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ABC NewsSteve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction upheld by appeals court
A federal appeals court upheld the criminal conviction of ex-Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison for contempt in October 2022, but U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols agreed to postpone the jail term while Bannon appealed the decision. "We conclude that none of the information sought in the trial subpoenas was relevant to the elements of the contempt offense, nor to any affirmative defense Bannon was entitled to present at trial," the three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said in its opinion Friday.
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Post Malone and Morgan Wallen release new single, 'I Had Some Help'
Post Malone and Morgan Wallen have released their highly anticipated new collaboration, "I Had Some Help." The new single and its accompanying music video arrived Friday. Watch the official music video for "I Had Some Help" here.
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The Beatles' classic song 'Let It Be' gets new music video: Watch here
There's now a new music video for The Beatles' hit song "Let It Be." The video, which debuted Friday, features clips from the restored 1970 "Let It Be" film from director Michael Lindsay-Hogg showing the four band members -- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr -- performing the song in the studio. Footage of the Fab Four has been restored from the original 16mm negative by Peter Jackson's Park Road Post Production.
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At least 105 tornadoes reported across the country since Monday
There have been at least 105 reported tornadoes across the country since Monday with at least five reported tornadoes Thursday across Iowa, Missouri, Georgia and Mississippi. Elsewhere, hail up to 5 inches in diameter was reported west of Austin, Texas – greater than the size of a softball – and winds up to 76 mph produced damage in Alabama. On Friday, there is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 11 a.m. for Georgia and Florida and the biggest threat in the region are gusty winds up to 80 mph with an isolated tornado or two could possible due to the conditions.
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle visit Nigeria, share mental health message with students
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are no longer working royals, having stepped away from the role four years ago, but for the next several days, the Sussexes are on a trip that looks similar to their royal tours of the past. On Friday, Harry and Meghan, who now live in California, kicked off a three-day visit to Nigeria, a country in West Africa that they are both visiting for the first time. Harry and Meghan's visit has no affiliation with Britain's royal family, and is instead at the invitation of the country's Chief of Defense Staff, its highest-ranking military official.
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Trump trial live updates: Key Trump White House aide set to resume testimony
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. Former Trump White House aide Madeleine Westerhout is set to resume her testimony this morning in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial.
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Target will only sell Pride Month collection in some stores after backlash in 2023
Target has announced that it will only sell their Pride Month collection in select stores after suffering a backlash and boycott last year during the 2023 Pride season. Target says they are making other plans to celebrate Pride Month, including having a presence at local Pride events in Minneapolis -- where the organization is headquartered -- and around the country.
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Woman uses self-checkout to steal more than $60,000 of items from same Target store over span of a year
A woman in California has been convicted of stealing over $60,000 worth of merchandise over a span of more than 100 visits to the same Target store in San Francisco, officials said. Aziza Graves, a 43-year-old woman from San Francisco, allegedly entered the Target location at the Stonestown Galleria on dozens of occasions over the span of more than a year between Oct. 3, 2020 and Nov. 16, 2021, and managed to steal merchandise with a total value in excess of $60,000, according to a statement from the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office last Friday.
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New genus of tiny, hornless deer that roamed South Dakota 32 million years ago discovered
A new genus of tiny, hornless deer that lived in South Dakota during the Oligocene Epoch approximately 32 million years ago has been discovered by a team of researchers from Badlands National Park, the American Museum of Natural History and California State Polytechnic University, officials said. The new deer, called Santuccimeryx, meaning "Santucci's ruminant," was named after Vincent L. Santucci, the senior paleontologist and paleontology program coordinator in the Geologic Resources Division of the National Park Service, "to honor his history with and advocacy for the paleontology program at Badlands National Park," according to a statement from the NPS announcing the discovery.
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116 kids left vulnerable to measles, polio after nurse falsified vaccine records
An upstate New York nurse has been accused of falsifying vaccine records for more than 100 children across the state. The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) issued a $55,000 penalty against Sandra Miceli, a licensed nurse practitioner and registered professional nurse at Surviving Naturally in Monroe County. Miceli is accused of falsifying immunization records for 116 school-aged children for nearly 550 different scheduled vaccinations.
