TikTok users file lawsuit against US government
TikTok users have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, claiming the recent legislation is a violation of their first amendment right. ABC News contributor Brian Buckmire explains.
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ABC NewsParkland's 1200 building will be torn down this week. Two grieving moms say it's long overdue.
For more than six years, the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School sat untouched like a time capsule, with its classrooms still filled with dried blood and students' strewn papers. This week, the site of the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting will be torn down -- a move two grieving moms say is long overdue. The demolition will start Friday, timed for immediately after the last day of school, which was on Monday, according to Broward County Public Schools.
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Will Trump go to prison for felony hush money conviction? Experts are split
After becoming the first former president to face criminal charges, Donald Trump faces another historic first next month: He could become the first former president in U.S. history to be ordered to prison when he's sentenced in his New York hush money case. Several experts told ABC News that the odds are against the former president serving any time behind bars before the 2024 election, after a jury in May found him guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to an effort to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election. Of the 14 lawyers and law professors who spoke with ABC News, five believed an incarceratory sentence was likely, two described the decision as a toss-up, and seven believed a prison sentence was unlikely due to a combination of the logistical challenges, a lack of precedent supporting incarceration for first-time offenders, and the political implications of such a sentence.
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Trump, McConnell to meet face-to-face for 1st time in nearly 4 years
When Donald Trump meets with Republican senators Thursday in Washington, he will come face-to-face with Mitch McConnell for the first time in three-and-a-half years. In fact, the former president and Senate Minority Leader have not spoken to each other since Dec. 15, 2020. As I described in my book, "Betrayal," Trump was so enraged by McConnell's speech that he called his office minutes after it was over.
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Trump returning to Washington to plot 2nd term strategy with Republican lawmakers
Donald Trump is set to make a rare appearance in Washington on Thursday to lay out his second-term agenda to Republican lawmakers as he continues to stress party unity in the wake of his historic felony conviction and a month from becoming the party's official nominee. The former president will be just blocks away from the U.S. Capitol to attend a slate of meetings with GOP allies. First, he is expected to huddle with House Republicans at the Capitol Hill Club, campaign and House leadership aides confirmed to ABC News.
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Families of Marines killed in V-22 Osprey crash demand answers as Pentagon officials testify before Congress
After a congressional hearing on Wednesday on safety concerns over the V-22 Osprey, during which a military leader said the aircraft will remain under safety restrictions until 2025, grieving families of fallen service members voiced frustration over unanswered questions and demanded accountability in an interview with ABC News. Lawmakers on the House Oversight subcommittee on national security pressed Pentagon witnesses on the deadly history of the aircraft throughout the hearing. "The total number of fatalities that I'm tracking is 54 fatalities ... and 93 injuries," said Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, head of U.S. Naval Air Systems Command, which oversees the Osprey for the entire U.S. military.
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Usher advocates for diabetes awareness at Capitol Hill
Eight-time Grammy award winner Usher Raymond made a surprise appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday, urging lawmakers to make Medicare's Diabetes Prevention Program more accessible to Americans. "Today, just talking about type 1 diabetes and early screening for type 1 diabetes," Usher, the Super Bowl LVIII performer, told ABC News after his meetings. Usher's son, Cinco, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in 2014.
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8 climate protesters arrested during Congressional Baseball Game: Police
Eight climate protesters were arrested on Wednesday after being tackled on the field during the Congressional Baseball Game, U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement. The self-described "youth-led group," Climate Defiance, took credit for the protest and shared videos on X of protesters rushing the field, calling the "Chevron-sponsored" game "unconscionable." During the second inning, over half a dozen protesters hopped the fence to the field, wearing shirts stating, "END FOSSIL FUELS."
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ACLU files federal complaint against new Biden asylum rule
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Texas Civil Rights Project and other civil rights organizations have filed a federal complaint challenging a recent executive order from President Joe Biden, which limits access to asylum. On Tuesday, June 4, Biden issued a proclamation that restricts access to asylum for migrants who cross into the United States in between ports of entry.
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Pentagon downplays Russian warships arriving in Cuba
The Pentagon is downplaying Wednesday's arrival of four Russian Navy ships in Cuba as U.S. officials acknowledge that U.S. Navy ships "actively monitored" the Russian ships as they made their way to a port of call in Havana. At the on-camera Pentagon press briefing, spokesperson Sabrina Singh downplayed the Russian naval flotilla's arrival in Havana noting that it's happened multiple times over the years but acknowledged that U.S. military assets had been tracking the ships on their way to Cuba.
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Competitive eating legends Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi to face off in Labor Day hot dog eating contest
Two of the most famous names in competitive eating, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champions Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi, will go head-to-head in a "winner-takes-all" hot dog eating matchup to air live on Netflix on Labor Day, Sept. 2, the streaming platform announced Wednesday. The matchup, "Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef," will be the first time the pair has faced each other since 2009. "Retiring for me will only happen after I take him down one last time," said Kobayashi, a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Champion, who is colloquially referred to as the "Godfather of Competitive Eating."
