New York Police Department detectives and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office are investigating rape allegations against Harvey Weinstein brought by actress Paz de la Huerta, police sources told ABC News. The NYPD had two active cases involving Weinstein and women whose accusations were not subject to the statute of limitations, […]
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Rick Perry suggests fossil fuels could reduce sexual assault in Africa
The social media backlash was swift and brutal after Energy Secretary Rick Perry today suggested that fossil fuels would play a “positive role” in preventing sexual assault in Africa. Perry, who last month traveled to Cape Town, South Africa to discuss oil and gas partnerships in Africa, today tied the […]
Trump’s Twitter account briefly ‘inadvertently deactivated’ by Twitter employee
The Twittersphere lit up Thursday night when President Donald Trump‘s Twitter account was briefly deactivated — an action “inadvertently” caused by a Twitter employee, the social media company said. “Sorry, that page doesn’t exist!” was the message that greeted visitors to Trump’s Twitter page, @RealDonaldTrump, for eleven minutes around 7 […]
Suspect arrested in deadly Walmart shooting
The man wanted for what appears to be a random killing spree at a Colorado Walmart was arrested Thursday after an hourslong manhunt. The suspect, identified as 47-year-old Scott Ostrem, was taken into custody this morning, according to the Thornton Police Department. Two men and one woman were killed in […]
Sexual harassment allegations swirl in British Parliament, media
The United Kingdom was reeling Thursday after one of Prime Minister Theresa May’s most high-profile cabinet ministers stepped down apparently due to an alleged knee-grabbing incident that took place some 15 years ago. Defense Minister Sir Michael Fallon read a statement Wednesday evening in which he said he had “fallen […]
Video shows mangled school bus, trapped children after NYC attack
Dramatic video shows the horror of a mangled school bus and the chaos of trying to help trapped children in the immediate aftermath of the deadly terror attack in lower Manhattan Tuesday. The attack began shortly after 3 p.m. when a truck driver started mowing down cyclists and pedestrians on […]
White House was unaware top adviser testified before grand jury
The White House first learned one of its senior staffers met with the grand jury hearing the case presented by the special counsel into alleged Russian meddling into the 2016 election not from the staffer but from media reports, sources with knowledge of the investigation tell ABC News. Former Trump […]
Infamous fake Twitter account prompted social media giant to re-evaluate policies
A Russian-backed Twitter account now infamous for luring voters and Trump campaign officials into spreading divisive messages prompted the social media giant to re-evaluate its broader response to suspected Russian election interference, Twitter’s acting general counsel Sean Edgett told lawmakers this week. The Tennessee Republican Party saw volumes of traffic […]
Student injured in terror attack went to school next day for 100% perfect attendance
A 17-year-old who was injured in the deadly terrorist attack Tuesday in lower Manhattan went to school the next day “because he was working on 100 percent perfect attendance,” New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said. The teen was on a school bus when it was struck by the […]
Prosecutors recommend 14 years of confinement for Bergdahl
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s trial reached the deliberation phase on Thursday, with prosecutors recommending military judge Col. Jeffery Nance sentence him to 14 years confinement, a reduction in rank and a dishonorable discharge. Defense attorneys are advocating for a more lenient sentence for Bergdahl, who was captured and held captive […]