Egypt in mourning after fire tears through church in Cairo
At least 41 worshippers, including children, were killed at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Abou Seifain in Cairo, Egypt.
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Good Morning AmericaLawyers in Trump's hush money case hoping long deliberations lead to hung jury: Sources
As jurors begin their second day of deliberations in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money case Thursday, sources say Trump's legal team feels that the longer the jury deliberates, the more they're hoping for a hung jury. The former president is facing 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Stormy Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election. Trump has denied all wrongdoing.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard talks cosmetic surgery, social media, her marriage and more
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is speaking out about her life months after being released from prison, where she served time for the murder of her mother, Clauddinnea "Dee Dee" Blanchard, in 2015. In an interview with ABC News, which aired on Thursday, Gypsy Rose Blanchard opened up to Juju Chang about her transition into normal life since her release from the Chillicothe Correctional Center on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. Asked about her decision to stay in the limelight, she told Chang, "Sometimes I kind of feel like I have no choice."
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Biden has maintained muted approach toward Trump trial, as jurors deliberate
As New York City jurors deliberate over whether to convict former President Donald Trump on charges that he falsified business records to hide a payment to an adult film star from the American public before the 2016 election, it's still not clear how President Joe Biden would address a potential guilty verdict. While generally speaking, running against a convicted felon could be a political gift, the Biden campaign is unlikely to dramatically alter its messaging if the jurors find Trump guilty, a senior campaign official told ABC News. The only way to stop Trump is at the ballot box, the official said, that Trump's future is up to voters, not the court.
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North Korea sends balloons full of manure and trash over the border to South Korea
Around 260 air balloons carrying bags of manure and trash have been spotted across South Korea on Wednesday after they were sent over the border from North Korea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. The incident reportedly stems from an incident on Sunday when North Korea criticized civic groups in Seoul for sending propaganda leaflets across the border first and subsequently threatened to send filth balloons back to South Korea as a countermeasure, ABC News has learned from the North Korean vice defense minister on the regime's official news outlet. The regime in North Korea has long complained about this type of action as civic groups have been known to send rice, essential medicine and leaflets accusing the North Korean regime of dictatorship.
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Person killed after being sucked into plane's turbine engine on runway
A person has died after being sucked up into the running turbine engine of a plane at Amsterdam’s international airport, officials said. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines made the announcement on Wednesday that a “person ended up in a running aircraft engine” of a plane that was bound for Billund, Denmark at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, according to KLM. “A fatal incident took place at Schiphol today during which a person ended up in a running aircraft engine,” KLM said following the incident.
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Bystander shot in gunfire exchange between suspect, police at Kroger grocery store near Cincinnati
A bystander was shot as a suspect and police exchanged gunfire at a Kroger grocery store just outside of Cincinnati, on Wednesday, police said. Authorities were dispatched to the Kroger on Springdale Road just before 4 p.m. ET following a report of "shots fired," according to the Colerain Police Department in Colerain Township, Ohio. The suspect then pointed the weapon at officers "and gunfire ensued," he said.
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Catalytic converter theft in spotlight after fatal shooting of 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor
A nationwide crime trend plaguing car owners has gained renewed focus amid the unsolved killing of "General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor who was gunned down when he caught thieves in Los Angeles ripping off the catalytic converter of his Toyota Prius. "You can go in with a Sawzall and hit the exhaust on both sides of the converter and be gone in relatively seconds," McDonnell said.
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John Lennon's 'Help!' guitar sells for a record $2.9 million at auction
On Wednesday, the first day of its "Music Icons" sale at the Hard Rock Cafe New York, Julien's Auctions sold a Framus 12-string hootenanny acoustic guitar used by John Lennon to record several Beatles classics for a whopping $2.9 million. According to the company, that makes it the most expensive Beatles guitar ever to sell at auction. The guitar was used by Lennon to record songs for their 1965 studio album "Help!" and film of the same name, helping create some of the band's biggest hits of the '60s.
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NTSB investigating after deadly explosion rocks downtown Youngstown, Ohio
The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday it is investigating a deadly natural gas explosion that rocked downtown Youngstown, Ohio. The explosion occurred near Central Square on Tuesday afternoon, police said, as they urged people to avoid the area. It is unclear what caused the blast, which impacted a building that contains a Chase bank and apartments, Youngstown Fire Chief Barry Finley said.
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Volcanic eruption in Iceland spews lava over 160 feet; famed Blue Lagoon evacuated
A massive volcanic eruption at the Sundhnúkur crater in Iceland on Wednesday spewed lava over 160 feet into the air, officials announced. The crater is located on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland, where authorities evacuated the seaside town of Grindavík, including the country's biggest tourist attraction, the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. Most of the 4,000 residents of Grindavik were permanently evacuated in November 2023 due to ongoing volcanic activity.
