Brittany Boltinhouse, Miss North Carolina USA 2026, was stripped of her title, the Miss USA organization announced on Wednesday, — as organization condemns ‘racism, homophobia.’

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Naval Architect Jordan Rongers speaks about a lockdown situation inside the Washington Navy Yard.

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President Donald Trump reportedly underwent an elaborate plan to hide his flight from Turkey to the United Kingdom last month using a catering food truck and a military aircraft, according to the Washington Post, amid threats against him from Iran.

The secret mission, according to the Post, was carried out without the knowledge of the traveling press and even some White House officials aboard the decoy flight, all while the White House was saying Trump was aboard the old Air Force One jet.

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Millions of Americans are facing threatening weather conditions. Flash flood warnings have been reported in North Carolina and Virginia after tornadoes were reported across five states on Tuesday and Tropical Storm Bertha continues moving toward the Gulf Coast.

ABC News meteorologist Somara Theodore breaks down the forecast.

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