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Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With the Iowa State Fair now underway, much of the nation’s attention will soon turn to Des Moines as Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls descend on the Midwestern city to show face and make their cases to future caucus-goers. But while other candidates pose with butter sculpted […]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (MAUI, Hawaii) — Maui county officials reported 12 additional deaths on Friday bringing the count to 67. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) stated in its press release that 85% of the Lahaina fire was contained, the Pulehu/Kihei fire is 80% contained and the Upcountry Maui fire is only 50% contained. FEMA confirmed […]
Police body cam footage/Courtesy of Hal Mudge (KENOSHA, Wis.) — Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, say they’ve launched an internal investigation into the forceful arrest of a man wrongfully suspected of fleeing a crash. The incident was caught on cell phone video inside an Applebee’s restaurant. According to a criminal complaint filed against the man for resisting […]
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s campaign is making the case for Vice President Kamala Harris’ spot on the Democratic ticket in a strategic memo to donors, supporters and political strategists obtained exclusively by ABC News, as she courts the party’s base. The document dated Friday defends the campaign’s strategy of […]
Megan Varner/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Nearly a decade ago, Judge Jerry Baxter oversaw the prosecution that first thrust Georgia’s Fani Willis in the spotlight — a massive scandal involving cheating by teachers in Atlanta’s public schools. Now, many more eyes are watching the Fulton County district attorney as her investigation into alleged efforts by former President […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (PLUM, Pa.) — Three people were injured and three remain missing after an apparent house explosion in Western Pennsylvania Saturday morning that destroyed several homes, officials said. Police received a 911 call reporting a “house explosion with multiple injuries and several houses on fire” at approximately 10:23 a.m., according to Allegheny County spokesperson […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The judge overseeing special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump issued a protective order against the former president following a hearing Friday in which she cautioned Trump against making “inflammatory statements” about the case and said that his First Amendment rights are “not absolute.” Judge Tanya Chutkan heard […]
Where do Maui evacuees go after losing homes in the Hawaii wildfires? (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Lahaina resident Leif Wright was forced to evacuate from his home in the historic Maui town as wildfires threaten lives and destroy property there. In an interview with ABC News Live, Wright held back tears as he said he’s scared […]
Julia Nikhinson/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as a special counsel in his investigation of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, Garland announced on Friday. The move came as a plea deal struck between Hunter Biden and federal prosecutors fell apart last month and […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 13-year-old boy is in stable condition after falling at least 70 feet into the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service said. Grand Canyon National Park’s Search and Rescue responded this week to a report of a visitor who had fallen over the edge on the North Rim. The […]
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