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Harvey Weinstein appeals rape conviction, attorneys raise questions about juror
DNY59/iStockBy Aaron Katersky, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein appealed his rape conviction Monday, arguing he was made a “media villain” and tried in a &ldq...
ABC Audio Apr 05, 2021
NASA's Mars helicopter survives first night on its own, gets set for first flight on another planet
NASABy Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- NASA confirmed Monday that its Ingenuity helicopter had survived its first night alone on the frigid surface of Mars, and is now in the final stages o...
ABC Audio Apr 05, 2021
Series of earthquakes rattle Los Angeles area
Petrovich9/iStockBy Jon Haworth, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- A series of earthquakes have rattled the Los Angeles area early Monday morning with the biggest being a 4.0-magnitude earthquake centered just...
ABC Audio Apr 05, 2021
New storm to bring severe weather to Central and Southern US, record heat for millions
ABC NewsBy Max Golembo, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A new storm system is moving from the Rockies into the Plains and the South on Monday through Wednesday with damaging winds, large hail and tornado threat...
ABC Audio Apr 05, 2021
One killed, five injured in shooting at Birmingham park, police say
kali9/iStockBy Rosa Sanchez and Morgan Winsor, ABC News(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) -- One person was killed and five others, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in a shooting at a park in Alabama's larg...
ABC Audio Apr 05, 2021
Alleged stalker arrested after shooting woman's husband, attempting to kidnap her
Tulsa Police Department/FacebookBy Jon Haworth, ABC News(TULSA, Okla.) -- A man has been arrested after stalking his former female colleague for over a month, shooting her husband and attempting to ki...
ABC Audio Apr 05, 2021
Pilot dead after small plane crash in Colorado
MarioGuti/iStockBy Ivan Pereira, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A pilot is dead after their small plane crashed in the Colorado mountains Sunday, authorities said.The Jefferson County Sheriff's office said the...
ABC Audio Apr 05, 2021
Suspect handcuffed behind his back steals patrol car, leads cops on 100 mph chase
vmargineanu/iStockBy Bill Hutchinson, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A 23-year-old man is suspected of stealing a Kansas Highway Patrol vehicle and leading officers on a chase with speeds topping 100 mph -- wh...
ABC Audio Apr 05, 2021
Parents incensed after students forced to be mock jurors for Derek Chauvin trial
maroke/iStockBy Bill Hutchinson, ABC News(DALLAS) -- The parents of students at a Texas high school were outraged after a teacher subjected their children to a livestream of the Derek Chauvin murder t...
ABC Audio Apr 05, 2021
Lawsuits pile up over endangered species decisions made by Trump administration
Willowpix/iStockBY: JULIA JACOBO, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is continuing to field lawsuits filed over Endangered Species Act decisions made by the Trump administration. T...
ABC Audio Apr 04, 2021