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Miss America no longer will include bathing suit competition

The Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit competition from its nationally televised broadcast, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance.

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Retired detective’s hunch leads to suspect in 6 Arizona killings

A hunch from a retired policeman helped lead police to a man suspected of shooting six people to death in the Phoenix area, some of whom were connected to his divorce, authorities said after the assailant killed himself with officers closing in.

 
Former Trump campaign chairman Manafort accused of witness tampering

Prosecutors working for special counsel Robert Mueller are accusing former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of trying to tamper with witnesses in his ongoing criminal cases.

Eagles’ White House visit canceled over anthem dispute

Digging deeper into a culture war that hes repeatedly stoked, President Donald Trump on Monday called off a visit by the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House Tuesday, citing the dispute over whether NFL players must stand during the playing of the national anthem.

 
Lewinsky questions agitate Bill Clinton during book promo tour

In an interview with NBC’s “Today Show” released Monday, Bill Clinton bristled at questions over whether he should have resigned 20 years ago over his sexual relationship with a White House intern.

 
Pregnant woman, 4 others wounded in gunbattle at football game

Police say five people were shot and wounded, including two women who are seriously hurt, when a man drove a moped onto a football field in Dallas and opened fire on spectators as a game was being played.

NASA’s human computer, Katherine Johnson, getting bronze honor

Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped bring Apollo astronauts back to Earth, is being honored at her alma mater with a bronze statue and a scholarship in her time.