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Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five people, including two children, were killed Sunday in a plane crash in upstate New York, police said. The victims were family members from Georgia. They were headed back to Atlanta after a trip to Cooperstown, New York, for a baseball tournament, police said. The victims were Roger Beggs, […]
Jason Marz/Getty Images (DEDHAM, Mass.) — The judge in the Karen Read murder trial has declared a mistrial after the jury said it was unable to reach a unanimous consensus on the fifth day of deliberations Monday. Read was charged with killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, in January 2022. Prosecutors allege she […]
Walter Bibikow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped ruling whether Florida and Texas laws limiting how social media companies regulate content violate the First Amendment, sending the issue back to the lower courts for further review. The opinion was authored by Justice Elena Kagan. Story developing… Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All […]
Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Donald Trump’s sweeping claim of “absolute” immunity from criminal prosecution in his federal election subversion case, but granted former presidents are entitled to some protections for official acts. The blockbuster decision split the court along ideological lines. The 6-3 opinion was delivered by Chief […]
seng kui Lim / 500px /Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hunter Biden on Monday sued Fox News and its parent company over their production of a fictional miniseries that attorneys for the president’s son called “an effort to harass, annoy, alarm, and humiliate him, and tarnish his reputation.” The miniseries, called “The Trial of Hunter […]
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Monday handed down a historic decision on whether a former president is shielded from criminal liability for “official acts” taken while in the White House. In the case, Donald Trump aimed to secure such immunity to try to quash the federal election subversion prosecution brought by […]
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Greenbrier Farms, on June 28, 2024, in Chesapeake, Virginia. — Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s top advisers are planning to overhaul and shorten the Republican Party’s platform so that it will be “in line” with the former president’s “vision […]
Steve Prezant/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Mass shootings are becoming more frequent during a holiday typically known for fireworks and barbecues, according to a nonprofit that tracks shootings. There were 80 total mass shootings over the past three years between July 1-7, said Mark Bryant, the executive director of the Gun Violence Archive (GVA), a nonprofit […]
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) makes a statement at the House Oversight and Accountability Committee meeting at the Rayburn House Office Building on June 11, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Court Accountability) (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said Sunday that Democrats are “having a serious conversation” about what to do […]
onurdongel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Record-high travel numbers are possible this Fourth of July holiday. Here’s what to know before you head to the airport or hit the highway: Air travel According to Expedia, Saturday, June 29, will be the busiest day in the airports before the Fourth of July. Wednesday, July 3, is the […]