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Mother of US airman calls for justice after he was killed by deputy in his own home
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was in his home in Fort Walton Beach, Florida when he was shot by an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy on May 3. "He was trying to show me things that people that raised me were supposed to show me as a child,” Chantemekki Fortson, Roger Fortson’s mother, said during a press conference Thursday. The deputy in the fatal incident was responding to a call of a disturbance around 4:30 p.m., according to a released statement from the Oklahoosa County Sheriff’s Office.
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2 skiers dead in Utah avalanche; 1 digs himself out: Police
Two skiers were killed and a third was hospitalized following an avalanche on Utah's Lone Peak Thursday, according to the Unified Police Department of Salt Lake City. The skiers were believed to have been buried by an avalanche in the backcountry, according to police. The deceased victims were described as two men, ages 32 and 23 years old, Sgt. Aymee Race told reporters.
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Kansas man pleads guilty to helping steal Jackie Robinson statue
A man accused of helping steal and damage the bronze statue of baseball legend Jackie Robinson in Wichita, Kansas, pleaded guilty to the charges against him on Thursday, according to Sedgwick County District Court. Alderete was among the suspects who authorities say cut off the statue at the ankles, leaving behind only Robinson's feet. Surveillance video captured at least three individuals entering Jackie Robinson Pavilion around midnight on Jan. 25, removing and departing with the statue, authorities previously said.
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Hailey and Justin Bieber expecting 1st baby together: See sweet photos, video from announcement
Hailey Bieber and Justin Bieber are going to be parents. On Thursday, Hailey Bieber's rep confirmed to "Good Morning America" that the couple is expecting and that she is "a little over six months." Hailey Bieber announced the news on Instagram with a sweet post, which included several black and white photos of Justin Bieber taking pictures of Hailey Bieber in a white lace dress.
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DOJ, civil rights groups sue to block controversial Iowa immigration bill
The Department of Justice and civil rights groups filed two separate lawsuits on Thursday aiming to block a controversial immigration law -- known as SF 2340 -- from going into effect in Iowa. The DOJ's lawsuit comes just one week after Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton penned a letter to Gov. Kim Reynolds, obtained by ABC News, urging her to strike down the law by May 7 or face legal action. The state lawmakers passed the law last month and Gov. Kim Reynolds signed it, it's scheduled to go into effect on July 1.
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Khloé Kardashian says she was a 'major emotional eater': What to know about the behavior
Khloé Kardashian is opening up about her weight journey, including how she used to turn to food to cope with her emotions. Kardashian, 39, shared in a new interview that during her years of struggling with her weight, she was a self-described emotional eater. "I used to be a major emotional eater, for sure," Kardashian said on the May 7th, episode of SHE MD, a podcast co-hosted by her own doctor, Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi.
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How AAPI social media influencers are working to mobilize voters in 2024
As the largest growing group of eligible voters in the United States, the Asian American Pacific Islanders vote will be crucial in the upcoming election. In an effort to harness that vote, several organizations are launching campaigns with influencers who have large AAPI followings to mobilize voters ahead of November. Ameya Okamoto, a New York-based nail artist who specializes in bold, concept-driven sculpture nail art, is one of those influencers.
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Tornadoes strike across 7 states with more severe weather on the way
The threat for tornadoes continues Thursday following an outbreak of deadly storms throughout the Midwest and South over the past few days. As of Thursday afternoon, at least 17 tornadoes had been reported in the previous 24 hours across seven states. There have been nearly 100 reported or confirmed tornadoes across 18 states since Monday.
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4-year-old killed, 4 family members injured in targeted shooting in San Antonio, Texas: Sheriff
A 4-year-old girl was killed and four members of her family injured after two gunmen unloaded a barrage of bullets into a residence in Texas in a targeted shooting, authorities said Thursday. The shooting occurred Wednesday evening at a residence in San Antonio and was captured on neighbors' surveillance cameras, authorities said. A man and woman in their mid-20s and their three children were shot at the residence, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.
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6 big takeaways from Day 14 of Trump's hush money trial
Stormy Daniels on Thursday concluded nearly seven hours of dramatic testimony centered around her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Donald Trump, oscillating between defiance and vulnerability under intense questioning from Donald Trump's defense counsel. In a fraught cross-examination, Daniels denied allegations that she ginned up a false narrative to enrich herself, telling jurors that her interaction with Trump and subsequent notoriety had a "negative" impact on her life. Trump has steadfastly denied that any encounter took place.