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Mare Island Navy Yard (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were unjustly court-martialed in 1944 following the Port Chicago explosion in California that killed 320 people. The sailors had been punished for refusing to go back to work in what they considered to be an unsafe environment. Their prosecution took […]
ABC News (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — As Donald Trump made his way into the Republican National Convention on Monday, his first public appearance since the attempted assassination attempt on him, the delegates greeted him with thunderous applause. Then came booming chants of what’s become a steady rallying cry — complete with raised fists — for the […]
Patstock/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A dad has been arrested after his 8-week-old daughter died when she was left in a hot car in New Jersey, authorities said. At about 1:45 p.m. Monday, authorities in Lakewood Township responded to a report of a baby in cardiac arrest, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said. The 8-week-old […]
Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images (BUTLER, P.A.) — Federal authorities are investigating after former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt at an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Blood splattered on Trump’s face as Secret Service agents surrounded him and led him off the stage to a waiting […]
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — Day 3 of the Republican National Convention features the prime-time debut of J.D. Vance introducing himself both to Republicans and Americans nationwide. He’ll speak to the delegates as Donald Trump is again expected at the convention hall to watch his running mate make his national debut. Tonight’s theme at […]
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (BUTLER, P.A.) — Authorities said the man they allege tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was able to access the roof near the rally by climbing over an air conditioning unit adjacent to the building, sources told ABC News. Though law enforcement sources said Thomas Matthew Crooks is believed to have […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge’s decision Monday to dismiss Donald Trump’s classified documents case elevated a widely disputed theory about the legitimacy of special counsels to derail one of the most serious legal threats faced by the former president, legal experts told ABC News. Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that special counsel Jack […]
Andrea Renault/Star Max/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on all counts Tuesday in his federal corruption trial. Federal prosecutors in New York alleged the New Jersey Democrat accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, mortgage payments and more in exchange for the […]
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With Amazon Prime Day in full swing, a report released this week by a Senate committee claims the two-day promotional event is a “major cause of injuries” for workers at the retailer’s warehouses. The interim report from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) accuses […]
Adam Gray/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With Sen. Bob Menendez having been found guilty by a jury, calls for him to resign are coming from the highest levels, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. But Menendez, at least for the time being, continues to hold his position as New Jersey’s senior senator. Here’s what we know […]