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At least 18 people were killed and more than 380 listed as missing Wednesday in Nepal after flash flooding tore through valleys in the Himalayan country's northern border areas, according to authorities.

At least three U.S. nationals were among the 291 foreigners listed as missing, according to Nepal's Tourism Board, citing information from tour companies.

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The flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants.

Videos broadcast by regional news outlets and posted on social media show violent torrents of water surging through valleys and mountain passes, tearing down bridges and dams and sweeping away buildings.

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Legendary singer-songwriter and country music icon Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80.

Her nephew, Brian Seaver, revealed the news in an Aug. 25 Instagram video.

“My name is Brian Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton and Owens family today announcing the passing of my aunt, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean, Sister, Sis and Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next,” he says in the video. “This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality. As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now.”

Parton shared an update on her health on Friday, Aug. 21, acknowledging her recent decline after the March 2025 death of her husband, Carl Dean.

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Family members reeling from a devastating massacre that killed eight people in Montana have identified three of the victims as a pair of siblings and their stepmother.

Charlotte, 12, Landon, 15, and their stepmother were among the victims of a shooting spree at a Billings home over the weekend, according to separate GoFundMes set up for each of the children’s parents.

Authorities responding to a report of a “family disturbance” at the house on Sunday, Aug. 23 found multiple casualties, the Billings Police Department said in a statement on Monday.

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A man was taken to the hospital, police said. According to investigators’ account cited by KULR 8, the man was identified as the suspect and died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

According to a GoFundMe set up for the children’s father Adam Ghekiere, his wife was among those killed.

Neither the wife nor the children are named in that fundraiser, but the page linked out to a separate GoFundMe set up for the children’s mother where the kids are named.

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According to a timeline provided by Billings police, an officer responded to a report of an active shooting a little after 6 p.m. on Sunday when they heard more shots fired from the back of the house.

Within minutes, smoke was seen coming out of the house which was eventually “fully engulfed,” police said.

It wasn’t immediately clear how or if the suspect knew the victims, or if investigators have determined a possible motive behind the killings.

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Seven people, including five Americans, were killed when the helicopter they were flying in crashed in a remote part of northern Kenya Wednesday, according to local police and U.S. State Department.

The aircraft crashed at 9:13 a.m. while flying from the Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewaso Nyiro area in Samburu County, according to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, which said in a statement that an investigation was underway.

The helicopter crashed in a rugged area in the foothills of Mount Ololokwe, a popular tourist destination in the country, local media reported.

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Journalist José Alberto Suárez, 55, the president and general manager of Telemundo 31, Telemundo 49, and Telemundo Ft. Myers–Naples, was one of five Americans killed in the crash.

Roger Duarte, 39, was the father of two boys and husband of Nicole Valls, the granddaughter of the founder of Miami staples such as Versailles and La Carreta.

Michele Sensi-Contugi was the director of the Ecuadorian National Intelligence Center.

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His wife, Stephany Hollihan de Sensi-Contugi, is founder of fashion brand Sensi Studio, set on "elevating Ecuadorean craftsmanship around the world," according to her Instagram account.

Adam Hlavaty is identified online as the co-founder of Mrkt Group, a real estate development and branded design company focusing on residential and commercial projects.

Henry Parra is identified as an aviation software executive from Miami who also served in the US Navy.

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A Colorado man whose wife was found deceased in a gruesome scene in the shower has been arrested after claiming she died by suicide.

Lindsey Barnett, 37, was found with her throat slit in her bloodied Lakewood, Colo. home on Thursday, Aug. 13, the Lakewood Police Department said in a statement.

Her husband, 40-year-old Patrick Theodore Barnett, has been arrested in connection with her killing, per the statement.

Patrick called 911 around 6 a.m. Thursday frantically claiming Lindsey had “cut herself and her throat,” according to an arrest affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.

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He allegedly told police he was asleep in the basement and came up in the morning to apologize to Lindsey because the two had had a disagreement the night before.

He found her bleeding in the shower, moved her head and called 911, he alleged, per authorities.

The evidence at the scene didn’t substantiate his insinuation that Lindsey killed herself in the shower, however, investigators said in the affidavit.

