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"Something hard bit me and then tried to tug me away," Leah Lendel said.
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A jury last year ordered Trump to pay the columnist $83 million in damages.
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Denver to Chicago to New York will be feeling the heat.
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Congressman Max Miller said he was run off the road by driver waving Palestinian flag
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Former Florida student schemed to overturn his conviction in friend's 2012 murder
A final confession emerged in a decade-old University of Florida murder case.
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Dad arrested for son's death after allegedly leaving him in hot car to go drinking
Sebastian's body temperature reached 111 degrees during this tragedy."
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Mom who drove truck through 'park full of kids,' ran over girl sentenced to 10 years
"It is never okay to take to take our rage out on a kid."
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Wounded lawmaker says daughter's quick-thinking saved 'countless other lives'
Sen. Hoffman praised his daughter's "quick instincts" on the night he was shot.
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President Trump says he will decide on military action in Iran "within two weeks"; unanswered questions as officials find black boxes from Air India crash; R&B star Destin Conrad talks debut album.
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Los Angeles Dodgers stop federal agents from entering stadium grounds
DHS said the agents were Customs and Border Protection not ICE officials.
June 19
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Juneteenth festival organizers focus on resilience amid attacks on DEI
Norman Harris, the executive director of the Juneteenth Music Festival Corp., discusses how he welcomes people to discover the “treasure chest” that is Black culture and heritage.
June 19
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Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for 3rd time
President Donald Trump announced he signed an executive order Thursday extending the deadline for TikTok's ban.
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Boy struck by lightning as severe thunderstorms hit Northeast
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect up and down the I-95 corridor.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning book inspires art museum exhibit honoring Harriet Tubman
Author and professor Dr. Edda Fields-Black discusses her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War."
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Timeline: Trump administration's actions against Harvard University
Harvard says Trump is waging a "campaign of retaliation" against the school.
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Freed American-Israeli hostage gets joyful welcome home celebration in New Jersey
Residents of Tenafly, New Jersey, came together on Thursday to celebrate the homecoming of freed American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander.
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9-year-old recounts moment she was bitten by shark
A 9-year-old girl who was bitten by a shark in Florida is speaking out about the terrifying moment she was attacked.
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ICE agents denied entry to Dodger Stadium amid anti-immigration enforcement protests
Dozens of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen near Dodger Stadium in what appeared to be a staging area on Thursday.
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FDA approves twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV
ABC News contributor Dr. Alok Patel and Ian Haddock, founder of the Normal Anomaly Initiative, discuss the FDA’s decision to approve the world’s only twice-a-year injectable form of PrEP.
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The ocean is changing colors, researchers say. Here's what it means.
Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, according to new research.
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The ocean is changing colors, researchers say. Here's what it means.
Ocean waters toward the poles and the equator are now different hues.
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Alleged trespasser at Memphis mayor's home charged with attempted kidnapping
The suspect had a Taser, gloves, rope and duct tape in his car, police said.
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Thieves target FedEx truck in heist of designer purses
The driver of the vehicle was fueling up at gas station when she was carjacked at gunpoint, according to authorities.
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9-year-old girl recounts moment she was attacked by shark
"Something hard bit me and then tried to tug me away," Leah Lendel said.
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Some military families want further housing reform
Military wives of Navy and Marine Corps servicemembers speak for housing reform.
June 19
June 19
Supreme Court ruling ‘devastating’ for transgender kids: Lawyer
Karen Lowey is senior counsel at Lambda Legal and one of the attorneys who brought the gender-affirming care case against the state of Tennessee.
June 19
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Fugitive on the run for over 6 weeks after escaping police at airport captured
A fugitive who has been on the run for more than six weeks after escaping authorities at an airport while being transported across state lines has finally been captured.
June 19
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Why every American should celebrate Juneteenth
Darrin Anderson, CEO of the Urban League of Greater Philadelphia, discusses the importance of the holiday, and how people can celebrate.
June 19
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Top questions in Karen Read trial answered
ABC News’ Olivia Rubin and civil trial attorney Tre Lovell answer some of the top questions people have been asking since the verdict came down.
June 19
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Fugitive on the run for over 6 weeks after escaping police at airport captured
"No matter how long it takes ... justice will catch up with them," police said.
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This cat's reaction to classical piano music is purr-fect
Zlatko is in his happy place when his parents, both professional pianists, are making beautiful music.
June 19
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New video in Idaho murders case: 'I'm the DoorDash driver. I saw Bryan there'
"I'm the DoorDash driver. I saw Bryan there," the woman told police.
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President Trump weighs taking action against Iran; Karen Read found not guilty of second-degree murder in police officer boyfriend's death; major SCOTUS ruling on transgender care for minors.
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'Any illegal immigrants?' Trump questions workers installing White House flagpoles
The workers erected two 88-foot-tall flagpoles at the White House on Wednesday.
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June 18
Researcher appears in court after release from ICE detention over frog embryos
Attorneys argued over the definition of "biological materials."
June 18
June 18
Appeals court says DOJ cannot represent Trump in appeal of E. Jean Carroll case
A jury last year ordered Trump to pay the columnist $83 million in damages.
June 18
June 18
Professor on SCOTUS upholding Tennessee ban on some gender-affirming care for minors
Princeton law professor Deborah Pearlstein discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold a Tennessee law banning some gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
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Karen Read speaks after being found not guilty of second-degree murder
Read was acquitted of the most serious charges, including second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene after an accident resulting in death.
June 18
June 18
Karen Read speaks out after being acquitted of killing her police officer boyfriend
Read was accused of killing her boyfriend John O'Keefe in 2022.
June 18
June 18
Air India makes announcement about international service after deadly plane crash
The airline also said it's reducing service due to Middle East tensions.
June 18
June 18
Karen Read found not guilty of murder in retrial
A Massachusetts jury found Karen Read not guilty of murdering her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022, nearly a year after her first prosecution ended in a mistrial.
June 18
June 18
Jury reaches verdict in retrial of Karen Read on death of police officer boyfriend
The jury has reached a verdict in the retrial of Karen Read, who is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend in 2022, nearly a year after her first prosecution ended in a mistrial.
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Man charged with purchasing explosives to attack police at LA protests: DOJ
Grzegorz Vandenberg is now facing federal charges for buying mortars.
June 18
June 18
Juneteenth festivals face disruptions amid change in DEI policies
This year's holiday comes amid new Trump administration regulations against DEI.
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