Month: April 2024
ABC World News
Austria avalanche buries several people in snow as rescue operation underway
File photo. (Andrew Holt/Getty Images) (LONDON) — A major rescue operation with dog handlers and helicopters is underway after a large avalanche in Austria has reportedly buried several people, ABC News has learned. Authorities in [Read More…]
ABC World News
US believes Iran could attack Israel in coming days, with potential to escalate war in the region
KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The United States believes Iran may retaliate against Israel in coming days, according to two sources familiar with intelligence on the matter. The intelligence that Iran could use drones and missiles [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden administration still at odds with Israel over plans for Rafah invasion
A man walks past tents and shacks erected by destroyed buildings in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, April 9, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Even as U.S. officials applaud Israel’s initial steps [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden administration to close ‘gun show loophole’
Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced they are closing what is often known as the “gun show loophole,” by tightening up the definition of what it means to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
FBI director concerned lone wolf or small groups will draw ‘twisted inspiration’ from events in Middle East, Russia
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifying during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the “Annual Worldwide Threats Assessment” in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Mar. 11, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP via [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Arizona Republicans block quick push to repeal near-total abortion ban, which hasn’t taken effect yet
Lynne Gilbert/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Arizona Republicans on Wednesday blocked efforts to move forward on a bill to repeal a near-total abortion ban in the state that dates to 1864, which the Arizona Supreme Court [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House fails to pass procedural vote on FISA in blow to GOP
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A key procedural vote on a bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act failed on the House floor on Wednesday, another sign of Republican infighting under [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Police issue arrest warrants for Rashee Rice, driver in connection with mutli-car crash
In this Feb. 11, 2024, file photo, Rashee Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up before Super Bowl LVIII, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (DALLAS) — Dallas Police issued an [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer, NCAA’s winningest coach, retiring after 38 seasons
Head coach Tara VanDerveer of the Stanford Cardinal yells during the first half against the NC State Wolfpack in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on March 29, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What juice sodas, prebiotic beverages a nutritionist would actually drink and why
ABC News (NEW YORK) — From Whole Foods to corner bodegas, fizzy juice drinks from fruity seltzers to reduced-sugar sodas that boast prebiotic and digestive support have exploded in popularity. But what are the actual [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Internet service now comes with ‘nutrition label’-style information about prices
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Starting Wednesday, internet users will now have more transparency about their broadband services. The Federal Communications Commission now requires broadband providers to display all the information about the price [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Zoë Saldaña discusses the timely message of her latest movie, The Absence of Eden
Roadside Attractions The subject of Zoë Saldaña’s new movie is very personal to her and her family. The film The Absence of Eden stars Saldaña as a woman fleeing a deadly situation in Mexico for the [Read More…]
Ag News
Summer-like warmth ahead for parts of the Heartland to yield to cooler air, more rain
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across the West and northern High Plains, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail along and east of a line from [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israeli airstrike kills three sons of Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh: IDF
Israeli tanks move along the border with the Gaza Strip before entering into the Gaza Strip, Apr. 10, 2024, in Southern Israel. (Amir Levy/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Three sons of Hamas’ political chief, Ismail [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas may not have enough hostages for proposed deal, source says
Omar El Qattaa/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An Israeli attack in Gaza on a convoy of aid workers from World Central Kitchen, the relief organization providing desperately needed food to Palestinians, has generated [Read More…]
ABC National News
Six shot, including two children, in Washington, DC; suspect vehicle sought: Police
DC Police Department (WASHINGTON) — One person was killed and five others injured, including two children, after gunmen opened fire in a residential area of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, police said. A suspect vehicle is [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man charged for allegedly detonating device outside Alabama attorney general’s office
U.S. Department of Justice (NEW YORK) — Federal authorities have arrested a man accused of detonating an explosive device outside the office of the Alabama attorney general in late February. Kyle Calvert, 26, of Irondale, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Skier, 21, dies in ‘high-risk’ stunt trying to jump over US highway
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 21-year-old man has died while attempting to perform a “high-risk skiing stunt” trying to jump the width of a U.S. highway in Colorado, authorities say. The incident occurred [Read More…]
ABC National News
Multiple people injured in shooting at Eid celebration in Philadelphia: Police
WPVI-TV (PHILADELPHIA) — Multiple people were injured after gunfire broke out at a celebration to mark the end of Ramadan in Philadelphia, police said. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon in the Parkside neighborhood at an [Read More…]
ABC National News
One dead in Mississippi as severe storms, flooding slam the South
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — A deadly storm is bringing extreme rainfall and dangerous tornadoes to the South, with the severe weather stretching from Texas to Louisiana to Mississippi to Alabama to Florida. [Read More…]