Year: 2025
ABC National News
From iconic Los Angeles palm trees and mansions to beach lifeguard stations: ‘Everything was on fire’
David McNew/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — In an area famous for natural disasters, survivors of multiple massive wildfires in Los Angeles County described apocalyptic scenes and the horror of trying to outrun flames stoked by hurricane-like winds. [Read More…]
ABC National News
DA Fani Willis appeals her disqualification from Trump’s Georgia election interference case
Megan Varner for The Washington Post via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Wednesday filed an appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court asking them to reverse her disqualification from the Georgia [Read More…]
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Grassley critical of EPA over used cooking oil imports
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is criticizing the EPA for how it verifies the integrity of used cooking oil imports. The Iowa Republican says the agency recently revealed it relies on foreign records to prove the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Climate and environment updates: Biden bans offshore oil and gas drilling
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
Middle East live updates: Gaza death toll rises to 46,000, officials say
Security forces and emergency workers respond to the scene of a shooting attack that targeted a bus and other vehicles on January 6, 2025 in the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq, West Bank. Three people were [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jimmy Carter funeral live updates: Biden, Trump and other presidents gather
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, former presidents and other dignitaries are gathering Thursday for a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., to honor the life of former President Jimmy [Read More…]
ABC National News
New York appeals court denies Trump’s bid to halt Friday’s hush money sentencing
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, has denied President-elect Donald Trump’s request to halt his sentencing Friday in his criminal hush money case. Trump [Read More…]
ABC National News
California wildfires maps show evacuations, power outages, air quality
Jon Putman/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Wildfires are tearing through thousands of acres in Los Angeles County in California, as strong Santa Ana wind gusts stoke the blazes. The Palisades Fire has impacted [Read More…]
ABC National News
Pets flee to vacant animal hospital amid California wildfires
(Jon Putman/Anadolu via Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) — Southern California has been severely hit by wildfires, prompting mass evacuations and state of emergency declaration from Gov. Gavin Newsom. The dangerous winds and extreme fire conditions [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump talks with Barack Obama, shakes hands with Mike Pence during Carter funeral
Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump shook hands with his former Vice President Mike Pence and spoke extensively with former President Barack Obama during the state funeral for late President Jimmy [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Attorney General Merrick Garland informs Congress special counsel’s Donald Trump investigation has concluded
Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Attorney General Merrick Garland informed Congress in a letter Wednesday that special counsel Jack Smith has concluded his investigations into Donald Trump. Garland informed members of Congress — as required by [Read More…]
Latest News
Jackley Urges and Supports President-Elect Trump’s Efforts to Secure Southern Border
Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 19 other State Attorneys General in sending a letter to President-elect Trump asking him to secure the southern border when he takes office later this month. “We support President-elect [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Billy Crystal, Paris Hilton and other celebs lose homes in LA fires
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images As multiple wildfires burn through Los Angeles County, some celebrities are posting about the impact of the fires and showcasing the fire damage throughout LA County, home to nearly 10 [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Tom Holland to star in, produce ‘The Partner’ and more
Tom Holland is going to star in and produce an adaptation of John Grisham‘s bestselling novel The Partner. Deadline first reported the news Wednesday, saying that The Imitation Game‘s Graham Moore will script the drama [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump and Senate Republicans still divided on how to implement his agenda
Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump appeared ambivalent about the debate over whether to craft two legislative attempts to reshape fiscal policy [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden says he could have won 2024 election, undecided on issuing preemptive pardons
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden believes he could have won the 2024 election if he had decided to stay in the race, he told USA Today in a wide-ranging interview. “It’s presumptuous to say [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jeremy Strong calls Springsteen movie ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ one of his ‘greatest working experiences’
Disney/Randy Holmes Succession’s Jeremy Strong is set to play Bruce Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau in the upcoming movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, and he tells Deadline working on the film has “been one of the greatest [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump pays his respects to Jimmy Carter at the Capitol
Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump paid his respects to former President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday at the Capitol Rotunda. Trump is set to meet with Senate Republicans later Wednesday to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
LA wildfires halt production on ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Disney/Gilles Mingasson The deadly wildfires that continue to rage in Los Angeles County are disrupting scheduled awards season events and the filming of several TV shows. ABC suspended production on the shows Grey’s Anatomy and [Read More…]
Ag News
Low river levels remain a concern for inland waterways
Low river levels are expected to be a concern for the U.S. inland waterway system again in 2025. Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition says there was improvement following a dry summer across much [Read More…]