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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh(NEW YORK) -- A 20-month-old boy with a rare genetic mutation was saved earlier this summer by a stranger who donated part of her liver to him. Logan Salva was diagnosed shortly after his birth with Alagille syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes the bile ducts to be malformed, which can lead to liver failure, according to the National Institutes of Health. Logans family, who live in Ocala, Florida, learned that because of the condition, the toddler would n...

David Crane/picture alliance via Getty Images(PERSHING COUNTY, Nev.) -- A death was confirmed at the Burning Man festival over the weekend after thousands of attendees were left mired in mud from torrential rains and were advised to conserve food and water, as all roads in and out of the desert arts and "self-reliance" festival remained shut off Sunday. The sprawling event is held each year in whats known as Black Rock City (BRC), in the Black Rock Desert in northwestern Nevada. Follow...

Anton Petrus/Getty Images(NEW YORK) --Russia has continued a nearly 19-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Recently, though, the Ukrainians have gone on a counteroffensive, fighting to reclaim occupied territory. Heres how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Sep 05, 6:30 AM EDT Cuba uncovers human trafficking for Russias war in Ukraine Cuban officials announced Monday that they have "detected" and are "working on the neutralization and dismantling of a human traffic...

Disney(NEW YORK) -- The all-new Disney Treasure is the sixth ship to join the magical Disney Cruise Line fleet, and while it doesnt officially set sail until December 2024, ABC News Good Morning America got a sneak peek at whats on deck. In a virtual grand reveal event on Tuesday morning, Disney Cruise Line shared never-before-seen renderings and details about the new Disney Treasure that guests can expect aboard the sister ship of the Disney Wish. What to expect aboard the new Disney Treasure T...

Sean Rayford/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The moment Melvin Graham learned three Black people were fatally shot in a racially motivated rampage at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, he said his mind raced back to June 17, 2015. That was the day his sister and eight other congregants of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, were gunned down by a white supremacist during a Bible study. As he listened to news reports from Jacksonville describing th...

Lucid Motors(NEW YORK) -- America has range anxiety. Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson may have an answer. Rawlinson, an industry veteran who previously engineered cars for Tesla, Lotus and Jaguar, built the Lucid Air all-electric sedan to quell range fears and transform how motorists drive. The sleek and futuristic Lucid Air ($82,400) can travel up to 516 miles without needing a charge, making it the longest-range EV currently on the market. The young company manufactures its vehicles in Arizona...

Anton Petrus/Getty Images(NEW YORK) --Russia has continued a nearly 19-month-long invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Recently, though, the Ukrainians have gone on a counteroffensive, fighting to reclaim occupied territory. Heres how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Sep 03, 5:22 PM EDT Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects to replace defense minister Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked the country’s parliament to replace the country’s current Minister of Defe...

Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Bill Richardson was known for many things, the former governor of New Mexico, ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary under the Clinton administration, but one of his most significant professional achievements was working to free wrongfully detained American citizens abroad. Richardson died at 75 at his summer home in Chatham, Massachusetts, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, the organization he founded to promote international pe...

Prince Georges County Police Department(NEW YORK) -- A Maryland man faces murder charges in connection with the disappearance of a beloved teacher who was abducted while out on a walk, police announced on Friday. Mariame Sylla, 59, a teacher at Dora Kennedy French Immersion School in the Prince Georges County school district, was reported missing by a family friend in late July, police said. She went out for an evening stroll in Greenbelt on July 29 "and did not return," Prince Georges...

Shaw Photography Co./Getty Images(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- President Joe Biden on Saturday morning offered his first on-camera reaction to his meeting with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis falling through as he surveys Hurricane Idalia damage. "I dont know," Biden said in response to a shouted question as he and the first lady boarded Marine One about what happened with his meeting with the governor. "Hes not going to be there." Biden said Saturday morning that his message to DeSantis i...