The Oak Fire, icebergs and a capsized boat: World in Photos, July 25
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ABC NewsTrump trial live updates: Star witness Michael Cohen takes the stand
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump last April pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election. Michael Cohen briefly introduced himself to the jury, telling them how his father immigrated to California after surviving the Holocaust.
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Almost 360,000 have fled Rafah, UN agency says
As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the seven-month mark, renewed negotiations are underway to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, as Israeli forces continue to prepare for an apparent invasion of the southern Gazan town of Rafah. Almost 360,000 people have fled from the southern Gazan city of Rafah since Israel issued an evacuation order last week, the United Nations agency operating in Gaza said on Monday. The agency had said Sunday that 300,000 people had evacuated the city as Israel weighs a full-scale invasion.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches US, Minnesota under air quality alert
With over 100 active wildfires burning in Canada, wildfire smoke has drifted across the border into the United States, prompting Minnesota officials to issue the state's first air quality alert of 2024. At least 37 of the 141 active fires burning in Canadian wildfires have been labeled "out of control," including one that started on Friday in British Columbia and has since spread to 4,200 acres, forcing the evacuation of the small town of Fort Nelson, and the Fort Nelson Indian Reserve, officials said. Most of the active wildfires, at least 90, are in British Columbia and Alberta provinces.
- Good Morning America
McDonald's may consider $5 value meal as food prices continue to soar
McDonald's could soon be lowering prices and possibly launching a new value meal to its menus. The Golden Arches currently offer some individual items on its $1, $2, $3 menu, but it may be rolling out a new value meal with a McChicken or McDouble, fries and a drink for just $5, as Bloomberg first reported. Knowing that consumers have grown tired of sticker shock on food, Chief Executive Officer Chris Kempczinski said McDonald’s would look to be "laser-focused on affordability."
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'He cannot be trusted': Michael Cohen faces an uphill reputational battle with Trump's jury
Monday might be the first time the jury in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial sees Michael Cohen in person, but they have heard plenty about the former president's one-time "fixer." Witness after witness over the last three weeks have offered their opinions on Trump's former lawyer, whose credibility with the jury could swing the outcome of the trial. Cohen serves a linchpin role in the state's case as the only witness present during some of the discussions that prosecutors say tie Trump to a scheme to falsify business records in an effort to influence the 2016 election.
- Good Morning America
Putin shakes up cabinet, replacing defense minister as war in Ukraine grinds on: ANALYSIS
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday night carried out one of his biggest cabinet shake-ups in years, removing his long-time defense minister, Sergey Shoigu, who is widely blamed for the disastrous handling of the war in Ukraine. Shoigu has served as defense minister for 12 years and has been a key figure within Putin's regime, often painted as one of his closest lieutenants.
- Good Morning America
Michael Cohen and the Trump pardon that never happened
Two weeks after the FBI raided Michael Cohen's office in April 2018, I asked then-President Donald Trump a simple question that prompted a furious response. "Mr. President, what about Michael Cohen?" I asked during an Oval Office photo op with French President Emmanuel Macron. "Stupid question," Trump angrily responded, glaring and pointing his finger at me.
- Good Morning America
Vermont bill wants to charge big oil for climate change damage, here's how
In a pioneering measure to hold companies responsible for environmental damage, Vermont is poised to make oil and gas giants shell out billions in climate change cleanup. Vermont's Climate Superfund Act, which parallels the Environmental Protection Agency's superfund program, would mandate high-emission corporations -- such as ExxonMobil, Shell and Chevron -- to be financially accountable for a portion of the costs of extreme weather damage in the state. "For decades, fossil fuel corporations knowingly destroyed our planet for short-term profits," Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told ABC News.
- Good Morning America
Sen. Bob Menendez bribery case: What to know as trial starts
United States Sen. Bob Menendez is set to go on trial starting Monday in his federal bribery case. The New Jersey Democrat is accused of accepting cash, gold bars, luxury wristwatches and other perks from New Jersey businessmen in exchange for official favors to benefit the businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar. A federal grand jury in New York returned a sweeping indictment against Menendez in September 2023 that accused him and his wife, Nadine Menendez, of having a corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen.
- Good Morning America
US soldier arrested in Russia appeals detention, state media reports
A lawyer appointed for Gordon Black, a U.S. Army soldier arrested in Russia, has appealed his detention, according to the state-owned TASS news service. Black was detained in Vladivostok, Russia, earlier this month on charges of criminal misconduct, according to the U.S. Army. Black had traveled to Russia to visit his girlfriend, the 35-year-old’s mother, Melody Jones, told ABC News’ “Good Morning America” last week.
