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United States' Simone Manuel celebrates wiing the gold medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP) Simone Manuel leaned her head into her hands and broke down in tears when she recognized her historic achievement. With her victory in the 100-meter freestyle, she became the first African-American woman to capture an Olympic gold medal in swimming. The 20-year-old Manuel upset world-record holder Cate Campbell and tied with Pey Oleksiak of Canada at the Rio Games on Thursday. "I hope that I can be an inspiration to others so this medal is for the people who come behind me and g...

The picturesque Main Street of Ellicott City, Maryland, faces a monthslong recovery that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars after devastating flooding left two dead and damaged nearly every home and business along the road, officials said. The two died when the town about 14 miles west of Baltimore took on 6.5 inches of water Saturday night, most of it between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., sweeping away hundreds of cars, tearing away sidewalks and wrecking storefronts and building foundations. A Pesylvania woman visiting the town with her family was one of those killed after their car was caught in the raging floodwaters and carried toward the Patapsco River, police said. Howard County Ex...

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. – Historic, low-lying Ellicott City, Maryland, was ravaged by floodwaters Saturday night, killing two people and causing devastating damage to homes and businesses, officials said. Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman told The Associated Press by phone Sunday that the body of a man had been recovered, along with a woman's body that was recovered earlier Sunday in the Patapsco River. Everyone else had been accounted for, he said. The town about 14 miles west of Baltimore received 6.5 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service, and most of it fell Saturday evening between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. [embedded content] Videos posted on social media showed floodw...

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...

A hard-won moment of silence for fallen police officers Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention was marred by chants from the crowd of “black lives matter!” in an ugly moment that angered law enforcement representatives and underscored the anti-cop climate that has gripped the nation. After the mothers of black men who had been killed in racially charged incidents were welcomed onto the stage earlier in the week, Philadelphia’s Frateal Order of Police chapter pressed the DNC to honor fallen cops. Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez was invited to speak about the five cops killed in her city July 7, and said she and her fellow officers took the job to "serve and protect, not ...

A hard-won moment of silence for fallen police officers Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention was marred by chants from the crowd of “black lives matter!” in an ugly moment that angered law enforcement representatives and underscored the anti-cop climate that has gripped the nation. After the mothers of black men who had been killed in racially charged incidents were welcomed onto the stage earlier in the week, Philadelphia’s Frateal Order of Police chapter pressed the DNC to honor fallen cops. Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez was invited to speak about the five cops killed in her city July 7, and said she and her fellow officers took the job to "serve and protect, not ...

A hard-won moment of silence for fallen police officers Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention was marred by chants from the crowd of “black lives matter!” in an ugly moment that angered law enforcement representatives and underscored the anti-cop climate that has gripped the nation. After the mothers of black men who had been killed in racially charged incidents were welcomed onto the stage earlier in the week, Philadelphia’s Frateal Order of Police chapter pressed the DNC to honor fallen cops. Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez was invited to speak about the five cops killed in her city July 7, and said she and her fellow officers took the job to "serve and protect, not ...

PHILADELPHIA – Hillary Clinton, declaring the country at a “moment of reckoning,” sealed her status in American history Thursday night as the first woman to top a major-party ticket, officially taking the torch from President Obama as the Democratic nominee for president -- while delivering a blistering attack against Republican nominee Donald Trump, that challenged his fitness to occupy the Oval Office and set the tone for what promises to be a bruising three-month campaign. “The choice is clear,” she said in Philadelphia. The former secretary of state, senator and first lady used her convention address to pitch an optimistic message, even accusing Trump of taking his party from “Moi...

The excavation at the Alamo site (Texas General Land Office). Archaeologists digging at the Alamo have discovered an adobe wall that may provide clues to the famous site’s Spanish Colonial history. The wall, which is about 23 inches below the flagstone surface of San Antonio's Alamo Plaza, was discovered Friday near where historians think the west wall of the complex was built. Experts are working to locate the compound’s original walls. The location of the famous battle of the Alamo in 1836, the site was first established as a Spanish mission in 1744. “Last week we very excited to discover we found the remnants of an old adobe brick wall,” explained Nesta Anderson, the dig’s lead invest...

The excavation at the Alamo site (Texas General Land Office). Archaeologists digging at the Alamo have discovered an adobe wall that may provide clues to the famous site’s Spanish Colonial history. The wall, which is about 23 inches below the flagstone surface of San Antonio's Alamo Plaza, was discovered Friday near where historians think the west wall of the complex was built. Experts are working to locate the compound’s original walls. The location of the famous battle of the Alamo in 1836, the site was first established as a Spanish mission in 1744. “Last week we very excited to discover we found the remnants of an old adobe brick wall,” explained Nesta Anderson, the dig’s lead invest...

PHILADELPHIA – Tens of thousands of politicians, delegates, reporters and politicaljunkies who have come to this sprawling East Coast city --amid a relentless heat wave -- to attend the Democratic National Convention are being greeted with traffic gridlock, subway snafus and venues without food or water and piled high withtrash. The headaches surrounding the logistics of the event have served to mar an already turbulent kick-off marked by rowdy protests. The early arrivers Tuesday at the downtown convention center where the events are being held were met by work crews furiously trying to clean up trash and leftover food including chicken fingers and French fries. On Sunday night, at a ...

