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"The child hit the bushes and landed in mulch, softening the impact."
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Severe weather outbreak: 7 dead after storms pound Missouri; 2 dead in Virginia
More than 400,000 customers are without power on Friday.
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Orleans Parish DA on escaped inmates: ‘It's an absolutely unmitigated catastrophe’
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with Orleans Parish DA Jason Williams on the alleged communication breakdown among officials looking for 10 inmates who escaped a New Orleans jail by removing a toilet.
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ABC News Live Rundown: Friday, May 16, 2025
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1 dead, multiple injured after shooting inside Las Vegas Athletic Club: Police
"We no longer have a threat to the public," Undersheriff Andrew Walsh said.
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'Diddy' trial day 9: Ventura spars with defense lawyers during final day of testimony
Federal prosecutors called two additional witnesses on Friday.
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Diddy Trial Day 5: Cassie Ventura breaks down on the witness stand
Cassie Ventura’s cross-examination concluded on Friday, May 16, but Sean Combs’ trial is still far from over. ABC News’ Eva Pilgrim, Aaron Katersky and a team of contributors have the latest updates.
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'Nature is quite terrifying': Woman speaks out after being missing for 3 weeks
Tiffany Slaton was first reported missing on April 29.
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9 men at large after escape from New Orleans jail, possibly had inside help
“These folks that were able to get out did so because of defective locks on the cells,” Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said at a press conference Friday.
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Woman found alive after missing for 3 weeks in California mountains speaks out
Tiffany Slaton speaks out after being surviving in the California mountains for nearly three weeks.
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10 inmates escape from New Orleans jail
Ten adult men have escaped from a New Orleans jail and all should be considered armed and dangerous, officials with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office warned.
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Wall of dust moves in on Nebraska field
A massive wall of dust rolled across a field in Nebraska as storms brought strong winds to the area.
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'No more Nottoway': Historic Louisiana plantation destroyed in massive fire
The historic Nottoway Resort was destroyed by fire on Thursday. Ten fire departments fought the blaze at the 164-year-old landmark.
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Louisiana loses largest antebellum mansion as Nottoway destroyed by fire
Nottoway Resort, the state's largest antebellum mansion, was 166 years old.
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These US states will be impacted by an early season heat wave
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New Jersey Transit strike underway as engineers walk off the job
The engineers' union insists NJ Transit increase their members' pay.
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Salman Rushdie stabber sentenced to 25 years for attempted murder
Hadi Matar was convicted in the 2022 stabbing attack on the author.
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Civil rights agency moves to fire judge fighting President Trump's directives
Karen Ortiz, an administrative judge at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is facing possible termination for refusing to comply with directives from the White House.
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President Trump returning from Middle East trip
President Donald Trump announced more than $200 billion in deals between the United States and the United Arab Emirates as he concluded his trip.
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10 men at large after escape from New Orleans jail
The men were unaccounted for during a routine headcount at the Orleans Justice Center at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson told reporters.
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NJ Transit strike negotiations scheduled to resume Sunday
Commuters are in for a weekend of woe after hundreds of New Jersey Transit train engineers walked off the job at midnight. ABC News' Morgan Norwood reports.
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'Miraculous': 2-year-old survives fall from 15th floor of apartment building
"The child hit the bushes and landed in mulch, softening the impact."
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Judge in Abrego Garcia case to hear arguments over state secrets privilege
A federal judge is set to hear arguments on Friday over the Trump administration's invocation of the state secrets privilege in the case of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Why runners are into 'plogging'
Climate activist and former elite runner Tina Muir talks about the practice that combines jogging with picking up litter.
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Forensic scientist testifies about victim’s DNA in Karen Read murder retrial
ABC News’ Phil Lipof and civil trial attorney Tre Lovell report on the latest testimony in the Massachusetts courtroom.
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Cassie Ventura testifies on multiple instances of Combs' alleged intense jealousy
Ventura testified about a time in 2016 when she and Sean Combs were in a car and he allegedly swiped her phone from her hand, jumped from the vehicle and ran down Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles.
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Veteran air traffic controller sounds alarm on safety concerns
ABC News’ Sam Sweeney reports on airport equipment outages and air traffic controllers who say they’re overworked.
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Former FBI director James Comey under investigation for Trump post
ABC News’ Luke Barr and former FBI agent Brad Garrett report on top Trump administration officials, who are accusing Comey of inciting violence against President Donald Trump.
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NJ transit strike impacting 350,000 commuters
ABC News’ Morgan Norwood reports from New Jersey’s Penn Station as New Jersey Transit train engineers have officially commenced their strike.
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$27 copy of Magna Carta turns out to be the real thing
Harvard purchased the document for $27.50 in 1946.
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Toddler survives 15-floor fall from apartment balcony
The 2-year-old boy fell from an apartment complex balcony in White Oak, Maryland, according to officials.
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DNA leads to arrest in graduate student's 2004 murder after yearslong investigation
Johnia Berry, 21, was stabbed more than 20 times in her Knoxville apartment.
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Record travel expected for Memorial Day weekend: What you need to know
AAA predicts this year will set a record for Memorial Day weekend travel.
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Man takes part in 62-mile swim challenge to end ‘Jaws’ fear of sharks
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh wants to undo some of the fear of sharks generated by the 1975 summer blockbuster film.
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Woman found alive after being missing for 3 weeks in California mountains
Tiffany Slaton, from Jeffersonville, Georgia, was reported missing by her family on April 29.
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ABC News Live Prime: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Cassie Ventura cross-examined by defense in Sean "Diddy" Combs trial; another airport loses communications control with planes; Kane Brown on new album, mental health and carving a path in country.
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ABC News Live Rundown: Thursday, May 15, 2025
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Breakdown of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ 4th day on trial
Attorney Bernarda Villalona talked with ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos about the defense’s questioning of Sean Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and the often personal, graphic texts the two exchanged.
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Diddy Trial Day 4: Cassie Ventura questioned about alleged violence, drug use
What happened when Cassie Ventura began facing cross-examination by Sean Combs’ defense team? ABC News’ Eva Pilgrim and a team of contributors break down the latest from court on Thursday, May 15.
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Trespassing charges dismissed against 98 people arrested in buffer zone near border
The new military buffer zone mostly stretches 60 feet deep into U.S. territory.
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Murder solved 40 years after Utah teenager killed after hitchhiking to work: Police
Christine Gallegos, 18, was found dead on May 16, 1985.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers confront Cassie Ventura with years of text messages
Lawyers cross-examined Diddy's ex for six hours on Thursday.
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Justices hear arguments in birthright citizenship case
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard oral arguments over President Donald Trump's emergency request to roll back nationwide injunctions blocking his executive order to end birthright citizenship.
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Woman arrested for stabbing man to death at senior living facility: Police
The suspect and victim had been living in the woman's apartment.
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