Month: August 2024
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says officer and soldier injured in attack from Lebanon
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, tensions are escalating after the assassinations of two Hamas and Hezbollah leaders this week. Here’s how the news is developing: Israeli officer and soldier injured [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hurricane Debby path and tracker: Debby ‘very near’ landfall with 80 mph winds
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Debby strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane as it approached Florida on Monday morning, with sustained winds up to 80 mph. Winds of 74-95 mph had been forecast [Read More…]
ABC National News
International Delta flight struck by lightning diverted back to Boston: FAA
DuKai photographer/Getty Images (BOSTON) — A Delta Air Lines flight headed to Rome, Italy, from Boston, Massachusetts, on Sunday, was struck by lightning while in the air, according to the airline and the Federal Aviation [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Election 2024 updates: Harris and running mate to launch seven-state tour Tuesday
Democratic Presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during the Sigma Gamma Rho’s 60th International Biennial Boule at the George R. Brown Convention Center on July 31, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
RFK Jr. says he left dead bear in Central Park 10 years ago
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., partner with Morgan & Morgan PA and 2024 independent presidential candidate, speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday, July 26, 2024. (Liam Kennedy/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Woman who lost a leg in shark attack to compete in 2024 Paralympics
Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A woman who lost a leg in a shark attack is now heading to Paris to compete in the 2024 Paralympics. “The 1st time I got back [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Noah Lyles wins gold in 100 meters at Paris Olympics to become fastest man in the world
Noah Lyles of the U.S celebrates winning the gold medal in the men’s 100m final at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Aug. 4, 2024. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images) (PARIS) — American sprinter Noah Lyles won the [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Suni Lee shines with bronze in uneven bars final at Paris Olympics
Sunisa Lee of Team United States competes during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Uneven Bars Final on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris. (Jamie Squire/Getty [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 8/4/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUELA Dodgers 3, Oakland 2Philadelphia 6, Seattle 0LA Angels 3, NY. Mets 2 AMERICAN LEAGUEKansas City 3, Detroit 2Tampa Bay [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Former Trump administration official Kellyanne Conway registers as lobbyist for Ukrainian billionaire with past ties to Trump
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Former Trump administration official Kellyanne Conway has registered as a foreign agent representing Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk’s foundation, new foreign lobbying disclosure reports show. In 2015, the Ukrainian steel magnate [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Finer: US ‘preparing for every possibility’ on potential Iran retaliation
ABC News (NEW YORK) — After a top Hamas political leader was assassinated in Tehran last week, White House Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer said the United States is “preparing for every possibility” regarding [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge denies Trump’s effort to dismiss DC case over selective prosecution claim
ABC News (NEW YORK) — In her second move since resuming control over Donald Trump’s federal election interference case, Judge Tanya Chutkan denied the former president’s motion to dismiss the case based on selective and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Byron Donalds: Trump’s comments on Harris’ race ‘a side issue’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., a prominent ally of Donald Trump, on Sunday dismissed the recent controversy over the former president’s comments on Vice President Kamala Harris’ race. Donalds engaged in [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What’s behind the recent stock selloff?
Getty Images – STOCK/Yuichiro Chino (NEW YORK) — The major stock indexes dropped significantly on Friday after a weaker-than-expected jobs report stoked worries of a possible recession. In early trading, the S&P 500 was on [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Sha’Carri Richardson takes silver in the 100 meters, bested by Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred
Cameron Spencer/Getty Images (PARIS) — Sha’Carri Richardson took silver in the 100 meters at the Summer Games in Paris on Saturday, not quite reaching the top of the podium in her comeback bid, but clinching [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Austin revokes plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 2 others
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a stunning development, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked the controversial plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accomplices announced on Wednesday, and said he [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US sends more fighter jets and ships to Middle East ahead of possible Iranian retaliation
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) –The Pentagon will send an additional fighter squadron and more warships to the Middle East to help defend Israel should Iran react militarily to this week’s assassination of Hamas’ top political [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Election 2024 updates: Harris taps Obama campaign veterans, sources say
Henrik5000/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris is moving full steam ahead in her bid for the White House. Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, have several campaign events [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Who is Pete Buttigieg, a possible Harris VP pick?
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WAHSINGTON) — Four years ago, he was the millennial mayor of one of the smallest cities in America, and now Pete Buttigieg is being eyed as a possible running mate for Vice [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Vice President Kamala Harris nears the end of search for running mate — with the choice in her hands
Julia Beverly/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) –Suspense is building as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate selection announcement nears — with the process now resting in her own hands as of Friday, a person familiar tells ABC [Read More…]