Month: July 2025
ABC World News
Israel strikes Syrian military headquarters, IDF says
Abdulkarem Al-Mohammad/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces said it struck “the entrance” of Syria‘s military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday. Syria’s Ministry of Health told the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency that at least [Read More…]
ABC National News
Large dinosaur mating ‘dance arena’ discovered in Colorado
Researchers found evidence of a large dinosaur mating “dance” arena at Dinosaur Ridge in Colorado./Courtesy of Caldwell Buntin (DINOSAUR RIDGE, Colo.) — Researchers have discovered evidence of one of the largest dinosaur mating “dance arenas” [Read More…]
ABC National News
Heat advisory in effect for New York City and across Northeast: Latest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A heat advisory is in place across the Northeast, from Maryland to Maine, where residents are bracing for temperatures 5 to 15 degrees above average. The heat index — what [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House Oversight chair says Jill Biden, Harris should be subpoenaed over Joe Biden’s mental capacity
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer told reporters that former Vice President Kamala Harris and former first lady Jill Biden “should” be subpoenaed in the panel’s investigation into former President Joe [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump administration sues CPB board members in latest attempt to force their ouster
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Just as the Senate began debate on the rescissions package that would strip the Corporation for Public Broadcasting of two years’ worth of its funding, the Trump administration filed a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fires two top deputies at Department of Health and Human Services
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two top deputies at the Department of Health and Human Services, ABC News has learned. Heather Flick Melanson, Kennedy’s chief of [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘American Idol’ music supervisor and husband found shot dead in Los Angeles home, suspect arrested
KABC A suspect has been arrested in the murder of an American Idol music supervisor and her songwriter husband, police in Los Angeles said Tuesday, even as many questions about the slayings remain unanswered. The victims — Robin [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘The Odyssey’ IMAX tickets to go on sale a year in advance and more
The hype is real for Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey. But is the hype real enough to secure your ticket a year in advance? Nolan’s upcoming film is scheduled to release on July 17, 2026, which [Read More…]
Ag News
State partnerships part of USDA’s new food safety plan
Last year, growth in Missouri’s meat processing industry was at risk due to a lack of funding, but Missouri’s Ag Director says the situation has changed. This spring, USDA gave $14.5 million to states for [Read More…]
Ag News
The impacts of nitrogen deficiency
Nitrogen deficiencies are starting to appear in parts of the Corn Belt after periods of heavy rainfall this spring. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Purdue University Extension’s corn specialist Dan Quinn explains the [Read More…]
Latest News
Pierre Police investigating fatal shooting involving a juvenile
A 14 year old boy from Fort Pierre is dead after a shooting incident Tuesday afternoon in Pierre. Information from the Pierre Police Department says at approximately 2:45pm Tuesday, Patrol Officers were dispatched to the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Why Trump’s 50-day window may pose danger for Ukraine
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After President Donald Trump threatened to impose “very severe” economic penalties against Vladimir Putin’s Russia if he doesn’t agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine within 50 days, the Trump administration [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukraine braces for Trump’s 50-day window amid escalating Russian strikes
State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — This week marked a possible pivot by President Donald Trump regarding Russia’s ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with his Monday announcement of a “really big” [Read More…]
ABC National News
Child abuse charge recommended in drowning of influencer Emilie Kiser’s son: Police
(MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ) — Police have recommended charges in the drowning of influencer Emilie Kiser’s 3-year-old son, Trigg Kiser, who was found unresponsive in his family’s backyard pool in May. “After a thorough review of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Federal judge to hear arguments on Abrego Garcia’s detention pending trial
Sen. Van Hollen’s Office via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Tennessee is set to hear from federal prosecutors on Wednesday regarding their request that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be detained pending trial. Last [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tropical rainstorm to drench Gulf Coast as renewed flood threat hits Northeast and Midwest
(NEW YORK) — A tropical threat on the Gulf Coast has a 40% chance for development into a tropical depression in the next 48 hours, according to the National Hurricane Center. The system, which could [Read More…]
ABC National News
Grand juror in Karen Read case charged with leaking information
Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald via Getty Images (BOSTON) — A woman who served on the grand jury as part of the high-profile investigation into Karen Read — who was acquitted of murder charges last month in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Pentagon pulling 2,000 National Guard deployed to LA amid ICE protests
Mario Tama/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The U.S. military presence in Los Angeles is being reduced by almost half as the Pentagon confirms that 2,000 California National Guard members are being withdrawn from the mission [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Churches, now allowed to endorse candidates, could transform campaign finances
Wolterk/ Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is praising an Internal Revenue Service’s court filing, which effectively clears the way for churches to endorse political candidates — a reversal of decades of legal precedent. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Democrats lean into MAGA infighting over Epstein files
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was in the news for his arrest for sex trafficking and eventual death in 2019, Democrats distanced themselves from the onetime donor, [Read More…]