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4 states aim to prevent food stamps recipients from using program to buy candy, soda
Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Governors in several states have recently announced plans to eliminate some unhealthy foods from their food stamps programs, creating momentum for a key component of Health and [Read More…]
ABC Business News
‘I’m in ruins,’ teary Mike Lindell tells judge in Smartmatic sanctions hearing
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Election denier and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell continues to refuse to pay more than $50,000 in sanctions he has been ordered to pay to voting software company Smartmatic over “frivolous” [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Bryce Dallas Howard on her new documentary, ‘Pets’
Disney/Natasha Campos Bryce Dallas Howard directs the new documentary Pets, all about our furry little friends. The film, which is streaming now on Disney+, explores the relationship between animals and the people who own them [Read More…]
ABC National News
Missing 10-year-old boy who recently underwent kidney transplant found safe: Sheriff
Clallam County Sheriff’s Office via Meta (Clallam County, WA) — Authorities said a missing 10-year-old boy who recently underwent a kidney transplant and needed medication has been found safe following an “urgent” search. Mason Combs [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Fed Chair Powell sounds alarm on tariffs, sending stocks lower
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs policy to cause higher inflation and slower economic growth, complicating potential central bank efforts to ease [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Michelle Trachtenberg died of diabetes complications: Medical examiner
Jemal Countess/Getty Images Michelle Trachtenberg died a natural death from complications of diabetes, the New York City medical examiner’s office said Wednesday. There was no autopsy performed, but toxicology test results gave additional clarity, according to [Read More…]
ABC National News
Fyre Festival 2 is postponed, no new date set
(NEW YORK) — Fyre Festival 2 has been “postponed,” according to the organizers. Billy McFarland, who was behind the initial Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, was convicted of wire fraud in connection with the failed 2017 festival. McFarland’s [Read More…]
ABC National News
Federal housing agency refers NY Attorney General James to DOJ for investigation
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Housing Finance Agency has referred information about New York Attorney General Letitia James to the Justice Department regarding a loan on James’ Virginia property, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Nate Bargatze will host the 77th Emmy Awards
Ralph Bavaro/NBC Nate Bargatze has been tapped to host TV’s biggest night. The comedian will host the 77th Emmy Awards, which honor excellence in television. CBS will broadcast the show live on both coasts from [Read More…]
ABC National News
United Airlines flight sees engine fire after takeoff due to apparent rabbit strike
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A United Airlines flight experienced an engine fire shortly after takeoff that was apparently caused by a rare rabbit strike. United Flight 2325 had departed Denver International Airport en [Read More…]
ABC National News
2-year-old spends night in Arizona terrain, found by rancher’s dog
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (SELIGMAN, Ariz.) — An Arizona toddler who had been missing for 16 hours was found safe by a rancher’s dog on Tuesday, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office. Boden Allen, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Dallas school shooting: 17-year-old charged after allegedly firing ‘indiscriminately’ at students
Dallas County Jail (DALLAS) — A 17-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated assault mass shooting after he allegedly opened fire at his Dallas high school, shooting classmates “indiscriminately,” according to court documents. Surveillance cameras [Read More…]
ABC National News
Prison guards indicted in connection to inmate’s death, Hochul says
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK CITY) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday that a grand jury handed down a number of criminal indictments against multiple state correctional officers in connection to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman star in ‘The Roses’ trailer
Jaap Buitendijk/Searchlight Pictures Benedict Cumberbatch is married to Olivia Colman in the official trailer for The Roses. Searchlight Pictures released the trailer for director Jay Roach‘s dark comedy film on Wednesday. It follows the seemingly [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Demi Moore, Blake Lively among entertainers on ‘Time’100 list of most influential people of 2025
Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images TIME has revealed its 2025 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Demi Moore represents the entertainment community as she graces one of the five worldwide covers of [Read More…]
ABC World News
US missionary kidnapped in South Africa rescued in ‘high-intensity shootout’: Police
Courtesy of Fellowship Baptist Church )LONDON and PRETORIA) — An American missionary allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint during a church service in South Africa last Thursday has been rescued in “a high-intensity shootout” between police and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senator heads to El Salvador to find Maryland man deported erroneously by Trump
Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., is in El Salvador to get answers about the wrongful deportation of a Maryland man by the Trump administration, he said in a video ahead [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
David Hogg-run group announces $20M initiative to support primary challengers to House Democrats
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Leaders We Deserve, a political organization led by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor and Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman David Hogg, announced Wednesday that it [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Schumer moves to block Trump nominees for 2 key New York prosecutor positions
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that he’ll use a Senate procedure that allows home state senators to object to judicial nominees to attempt to block President Donald Trump’s picks [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump DOJ files civil suit against Maine in standoff over transgender athletes in women’s sports
Attorney General Pam Bondi ; Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has filed suit against Maine in an effort to challenge the state’s policy regarding transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports, [Read More…]