Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail hearing at Manhattan Federal Court on August 11, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Former crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried told ABC News in an exclusive interview that he is remorseful for his actions that last week resulted in a 25-year prison sentence for fraud."It s most of what I think about each day," he said.Bankman-Fried s sentence capped off a 17-month saga that began in November 2022 when FTX, a global cryptocurrency exchange he co-founded and served as CEO, imploded, resulting in a $8 billion loss for its customers. Bankman-Fried resigned amid the company s fall and the new ownership filed for bankruptcy. Prosecutors said he stole from FTX customers and used the money for political contributions, investments and personal gain. Last fall, he was convicted of seven counts of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering, which led to Thursday s sentencing.Speaking exclusively to ABC
Weekend house fire in Ellington blamed on electrical issue.
An electrical issue inside an outlet has been listed as the cause of a late morning house fire last Saturday in the town of Ellington. &.
ABC News/WRTVSeven juveniles, including a 12-year-old, were injured when gunfire erupted outside a mall in downtown Indianapolis late Saturday night, authorities said the third consecutive weekend city police have responded to a mass shooting.The violence occurred despite more than 25 officers patrolling downtown Indianapolis as part of a scaled-up police presence to control roving bands of juveniles in the area during the evening hours, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Chris Bailey."My assumption, based on what we know right now, is that there was some sort of disturbance that occurred right before this and someone or persons decided to use a gun to solve that problem, which is never the right answer," Bailey said during a news conference early Sunday.The shooting unfolded at 11:36 p.m. local time outside the Circle Centre Mall at the intersection of West Maryland and South Illinois streets in the city s Mile Square entertainment district and
ABC News"Eclipse Across America," will air live Monday, April 8, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on ABC, ABC News Live, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Disney+ and Hulu as well as network social media platforms.Millions of people across North America will soon be gathering to watch the historic total solar eclipse on April 8.While it may be enticing to observe the sun slowly covered, and eventually completely blocked, by the moon, doing so with the naked eye can lead to long-lasting, or even permanent, eye damage."The sun is a really powerful star," Debra Ross, co-chair of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Solar Eclipse Task Force, told ABC News. "What that means is our bodies are not conditioned to look at the sun. It causes eye damage if we ever tried to stare fixedly directly at the sun.""It s tempting to try to do that during the partial phases of a total solar eclipse, because you want to see what s happening," she continued, adding
Apple TV+The life story of celebrated comedian, actor, author, musician and playwright Steve Martin gets the documentary treatment in the new Apple TV+ doc Steve! (martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces, out Friday, March 29. It s from Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville, who talked to ABC Audio about why he wanted to profile the living legend."He s somebody who does things that can be really silly and stupid or really smart," Neville explains. "And I kind of love the fact that he does high culture and low culture and kind of can do it all."One thing Neville didn t ever figure on Martin doing was agreeing to make a documentary about himself, since "Steve had turned down the idea of doing a documentary for years and years and years."But, says Neville, "I think maybe because of COVID and maybe because he s happier now, word got out that he maybe would be willing to talk to a documentary filmmaker. And so I went to his house and we had lunch, a