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Alon Skuy/Getty Images(MIAMI) -- As Donald Trump continues to campaign off of his four unprecedented indictments, denying wrongdoing in each of them, he’s taken his message directly to a community that he believes can relate. On Wednesday night, rather than attend the third 2024 GOP debate in Miami, the former president held a rally for supporters in nearby Hialeah, Florida, a heavily-Hispanic city which has trended increasingly conservative in recent years. As part of the states largest count...

Mattjeacock/Getty Images(MAUI, Hawaii) -- Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced a new recovery fund as part of the One Ohana Initiative, which will set aside more than $150 million for the victims of the Maui wildfires that began on Aug. 8. The families of those who were killed by the blazes, as well as those who "suffered severe personal injuries" could receive more than $1 million each. At least 99 people have been confirmed to have died in the tragedy. "Our message is clear — in H...

Disney General Entertainment/Jennifer PotheiserDwayne "The Rock" Johnson revealed on Trevor Noahs new Spotify podcast, What Now?, that he not only got support from potential American voters in a poll last year, but inside the Beltway, too, for a possible political run.  Noah opened the topic by noting that in such a divided country, its astounding that a poll revealed 46% of respondents said theyd like to see the wrestling superstar and onscreen action hero play the real-life r...

Justin Paget/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In the more than two weeks since a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, occurred at a bowling alley and local bar and restaurant, questions have swirled about mental health care in the state. The alleged gunman displayed glaring signals that his mental health was declining, which his family was aware of and had warned law enforcement about, according to documents obtained by ABC News. Its unknown why he was not taken into protective custody and then evaluated ...

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A judge in the United Kingdom issued a ruling Friday in Prince Harrys lawsuit against Associated Newspapers Ltd., the publisher of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline. The judge ruled that the lawsuit filed by the Duke of Sussex, as well as several other high-profile figures can move forward, according to the United Kingdoms Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Harry and singer Elton John, along with Johns husband David Furnish, actress El...

Nik Oiko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. military on Wednesday said American warplanes struck a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria that officials said was being used by Iran-backed militants responsible for dozens of drone and rocket attacks against American troops in the region over the last three weeks. It was the second such strike in the past two weeks. "Today, at President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted a self-defense strike...

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans on Wednesday took a hard look at Tuesday nights punishing election results in some key battleground states, and theyre not pleased with what theyre seeing. "Yesterday to me was a complete failure," said Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina. Republicans were handed a string of rebukes, from red-state Kentuckys projected move to reelect Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear to Virginia projected to elect Democratic majorities in both c...

PBNJ Productions/Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- A massive fire at a chemical plant near Houston Wednesday prompted a school evacuation and a warning for residents to shelter in place, according to authorities. There was an explosion at the plant in the town of Shepherd just after 8 a.m. local time Wednesday, according to San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers. The fire is now contained, and a large majority is out, Emmitt Eldridge, the emergency management coordinator with the San Jacinto County Off...

David Livingston/Getty ImagesSAG-AFTRA, the union representing approximately 160,000 actors, reached a tentative deal on Wednesday with major TV and movie studios -- a deal that could end a strike launched more than three months ago. The agreement arrives a month after Hollywood writers ratified a deal to end a separate contract dispute with the studios. The actors deal has yet to be ratified by a majority vote among union members. The two professions shared key areas of concern, such as residua...

Mario Tama/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- SAG-AFTRA, the union representing approximately 160,000 actors, reached a tentative deal on Wednesday with major TV and movie studios that suspends a strike launched more than three months ago. "In a unanimous vote this afternoon, The SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Committee approved a tentative agreement with the AMPTP bringing an end to the 118 day strike," the unions press release said. Further details of the agreement will be released on Friday once...