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ABC NewsThe last heroes of Normandy return to France 80 years after D-Day invasion
The sun was yet to rise over the beaches of Normandy when, on June 6, 1944 -- 80 years ago this week -- thousands of American sons and Allied troops began what would become the largest amphibious assault in history. For the last five years, ABC News' "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir and his team have traveled around the country documenting the stories of World War II veterans who landed on those beaches on D-Day and the days that followed. For the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion, Muir met these quiet heroes as they journeyed back to Normandy, many of them for the first time since landing there as young soldiers fighting for freedom.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address joint meeting of Congress next month
A date has finally been set for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced that Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24. "I am very moved to have the privilege of representing Israel before both Houses of Congress and to present the truth about our just war against those who seek to destroy us to the representatives of the American people and the entire world,” Netanyahu said in a statement.
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Deadly Gaza strike raises US concerns about civilians, despite precision munitions
An Israeli attack on a UN school complex in central Gaza is raising alarm among U.S. officials after scores of civilians were reportedly killed, despite the apparent use of American-made precision munitions. The Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said Thursday's airstrike on the school, which has become a makeshift shelter for thousands of displaced people inside the enclave, left at least 40 people dead, including more than a dozen children. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said U.S. officials were in direct contact with the Israeli government about the strike, and its claim its forces were targeting "20 to 30 members of Hamas and other militant groups" and used a "precision strike to target only one part of the building without hitting areas where civilians were sheltering."
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'I love you, Pat': Vanna White bids emotional farewell to host on eve of final show
Vanna White wished "Wheel of Fortune" co-host Pat Sajak an emotional farewell this week in a clip set to air on the show Thursday, the eve of Sajak's final episode. Next season, Ryan Seacrest will take over the esteemed role of host, while White will stay on board. Sajak has hosted "Wheel of Fortune" for 43 years, since 1981.
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4 big takeaways from Day 4 of Hunter Biden's federal gun trial
Prosecutors hope the testimony of Hallie Biden, who was Hunter Biden's romantic partner at the time, attests to Hunter Biden's drug use in October of 2018, when prosecutors say Hunter Biden lied on an ATF form when he said he wasn't using drugs at the time he purchased the firearm. Prosecutors, who later called several witnesses to testify about the recovery of the gun after Hallie Biden threw it away in a trash can, plan to call two additional witnesses on Friday before resting their case.
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5-year-old surprised to learn liver donor is his former preschool teacher
The surprise, complete with a colorful poster and a stuffed teddy bear, was caught on camera by preschool teacher Carissa Fisher's mother, who accompanied her to surprise 5-year-old Ezra, his mom Karen Toczek, and his family at their Alden, New York, home on May 25. Toczek told "Good Morning America" she and Ezra had "no idea" Fisher had applied to be a donor for the 5-year-old, who has had liver damage and scarring for most of his young life. Fisher, who met Ezra back in 2022 as his preschool teacher, said she saw Toczek's post on Facebook in March about Ezra needing a liver transplant and immediately knew she wanted to help.
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Two survivors of domestic violence discuss their stories, the role of restraining orders
Kate Ranta was in the process of divorcing her husband, U.S. Air Force Major Thomas Maffei, when he came to her home on November 2, 2012. The couple's son, William, who was 4 years old at the time, watched as his father pointed a gun at Ranta, according to police records. “All of a sudden Will screamed out and again, he had just turned 4,” Ranta said in an interview with ABC News.
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YouTuber Alex Choi charged over stunt where fireworks were shot at Lamborghini from helicopter
A California YouTuber accused of directing a video in which fireworks were shot from a helicopter at a Lamborghini now faces a federal charge over the stunt, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday. The nearly 11-minute video, dubbed "Destroying a Lamborghini with Fireworks," was posted on the YouTube channel belonging to Alex Choi -- born Suk Min Choi -- last year, according to a federal complaint. The video -- which has since been taken down -- features two women in a helicopter repeatedly shooting fireworks at the Lamborghini in "what appears to be a live-action version of a fictionalized videogame scene," the complaint stated.
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Biden campaign to air ad during NBA Finals coverage
President Joe Biden's campaign will air an ad during the pregame show before Thursday night's first game of the NBA Finals, in an attempt to reach young voters who are expected to tune in for coverage of the game. The minute-long spot, titled "Flag," touts Biden's support for abortion rights and blasts the "extreme movement" seeking to discount election results and threaten America's democracy. It will air toward the end of "NBA Countdown," directly before the start of the game between the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics.
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8 members of Congress to parachute jump over Normandy for D-Day anniversary
A group of American lawmakers will honor the bravery of World War II veterans who took part in D-Day with a parachute jump into Normandy Friday morning, using some of the same vintage planes that flew American paratroopers over France 80 years ago. The lawmakers are all military veterans, and will be led by Reps. Jason Crow, D-Colo., and Michael Waltz, R-Fla. Also participating in the jump are: Reps. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, Rich McCormick, R-Ga., Mark Green, R-Tenn., and Cory Mills, R-Fla. and Darrell Issa, R-Calif.
