Prince and Princess of Wales touch down in Boston
The Prince and Princess of Wales touch down in Boston in their first royal visit to the U.S. since the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Good Morning AmericaFather and teenage son drown as dad tries to rescue him from lake
A father and his teenage son have drowned at a lake in Virginia after the child's father tried to rescue him, according to authorities. All calls to LOUISA CRIME-SOLVERS are confidential and callers can remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward.
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Johnny Wactor's family speaks out after 'General Hospital' star fatally shot: 'They took a wonderful person'
The family of Johnny Wactor is remembering the former "General Hospital" star who was fatally shot. Wactor died Saturday after being shot when he interrupted three male suspects who were allegedly attempting to remove a catalytic converter from his vehicle around 3:25 a.m. PT, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Authorities say the suspects fled the scene, and Wactor was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at the age of 37.
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Rafah strikes continue as war's death toll exceeds 36,000
As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the seven-month mark, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, and Israeli forces continue to launch incursions in the southern Gazan town of Rafah ahead of a possible large-scale invasion. Days after a deadly strike on Rafah killed 50 Palestinians and injured at least 249 others, a father of five who lost his wife told ABC News his family fled from Beit Lahia to Deir al-Balah — in the south of Gaza — before heading to Rafah for safety.
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T-Mobile to acquire U.S. Cellular in $4 billion deal
T-Mobile, one of the nation's largest wireless providers, announced on Tuesday that it will acquire most of U.S. Cellular in a $4.4 billion deal. The agreement would grant T-Mobile an additional 4 million customers, hundreds of brick-and-mortar stores and wider reach in rural areas. The move would also expand T-Mobile’s spectrum rights, a valuable federal license that allows firms to transmit mobile signals.
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Over 130 killed in 2 weeks as fighting intensifies in major Sudanese city, aid group says
At least 134 people have been killed and another 979 have been wounded since May 10 as fighting intensifies between Sudan's military and a powerful Sudanese paramilitary force in a major city of the country's northwestern Darfur region, according to an international aid group. Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French acronym MSF, said Sunday that the casualties were all recorded at a single hospital in el-Fasher, the provincial capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state.
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Jimmy Kimmel provides health update on son Billy after 3rd open heart surgery
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel provided a health update about his 7-year-old son Billy after Billy's third open heart surgery. Kimmel took to Instagram on Sunday to share a long message detailing his son's operation and thanked the medical team for their work. Kimmel garnered a lot of attention in 2017 when he tearfully recounted on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" the terrifying moment he learned about his son's heart defect.
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Nicole Brown Simpson's sisters share 'complicated' reaction to OJ Simpson's death ahead of 30-year anniversary of murders
Nicole Brown was 18 years old, working as a waitress and planning to study photography when she met her future husband, O.J. Simpson. The family said Simpson's rage continued after the couple's divorce in 1992 and up until Brown Simpson's murder in 1994. Next month -- June 12 -- will mark 30 years since Brown Simpson, 35, and Ron Goldman, 25, were brutally stabbed to death outside Brown Simpson's home.
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As Trump hush money trial draws to a close, jury instructions to play key role
The criminal hush money trial against former President Donald Trump is drawing to a close, with deliberations expected to begin as early as Wednesday. The charging -- or as it's also known, instructing -- of the jury is a standard procedural step in any jury trial, during which the judge advises jurors on how they should go about reaching their verdict. Jurors are instructed on how to apply these guidelines to the evidence presented during trial -- which in this case, includes the testimony of 20 witnesses and over 250 exhibits -- to determine whether the prosecution has proven their case against the defendant.
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Company that posted discriminatory 'whites only' job ad settles with federal government
A company that posted a discriminatory job advertisement seeking only white candidates has been fined by the federal government and come to separate agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Labor as punishment, according to officials. Arthur Grand Technologies, an information technology services firm based in Virginia posted a discriminatory job advertisement in March 2023 that restricted eligible candidates to “only US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don’t share with candidates],” according to a statement from the United States Department of Justice released on Thursday. “An investigation by OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs) determined that, in April 2023, Arthur Grand Technologies advertised an opening for a business analyst position with its sales and insurance claims team in Dallas on a public online hiring website,” the Department of Justice said in their statement.
