Month: October 2022
ABC World News
Dozens killed after bridge carrying hundreds collapses into river in India
Twitter/@NarendraModi (MORBI, India) — Dozens of people have died after a cable bridge carrying hundreds of people collapsed into a river in India, according to officials. At least 91 people were killed after the bridge [Read More…]
ABC World News
South Korean president declares national mourning period after Seoul stampede
ABC News (SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday declared a period of national mourning after a stampede left at least 153 people dead and 82 injured during Halloween festivities in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Antisemitic message referencing Kanye West displayed outside Florida v. Georgia football game
ABC News (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — An antisemitic message referencing the rapper formerly known as Kanye West appeared on an electronic video board at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, following Saturday’s college football rivalry game [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Rick Scott: Paul Pelosi assault is ‘despicable’ and ‘unacceptable’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, condemned the assault on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s, D-Calif., husband Paul Pelosi, calling it “despicable” and “unacceptable.” In an interview [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Economy and inflation top public’s agenda going into midterm elections: POLL
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — About half of Americans say either the economy or inflation is the most important issue in their vote for Congress, making pocketbook issues by far the most dominant in the run [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Affirmative action: What to know about the Supreme Court cases
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is hearing two major cases that could determine the future of race-based affirmative action in higher education across America. While 40 years of legal precedent [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Deep-blue New York has Democrats on defense this midterm cycle
FiveThirtyEight (NEW YORK) — As Democrats seek to hold onto their slim majority in Congress, one traditionally blue haven for the party has turned more competitive than expected: New York. Prominent figures on both sides [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia backs out of grain deal after Black Sea ‘attack’
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
ABC World News
At least 120 dead in crowd crush during Halloween festivities in Seoul: Officials
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — At least 120 people are dead and 100 are injured after being crushed in a crowd during Halloween festivities in Seoul, officials in South Korea said. The victims are [Read More…]
ABC National News
Officials warn of scammers after Uvalde tragedy
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Whenever tragedy strikes, people around the world often seek out ways to help victims as they watch the news unfold on their screens. When 19 children and two teachers were [Read More…]
ABC National News
Five shot during funeral service at Pittsburgh church; two teens arrested
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (PITTSBURGH) — Five people were shot and a sixth person was injured trying to escape the shooting outside a Pittsburgh church on Friday afternoon during a funeral for a man who was fatally [Read More…]
ABC National News
As voter intimidation concerns grow, election officials look to federal, state laws for protection
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — State officials seeking to combat a rise in voter intimidation during the midterm elections can find protection in a 57-year-old anti-discrimination law, according to voting rights experts. The Voting Rights [Read More…]
ABC National News
Federal judge in Arizona declines restraining order to block group from surveilling voters
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in Arizona Friday declined to issue a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to keep several people accused of voter intimidation from gathering near ballot boxes [Read More…]
ABC National News
Wisconsin man charged after allegedly grabbing Black man by the neck in video
olaser/Getty Images/Stock (MILWAUKEE) — A Wisconsin man is facing a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge after a video circulated online that appeared to show him grabbing a Black man around his neck after a dispute about an [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Val Demings reveals ups and downs of running for Senate in Florida
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Congresswoman Val Demings, who spent 27 years working in law enforcement in Orlando, Florida, said her background has been crucial to her views as a politician. Now running to be [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Midterm GOP victories could bring new abortion restrictions in six states
ABC News Photo Illustration (NEW YORK) — GOP victories in the midterm elections could lead to more abortion restrictions in a handful of states. The races range from gubernatorial seats to ballot measures, to eking out [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Domestic extremists pose ‘heightened threat’ to 2022 midterms: Law enforcement
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — Domestic violent extremists across the ideological spectrum pose a “heightened threat” to the 2022 midterms, according to a joint intelligence bulletin obtained by ABC News. The Department of Homeland [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Ex-Capitol Police officer convicted of covering up efforts to help Jan. 6 rioter avoid prosecution
Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal jury Friday returned a guilty verdict on one count of obstruction of justice against a former Capitol Police officer charged with aiding a rioter who participated in the Jan.6 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Flu-related hospitalizations highest in 10 years
Elizabeth Fernandez/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — Flu season is making an early comeback as flu-related hospitalizations are the highest in over a decade for this point in the season, according to the Centers for Disease Control [Read More…]
ABC Business News
New York City salary transparency law set to go into effect
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — A New York City law will require companies with at least four employees to post salary ranges in job listings in an effort to increase pay transparency starting Tuesday. Employers [Read More…]