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Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The trial of Hunter Biden ended nearly two weeks ago with a swift conviction on all counts — but he continued to wage a long-shot bid to fight that outcome on Monday. Attorneys for Biden requested a new trial in court papers filed Monday, arguing that his “convictions should be […]

Tamayo Perry, left, who was killed by a shark in the water off Oahu, is seen in an undated photo released by Honolulu Emergency Services Department on Sunday, June 23, 2024. (Honolulu Emergency Services Department) (NEW YORK) — A well-known surfer and lifeguard was killed in a shark attack near the North Shore of Oahu, […]

San Diego Police Department via X/Twitter (SAN DIEGO, Calif.) — A search continued Monday for a 50-year-old woman a day after she went missing while hiking in a wilderness area in San Diego, according to police. The hiker, identified by police as Diem Le Nguyen, vanished Sunday morning after she became separated from her hiking […]

Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Flooding in northwest Iowa, caused by heavy rainfall, has impacted 1,900 properties, leaving hundreds destroyed, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds told reporters Sunday. During a media briefing, Reynolds said there had been 250 water rescues on Saturday, and over 1,000 residents had to be sheltered […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — When Jorge Leon invented at the age of 22 a small device that turns Glock pistols into fully automatic weapons, he said he intended it to be used for the good of society, to help the military and police in his native country of Venezuela. But 26 years after being […]

Creativeye99/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, litigation has been critical in restoring access to abortion care — but it has not been a successful path in all states. At least 14 states have ceased nearly all abortion services and seven other states have […]

Stock-zilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More research is emerging to show how much more severe wildfires have become in recent decades. The frequency and magnitude of extreme wildfires — the ones that cause the most damage to ecosystems, society and the climate — appear to have doubled over the past 20 years, according to a […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Cities across the heartland are expected on Monday to see temperatures close to 100 degrees, with the heat index in some locations reaching to 110. More than 60 million Americans across 21 states are under heat alerts coast to coast. The heat index is expected to soar between 100 and […]