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Stegosaurus skeleton, nicknamed Apex, sells for record $44.6M at Sothebys auction

Wednesday, July 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A nearly complete stegosaurus skeleton sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday for a record $44.6 million -- the most ever paid for a fossil.The dinosaur, nicknamed "Apex" -- which lived between 146 and 161 million years ago... Read More.

Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly court-martialed for WWII-era Port Chicago explosion

Wednesday, July 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were unjustly court-martialed in 1944 following the Port Chicago explosion in California that killed 320 people.The sailors had been punished for refusing to go back to work in what they considered to be... Read More.

8-week-old girl dies in hot car in New Jersey, dad arrested

Wednesday, July 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A dad has been arrested after his 8-week-old daughter died when she was left in a hot car in New Jersey, authorities said.At about 1:45 p.m. Monday, authorities in Lakewood Township responded to a report of a baby in cardiac arrest,... Read More.

Trump shooting live updates: DHS inspector general investigating Secret Service

Wednesday, July 17 by ABC News

(BUTLER, P.A.) -- Federal authorities are investigating after former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt at an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.Blood splattered on Trump's face as Secret Service agents surrounded him and led him off... Read More.

FBI examines Trump assassination attempt suspects phone, transmitter found on him

Wednesday, July 17 by ABC News

(BUTLER, P.A.) -- Authorities said the man they allege tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was able to access the roof near the rally by climbing over an air conditioning unit adjacent to the building, sources told ABC News.Though law enforcement sources said... Read More.

Neo-Nazi planned poisoned candy attack on Jewish children in Brooklyn, federal prosecutors say

Tuesday, July 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Georgian national has been indicted for allegedly planning a mass casualty attack on Jews and racial minorities in New York City, as well as encouraging others to commit similar violent acts.Michail Chkhikvishvili -- who calls himself "Commander Butcher" -- is... Read More.

Hearing in Trumps Georgia election appeal scheduled for December, after election

Tuesday, July 16 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- The Georgia Court of Appeals, in a ruling involving Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case, has scheduled oral arguments in Trump's appeal of the Fani Willis disqualification decision for Dec. 5 -- one month after the November presidential election.The court had ordered... Read More.

Gunman opened fire at Trump rally as witnesses say they tried to alert police

Tuesday, July 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As federal investigators continue to probe how a gunman managed to climb atop a roof and fire a barrage of shots at former President Donald Trump in an apparent assassination attempt on Saturday, multiple witnesses said they tried to point out the... Read More.

ABC Exclusive: Trump rally shooting unacceptable, Secret Service director says

Tuesday, July 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In her first network interview since the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said that the Pennsylvania rally shooting was "unacceptable.""It was unacceptable," she said in an interview Monday with ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent... Read More.

East Coast braces for record heat wave: Latest forecast

Monday, July 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The record heat that baked the West Coast for much of last week is arriving on the East Coast early this week and health departments are already preparing for heat-related emergencies.More than 100 million people in 33 states were under heat... Read More.

A judge invalidated the special counsel probing Trump. How could it impact other cases?

Monday, July 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Monday's surprise ruling by federal Judge Aileen Cannon dismissing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case appears unlikely to impact other cases involving Trump -- or other cases brought by special counsels.Cannon ruled Monday that Jack Smith's appointment as special counsel overseeing... Read More.

Investigation into Trump assassination attempt focuses on motive

Monday, July 15 by ABC News

(BUTLER, Penn.) -- FBI investigators said Monday that they have gained entry to the cell phone of the 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a weekend campaign rally in Pennsylvania.An FBI technical specialist gained access to the contents of... Read More.

Stegosaurus skeleton, nicknamed Apex, sells for record $44.6M at Sothebys auction

Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly court-martialed for WWII-era Port Chicago explosion

8-week-old girl dies in hot car in New Jersey, dad arrested

Trump shooting live updates: DHS inspector general investigating Secret Service

FBI examines Trump assassination attempt suspects phone, transmitter found on him

Neo-Nazi planned poisoned candy attack on Jewish children in Brooklyn, federal prosecutors say

Hearing in Trumps Georgia election appeal scheduled for December, after election

Gunman opened fire at Trump rally as witnesses say they tried to alert police

ABC Exclusive: Trump rally shooting unacceptable, Secret Service director says

East Coast braces for record heat wave: Latest forecast

A judge invalidated the special counsel probing Trump. How could it impact other cases?

Investigation into Trump assassination attempt focuses on motive

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