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Study finds 1 in 5 young athletes meet criteria for pre-hypertension
Up to one in five young athletes ages 10 to 31 may have pre-hypertension, a precursor to high blood pressure, according to a new preliminary study. More than 20% of athletes studied met the criteria for having high blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease. Teenage boys appeared to be more at risk than teenage girls, according to the study, with more than double the rates of stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension.
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Multiple tornadoes reported in Mid-Atlantic, fallen tree kills 2-year-old in Michigan
Numerous tornadoes were reported in Maryland and northern Virginia Wednesday night, with winds up to 105 mph knocking downing trees and power lines. Five people were injured in the Mid-Atlantic, according to the National Weather Service. A tornado warning was issued late Wednesday in Montgomery County, Maryland, after a confirmed tornado was located near Poolesville, Maryland, about 20 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.
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Trooper hailed as a hero after saving baby who stopped breathing
Baby Brexley was traveling with her parents, mom Gracie Gray and dad Kahl Huffman, along U.S. Highway 54 in Kiowa County on May 12 when her parents said she suddenly stopped breathing, lost consciousness and started turning a purplish color. "On our way to church, she just kind of got into this weird cry, so I had Kahl pull over," Gray recounted to "Good Morning America." Both Gray, 22, and Huffman, 30, said they felt "helpless" at the time.
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FDA reverses order taking Juul vaping products off the market in US, opens door to possible authorization
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rescinded its marketing ban on Juul Labs on Thursday, opening the door to possible authorization of its products. The reversal comes nearly two years after the federal health agency ordered the company's e-cigarettes and vaping products be taken off the market. The FDA had initially blocked Juul's application to sell its vaping device and tobacco- and menthol-flavored pods in June 2022, after completing a nearly two-year review of the manufacturer's application, finding that the applications "lacked sufficient evidence regarding the toxicological profile of the products to demonstrate that the marketing of the products met the public health standard required by law."
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Amanda Knox speaks out on reconviction for slander
A day after she was reconvicted of slander in an Italian court, Amanda Knox spoke out on her podcast Thursday. The only remaining conviction associated with the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher, Knox was sentenced to three years for slandering Patrick Lumumba, a Congolese bar owner, in a written statement following the murder of her roommate. In an episode of her podcast, "Labyrinths," Knox said the reconviction brought her back to how she felt during her 2009 murder trial.
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Exclusive: Biden tells Muir he wouldn't pardon son Hunter, says Trump got 'fair trial'
President Joe Biden said he would not pardon his son Hunter amid an ongoing felony gun trial during a wide-ranging exclusive interview with ABC News anchor David Muir at the Normandy American Cemetery on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Muir asked Biden on Thursday if he would accept the outcome of his son's trial in Wilmington, Delaware, to which the president said, "Yes." Biden also said "yes" when asked by Muir if he would rule out a pardon for Hunter.
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Pregnant Iskra Lawrence claps back at body shamers: 'still in disbelief'
Iskra Lawrence has a message for online trolls. The model, who is currently pregnant with her second child, posted a carousel of photos of herself on Wednesday on Instagram walking in Cupshe's fashion show during Miami Swim Week 2024 along with a caption across her leading photo that read "Imagine body shaming a stranger on the internet." The following photos of her on the runway were accompanied by screenshots of lots of hateful comments she's received pertaining to her body image.
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Boeing's Starliner successfully docks at ISS after helium leaks, thruster issue
Boeing's Starliner successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday afternoon, marking another milestone in the first astronaut-crewed test flight of the spacecraft. NASA and Boeing confirmed Starliner docked at 1:34 p.m. ET.
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Woman says she battles trauma, depression 1 year after not receiving abortion care under Florida law
Deborah Dorbert knew it would be excruciating, both emotionally and physically, to carry to term and deliver a baby doctors told her would only live a few minutes, at most. "It was the most excruciating pain to go through," Dorbert, 35, told "Good Morning America" of giving birth to her son Milo Evan Dorbert on March 3, 2023, after not being able to access abortion care in her home state of Florida. What Dorbert said she never could have imagined was the mental health crisis that would unfold for her over the next year, including, she said, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Mpox public health campaign was successful but cases still occur at low levels in US: Study
In summer 2022, the global mpox outbreak seemed poised to overwhelm the U.S. with cases rising exponentially every week and no signs of slowing. Dr. David Talaen, co-lead author and a professor of emergency medicine and infectious diseases at UCLA, said after the 2022 global outbreak, there were small, localized outbreaks seen in cities including Chicago and Los Angeles, so the team wanted to examine if mpox was remerging. "The second thing was that mpox is not strictly a sexually transmitted infection," he told ABC News.