Month: October 2024
ABC Business News
Electric vehicles and the $350K Celestiq: How Cadillac is trying to win back customers
Cadillac (NEW YORK) — General Motors is “very serious about making Cadillac a premium brand again,” Michael Simcoe — the company’s senior vice president of global design — told ABC News in an interview about [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Netflix stock soars after earnings boost from hit shows ‘Nobody Wants This’ and ‘Emily in Paris’
STEFANIA ROSINI/NETFLIX (NEW YORK) — Shares of Netflix climbed about 9% in early trading on Friday after a strong earnings report propelled by hit shows like “Nobody Wants This” and “The Perfect Couple.” The company added about 5 million [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Would Trump’s tariffs trigger a global trade war? Experts weigh in
General_4530/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has proposed tariffs as the solution for a host of perceived ills: the decline of U.S. manufacturing, the arrival of undocumented immigrants and the costs of childcare, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic may help reduce overdose risks: Study
Iuliia Burmistrova/Getty (NEW YORK) — A new study suggests that GLP-1 agonist medications like Ozempic, which are used for diabetes management and weight loss, may help reduce the risk of overdose and alcohol intoxication in [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Kellogg’s faces protests over food dyes in popular breakfast cereals
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images (BATTLE CREEK, Mich.) Hundreds of people gathered outside the WK Kellogg headquarters in Michigan on Tuesday calling for the company to hold up its promise to remove artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals sold [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democratic ‘Blue Wall’ governors make case for Harris in final stretch
Jim Vondruska/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just 16 days until Election Day, the Democratic governors of the three “Blue Wall” battleground states touted the strength of Vice President Kamala Harris’ ground game, and predicted she [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Protecting Your Vote: Nevada’s ‘swingiest’ county emerges as key battleground in election certification fight
Robyn Beck via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Politicos in Washoe County, Nevada, proudly refer to their home as “the swingiest county in the swingiest state,” where voters in the sprawling and sparsely populated swath of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Advocates for overseas military families, ex-pats push back against GOP suits against absentee votes
Spiderstock via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Some ex-pats living abroad, including active-duty service members and their family members, are sounding the alarm after Republicans in three swing states have tried to delay accepting and counting [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
AI deepfakes a top concern for election officials with voting underway
State election officials who will oversee voting for the November general election prepare for disruptions from artificial intelligence during a training session in Phoenix, Ariz.. Via ABC News (PHOENIX) — In the final weeks of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump and Harris trade jabs at Al Smith Dinner, though Harris wasn’t there
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A presidential election tradition dating back to 1960 brought some laughs in New York City on Thursday night, but for the first time in 40 years, only one [Read More…]
ABC National News
Daniel Penny set to stand trial in death of Jordan Neely
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The trial of Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran charged in the May 2023 choking death of a homeless man in a New York City subway [Read More…]
ABC National News
New Mexico flash flooding prompts ‘particularly dangerous situation’ warning
Sarayut Thaneerat via Getty Images (ROSWELL, NM) — Roswell, New Mexico, experienced an overnight “Flash Flood Emergency” on Saturday, the National Weather Service reported — the highest tier of flash flood warning. Between 4 and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Purported leaked US intelligence docs appear to show Israel’s plans for attack on Iran
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Documents purported to show classified U.S. intelligence gathering on Israel’s preparations for a potential retaliatory strike on Iran appeared on social media platforms this week. It is unclear what impact [Read More…]
ABC National News
Some NC nursing homes still without water, 3 weeks after Hurricane Helene
Libby Bush/Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community (ASHEVILLE, NC) — More than three weeks ago, Hurricane Helene knocked out the power and running water at James Greene’s nursing home in Asheville, North Carolina. Today, Greene, 84, and [Read More…]
ABC National News
Orionids meteor shower is this weekend: Where and when to watch its peak
Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Another dazzling display of the wonders of outer space will be visible from Earth in the coming days. The annual Orionid meteor shower, which originates from [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Drone strike targets Netanyahu’s house
Eyad Baba via Getty Images (LONDON) — Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, was killed this week in a firefight with Israeli forces, officials said. The development [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘Beyond horrific’ conditions in northern Gaza as hunger soars and supplies dwindle, aid organizations warn
Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images (TEL AVIV, Israel and GAZA STRIP) — The situation in northern Gaza is “beyond horrific” as people experience intense levels of hunger and overcrowded hospitals struggle to care for patients [Read More…]
ABC World News
What to know about Yahya Sinwar, the former Hamas leader
Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty Images (LONDON) — Yahya Sinwar, one of the key architects of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, emerged over the summer as the de facto leader of the terrorist [Read More…]
ABC World News
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza by Israeli forces, officials say
Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, Israel Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Thursday. Sinwar has been credited as the mastermind [Read More…]
ABC World News
Biden, Harris say Yahya Sinwar’s death offers chance to end Israel-Hamas war
Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris described Thursday as a good day for the world after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. [Read More…]