Bob Weinstein is opening up amid the scandal over sexual misconduct allegations against his brother, claiming he was a victim of abuse by Harvey Weinstein. “I was also the object of a lot of his verbal abuse — at one time physical abuse,” the co-chairman of The Weinstein Co. told […]
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100 ISIS fighters surrender in Raqqa in coalition battle to retake Syrian city
About 100 ISIS fighters have surrendered in Raqqa, Syria, in the last 24 hours and have been removed from the city, the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS told ABC News. The mass surrender is viewed as a sign that the coalition’s battle to retake Raqqa could be nearing its end, with […]
Girl dies after falling from cruise ship’s interior deck to one below
An 8-year-old girl died Saturday after falling from one deck in a cruise ship’s interior atrium to a lower deck, officials said. The girl, whose name has not been released, fell on the Carnival Glory cruise ship while it was docked at the Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami on […]
Bannon hits GOP senators who failed to defend Trump over Corker feud
President Trump‘s controversial former chief strategist Steve Bannon said he plans to go to “war” against the GOP senators who didn’t rush to Trump’s defense during his public feud with Sen. Bob Corker. “Nobody can run and hide on this one, these folks are coming for you,” Bannon said Saturday […]
Some police try out gun cameras
A small number of police departments are showing interest in a new type of video camera that can be mounted directly on officers’ guns, saying it may offer a better view of officer-involved shootings than body cameras. Some law enforcement officials and civil rights groups are skeptical. Among the cons, […]
Trump’s lawyers: Courts have no say over his Twitter feed
Lawyers for President Donald Trump say a judge should reject a lawsuit challenging Trump’s ability to block his critics from following him on Twitter. The lawyers filed papers late Friday to try to put an end to a Manhattan federal court lawsuit that makes First Amendment claims. They say Trump’s […]
Swastika found on green of vandalized golf course
Authorities say vandalism at a Maine golf course will be investigated as a possible hate crime because of a swastika that was found carved into the green on the course’s first hole. Police suspect the damage at Cobbossee Colony Golf Course in Monmouth was done by teenagers sometime late Sunday […]
Towering flames prompt more evacuations as California wildfires kill 35
Towering walls of flames prompted more mandatory evacuations in Northern California early Saturday as firefighters continued battling 17 large wildfires around the state which authorities say have killed at least 35 people, left hundreds missing and leveled entire neighborhoods. The blazes — among the deadliest in the state’s history — […]
President Trump pats himself on back after health stocks take a dive
President Donald Trump is pointing to a fall in health insurance stocks as a sign of the success of his order immediately ending payments to insurers that help cover out-of-pocket costs for low- and middle-income Americans. In tweets Saturday morning, the president also suggested that insurance companies had received a […]
Accusers share their stories of Harvey Weinstein’s alleged advances
Dozens of women have come forward with explosive allegations of sexual harassment, and in some cases, assault, by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Oscar winners Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mira Sorvino claimed that they were forced to rebuff Weinstein’s unwanted advances. Others alleged sexual assault. A spokesperson for the movie […]