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Special counsel, Trump attorneys to clash over start date for federal election interference trial
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team and former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are due back in court on Monday to present arguments for when Trump’s federal election interference case should go to [Read More…]

How Vivek Ramaswamy has changed his characterization of Jan. 6
Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Most candidates at the first GOP primary debate said former Vice President Mike Pence did the right thing by certifying the 2020 election results while also suggesting [Read More…]

Candidates react to Jacksonville shooting, and more takeaways from the campaign trail
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Republican presidential candidates including Mike Pence and Tim Scott are lamenting the Saturday shooting in Jacksonville, Florida, and the racism that authorities said motivated it — but the White [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 8/27/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE NY Mets 3, LA Angels 2 Colorado 4, Baltimore 3 LA Dodgers 7, Boston 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tampa Bay [Read More…]

‘Gran Turismo’ races past Barbie to top box office with $17.3 million
Clive Rose – Gran Turismo/Gran Turismo via Getty Images Gran Turismo squeezed past Barbie to claim top honors at the domestic box office with an estimated $17.3 million. The film, starring David Harbour, Orlando Bloom and Djimon Hounsou, and based on the [Read More…]

DNA confirms Wagner Group leader among crash victims, Russian officials say
Artem Priakhin/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (LONDON and AMSTERDAM) — Remains found after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private plane crashed last week were confirmed by genetic testing to be those of the Wagner Group leader, Russian investigators [Read More…]

3 dead as Marine helicopter crashes in Australia during training, officials say
abzee/Getty Images (DARWIN, Australia) — At least three U.S. military personnel were killed on Sunday when a Marine helicopter crashed during a training exercise off the northern coast of Australia, U.S. officials said. The Bell Boeing [Read More…]

Suspect identified in racially motivated killing at Jacksonville Dollar General store: Sheriff
WJXX (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — The suspected gunman alleged to have fatally shot three Black people and terrified others in a “racially motivated” rampage at a Jacksonville, Florida, store, was identified by officials Sunday as a 21-year-old [Read More…]

As Meadows heads to federal court in Georgia case, Trump allies watch closely
Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — As attorneys for former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and prosecutors with the Fulton County district attorney’s office prepare to appear in court [Read More…]

Trump’s indictments: Polling shows half of Americans want him to suspend his campaign, and more takeaways
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The most recent ABC News/Ipsos poll, conducted Aug. 15-17, showed some problems for former President Donald Trump in terms of public opinion on his mounting criminal charges amid his comeback [Read More…]

Biden not looking to make Trump’s legal troubles an election issue, campaign co-chair insists
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is not looking to make former President Donald Trump’s legal troubles central to his 2024 pitch, the co-chair of his reelection campaign said Sunday. “The president has said [Read More…]

College student fatally shot in South Carolina after trying to enter wrong house: Police
Bill Hutchinson/Getty Images (COLUMBIA, S.C.) — A 20-year-old University of South Carolina student was fatally shot Saturday when he accidentally tried to enter the wrong house on the street where he lived and was mistaken for [Read More…]

‘Most amazing part’ of GOP debate was candidates saying they’d back Trump if convicted: Christie
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Chris Christie said on Sunday that the “most amazing part” of the first Republican primary debate was seeing the majority of candidates say they would support Donald Trump as the party’s nominee [Read More…]

Martin Luther King Jr.’s family marks March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Martin Luther King Jr.’s only grandchild was among those who gathered on the National Mall Saturday to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, a prominent moment in the [Read More…]

Teen killed in shooting at Oklahoma high school football game: Police
ABC News/SkordleTV (CHOCTAW, Okla.) — A teenager was killed and several people were injured after gunfire erupted at a high school football game in Oklahoma Friday night, police said. The shooting occurred at Choctaw High [Read More…]

7 injured in shooting at Boston Caribbean carnival celebration
WCVB (BOSTON) — Seven people were shot at a Caribbean carnival celebration in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, according to police. Police responded to reports of multiple people shot just before 8 a.m. Saturday, BPD Officer Michael [Read More…]

Gunshots fired into Florida home, killing 12-year-old
WJXX (LAKE CITY, Fla) — A 12-year-old girl died this week after shots were fired into her Florida home. Police in Lake City, Florida, said officers found the girl suffering from a gunshot wound on [Read More…]

Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers seek to remove cameras from courtroom
ABC News (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho college students last fall, have asked the judge to nix cameras in the courtroom “for the remainder [Read More…]

Democrats tout ‘junk fees’ reforms, believe it can translate to 2024 wins
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — From Detroit to Albuquerque, Democratic members of Congress across the country have held events this summer about their party’s efforts to eliminate so-called “junk fees,” with more scheduled in the next [Read More…]

FIFA suspends Spanish soccer federation president over conduct, unwanted kiss
ABC News (SYDNEY) — FIFA announced Saturday that it has suspended Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales while a committee investigates his behavior at the Women’s World Cup final, including kissing a player on the [Read More…]