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Memphis Police Department(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Desmond Mills Jr., one of the five former Memphis police officers charged in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols, plans to change his plea to federal offenses, his attorney confirmed to ABC News. The attorney, Blake Ballin, said Mills will be entering a change of plea during a hearing on Thursday. Mills previously pleaded not guilty back in September to federal civil rights, conspiracy and obstruction offenses. Nichols, 29, died on Jan. 10, thr...

Fairfax County Public Schools(NEW YORK) -- A 14-year-old student has created a new kind of soap that he hopes could potentially be used to treat skin cancer someday. Heman Bekele, a high school student in Fairfax, Virginia, says it costs only $8.50 to create a batch of 20 bars of the soap, which he calls Skin Cancer Treating Soap, or SCTS. "People might not have the equipment or have the facilities to be able to treat this disease," Heman told ABC News about the innovation, which he sa...

Taylor Hill/FilmMagicScarlett Johansson has taken legal action against an AI app that used her name and likeness in an online advertisement without her permission. The 22-second ad was posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, and has since been taken down. It used an image-generating app called Lisa AI: 90’s Yearbook & Avatar, to take real footage of Johansson and generate a fake image and dialogue for her. “We do not take these things lightly. Per our usual course of action in these circums...

RapidEye/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Uber and Lyft agreed Thursday to pay a combined $328 million for withholding money from drivers. Uber agreed to pay $290 million and Lyft $38 million in what New York Attorney General Letitia James called the largest wage-theft settlement her office has ever secured. The money will be distributed to cheated drivers who will get back pay along with mandatory paid sick leave and other benefits. Eligible drivers can file a claim to receive the money owed. The &quo...

Cheney Orr/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A Republican-led resolution to expel embattled Rep. George Santos failed in the House on Wednesday night. The push to try to oust Santos came from fellow GOP lawmakers in the New York delegation, who argue his past lies and embellishments about his personal history and his various legal entanglements make him unfit for office. Santos maintains his innocence after being indicted on a slew of federal charges. Rep. Anthony DEsposito on Thursday f...

Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- New House Speaker Mike Johnson, as one of his first moves, is forcing a showdown over emergency aid to Israel. Hes pushing a vote Thursday on a bill that would provide more than $14 billion to the American ally -- but not include $61 billion in aid to Ukraine as President Joe Biden, House and Senate Democrats -- and even many Senate Republicans -- want tied to the same measure. The bill House Republicans released Mondaywould pay for the Israel aid by sla...

ABC News(HANOI, Vietnam) -- In Hanoi, Vietnam, remnants of its centuries of colonialism and war are scattered among the citys more modern structures. An ancient gate hides amongst urban noodle stalls, a statue of Russias Communist forefather Vladimir Lenin overlooks a skateboard park, and a decaying French colonial apartment building still stands as cars pass by on a bustling street. But Vietnams most recent history is its bloodiest. Less than 50 years ago, more than a million people died in th...

ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Jurors will soon begin deliberating in the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, nearly a year after the cryptocurrency trading platforms collapse, as federal prosecutors are accusing him of orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in U.S. history. Bankman-Fried, 31, faces seven counts of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering centered on his alleged use of customer deposits on FTX -- once valued at $32 billion -- to cover losses at his privately controlled hedge...

Nassau County Police Department(NEW YORK) -- A man has been arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on a 6-year-old and pointing it at his head over Halloween candy, police say. The incident occurred at approximately 7:25 p.m. on Saturday in Manhasset on Long Island, New York, when a 42-year-old mother was driving her daughter, two sons and nephew to a nearby residence to drop off a goody bag. “The daughter was dropping a goody bag off at her friend’s house,” Nassau County Police Department...

Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImageAcclaimed Daytime Emmy-winning actor Tyler Christopher, famous for his iconic portrayal of Nikolas Cassadine on the beloved ABC soap opera General Hospital, has died at the age of 50. The news was shared via Instagram by Tylers dear friend and former GH co-star, Maurice Benard, who shared a heartfelt tribute to Instagram on October 31. "It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Tyler Christopher. Tyler passed away this morning following a ca...