Trump's former special counsel discusses criminal hush money trial
Ty Cobb, the former special counsel to President Donald Trump, discusses how Trump's legal team is handling the hush money trial.
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Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records on Thursday, but that will not stop him from being able to run for election in November -- and the case is not over yet. Before he can file an appeal of the conviction, he needs to be sentenced by Judge Juan Merchan, according to Fordham University Law Professor Cheryl Bader. Before sentencing, the Probation Department will be charged with preparing a pre-sentence investigation, or a probation report, for Merchan, which will include interviewing Trump.
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Biden-backed Israel-Hamas cease-fire proposal faces strong headwinds: ANALYSIS
In a White House address, President Joe Biden on Friday said Israel's offensive in Gaza had degraded Hamas to the point that it could no longer carry out another sweeping terror attack on Israel and declared it was time to set a course for enduring peace by reaching a cease-fire deal. "It's time for this war to end, for the day after to begin," Biden said, before outlining the contours of a three-phase plan he said was a "comprehensive new proposal" crafted by Israel.
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Biden hams it up with Super Bowl champs, Kansas City Chiefs at White House
President Joe Biden got a chance to get under the helmet with this year's Super Bowl champs as he welcomed the Kansas City Chiefs to the White House on Friday. The visit marked the second year in a row that the team met with Biden to celebrate their win and presented the president with his own red and white helmet. Biden wore the helmet as he commended their 2023 season, where they went 11-6, and their victory against the San Francisco 49ers in a 25–22 overtime win at Super Bowl LVIII.
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F-16 pilot who was prepared to take on suicide mission to save lives on 9/11 retires
Twenty-three years ago, F-16 fighter pilot Marc Sasseville was sent on a mission that he thought could be his last. Sasseville received orders on Sept. 11, 2001 to prevent another hijacked airliner headed for Washington from reaching its target. In an ABC News exclusive interview, Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz spoke with Sasseville about the heroic operation he took on alongside fellow F-16 pilot Heather Penney, who was just 26 years old at the time.
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Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, dies at 86
Marian Robinson, former First Lady Michelle Obama's mother, died on Friday at the age of 86, according to the family. Robinson was a fixture in the Obama White House and resided there during his tenure to help watch over the first couple's daughters, Sasha and Malia. Michelle Obama said in a post on X that her mother "was the same steady backstop for our entire family."
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Biden reacts to Trump's conviction for the 1st time, calls attacks on judicial system 'reckless'
President Joe Biden reacted to Donald Trump's conviction for the first time on Friday, notably criticizing those who have characterized the proceeding as "rigged." "The American principle that no one is above the law was reaffirmed," Biden said in remarks from the White House. "Donald Trump was given every opportunity to defend himself."
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Family members give emotional victim impact statements in Chad Daybell triple-murder trial
As an Idaho jury weighs whether doomsday author Chad Daybell should get the death penalty after being convicted in the murders of his first wife and his second wife's two children, family members of the three victims gave emotional statements to the court on Friday. The jury found him guilty on all counts in what prosecutors said was a plot to pursue "money, power and sex." Thursday's verdict in the capital murder trial comes more than a year after Daybell's second wife, Lori Vallow, was also convicted of murdering her two youngest children -- Joshua "JJ" Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16.
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Here's the story behind a viral high school graduation video that shows how fast time flies
At the height of graduation season, a pair of viral videos are hitting the emotions of parents and students alike. The videos, shared on Instagram by Louisville High School principal Garry Tausch, are meant to show just how fast time flies from kindergarten to the end of a student's high school career. The videos were inspired by a TikTok trend that sees people "jumping" from the airport to their vacation destination, according to Jenn Wilson, the communications coordinator at Louisville High School, who came up with the idea for the videos.
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Trump attends NY fundraiser with top Republican donors right after guilty verdict
Former President Donald Trump is firing up his fundraising machine after being found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money trial -- attending a campaign fundraiser with top Republican donors an on the Upper East Side Manhattan Thursday night and blasting out fundraising emails to small-dollar donors just minutes after the verdict dropped. In attendance was top Republican donors like Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, who, after the 2022 midterms, had called for a new generation of leaders in the Republican Party but more recently indicated that he would back Trump again. Other attendees included longtime friend and donor Steve Witkoff, who had joined Trump at court several times throughout the trial, and WABC radio owner John Catsimatidis.
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Kids of Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos give emotional statements; Michelle Troconis gets 14.5 years
Michelle Troconis, who was convicted of helping her boyfriend, Fotis Dulos, cover up the murder of his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos, was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison, with execution suspended after 14 1/2 years, as well as five years of probation. Troconis' lawyer said they will appeal. Before the sentencing, Judge Kevin Randolph listened to emotional victim impact statements from Jennifer Dulos' children, friends and family, as well as pleas for mercy from Troconis and her relatives.
