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Powerball jackpot grows to $1.23 billion after no winner again
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Your chance at winning a billion dollars isn’t over. No ticket matched Wednesday night’s winning Powerball numbers, and the prize has now ballooned to $1.23 billion for the next [Read More…]
Millions go missing from money storage facility in LA-area on Easter
avid_creative/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI are investigating a multi-million dollar theft on Easter Sunday, sources told ABC News. The money went missing Sunday from a money storage [Read More…]
New England braces for spring snowstorm as Upper Midwest faces blizzard conditions, power outages
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The calendar says it’s spring, but winter storm warnings are in effect in the Midwest and the Northeast as snowstorms slam both regions. In the Northeast, heavy snow will blanket [Read More…]
Trump not immune from prosecution in criminal hush money case, judge rules
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his New York hush money case, in part because he failed to invoke the defense in a timely fashion, [Read More…]
Jan. 6 rioter who led crowd in attacking police sentenced to over 7 years in prison
Department of Justice via AP (WASHINGTON) — A Washington state man who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was sentenced Wednesday to seven years and three months in prison. Taylor James Johnatakis was convicted [Read More…]
2 brothers who helped fund Trump Media company plead guilty to insider trading
Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two brothers who helped fund former President Donald Trump’s now-public social media company pleaded guilty Wednesday to insider trading. Michael Shvartsman and Gerald Shvartsman made millions [Read More…]
Young man killed in severe storms in Kentucky as tornadoes rip through region
Brett Carlsen/Getty Images (CINCINNATI) — Dangerous tornadoes tore through the central U.S. Tuesday night, including Kentucky, where one person was killed, according to the governor. Over the last two days, more than 20 tornadoes were [Read More…]
Elephant attack during safari kills 80-year-old American tourist in Zambia
DEA /V. GIANNELLA/Getty Images (LUSAKA, Zambia) — An elderly American tourist was killed after an “aggressive” bull elephant attacked a vehicle during a game drive in Zambia, the safari operator said. The incident took place [Read More…]
Manhattan DA asks judge to reject Trump’s latest attempt to delay hush money trial
Scott Olson / Staff / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Wednesday urged a judge to reject an attempt by former President Donald Trump to delay his criminal hush money [Read More…]
Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.09 billion ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot in Wednesday night’s drawing is one of the largest in the game’s history. The jackpot is an estimated $1.09 billion — which would make it the [Read More…]
Hiker speaks out after rescue from cliff
(NEW YORK) — A hiker who was stranded on the side of a cliff in the San Francisco Bay Area is speaking out exclusively to ABC News for the first time since being rescued. Cody [Read More…]
Hiker speaks out after being rescued from California cliff
(NEW YORK) — A hiker who was stranded on the side of a cliff in the San Francisco Bay Area is speaking out exclusively to ABC News for the first time since being rescued. Cody [Read More…]
Tornadoes rip off roofs in Kentucky as severe storms slam central US
File photo. (john finney photography/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Dangerous tornadoes tore through the central U.S. Tuesday night, including Kentucky, where reported twisters flattened buildings, ripped off roofs and littered streets with debris. In the [Read More…]
How the solar eclipse will impact plants and animals
In this Aug. 21, 2017, file photo, the moon transits the sun during the 2017 total solar eclipse, as seen from Weiser, Idaho. (Kyle Green/Idaho Statesman via TNS via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — When [Read More…]
Suspect arrested after deadly Easter brunch shooting in Nashville
Metro Nashville Police Department (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A suspect who allegedly opened fire during an Easter brunch in Tennessee was arrested in neighboring Kentucky, police said. Anton Rucker, 46, is a suspect in the shooting [Read More…]
Trump’s lawyers push for recusal of Judge Juan Merchan in hush money case
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a “Get Out The Vote” rally at the Forum River Center in Rome, Ga., March 9, 2024. (Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are [Read More…]
Severe weather tears through Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A line of severe thunderstorms is expected to bring damaging winds and a threat of dangerous tornadoes to the Ohio Valley. Many schools across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana announced closures [Read More…]
Weather forecast for April 8 total solar eclipse along path of totality
ABC News (NEW YORK) — “Eclipse Across America” will air live Monday, April 8, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on ABC, ABC News Live, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Disney+ and Hulu as well [Read More…]
Judge vacates convictions of three Philadelphia-area men imprisoned for decades Lawyers say pros
Innocence Project (PHILADELPHIA) — Three Philadelphia-area men, each of whom spent decades in prison, had their convictions vacated in court last Thursday due to recent evidence that their DNA had been absent from the scene [Read More…]
Former high school wrestler subdues man who allegedly caused disturbance in a Subway restaurant
ABC News (INDIANAPOLIS, Minn.) — A former high school wrestler said he sprang into action during his lunch break after a man allegedly verbally and physically abused a Subway employee in Indianapolis. Gabriel Pitzulo told [Read More…]