44 a.m. local time reporting a possible vehicle accident at a spot near Lockhart, Texas. Caldwell County says there are no survivors in hot air balloon incident in Lockhart. pic.twitter.com/tAmuAIUxy7 — Marcus Officer (@MarcusonFOX7) July 30, 2016 He said when emergency responders and deputies arrived on the scene it was apparent that the reporte...

Sixteen people were feared dead Saturday after a hot air balloon caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas, officials said. Erik Grosof with the National Transportation Safety Board arrived at the scene and confirmed there were “a number of fatalities.” Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel Law said earlier that his office received a 911 call at 7:44 a.m. local time reporting a possible vehicle accident at a spot near Lockhart, Texas. Caldwell County says there are no survivors in hot air balloon incident in Lockhart. pic.twitter.com/tAmuAIUxy7 — Marcus Officer (@MarcusonFOX7) July 30, 2016 He said when emergency responders and deputies arrived on the scene it was apparent that the reporte...

Sixteen people were feared dead Saturday after a hot air balloon caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas, officials said. Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel Law said in a statement his office received a 911 call at 7:44 a.m. local time about a possible vehicle accident at a spot near Lockhart, Texas. He said when emergency responders and deputies arrived on the scene it was apparent that the reported fire was the basket portion of a hot air balloon. Caldwell County says there are no survivors in hot air balloon incident in Lockhart. pic.twitter.com/tAmuAIUxy7 — Marcus Officer (@MarcusonFOX7) July 30, 2016 “The balloon was occupied and it does not appear at this time that there were an...

DEVELOPING--Sixteen people were feared dead Saturday after a hot air balloon caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas, officials said. Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel Law said in a statement his office received a 911 call at 7:44 a.m. local time about a possible vehicle accident at a spot near Lockhart, Texas. He said when emergency responders and deputies arrived on the scene it was apparent that the reported fire was the basket portion of a hot air balloon. Caldwell County says there are no survivors in hot air balloon incident in Lockhart. pic.twitter.com/tAmuAIUxy7 — Marcus Officer (@MarcusonFOX7) July 30, 2016 “The Balloon was occupied and it does not appear at this time t...