Month: December 2024
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘Wicked’ named best film by National Board of Review and more
Good news for fans of The Agency — there’s another season on the way. The Showtime thriller series, which stars Michael Fassbender, has scored a quick season 2 renewal after its big debut weekend. The [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Is it too late to buy bitcoin after it hit $100,000? Experts weigh in.
Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The price of bitcoin topped $100,000 for the first time ever late Wednesday, and soared to a fresh high in early trading on Thursday. The new gains extended a rally set off by [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Bitcoin races past $100,000, fueled by post-election rally
Namthip Muanthongthae/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The price of bitcoin surpassed $100,000 for the first time on Wednesday, soaring to a fresh high as the world’s largest cryptocurrency extended a rally set off by the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Landmark Supreme Court case weighs gender-affirming care for trans kids
LW, who asked not to show her face, is a 16-year-old transgender teenager challenging Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming medical treatments that have improved her quality of life. (ABC News) (WASHINGTON) — Medical treatments for transgender [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House to vote on whether Gaetz ethics investigation report will be released
Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House is expected to vote Thursday night on whether to force the Ethics Committee to release the report from its investigation of former Florida Republican Rep. Matt [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Musk, Ramaswamy eyeing federal remote work policies to help slash $2T from budget
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Work-from-home policies came under fire from X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, as he and Republican businessman Vivek Ramaswamy took their plans to reduce government waste to the floors of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
After meeting with Hegseth, Ernst says she’s not ready to support him
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst said Thursday she isn’t ready to support Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary. “Well, I did have a very long, lengthy discussion with [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Explosive exchange about 9/11 happens at Secret Service hearing
Ronald Rowe, acting director of the United States Secret Service; Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Republican Texas Congressman Pat Fallon got into a screaming match [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
As Hegseth fights to head Pentagon, Trump not working the phones to save him: Sources
Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was back on Capitol Hill on Thursday to meet with Republican lawmakers as misconduct allegations continued to cloud his [Read More…]
ABC National News
UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting latest: New photos of suspect’s face released
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Police appear to be closing in on the identity of the man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan, sources told ABC News. [Read More…]
ABC National News
3 indicted, including 2 parents, in drunk driving crash that killed high school student
Getty/kali9 (GEORGIA) — Three people have been indicted over an alleged drunk driving crash in Georgia that killed a high school student in February — including parents accused of letting the teens drink before the [Read More…]
ABC National News
7.0 magnitude earthquake reported off Northern California coast, tsunami warning canceled
(PETROLIA, Calif) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter is off the coast near Petrolia, in Humboldt County, [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 kindergarteners in ‘critical but stable condition’ after Christian school shooting
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Two kindergarteners — a 5-year-old boy and a 6-year-old boy — are in “critical but stable condition” on Thursday after they were shot a day earlier at their small [Read More…]
ABC National News
Daniel Penny hit with new civil lawsuit from Jordan Neely’s father amid criminal trial
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The father of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who died after being placed in a chokehold by subway rider Daniel Penny, filed a civil lawsuit against Penny on Wednesday [Read More…]
ABC World News
Climate and environment updates: UN plastic treaty talks fail to reach an agreement
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying [Read More…]
ABC World News
Syrian army withdraws from key city of Hama amid rebel surge, state news reports
Zana Halil/ dia images via Getty Images (LONDON) — Syrian state media said Thursday that government forces were withdrawing from the city of Hama in the face of a rebel advance, marking another major setback for [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges West to sanction Georgia as anti-Russia protests rage
Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday announced sanctions on 19 members of the Georgian government, who he accused of “surrendering” the country to Russian control. Zelenskyy’s [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Amnesty accuses Israel of Palestinian ‘genocide’
Eyad Baba / AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant [Read More…]
ABC World News
Putin’s Ukraine drone barrages are increasingly backfiring on his closest ally
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 5, 2023. (Photo by PAVEL BYRKIN/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — “Europe’s last dictator” — as Belarusian President [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn, wheat see modest gains Thursday
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying. Beans saw some additional direction from bean oil, which was up on solid global demand expectations. Soybean meal was down on product spread trade and profit taking. [Read More…]