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Climber found dead after falling off highest peak in North America

NPS (NEW YORK) -- A climber has died at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska after park rangers found a body at an elevation of over three miles, officials said.The incident began to unfold on Monday when rangers were contacted by a concerned family member that had not heard from a climber for several days, according to a press release from the National Park Service.“The climber had been regularly checking in with family via an InReach communication device during […]

todayMay 21, 2024

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Man, 35, survives grizzly bear attack after encountering two of them at national park

Matteo Colombo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A 35-year-old man has been seriously injured in a grizzly bear attack after accidentally encountering two of them in Wyoming, officials said.The sudden attack occurred on Sunday afternoon, when the Teton Interagency Dispatch received a report of a 35-year-old male visitor from Massachusetts being “seriously injured” by a bear in the area of the Signal Mountain Summit Road, according to a press release by the National Park Service on Monday detailing the attack.“Grand Teton National […]

todayMay 21, 2024

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Five big takeaways from Day 19 of Trump’s hush money trial

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Todd Blanche, attorney for Trump, right, speak to members of the media before departing Manhattan criminal court in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 20, 2024. (Sarah Yenesel/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Prosecutors in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president rested their historic case after presenting more than 200 pieces of evidence and hearing from 20 witnesses, including Michael Cohen, who concluded nearly four full days on the stand […]

todayMay 21, 2024

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Special counsel in Hunter Biden case plans to call his ex-wife, brother’s widow as witnesses in upcoming trial

Hunter Biden attends the House Oversight and Accountability Committee markup titled "Resolution Recommending That The House Of Representatives Find Robert Hunter Biden In Contempt Of Congress," Jan. 10, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- In court papers filed ahead of a June 3 trial, special counsel David Weiss’ office suggested they would call multiple women who had relationships with Hunter Biden to testify in his felony gun case, including his ex-wife, Kathleen Buhle, and the widow of his […]

todayMay 21, 2024

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Nevada abortion rights group says it has enough signatures on petition for ballot measure

George Rose/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) -- Nevada abortion rights supporters said Monday they have enough signatures on a petition to qualify for a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution.Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, the organization behind the petition, said it has collected more than 200,000 signatures from voters in all 17 counties, double the 102,362 threshold required to qualify for the November 2024 election.The amendment would give individuals "a fundamental right to abortion performed or administered by […]

todayMay 20, 2024

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Prosecutors in Trump’s hush money trial rest their case after 20 witnesses, over 200 exhibits

Mark Peterson-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After calling 20 witnesses and showing jurors over 200 pieces of evidence, prosecutors in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial have rested their case against the former president.Across four weeks of testimony, prosecutors have laid out their case against Trump by telling a story of sex, schemes and lies related to the 2016 election.The Manhattan district attorney's case against the former president begins in 2006, when adult film actress Stormy Daniels alleges she had sex […]

todayMay 20, 2024

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As 3 states recover from 13 tornadoes, more severe weather on the way

Cécile Clocheret via Getty Image(NEW YORK) -- As emergency crews in three states began mopping up and assessing damage from a series of tornadoes on Sunday, more severe weather is being forecast for a large swath of the Midwest.More than 230 severe storms were reported on Sunday, including 13 twisters confirmed by the National Weather Service that struck in parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado.There were no immediate reports of deaths, but several people were injured in the storms and […]

todayMay 20, 2024

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UCLA class using AI to have a more engaged classroom

ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Students enrolled in Prof. Daniel Nathanson's business class at UCLA do not take tests or pore over books. They are not immersed in the usual 40-page case studies that often dictate the curriculum.Instead, Nathanson has help from an AI tool to enhance interaction in his classroom. The tool gets students through real-life business scenarios in small groups, offers individualized quizzes, and leads group discussions on big business concepts.Nathanson, the first college professor to use the Breakout […]

todayMay 20, 2024

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10 Million Names helps Linsey Davis discover her family history

Terri Lynn Martin/ABC News(NEW YORK) -- “ABC News Live” Anchor Linsey Davis is accustomed to seeking the truth and reporting it.That instinct for fact-finding transcended recently to Davis’ personal family history, with a genealogist from the 10 Million Names Project helping the Emmy-winning journalist track down an ancestor born in the early 1800s.ABC News has partnered with the 10 Million Names Project, which aims to break down the genealogical "brick wall" that makes it difficult for Black Americans to retrieve […]

todayMay 20, 2024

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