Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney shared the story of her alleged sexual assault at the hands of former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar in an emotional statement on Twitter late Tuesday night. Maroney said she was inspired by the #metoo movement on social media, which has encouraged victims to share […]
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Obama returns to campaign trail for Dems in governor’s races
Former President Barack Obama is returning to the campaign trail to stump for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia as they gear up for next month’s elections. Thursday’s events mark the first time the former president is stepping back into the political spotlight since leaving the White House. […]
Government lawyers ask judge to toss lawsuit over Trump’s businesses
Government attorneys on Wednesday asked a New York federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution every time a foreign government patronizes a Trump property. The government attorneys were responding to a lawsuit filed this year by representatives of hotels and restaurants who […]
Trump didn’t know fallen soldier’s name, kept calling him ‘your guy’: Congresswoman
Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., adamantly stood by her characterization of President Donald Trump’s phone call with the widow of a fallen soldier in an interview with ABC News today, calling his words “terrible” and adding that the president didn’t even know the man’s name. Wilson said she was with Myeshia […]
Russian internet trolls sought to co-opt unwitting American activists
From their desks in St. Petersburg, Russian internet trolls at a company with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to co-opt American civil rights activists and use them to stoke racial tensions and stir political unrest, authorities said. Congressional investigators tell ABC News that two online groups — BlackMattersUS […]
Trump gives $25K to fallen soldier’s father, months after to promising to on call
President Donald Trump has sent a $25,000 gift to the father of a 22-year-old U.S. Army corporal killed in Afghanistan in June, several months after first making the pledge during a personal phone call with the family, the White House confirmed to ABC News. The father, Chris Baldridge of Zebulon, […]
WATCH: Air Berlin pilot performs low fly-by
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Frightening video captures shooting suspects carjacking woman with baby
Frightening surveillance video shows four armed suspects carjacking a woman while her 11-month-old niece was with her on Monday. In the video provided to ABC News by Houston, Texas, police, four people can be seen ditching a wrecked car as they run toward a minivan. As the woman attempts to […]
University chief: Security cost for Spencer speech ‘unfair’
A day before white nationalist Richard Spencer is scheduled to speak at the University of Florida, its president affirmed his belief in free speech but said the security costs of holding such an event at a public university put an unfair burden on taxpayers. UF President W. Kent Fuchs said […]
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: ‘We believe everyone should stand’
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that he and other team owners “believe everyone should stand for the national anthem” but left the league’s policy about asking players to do so unchanged. Goodell made the comments in a press conference Wednesday, one day after an annual meeting in which owners and […]