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Appeals court won’t rehear Trump’s challenge to E. Jean Carroll verdict

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal appeals court in New York on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump's request to rehear his challenges to the writer E. Jean Carroll's successful defamation and sex assault claims.Carroll successfully argued during a nine-day trial in 2023 that... Read More.

Support from pro-Israel group AIPAC becomes a dividing line in Democratic races

Wednesday, April 29 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Against the backdrop of polls showing declining Democratic support for Israel -- especially among young voters -- the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's support for candidates is under intense scrutiny and is becoming a dividing line in contentious Democratic primaries from... Read More.

Man beaten in wrongful arrest by cops in liquor store files claim against NYPD

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A man who was seen on video being beaten and wrongfully arrested by two NYPD officers at a liquor store in Brooklyn has filed a notice saying he plans to sue the department over the incident.Timothy Brown told reporters Tuesday that... Read More.

Grand jury indicts former FBI Director James Comey over controversial Instagram post

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal grand jury in North Carolina has indicted former FBI Director James Comey over a controversial Instagram post from last year that President Donald Trump and members of his administration claimed was a threat against the president.Renewing efforts to prosecute... Read More.

Judge blocks DOJ’s attempt to move Maurene Comey’s wrongful termination suit out of court

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York on Tuesday blocked the Justice Department's attempt to move Maurene Comey's lawsuit over her firing as a federal prosecutor out of court.Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, has joined a private... Read More.

White House correspondents’ dinner suspect Cole Allen described as ‘gentle, smart young man’

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting, appears to have been a highly intelligent person, albeit shy, and was at one point a devoted Christian, according to conversations with individuals from his past.The California... Read More.

Damon Jones pleads guilty in gambling cases: ‘I would like to sincerely apologize’

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges he tipped off sports bettors about an injured LeBron James and used his own celebrity to lure high rollers to rigged poker games.Jones, 49, is the first defendant... Read More.

Southern Poverty Law Center wants Todd Blanche to correct ‘false’ statements about organization

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for the Southern Poverty Law Center asked a federal judge Tuesday to demand that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issue a correction to allegedly "false" statements he made in the aftermath of the indictment of the organization last week, according... Read More.

‘America is my home’: TPS holders face high stakes Supreme Court battle

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Marlene Noble, 35, has lived more than 30 years of her life in the United States.After being abandoned by her biological family after a hurricane hit her home country of Haiti, she was brought by Catholic Charities to the United States,... Read More.

64-year-old man arrested in connection to 1991 cold case murder in Northern California

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz) -- A 64-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a 1991 cold case murder that rocked Northern California 35 years ago.The Placer County Sheriff's Office announced a breakthrough on Monday in the 1991 kidnapping and murder case of Cindy Wanner,... Read More.

Special forces soldier who won $400,000 betting on Maduro’s capture to be arraigned

Tuesday, April 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Army special forces soldier who was indicted last week on charges of using classified information about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make more than $400,000 on Polymarket is set to appear in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday.Master... Read More.

Secret Service security review underway to examine possible lapses following White House Correspondents’ dinner

Monday, April 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) - A Secret Service after-action review is underway to examine the security and possible lapses from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in the wake of Saturday's shooting, according to officials briefed on internal procedures at the agency.The review is being conducted... Read More.

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