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11-year-old invites classmates to watch as his adoption gets finalized
When 11-year-old Luke was getting ready to be adopted, he made one special request which was to invite his fourth-grade class at Brookland Middle School in Brookland, Arkansas, to watch his adoption get finalized in court. Luke's May 14 adoption was the culmination of months of bonding, a process he and his parents, Cassie and Bradley Kissinger, said was nearly instantaneous after they first met at a "connection event" hosted by Project Zero, an Arkansas nonprofit dedicated to promoting adoption.
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HPV vaccine can reduce risk of multiple cancers in men, new study suggests
Nearly two decades after the launch of the first HPV vaccine, mounting evidence shows that people who got vaccinated are dramatically less likely to develop HPV-related cancers in adulthood. HPV is a common viral infection that causes an estimated 690,000 cases of cancer every year across the globe, according to researchers from the World Health Organization. The virus infects specific tissues, predisposing patients to develop cancers – including cervical, anal, and head and neck cancer.
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Biden hammers Trump in Philadelphia rally as he courts Black voters with familiar remarks
President Joe Biden on Wednesday laid forcefully into rival and former President Donald Trump as he and Vice President Kamala Harris courted Black voters at a rally in Philadelphia -- delivering a speech during which he ticked off what he views as accomplishments and tying them to Black voters.
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Justice Alito refuses to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases after flag controversies
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting Democrats' calls for his recusal from cases related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and the 2020 election after flags flown at his personal residences sparked controversy. Alito provided further details of the incidents as he responded to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's request to Chief Justice John Roberts that Alito recuse himself from such proceedings. The flag-flying incidents, first reported by the New York Times, included an upside-down American flag outside his Virginia home and an "Appeal to Heaven" flag at the couple's New Jersey beach house -- both symbols carried by some rioters on Jan. 6.
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Dad's text messages after witnessing daughter's breakup go viral
Fallon Thompson shared her father Scott Thompson's text messages to her in a TikTok post and it has already gathered over 18 million views since it was posted May 14. "POV [Point of view]: You just got dumped in your driveway and your dad saw the the whole thing," Fallon Thompson wrote in her slideshow post, alongside three additional screenshots of her dad's lengthy text message to her. Among the many words of wisdom Scott Thompson shared was the observation: "When someone [lets] you know that you are not for them, deal with the pain and hurt with the knowledge that this person just gave you back the most valuable thing in the world - your time."
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World Central Kitchen pauses operations in Rafah, aid workers warn humanitarian response on brink of 'collapse'
World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it has paused its operations in Rafah due to "ongoing attacks" by Israeli forces as aid organizations warned the humanitarian response is on the brink of "collapse." The announcement comes as Israel's offensive on Rafah -- the southern city on the Gaza-Egypt border -- continues with a series of strikes resuming Wednesday morning. On Sunday, an Israeli airstrike struck tents sheltering displaced people, killing at least 45 civilians, which Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a "tragic incident."
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How Crisis Intervention Training is helping police respond to mental crisis calls
More than three years after watching her brother die in an encounter with police at her family's California home, Bella Quinto Collins said her brother's last words still haunt her. Bella said she called the police because Angelo was experiencing a paranoia episode. "When [police] arrived, they had acknowledged that this was a mental health crisis," Bella Quinto Collins told ABC News of the deadly Dec. 23, 2020, episode that unfolded in Antioch, California.
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Republicans are ramping up election fraud claims ahead of November
Forget election season; election denial season has officially kicked off. Over the last few weeks, Republican legislators have held committee hearings as well as introduced and passed legislation preventing noncitizens from voting — something that is already illegal in state and federal elections, and very rare. Former President Donald Trump has ramped up his claims that the 2024 election will be stolen — even above and beyond his typical portending.
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Charges dismissed against star golfer Scottie Scheffler over traffic incident during PGA Championship
All charges have been dismissed against star golfer Scottie Scheffler, who was arrested while in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship earlier this month. Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell addressed the court Wednesday on a motion to dismiss the charges after he said his office conducted a "thorough" review of the case and could not proceed with the prosecution. Scheffler's characterization of the incident as a "big misunderstanding" was "corroborated by the evidence" and his actions "do not satisfy the elements of any criminal offenses," O'Connell said.
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Ellen DeGeneres announces 'final' 27-date tour: 'Ellen's Last Stand... Up'
Television host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres announced her "final" tour on Wednesday in a release from the show's producer Live Nation. The show will be titled "Ellen's Last Stand… Up." The 27-date tour will kick off in San Diego, California on June 19 and culminate in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Aug. 17.