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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…
Body found in suitcase outside Long Island apartment building
(HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y.) -- Police are investigating after human remains were found inside a suitcase Tuesday on Long Island.Officers responded to a 911 call Tuesday morning reporting "suspicious activity" in a wooded area near an apartment building in Huntington Station, New York, according to the Suffolk County Police Department."Upon arriving,…
FBI raids homes of 2 top deputies for NYC Mayor Adams, NYPD commissioner subpoenaed: Sources
(NEW YORK) -- The FBI conducted searches at the homes of two of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' closest aides on Thursday, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News.The Hamilton Heights home of First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, who is engaged to Schools Chancellor David Banks, and the…
Apalachee teacher fatally shot by his classroom doorway: ‘He was trying to crawl back to us’
(WINDER, Ga.) -- When a gunman opened fire outside Stephanie Reyna's classroom at Apalachee High School in Georgia, killing math teacher and football coach Richard Aspinwall, she said her classmates jumped into action, shutting and barricading their door.The chaos began when Reyna, 17, said her class "heard banging on the…
Georgia high school shooting: What we know about the four victims
(WINDER, Ga.) -- A Georgia community is in mourning after two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School on Wednesday morning, according to authorities.Another nine victims were taken to hospitals with injuries, but are all expected to survive, according to the Georgia Bureau of…
DA asks appeals court to reject Trump’s latest bid to delay his hush money sentencing
(NEW YORK) -- A day after former President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court for a stay that would delay the sentencing in his New York hush money case, the Manhattan district attorney's office on Thursday asked the court to reject Trump's request.Trump's longshot attempt to delay his Sept.…
Georgia school shooting latest: 14-year-old suspect charged with 4 counts of murder, more charges expected
(WINDER, Ga.) -- The 14-year-old student accused of opening fire at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, has been charged with four counts of felony murder, with additional charges expected, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Thursday,Two teachers and two students were killed in Wednesday morning's shooting: math teacher and…
Jan. 6 hearing live updates: Trump set to plead not guilty
(LOS ANGELES) -- Former President Donald Trump's election interference case resumes Thursday after months of delays, with a hearing in front of the federal judge overseeing the case.The hearing comes a week after special counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment that revised the original Jan. 6 charges to reflect…