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Singer Ingrid Andress admits to being drunk during National Anthem ahead of MLB Home Run Derby
Four-time Grammy nominee Ingrid Andress’ National Anthem performance before Monday’s MLB Home Run Derby has gone viral. Her memorable rendition of the “The Star Spangled Banner” left viewers baffled, comparing it to some of the worst National Anthem performances of all time.
Hearing in Trump's Georgia election appeal scheduled for December, after election
The Georgia Court of Appeals, in a ruling involving Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case, has scheduled oral arguments in Trump's appeal of the Fani Willis disqualification decision for Dec. 5 -- one month after the November presidential election. The court had ordered a stay in the case pending the outcome of the appeal, which means the new hearing date pushes the case past the November election. The appeal from Trump and his co-defendants seeks to overturn a lower court's ruling that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case after she was found to have had a romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, who resigned as part of the judge's order. Willis has asked the court to dismiss Trump's appeal on multiple grounds, including claiming there is a "lack of sufficient evidence" to support a reversal of the lower court's ruling.
Neo-Nazi planned poisoned candy attack on Jewish children in Brooklyn, federal prosecutors say
A Georgian national has been indicted for allegedly planning a mass casualty attack on Jews and racial minorities in New York City, as well as encouraging others to commit similar violent acts. Michail Chkhikvishvili -- who calls himself "Commander Butcher" -- is leader of the violent white supremacist group known as the Maniac Murder Cult, according to federal prosecutors. Chkhikvishvili, 20, is accused of hatching a plot that involved dressing up as Santa Claus and handing out poison-laced candy to children at Jewish schools in Brooklyn, as well as to racial minorities. He was arrested July 6 in Moldova, and has been charged with soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence.
Crypto is here to stay, but don't trust its get-rich-quick persona, author says
Writer, entrepreneur, and influencer Nathaniel "Nat" Eliason sat down with ABC News to discuss his new book, "Crypto Confidential: Winning and Losing Millions in the New Frontier of Finance." Eliason needed to make money quickly, so he turned to the most promising get-rich-quick opportunity at the time, crypto. By 2022, he was deeply involved in the world of cryptocurrency. As a self-taught programmer, Eliason's journey was a roller-coaster of earning and losing millions of dollars, a testament to his determination and resourcefulness. His new book lays out his learning journey and is a source of inspiration for others. Eliason talked about the good, bad, and ugly in his cryptocurrency journey.
ABC Exclusive: Trump rally shooting 'unacceptable,' Secret Service director says
In her first network interview since the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said that the Pennsylvania rally shooting was "unacceptable." "It was unacceptable," she said in an interview Monday with ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas. "And it's something that shouldn't happen again." The violent incident on Saturday, which left one rallygoer dead, marked the first time a current or former president has been wounded in an attempted assassination since Ronald Reagan in 1981. When she first learned of the shooting, Cheatle said she was shocked and concerned -- both for Trump and for the Secret Service agents who responded to the incident.
Gunman opened fire at Trump rally as witnesses say they tried to alert police
As federal investigators continue to probe how a gunman managed to climb atop a roof and fire a barrage of shots at former President Donald Trump in an apparent assassination attempt on Saturday, multiple witnesses said they tried to point out the suspect to police and Secret Service agents before gunfire erupted. Roughly eight minutes after Trump took the stage at a campaign rally in Butler Township, Pennsylvania, witnesses said they saw the alleged gunman shimmying up the sloping roof of the American Glass Research building outside the security perimeter of the rally. The building is within 400 feet of the rally podium where Trump was speaking and was being used by local police as a staging area when the gunman got on the roof, U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said in an exclusive interview with ABC News. Witness Ryan Knight, who was working at the rally selling pizza slices and bottled water with his boss, said he was standing outside the security perimeter at a fence line when someone standing next to him said "This guy's got a gun" and pointed.
East Coast braces for record heat wave: Latest forecast
The record heat that baked the West Coast for much of last week is arriving on the East Coast early this week and health departments are already preparing for heat-related emergencies. More than 100 million people in 33 states were under heat alerts Monday morning. In Philadelphia, where the heat index -- what the temperature feels like with humidity -- is forecast to reach 104 degrees on Monday, the city health department has issued a heat health emergency. "We'll have over 150 cooling centers open for our residents who need them," Mayor Cherelle Parker said in a statement. "Please call 311 to find a cooling center near you. Check on your older neighbors. Make sure they're safe. If we care for one another, we'll get through this heat wave together."
A judge invalidated the special counsel probing Trump. How could it impact other cases?
Monday's surprise ruling by federal Judge Aileen Cannon dismissing former President Donald Trump's classified documents case appears unlikely to impact other cases involving Trump -- or other cases brought by special counsels. Cannon ruled Monday that Jack Smith's appointment as special counsel overseeing Trump's documents case was unconstitutional because Smith was not appointed by the president or confirmed by Congress, leading her to dismiss the entire case. "The Framers gave Congress a pivotal role in the appointment of principal and inferior officers," Cannon wrote in a lengthy order. "That role cannot be usurped by the Executive Branch or diffused elsewhere -- whether in this case or in another case, whether in times of heightened national need or not." she wrote. The ruling, on its face, seems to undermine the core of the special counsel statute -- that an independent arbiter is necessary to investigate and possibly prosecute politically fraught matters.
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