Month: January 2025
ABC National News
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, one of the world’s most active, erupts for 7th time
Andrew Richard Hara/Getty Images (KILAUEA, HI) — One of the world’s most active volcanoes, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, erupted for the seventh time since December, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. At approximately 1:30 p.m. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Google Maps to rename Gulf of Mexico, Denali for US users
Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Google announced Tuesday that it plans to update the names of two major geographical landmarks in accordance with an executive order from President Donald Trump. The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Karoline Leavitt, youngest White House press secretary, to make briefing room debut
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will make her debut at the first press briefing of President Donald Trump’s second term on Tuesday, making history as the youngest in her [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump 2nd term live updates:Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is carrying out his immigration crackdown nationwide, with over 1,000 arrests reported by ICE on Monday. The actions prompted a tense standoff between the U.S. and Colombia [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump’s strict foreign funding freeze sparks panic among international aid groups
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Internal communications reviewed by ABC News show that the Trump administration plans to strictly implement an executive order from the president mandating a 90-day freeze on almost all U.S. foreign [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joins immigration enforcement operations in NYC
Newly sworn in Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem participates in an immigration enforcement operation in New York City, Jan. 28, 2025. (DHS) (NEW YORK) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined an immigration enforcement [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Jeremy Allen White to star in ‘Enigma Variations’ for Netflix and more
Jennifer Garner is set to star in The Five-Star Weekend for Peacock. The actress, who will also executive produce the series, will play a famous food influencer who experiences a devastating loss. In an effort [Read More…]
Ag News
Understanding Missouri Beef Consumers
Missouri consumers love their beef, and that’s good news for Missouri’s cattle producers. In this episode, Sydney Long, Executive Director for the Missouri Beef Industry Council talks about how the organization uses consumer market research [Read More…]
Ag News
An active, moisture-laden pattern ahead across the Heartland; a wide-range of temps
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across much of the southern half of the U.S., while colder-than-normal conditions will be confined to the North. Meanwhile, near- or [Read More…]
ABC World News
Elephant tramples tourist to death at famous national park
Zhang Yudong/Xinhua via Getty Images (LONDON) — An elephant trampled a tourist on safari to death in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, officials said. In what park officials are calling a “tragic accident,” the tourist [Read More…]
ABC World News
Sinkhole swallows truck in Japan, trapping driver inside
JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images (TOKYO) — The oval-shaped pit suddenly formed on a busy road in Yashio, Japan, taking down a truck and trapping the driver inside. Emergency crews battled unstable ground and debris. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Person claiming to have Molotov cocktail, knife stopped outside Capitol
Washington D.C. police search a car outside the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building, Jan. 27, 2025. (Briana Stewart/ABC News) (WASHINGTON) — A person claiming to have a Molotov cocktail and a knife was stopped on [Read More…]
ABC National News
South under severe weather and flash flood threat, Northeast expecting snow
Joed Viera via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A storm system that brought rain and snow to Southern California will move into Texas and the South by Wednesday, bringing flash flood and severe weather threat. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Florida educators, students speak out against curriculum changes
Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, FL) — Educators, students and advocates across the Florida higher education system spoke out Monday against the recent removal by the state of hundreds of general education [Read More…]
ABC National News
3 dead, 2 police officers injured in grocery store shooting in Indiana
Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff (ELKHART, IN) — Two people were shot and killed inside a grocery store in Indiana on Monday, officials told ABC News. The incident took place at about 5:30 p.m. at [Read More…]
ABC National News
Selena Gomez breaks down in tears over Trump deportations: ‘My people are getting attacked’
Amy Sussman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a now-deleted video posted to Instagram, Selena Gomez appeared in tears over the deportation of Mexican people as President Donald Trump’s mass deportation operation takes effect. “I just [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump seeks presidential immunity from any civil lawsuit filed against him in state court
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a case that sits squarely at the intersection of his business and political interests, President Donald Trump is trying to stop a civil lawsuit against his multibillion-dollar social media [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Hegseth ‘looks forward to working with’ Gen. CQ Brown despite recent scathing criticism
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Just months after calling for his ouster, incoming Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was greeted at the Pentagon on Monday by Gen. CQ Brown, the chairman of the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump’s strict foreign funding freeze sparks panic among international aid groups
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Internal communications reviewed by ABC News show that the Trump administration plans to strictly implement an executive order from the president mandating a 90-day freeze on almost all U.S. foreign [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump signs 4 more executive orders directed at the military
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump signed four executive orders on Monday that reverse several Biden administration initiatives related to the military and deliver on promises he made on the campaign trail. Trump [Read More…]