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(BOSTON) — A former Staples executive was sentenced on Friday for his role in the college admissions cheating scheme known as Varsity Blues, marking the end of a years-long case that has resulted in dozens of convictions. John Wilson, 64, of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to one year of probation — […]
(NEW YORK) — Twenty-eight people were rescued in a “historic” storm which brought major flooding in New York City, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday. A state of emergency will remain in effect for the next six days, she said. No deaths were reported from the storm, she said at a press conference. Heavy rainfall caused flooding […]
(TEUTOPOLIS, Ill.) — Multiple people are dead and evacuations are in place after a semi-truck carrying a toxic substance overturned in rural Illinois Friday night, authorities said. The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. local time on U.S. Highway 40 near the village of Teutopolis, authorities said. A semi-truck carrying ammonia rolled over, causing a “large plume […]
(WASHINGTON) — Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office filed a reply Friday evening to former President Trump’s opposition to the prosecution’s proposed gag order in Trump’s federal election interference case. Smith’s office raises new concerns about Trump’s recent public statements attacking prosecutors and other potential witnesses and also suggests he may have violated a law prohibiting people […]
LPETTET/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — The Powerball is approaching a whopping billion-dollar payout. The jackpot has climbed to an estimated $960 million ahead of Saturday night’s drawing. That would be the fourth-largest Powerball jackpot ever and the ninth-largest lottery jackpot when factoring in Mega Millions top prizes. This is the second-largest Powerball jackpot this year, after […]
(NEW YORK) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. teased an announcement on Friday that he said would create a “sea change in American politics” amid speculation that the Democratic candidate may leave the party. Kennedy previously refused to rule out an independent run for president in August. 2024 contest. Kennedy said in a video on Friday that […]
(NEW YORK) — Declining species in rainforests around the world may have a second chance of survival due to artificial intelligence technology, experts told ABC News. Researchers from environment nonprofit Rainforest Connection and Google.org, the tech company’s philanthropy branch, said they have found a way to use AI to monitor and conserve species in threatened ecosystems […]
(LOS ANGELES) — Rapper Tory Lanez appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Monday, where he was set be sentenced for shooting and injuring hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020. But after the hourslong court proceedings, the sentencing was postponed. Lanez and his attorneys are due back in court at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Lanez, […]
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — A 65-year-old New York City woman has been upgraded from critical to stable condition after she was bitten by a shark at Rockaway Beach in Queens, hospital officials said. The woman was swimming at Beach 59th Street around 5:50 p.m. Monday when she was […]
(ATLANTA) — As the Fulton County investigation into 2020 election interference in Georgia continues, the former lieutenant governor of the state has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury, he said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday night and confirmed to ABC News. “I will continue to share the […]