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'Bridgerton' stars Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton step out for season 3 part 2 premiere
"Bridgerton" stars Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton were all smiles as they showed off their dramatic fashion looks at the "Bridgerton" season three part two premiere in London on Wednesday. The stars, who play Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton, respectively on the hit show, held hands as they posed for photos on the carpet and also reunited with their fellow "Bridgerton" co-stars, including Golda Rosheuvel, Simone Ashley and more. "Good Morning America" caught up with Coughlan and Newton on the carpet where they talked about their favorite "Bridgerton" memes and more ahead of the release of the show's second part of season three.
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House Republicans vote to hold Garland in contempt over Biden interview audio
House Republicans on Wednesday afternoon passed a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur on his handling of classified documents. Rep. David Joyce of Ohio was the only Republican who voted against the contempt resolution. Speaker Mike Johnson called the outcome "a significant step in maintaining the integrity of our oversight processes and responsibilities."
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Iman opens up about finding the perfect person in David Bowie for InStyle 30th Anniversary Issue
Iman is featured on not one but three extraordinary covers for InStyle's 30th Anniversary Issue. The supermodel is seen in three distinct looks, photographed by AB+DM, wearing everything from voluminous curls and fitted dresses to a sleek pixie cut and luxurious jewels. Each unique cover includes different cover lines as well: "Fashion's Evolution," "The State of Beauty," and "The Future of an Icon."
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Nikki Garcia calls husband Artem Chigvintsev 'selfless man' in birthday tribute
Former WWE star Nikki Garcia honored husband and "Dancing with the Stars" pro Artem Chigvintsev on Wednesday for his 42nd birthday. Garcia shared a sweet video montage of precious moments with her husband and their son Matteo on Instagram to mark the milestone. "Happy Birthday Daddy ❤️ @theartemc," she wrote in the caption.
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Body of skier missing since May recovered from Washington park
Park rangers have recovered the body of a dead female skier from the base of Pebble Creek's Moraine Falls above Paradise at Mount Rainier National Park. Rangers had been searching for the missing skier after she was last heard from on May 18, before she set out on a ski tour above Paradise. The park's contract helicopter found an unresponsive person who appeared to have fallen approximately 200 feet to the base of a waterfall, according to the National Park Service.
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Pompeii excavation unveils rare 'blue room' believed to be an ancient shrine
It has been thousands of years since the eruption of Mount Vesuvius left the Roman city of Pompeii in ruins, but the ancient archaeological site continues to offer new findings. An ornate "blue room," distinguished by depictions of female figures on the cerulean-painted walls, was newly excavated by archeologists, according to a press release from the Archaeological Parks of Pompeii earlier this month.
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Oklahoma girl becomes 1st pediatric patient to undergo robotic deep brain stimulation
An Oklahoma girl has become the first pediatric patient in the world to have robotic deep brain stimulation performed on her, two hospitals have announced. The patient, 8-year-old Karliegh Fry, suffers from rapid-onset primary dystonia, a neurological movement disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions. Karleigh's condition initially left her paralyzed, unable to walk, eat or sit up on her own.
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Gaza protest, vandalism targets Palestinian UN Mission in New York
A New York City protest tied to the war in Gaza prompted a large police response early Wednesday and the closure of a block on the city's Upper East Side, where the Palestinian Mission to the United Nations was vandalized and demonstrators littered the street with leaflets smeared with red paint and encouraging the intifada, according to police. Other vandalism incidents suspected to be linked to the protest were discovered in four other areas of the city overnight, including at the homes of the Jewish director of the Brooklyn Museum and several of the museum's board members, officials said. Also, a video surfaced Wednesday showing apparent protesters chanting antisemitic threats on a crowded New York City subway car this week.
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Kate Hudson and son Ryder sit front row at Max Mara Resort 2025 show
Kate Hudson had a special seatmate at Max Mara's resort 2025 show on Tuesday: her son. Ryder Robinson, 20, whom the actress shares with ex-husband Chris Robinson, attended the show with his mom at Palazzo Ducale in Venice, Italy. While Hudson was hard to miss in full glam and a black, belted long-sleeved dress that featured a deep-V neckline and high slit, her son kept things a bit more casual in a black-and-white gingham top with a white T-shirt worn underneath, black pants and Birkenstocks.
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Trump cites Biden’s 'disturbing grin' in effort to terminate limited gag order in hush money case
Donald Trump's lawyers are continuing their push to terminate the limited gag order in his New York hush money case, arguing that Trump's "political opponents" -- including President Joe Biden, Robert DeNiro, Michael Cohen, and Stormy Daniels -- are using the gag order as a "sword" to attack the former president. In a 21-page filing this week, Trump's lawyers argued that the gag order was an "extraordinary, unprecedented, and unwarranted restriction" on Trump's speech that has caused irreparable harm.