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Largest stegosaurus fossil ever found to be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York
The largest stegosaurus fossil ever found is heading to auction next month with an estimated value of up to $6 million. The specimen, known as "Apex," was excavated near Colorado's Morrison Formation, close to the town of Dinosaur, in 2023, according to the Sotheby's auction house. A part of the armored dinosaur was first discovered on the nearby property of commercial paleontologist Jason Cooper, according to the auction house.
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Royal Caribbean launches industry-first loyalty status match program for cruises
Mega ship cruise line Royal Caribbean International is making waves rolling out an industry-first status matching program for loyalty members. The company announced Thursday that members of Royal Caribbean’s Crown & Anchor Society, Celebrity Cruises’ Captain’s Club and Silversea’s Venetian Society will attain equivalent tier status on any one of its brands to enjoy reciprocal benefits no matter which brand they sail with. The status matching across the core brands will help guests take advantage of existing benefits as well as unlock new experiences, with more than 50 ships sailing to nearly 1,000 destinations across all seven continents.
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Jennifer Lopez cancels This Is Me...Live tour: 'Completely heartsick and devastated'
Jennifer Lopez's summer This Is Me...Live tour has been canceled. The news came Friday via the "On the Floor" singer's "On the JLo" blog and newsletter with a message that read: "I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down." Live Nation representatives said in a statement that Lopez "is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends."
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Florida police punch, tase teen after he allegedly trespasses at pool
Police officials in Lakeland, Florida are reviewing an incident in which officers punched and tased a teenager after he allegedly trespassed at an apartment complex pool and refused to leave when police ordered him to do so. Lakeland police charged the 16-year-old boy with misdemeanor trespassing and two felony counts of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer with violence, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by ABC News. Christopher McKee, one of the two arresting officers in the May 26 incident, stated in a police report that he was responding to a 911 call from the apartment complex management complaining that several people were at the apartment pool who weren't allowed to be there because they weren't tenants.
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Could other fruits be added to orange juice amid orange shortages?
Orange production in two top growing regions has been plagued by diseased fruit and bad weather, a combination that's prompted all-time high prices and left juice makers to consider other citrus varietals to supplement in the widely consumed breakfast beverage. Along the citrus belt of São Paulo and Minas Gerais in Brazil, both factors have impacted orange production, significantly reducing overall crop yields, according to the latest forecast from Fundecitrus, the Fund for Citrus Protection. The institution reported that Brazil, the world's largest producer and exporter of orange juice, was set to produce 232.4 million boxes of oranges in the 2024 to 2025 season, a 24% decline from the same time last year.
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Billionaire explains why he's planning voyage to Titanic site nearly year after submersible implosion
Nearly a year after five people died aboard the OceanGate "Titan" submersible while on a deep-sea voyage to the site of the Titanic, a billionaire has announced plans to go to the infamous wreck. Entrepreneur and real estate investor Larry Connor said this week that he and Triton Submarines CEO Patrick Lahey are planning their own deep-sea expedition in a submersible. Asked why, Connor told "Good Morning America" correspondent Will Reeve that the purpose of the voyage is to "demonstrate safety" of certified submersibles.
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Whooping cough cases on the rise, nearly 3 times as high as last year: CDC
Cases of whooping cough are on the rise across the United States, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. There have been at least 4,864 whooping cough cases reported this year. This is nearly three times higher than the 1,746 cases reported at the same time last year.
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Chobani CEO purchases Anchor Brewing, pledges revival of iconic craft brewery
Beer drinkers rejoice, Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya has officially acquired Anchor Brewing Company in a move that will save the 127-year legacy business. Craft beer fans everywhere collectively gasped last summer when the iconic San Francisco beer brand -- fondly referred to as America’s first craft brewery -- announced it would cease operations after generations of support. Shepherd Futures, the family office of Chobani CEO, announced the acquisition of the assets of Anchor Brewing Company on Friday for an undisclosed amount, according to a press release.
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Trump promises appeal in grievance-filled speech day after his conviction
One day after being found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush-money trial, Donald Trump remained brash as he addressed reporters at Trump Tower -- where he repeated many of his grievances with the case and vowed to appeal. Trump spoke on Friday morning from the atrium of the New York skyscraper, steps away from the golden escalator he famously rode down in 2015 when he kicked off his first bid for president. Nearly nine years later, and after becoming the first U.S. president to ever be convicted of crimes, Trump said in a rambling speech that he will continue to fight against the legal battles that have consumed much of his third White House bid.
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Texas Supreme Court keeps abortion bans in place, allows lawsuit to continue
The Texas Supreme Court issued a decision Friday allowing a lawsuit challenging the state's multiple abortion bans to continue, but the court refused to block the bans as the legal challenge continues. Texas has several abortion laws in effect prohibiting nearly all abortions, except in medical emergencies, which the laws do not define. Women filing the lawsuit said they were denied care despite having dangerous pregnancy complications.