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Former U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Todd Blanche, attorney for Trump, at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Jurors on Tuesday heard a graphic description of the alleged sexual encount… Read moreFour big takeaways from Day 13 of Trump's hush money trial

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- There have been at least 21 confirmed tornadoes across Tennessee, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Nebraska since Monday with the number expected to rise as additional surveys continue on Thursday.Tuesday alone had 20 reported tornadoes across five states -- Indiana… Read moreFifty-seven million people in tornado storm zone as giant hail, destructive winds and flash flooding possible

Perry Gerenday/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Two people and their dog have been killed after their mobile home exploded in the middle of the night, police said.The explosion occurred at approximately 3:54 a.m. in the 8200 block of 85th Avenue in Mille Lacs County, some 80 miles north of Minneapo… Read moreTwo people and their dog killed when their mobile home explodes in middle of the night

Darrin Klimek/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A 34-year-old Idaho man has been imprisoned for at least 30 years after "purposely" trying to spread HIV through sexual contact with both men and teenage boys, prosecutors say.This investigation began in August 2023 as a child enticement case, accordin… Read moreMan 'purposely' trying to spread HIV through sex with men and teenage boys sentenced to 30 years

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency in areas of Michigan due to the tornadoes that hit the area Tuesday."I’ve declared a state of emergency for Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Branch, and Cass counties after a severe storm system," Whitner shared on … Read moreMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declares state of emergency in parts of state over tornadoes

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Javier Ghersi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- At the start of 2024, the economy appeared to deliver just about everything President Joe Biden could want: falling inflation, robust growth and a forecast of interest rate cuts at the Federal Reserve that might send economic output even higher.Since t… Read moreInterest rates may stay high for longer. Here’s what it means for the 2024 election.