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Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON and GAZA STRIP) — When he left his home on Tuesday morning to get birth certificates for his newborn twins, Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan never imagined he would return with their death certificates instead. In a matter of minutes, an Israeli strike on the Qastal Tower building, in Deir Al-Balah, […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is holding a news conference Thursday afternoon at his Bedminster golf club — his second in a week — as the campaign continues to pressure Vice President Kamala Harris to do interviews and answer reporter questions. Trump began by highlighting inflation and hitting Harris on the […]
U.S. Department of Justice (ORLANDO, Fla.) — A Jordanian citizen living in Florida has been arrested and charged for allegedly carrying out multiple attacks on businesses in Orlando, as well as a solar energy facility, based on their perceived support for Israel, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen, 43, allegedly made numerous […]
Felix Zahn/Photothek via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The spread of a newer strain of mpox in Africa led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the disease a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on Wednesday. This newer strain is believed to be behind an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo […]
Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukraine now controls over 80 Russian settlements, including the town of Sudzha, since launching its major incursion into the Kursk region last week, Ukrainian officials said Thursday. Ukrainian troops have advanced more than 21 miles inside Russia and are now in control of 82 settlements and […]
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Search warrants were being executed Thursday by the Los Angeles Police Department in connection with the murder of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News. Some suspects may be detained, the sources said. Wactor was shot “without provocation” around 3:25 a.m. on May […]
Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The Democratic National Convention is set to begin Monday, Aug. 19 in Chicago — during which Democratic Party delegates are set to support Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after their unconventional path to the party’s nomination. During the […]
Adam Gray/Getty Images (TRENTON, N.J.) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to name his former chief of staff and longtime friend and political ally, George Helmy, as interim senator to replace Bob Menendez in the wake of him being convicted of fraud. Murphy will hold a news conference in Newark on Friday to […]
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Five people have been charged in connection with the ketamine death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, federal officials in Los Angeles announced Thursday. Three of the defendants, including a doctor, are in plea agreements for federal drug charges in connection with this death, while two others — including […]
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Five people are now facing federal charges in connection with the ketamine death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry, ABC News has learned. The arrests were made in an early morning operation Thursday, according to law enforcement sources. Five people — including two doctors — have been charged with […]