Officers found a large amount of blood on one side of the bed, plant with dirt knocked over next to the bed and some of the soil that got dragged to the bathroom, the affidavit notes. Police also saw a “dainty” bloody footstep, seemingly that of a female, between the bed and the bathroom.

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While the bed was drenched in blood, the bathroom had little blood, police said, adding that blood patterns in the bathroom further indicated Lindsey’s body had been repositioned.

Lindsey’s body also had bruises all over, including on her arms and legs, and some of them appeared to be defensive wounds, the affidavit alleges.

Patrick told investigators Lindsey suffered from postpartum depression — an issue that’s garnered national attention in light of the trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children in what her defense claims was a psychotic break she suffered owing to postpartum psychosis.

According to the affidavit, investigators learned Patrick was having an affair with a woman he met online three months ago. The woman called for a wellness check on Patrick on Thursday afternoon because she hadn’t heard from him.

She said Patrick had indicated he and Lindsey were going to get a divorce, that Lindsey had been in a psychiatric unit and that she had attempted suicide just the weekend prior.

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The remains of a missing Louisiana 15-year-old have reportedly been found in a landfill.

DNA testing will be conducted to formally verify the identity of the remains, but multiple sources have confirmed that the clothing found at the scene with the body matches what the teenager was said to be wearing when he disappeared.

According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Ja’Derrius Minnieweather had been missing since June 5. About two weeks later, police announced the teen was presumed dead.

Authorities initiated an exhaustive search at the East Baton Rouge Parish North Landfill last month before announcing the finding of the remains this week.

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A suspect in the teen’s disappearance and death has already been in custody. Maurice Parms, 51, was arrested on June 20 and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a first-degree murder charge.

According to an arrest warrant, detectives said Ja’Derrius was beaten to death during a tense disagreement with Parms over how the 51-year-old was acting toward a 16-year-old girl, who was a longtime friend of the teen.

Investigators said Parms then stashed the teenager’s body and tossed evidence before disposing of the remains.

On June 22, evidence led investigators to believe Parms put Ja’Derrius’ body in a trash can that was sent to the Zachary-area landfill.

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A North Dakota mother is accused of killing two of her young children and injuring a third.

Kailey Erhart, 22, was arrested Aug. 6 and faces multiple charges including murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, terrorizing with a dangerous weapon and domestic violence.

Mandan police officers responded to a home that day where they allegedly found Erhart covered in blood and holding a kitchen knife to her throat.

She reportedly made a comment about suicide before dropping the knife and being taken into custody.

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Inside the home, per the affidavit, police also found the bodies of her three children, all of whom had cuts across their necks.

Erhart’s 3-year-old and 5-month-old were pronounced dead at local hospitals, while her 1-year-old survived after undergoing surgery, the affidavit states.

According to the affidavit, Erhart allegedly chased the children’s father and grandmother with a knife before the fatal attacks.

She also allegedly pointed a gun at the children’s father and told him, “Say goodbye to your kids,” in a video recorded on his phone. He was allegedly able to take the gun away from her after a struggle.

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A 40-year-old man is accused of killing three members of his family in the middle of the night at a North Carolina golf community, according to investigators.

The bodies were found at 8 a.m. Wednesday at a home on Ryder Cup Boulevard in the Oakwood Hills Golf Community, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said.

Demetrius Louis Aggelis has been identified as a suspect, the sheriff’s office said in an Aug. 12 news release.

The victims include his stepfather Bobby Farris, 63, his mother Christina Aggelis, 62, and his niece Trinity Thomas, 20, officials said.

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“(Demetrius) Aggelis reported that he had gone to the residence at 115 Ryder Cup Boulevard to pick up his stepfather, Bobby Farris, and take him to an airport for a scheduled flight. Aggelis stated that when he arrived, he found all three victims unresponsive,” the sheriff’s office said.

Aggelis told investigators that he was “several miles away” at his home when the armed individual was recorded at the home.

However, Flock Safety cameras recorded a vehicle linked to Aggelis traveling near the crime scene before and after the killings, the sheriff’s office said.

“Aggelis has been charged with three counts of murder and one count of first-degree burglary and has admitted responsibility for the deaths of the three victims,” the sheriff’s office said.

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