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Lt. John J. Mike/U.S. Navy via Getty ImagesBy LUIS MARTINEZ and MATTHEW SEYLER(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Navy said that at least one fire continues to burn aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, as progress is being made in extinguishing the fire that has raged in San Diego's harbor since Sunday morning.A defense official told ABC News that as of Tuesday evening the fire was 80% contained.Defense officials acknowledged that the fire […]

Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesBY: JAMES HILL AND AARON KATERSKY, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite and longtime companion of the infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges in a video appearance before a federal judge in New York on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan set a trial date for July 12, 2021. The hearing is still ongoing. Maxwell, 58, is […]

Obtained by ABC NewsBY: IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — A white man who's been accused of beating up and shouting racial slurs at a Black man in a filmed incident at an Indiana lake on the Fourth of July contends he isn't the one who started the violent conflict and says his accuser is not telling the truth. But Vauhxx Rush Booker, the man seen in the video […]

Scott Heins/Getty ImagesBY: CHRIS FRANCESCANI AND IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has rejected a proposed $19 million settlement between Harvey Weinstein and 15 accusers, contending the offer didn't meet the needs of too many alleged victims of the disgraced movie mogul. The settlement, which would end litigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James against Weinstein and his company, would have allowed the accusers to […]

Art Wager/iStockBY: KARMA ALLEN, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Hawaii announced plans to delay reopening for tourism for another month, as coronavirus infections continue to rise in the Aloha State and on the U.S. mainland. Hawaii Gov. David Ige announced the plan in a press conference late Monday, saying the state would delay reopening to tourists until August. He said all travelers who enter the state, even those who have […]

Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy JON HAWORTH and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 573,000 people worldwide.Over 13 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing […]

ABCBY: BRIAN MEZERSKI, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — As a young figure skater, Adam Rippon thought he’d have to keep the secret of his sexuality secluded forever. After lacing up his first pair of skates at age 10, years of practicing difficult moves like the triple Lutz helped him to chip away the anxiety of being accepted for who he was. Now 20 years later, with his identity known to […]

Torrance Police DepartmentBY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — A white Southern California man was jailed on $1 million bail after being charged with a hate crime stemming from an incident in which police allege he screamed racial slurs at a group of Black people before driving a car at them, injuring two, including an off-duty security guard who fired shots at the charging vehicle. Dennis Aaron Wyman, 42, […]

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Twelve states Monday morning were under heat warnings and advisories from California to Florida.Dozens of records fell across the Southwest, including Texas, yesterday.The hottest temperature in the country was in Death Valley, California which reached 127 degrees.A record high was reached in Palm Springs, California, where the temperature hit 121 degrees.In Phoenix, the temperature hit 116 degrees breaking a record and also […]