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James C Hooper/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A person of interest has been taken into custody for the attempted rape of a woman sunbathing in Central Park last month, police sources told ABC News. The man, who has not been identified, has not been charged in the June 24 attempted sexual assault of a woman, […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House said Tuesday it wants to “turn the page” on President Joe Biden’s debate performance last Thursday, which stoked renewed concerns about his age and mental fitness and set off alarm bells among some Democrats about his ability to carry on as the party’s nominee. Biden has yet […]
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (TULSA, Okla.) — Two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are calling on President Joe Biden to open an investigation into the deadly attack following the Oklahoma Supreme Court decision last month to dismiss the survivors’ lawsuit that sought reparations. Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, and Viola Ford Fletcher, 110, made a […]
Sean Gallup/Getty Images (CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y.) — The New Jersey man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on stage at a speaking event in 2022 rejected a plea deal that involved state and potential federal charges, attorneys said Tuesday. Rushdie was stabbed multiple times on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in southwestern New York in August […]
Cornell Watson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will sit down with ABC News on Friday for his first television interview since last week’s presidential debate. The president’s poor performance in the debate has garnered calls for him to drop out of the race by politicians on both sides of the aisle. Biden […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case in New York has postponed sentencing to Sept. 18, according to a letter sent to the parties. The move came after the Manhattan district attorney’s office said earlier Tuesday it would not oppose Trump’s request to file a […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rudy Giuliani’s association with former President Donald Trump has cost him his law license. The former New York City mayor was disbarred on Tuesday in a decision handed down by the Appellate Division First Department in New York. The ruling is a consequence of Giuliani’s “demonstrably false and misleading […]
Ryan McGinnis/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 said former presidents are entitled to some protections for “official” acts taken while in the White House. The ruling affects whether Trump faces a federal trial this […]
ABCNews.com (EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.) — A small town in Arkansas boasts a statue of Jesus, 7 stories tall, arms outstretched over a community dotted year-round with Pride flags. Eureka Springs is a town that welcomes all, a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community. It has made history as one of the first towns in the […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Manhattan district attorney’s office said Tuesday it would not oppose former President Donald Trump’s request to file a motion arguing that his hush money conviction should be tossed, a move that will almost certainly delay Trump’s sentencing, which is currently set for July 11. “Although we believe defendant’s […]