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Closing arguments to begin in Trump hush money trial
Thirty-six days ago, prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney's office set out to convince a jury of twelve New Yorkers that Donald Trump broke the law by hiding damaging information from voters. During closing arguments Tuesday, they'll attempt to convince that jury to convict the former president on 34 felony counts -- a historic decision in what could be the only one of Trump's criminal cases that reaches a verdict before the 2024 election. Prosecutors built their case across four weeks of testimony, calling 20 witnesses including Stormy Daniels, the adult film actress whose hush money payment sits at the center of the case; Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer who made the payment to Daniels just days ahead of the 2016 election; and multiple Trump Organization employees who helped orchestrate Cohen's alleged reimbursement in 2017.
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'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor shot to death in Los Angeles
"General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor, who was known for playing Brando Corbin in the beloved ABC soap opera, died after being shot on Saturday. Wactor was shot after he interrupted three male suspects who were allegedly attempting to remove a catalytic converter from his vehicle, his mother, Scarlett Wactor, told Los Angeles ABC station KABC. The incident happened around 3:25 am PT on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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2 inmates on the run after escaping Louisiana jail, police say
Police in Louisiana said Monday they caught two of the four inmates who escaped from jail over the weekend, unbeknownst to the guards who were supposed to be watching them. Omarion Hookfin, 19; Avery Guidry, 19; Jamarcus Cyprian, 20, and Travon Johnson, 21, who were all incarcerated at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail, escaped through a weak portion of the jail's chain-linked fence on Saturday and Sunday, Chief Jimmy Travis of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office told reporters during a news conference Monday. The jail's officials did not know about the breakouts until they received a phone call Sunday afternoon from a family member of one of the escapees, Travis said.
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Jason Kelce defends wife Kylie as his 'equal' after online troll calls her 'homemaker'
Jason Kelce is clarifying his "family dynamic" after an online troll called his wife Kylie Kelce a "homemaker." Kelce replied to a user on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday who seemingly took issue with the former NFL star's reaction to Harrison Butker's controversial commencement speech earlier this month. Kelce, in his response, said he has had "a number of people" say this and felt the need to address it.
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1 in 9 US children now have ADHD, with surge in diagnoses since 2016: CDC
Diagnoses of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have surged in the United States over the last several years, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, which examined data from more than 45,000 parent responses to the 2022 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), found that in 2022, 7 million children between ages 3 and 17 had previously been diagnosed with ADHD, an increase of 1 million from 2016. This equates to about 1 in 9 U.S. children being diagnosed with ADHD at some point in their lives.
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Mike Tyson 'doing great' after suffering mid-flight medical issue
Famed boxer Mike Tyson, 57, suffered a medical scare onboard a flight from Miami to Los Angeles over the weekend. The Hall of Fame fighter is "doing great," according to representatives for Tyson. The incident on Sunday occurred mere minutes before landing, according to Tyson's representatives.
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Basketball legend Bill Walton dead at 71
Bill Walton, the legendary basketball player and sportscaster, died Monday at 71, according to the NBA. The two-time NBA champion -- first for the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977, and then for the Boston Celtics in 1986 -- died of cancer and was surrounded by family, the NBA said. Standing at 6 feet, 11 inches tall, topped off with a mop of red hair and an encyclopedic knowledge of ‘60s counterculture, few athletes have ever stood out as much as Walton -- and that was before he stepped on the basketball court.
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Memorial Day weather: Rain along the East Coast and scorching heat in the Gulf
At least 70 million Americans were under severe weather alerts, including flooding and tornado watches, on Memorial Day. Severe weather is expected to move into the East Coast's I-95 corridor, bringing with it damaging winds, hail and maybe even a few tornadoes. Sunday was the most active weather day so far this year, with at least 576 severe storm reports.
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Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale celebrate son Kingston's 18th birthday with sweet tributes
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale are celebrating their son Kingston's 18th birthday. The former couple each took to their respective Instagrams over the weekend to share tributes for their eldest child and mark this milestone. Stefani shared a video montage set to the UB40 song "Kingston Town" featuring photos and clips of Kingston throughout the years, all the way from his birth to now.
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Renovated 'Home Alone' house hits the market: See the iconic home
The "Home Alone" house located in Winnetka, Illinois, is up for sale, according to Coldwell Banker Realty's Dawn McKenna Group, who is listing the home. The Dawn McKenna Group posted a video showing off the home by splicing together clips from the American classic movie alongside the renovated version of the home now for sale. Of the several clips included in the stitched together video is the famous stair sledding scene where McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin, sleds down the main staircase in the home.
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Biden, in Memorial Day speech, says Americans must continue upholding democracy
In a speech at the amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, on a cloudy morning in Washington, Biden honored those who served in every major conflict since the Civil War. “Every generation, our fallen heroes have brought us closer,” he continued. The actions we take every day to ensure our democracy endures.