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Judge in Trump’s hush money case delays sentencing until after election
(NEW YORK) -- The judge in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money case has delayed his sentencing from Sept. 18 until Nov. 26 -- after the presidential election.The decision, issued in a court filing Friday, means Trump will not face consequences for falsifying business records related to a hush…
Summer 2024 was the warmest on record in the Northern Hemisphere, according to latest Copernicus report
(NEW YORK) -- For the second year in a row, summer in the Northern Hemisphere ranked as the warmest on record with extreme heat bringing persistent, dangerously hot conditions across several continents, according to a new report by Copernicus, the European Union's Climate Change Service.Summer 2024 (June through August) was…
Georgia high school shooting suspect and his dad make first court appearances
(WINDER, Ga.) -- Colt Gray, the 14-year-old accused of opening fire at his Georgia high school, made his first court appearance on Friday, where the judge informed him of the charges against him and ordered him held without bond.Gray is charged with four counts of felony murder for allegedly shooting…
14-year-old suspect in Georgia shooting had affinity for mass shooters: Sources
(WINDER, Ga.) -- The teenager suspected in the shooting at Apalachee High School on Wednesday that left four dead had an apparent affinity for mass shooters, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News.Investigators are currently scouring social media posts that mention prior mass shootings and those who carried…
Text messages between parents, kids tell story of fear and chaos during Georgia school shooting
(WINDER, Ga.) -- As students hid behind desks and doors during the latest deadly school shooting in the United States, they pulled out their cell phones.It was just before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, that Becky Van Der Walt received a text message from her son that no parent wants to receive."I…
Mixed results in college admissions diversity post-SCOTUS affirmative action decision
(NEW YORK) -- Colleges and universities are seeing mixed results in the diversity of their incoming freshman classes after the Supreme Court set new limits on the use of affirmative action in college admissions.For example, the Yale University class of 2028 saw no difference from the class of 2027 when…
Newly released police body camera footage shows Sonya Massey talking to officers 16 hours before her death
(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) -- Newly released police body camera footage shows Sonya Massey interacting with police officers 16 hours before she was fatally shot in her Illinois home on July 6, when deputies responded to her 911 call of a suspected prowler.In the course of the video, which was obtained by…
Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax charges in last-minute bid to avoid trial
(LOS ANGELES) -- After hours of legal wrangling on Thursday, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to nine tax-related charges in a last-minute bid to avoid a lengthy and potentially embarrassing trial, abandoning an earlier proposal to plead guilty while maintaining his innocence on the underlying conduct.U.S. Judge Mark Scarsi accepted Hunter…
Trump turning to campaign events, talking to voters to prepare for Harris debate
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump is once again brushing aside traditional debate preparations as his first match against Vice President Kamala Harris approaches, reverting to a similar strategy of policy meetings with advisers and a series of interviews and town halls.In the week leading up to the Sept. 10…
Phoenix set to break record for 110-degree days as extreme heat plagues West Coast
(PHOENIX) -- Extreme late-season heat is plaguing the West Coast from Los Angeles to Seattle with heat alerts issued for more than 65 million Americans across six states.Phoenix has surpassed 110 degrees 55 times this summer, tying the record set just last year. Phoenix is expected to break that all-time…