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 […]
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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
Now Playing: US-backed forces officially declare victory in Raqqa Now Playing: US commander congratulates Syrian Democratic Forces on liberation of Raqqa Now Playing: Drone footage shows widespread Raqqa destruction Now Playing: Questions remain 2 weeks after deadly ambush in Niger Now Playing: Pilots perform risky honor lap stunt, alarming travelers […]
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 […]
Devastated widow can’t imagine life without soldier at center of latest Trump dispute
A moving portrait of one of the fallen U.S. soldiers killed in an ambush in Niger has emerged in the wake of his death this month, with his longtime love speaking out about her devastation and the unfathomable prospect of raising their three children as a single mother. “For him […]
Puerto Rico governor and Trump to meet at White House
The White House says President Donald Trump and Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosello will meet Thursday to discuss the recovery and rebuilding effort on the island after it was ravaged by back-to-back hurricanes. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Rosello will visit the White House. The meeting comes […]
‘It’s all gone’: Hurricane-ravaged Dominica fighting to survive
Verlyn Peter picked her way through the wreckage of her home, searching for anything she and her family could save. “This used to be what we call our living room,” she said, then gestured to another area she said used to be her daughter’s bedroom. “It’s all gone,” Peter said. […]