- Good Morning America
'Zombie' Haley voters don't want Trump, but many not sold on Biden, either
Nikki Haley dropped out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary in March, but she's continued to rack up sizable numbers in state GOP primaries in the months ever since. ABC News spoke with some of Haley's so-called "zombie" voters about why they keep supporting her even though former President Donald Trump is the presumptive GOP nominee. Once Trump's final Republican primary challenger, Haley suspended her campaign on March 6, the day after suffering considerable losses on Super Tuesday.
- Good Morning America
From Trump's 'attack dog' to star witness: Michael Cohen set to testify in hush money trial
For nearly a decade, Michael Cohen was Donald Trump's trusted adviser, personal attorney, and self-described "attack dog with a law license." Prosecutors hope his testimony will support their allegations of criminal conduct against Trump in front of a jury that has already heard from 19 different witnesses and seen 200 pieces of evidence. While the jury has seen Trump's signatures on the allegedly fraudulent checks at the center of the case, some witnesses have seemingly distanced Trump from the alleged unlawful conduct -- leaving Cohen with the burden of pinning Trump to the crime.
- Good Morning America
2 years after racially motivated Buffalo mass shooting, hate crimes targeting Black people persist
As they sat in the lobby of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Washington, D.C., last month, Garnell Whitfield Jr. and others who have lost relatives nationwide to gun violence listened as U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland helped dedicate an exhibit honoring those killed. Garland spoke of some of the victims on the new "Faces of Gun Violence Memorial" wall, including Whitfield's 86-year-old mother, Ruth, describing her as a "mother, grandmother and great grandmother whose door and pantry were always open to family and friends." "That in and of itself is progress that they would understand the need to be more empathetic and to realize the impact of gun violence on the people that they're trying to protect and serve," Whitfield, the retired Buffalo, New York, fire commissioner, told ABC News.
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Ukraine strikes Russian apartment building killing 15 people, officials say
A 10-story residential building in Belgorod, Russia, was struck overnight by a Ukrainian missile, a local governor said. The number of those who died has increased to 15 people, according to an update from the Emergency Situations Ministry on Sunday. "The Belgorod city and the Belgorod district came under a massive attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces," Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region, said in a post on Telegram.
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Police find suspect in fatal shooting of Ohio police officer in 'ambush' dead
An Ohio police officer investigating a call of a disturbance at a home was fatally shot Saturday night in what authorities described as an "ambush" by an alleged gunman who was found dead Sunday. The shooting unfolded just before 10 p.m. local time in a residential area of Euclid, Ohio, about 15 miles northeast of Cleveland, Capt. Mitchell Houser, a spokesperson for the Euclid Police Department, said in a statement. Houser said officers were called to a residence to investigate a disturbance.
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Tom Brady honors ex Gisele Bündchen on Mother’s Day
Tom Brady paid tribute to all the moms in his life, including ex-wife Gisele Bündchen, on Mother’s Day. The football legend posted a carousel of photos on Instagram Sunday, featuring his mom, Galynn Patricia Brady, in addition to the moms of his children – ex Bridget Monayhan, with whom he shares son Jack, 16, and Bündchen who is the mother of his other two kids – daughter Vivian, 11 and son Benjamin, 14. In one of the photos, Bündchen can be seen sporting a sweet smile with Vivian and Benjamin while the group is horseback riding.
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Removal of Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage rescheduled due to lightning
Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge removal has been rescheduled until Monday after lightning was spotted near the site on Sunday, officials told ABC News. Engineers were scheduled Sunday to set off controlled explosives in the steel remains of the Key Bridge to help remove the debris from the freighter that crashed in March. Ongoing storms in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. region have delayed the demolition since Friday.
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Recipient of first pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later
The 62-year-old man who received the first-ever pig kidney transplant in the world has died, his family announced on Saturday. Richard Slayman underwent the four-hour procedure in March at Massachusetts General Hospital and was discharged from the hospital two weeks later on April 2. The hospital emphasized there was no indication Slayman's sudden passing was due to the transplant.
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3 Atlanta police officers shot during response to call
Three Atlanta police officers were shot while responding to a call Saturday evening, officials said. The unidentified officers were called to Desoto Avenue SW shortly after 5 p.m., about a call of a man with a gun, Atlanta PD Chief Darin Schierbaum told reporters. The officers encountered the suspect, who was allegedly armed with a handgun and knife, when shots rang out, Schierbaum said.
- Good Morning America
Taylor Swift talks new album during 'Eras' tour stop in Paris
Taylor Swift continues to surprise fans with songs from her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD)." Swift expressed her excitement about the "TTPD" premiere in Paris, stating, "So Paris is the very first city to ever see the new TTPD chapter of the 'Eras' tour." Swift also revealed that planning for the "TTPD" chapter began nearly a year ago, long before the album's release in April.