Donald Trump and other top Republicans say they want the national convention that starts Monday to be a unifying moment to bring together a divided party and defeat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Trump became the party's presumpitve presidential nominee in a stuing primary contest in which he defeated 16 major challengers with a message that appealed to millions of Americans disaffected by few economic opportunities, career politicians and a growing conce about national security. “Trump isn’t part of Washington, and we’re going to be talking about he’s not part of Washington,” campaign manager Paul Manafort told “Fox News Sunday" about the convention. “He’s going to make a differenc...

Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s office rebuffed a call Sunday from the Cleveland police union to ban the open carry of firearms during the Republican National Convention, in the wake of the deadly shooting of police officers in Baton Rouge. FOX 8 reported earlier that Steve Loomis, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association, is asking Kasich to prohibit open carry this week in Cuyahoga County, which surrounds Cleveland. A spokeswoman, though, indicated the goveor’s hands are tied when it comes to unilaterally changing a state law like open carry. "Law enforcement is a noble, essential calling and we all grieve that we've again seen attacks on officers. Ohio goveors do not have t...

A copy of the Declaration of Independence stumbled upon by Las Vegas collector Kevin Kostiner. (FOX5 Las Vegas) A Las Vegas collector is marking the Fourth of July with a rare find he stumbled upon--a copy of the Declaration of Independence produced in the 1830s. An engraver made 201 facsimiles of the original Declaration of Independence in 1823 using a copper plate. Kevin Kostiner recently discovered that he has a reproduction of one of those facsimiles. “It’s wonderful to see it,” Mark Hall-Patton, a Las Vegas museums administrator told Fox5 Las Vegas. “You don’t see these (copies) of the original 201 that were printed.” What Kostiner purchased at an auction for $75 may be worth $35,00...

A copy of the Declaration of Independence stumbled upon by Las Vegas collector Kevin Kostiner. (FOX5 Las Vegas) A Las Vegas collector is marking the Fourth of July with a rare find he stumbled upon--a copy of the Declaration of Independence produced in the 1830s. An engraver made 201 facsimiles of the original Declaration of Independence in 1823 using a copper plate. Kevin Kostiner recently discovered that he has a reproduction of one of those facsimiles. “It’s wonderful to see it,” Mark Hall-Patton, a Las Vegas museums administrator told Fox5 Las Vegas. “You don’t see these (copies) of the original 201 that were printed.” What Kostiner purchased at an auction for $75 may be worth $35,00...

– At least 20 people have died from flooding in West Virginia, and officials fear that number will continue to climb. Earlier Friday, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin told a news conference that at least 14 people had died. However, a spokesman for the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security confirmed the high death toll Friday afteon. "Our focus remains on search and rescue," Tomblin said, later adding: "It's been a long 24 hours and the next 24 hours may not be much easier." Earlier Friday, Greenbrier County Sheriff Jan Cahill described "complete chaos" in his county, which appeared to be the hardest hit. "Roads destroyed, bridges out, homes bued down, washed off foundations," he told the A...

Legendary rock singer Meat Loaf is in stable condition after he collapsed on stage Thursday during a performance in Canada, his rep told FOX411. A spokesman for Alberta Health Services said a patient was transported from Edmonton's Jubilee Auditorium to a hospital, but declined to identify the patient. Lindsay Sundmark told theEdmonton Joualshe saw Meat Loaf collapse. “He was performing ‘I Would Do Anything For Love,’ and all of a sudden in the middle of it he collapsed right on stage. We weren’t sure at first whether it was part of the act or it was something for real,” she said. Sundmark said Meat Loaf was being transported to a hospital around 10 p.m. local time. Fans were told to c...

Meat Loaf (Reuters) Legendary rock singer Meat Loaf collapsed onstage during his performance in Canada Thursday night and was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. The 68-year-old had canceled two other concerts in recent days — in Regina on Saturday and in Calgary on Tuesday — citing ill health. A spokesman for Alberta Health Services said a patient was transported from the auditorium to a hospital, but the spokesman declined to identify the patient or provide an update on the person's condition for privacy reasons. Lindsay Sundmark, a fan who attended the concert at the Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, told theEdmonton Joualshe saw Meat Loaf collapse. “He was performing ‘I Would D...

Meat Loaf (Reuters) Legendary rock singer Meat Loaf collapsed onstage during his performance in Canada Thursday night and was taken to the hospital in unknown condition. The 68-year-old had canceled two other concerts in recent days — in Regina on Saturday and in Calgary on Tuesday — citing ill health. A spokesman for Alberta Health Services said a patient was transported from the auditorium to a hospital, but the spokesman declined to identify the patient or provide an update on the person's condition for privacy reasons. Lindsay Sundmark, a fan who attended the concert at the Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton, told theEdmonton Joualshe saw Meat Loaf collapse. “He was performing ‘I Would D...