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The U.S.Constitution's exception for slavery faces renewed battle from lawmakers ahead of Juneteenth. Three legislators are working to abolish the so-called slavery loophole in the U.S. Constitution ahead of Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free. As it stands, the Constitution states: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” The Democratic legislators – Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Ga., Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. – want to strike it from the record, introducing the "Abolition Amendment" late Wednesday to negate the exception. According to the Bianca Tylek, a criminal justice advocate working in tandem with legislators, the amendment is about ending the system and to "re-affirm the dignity and humanity" of ...

An estimated $925 million jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Saturday night. An estimated $925 million jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Saturday night. It's the fourth-largest purse in the American lottery game's history and the second-largest this year, according to a press release from Powerball. The grand prize, which has an estimated cash value of $432.4 million , ballooned passed the $900 million mark after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Wednesday night. However, four tickets -- purchased in California, Kansas, Maryland and New York -- matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes, Powerball said. MORE: Powerball jackpot swells to $835 million ahead of next drawing The jackpot was previously won on July 19, when a ticket purchased in California matched all five white balls and the red Powerball to claim $1.08 billion. Since then, there have been 30 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. Jackpot wi...

An estimated $1.2 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday night. An estimated $1.2 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday night. It's now the third-largest purse in the American lottery Game 's History and the biggest so far this year. It's also the seventh-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever, according to a press release from Powerball. The grand prize, which has an estimated cash value of $551.7 million, continued its ascent through billion dollar territory after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Monday night, Powerball said. MORE: Powerball jackpot tops $1 billion ahead of Monday's drawing However, two tickets -- purchased in Delaware and Michigan -- matched matched all five white balls to win $1 million prizes. Two other tickets -- sold in New York and South Carolina -- matched all five white balls and won $2 million prizes by including Power Play, a feature that allows a winner to mu...

Kenneth Chesebro, one of 19 defendants in the Georgia election interference case, rejected a plea deal from prosecutors ahead of his upcoming trial, sources say. One of former President Donald Trump's co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case rejected a plea deal from prosecutors ahead of his trial this month, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Attorney Kenneth Chesebro, one of the 18 defendants charged alongside Trump in Fulton County case racketeering case, rejected an offer from prosecutors, the sources said. The deal would have allowed Chesebro to avoid prison time by pleading guilty to one felony count of racketeering, the top charge in the indictment, according to the sources. MORE: Jury selection to begin Friday in first Georgia election interference trial He would have had to agree to testify against his codefendants -- including Trump -- in exchange for three years' probation and a $10,000 fine. The terms of the deal also included a written ...

FBI officials say a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before he was supposed to be sentenced for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot was found unconscious by federal agents after he tried to “covertly return” to his home A member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before he was supposed to be sentenced for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot was found unconscious by federal agents after he tried to “covertly return” to his home, the FBI said on Friday. Christopher Worrell, of Naples, Florida, was taken to a hospital where he remained on Friday, according to the FBI's Tampa office. The FBI did not provide further details about his condition. Authorities had been searching for weeks for Worrell, who had been on house arrest when he went missing last month ahead of his sentencing in Washington. Prosecutors had been seeking 14 years in prison for Worrell on convictions for assault, obstruction of Congress and other offenses. The FBI said th...

Former President Donald Trump has arrived at a New York courthouse ahead of his arraignment on criminal charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign NEW YORK -- Former President Donald Trump arrived Tuesday at a Manhattan courthouse ahead of his arraignment on criminal charges stemming from a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign. Trump pumped his fist as he exited Trump Tower minutes earlier, then traveled in an eight-car motorcade down a highway along the East River to the downtown courthouse, where's he expected to surrender to authorities. He’s expected to be fingerprinted and processed, and his mug shot may be taken — a remarkable reckoning after years of investigations and an extraordinary moment in U.S. history. The booking and appearance before Judge Juan Merchan should be relatively brief — though hardly routine — as Trump learns for the first time the charges against him. Trump will plead not guilty, according t...

The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $685 million ahead of Friday night's drawing. The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $685 million ahead of Friday night's drawing. The prize is the largest Mega Millions prize ever offered in the final week of any year, according to the lottery. The cash prize option is estimated to be $347.8 million. Mega Millions lottery entry tickets are seen in New York, Oct. 23, 2018. Brendan McDermid/Reuters The jackpot has grown over the 21 drawings since the lottery's jackpot was last won on Oct. 14, when two ticket winners split a $502 million prize. It's continued to climb since the most recent drawing ; after no tickets matched all six winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing , the jackpot was estimated to reach $640 million . Only six Mega Millions jackpots have been won this year. Winning tickets were in California, Florida, New York, Minnesota, Illinois and Tennessee. The Mega Millions jackpot has soar...