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Getty Images – STOCK (LOS ANGELES) — A Southern California wildfire doubled in size overnight, causing the evacuation of more than 1,000 campers from a park, closing a popular recreation area on Father’s Day and threatening a major freeway in and out of Los Angeles, authorities said. The Post Fire was burning out of control Sunday near […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joined ABC News’ “This Week” to discuss the $50 billion loan to Ukraine from world leaders. The money will help Ukraine rebuild and stave off continued Russian offensives. The loan is backed by the profits of frozen Russian assets. After the announcement from the G7 conference, Russian President […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department on Friday said it has declined to prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland for contempt of Congress, according to a letter obtained by ABC News. The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to send a contempt referral to the Justice Department. House Republicans had demanded Garland turn over […]
Getty Images – STOCK (WASHINGTON) — Bump stocks, the firearm modification banned by the federal government until the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the regulation Friday, have generated controversy ever since the device was created over how they change the way semi-automatic weapons are fired. The modification replaces the back of a semi-automatic rifle, which […]
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — The U.S. military is once again suspending operations of its pier off Gaza, temporarily moving the floating structure to an Israeli port to ride out high seas and rough waves expected to hit the region in coming days, officials said Friday. It’s the latest setback for the ambitious […]
Konstantinos_k/Getty Images (GREECE) — Greek officials are looking for an American tourist who went missing this week while they were visiting an island off the coast, just days after another U.S. tourist went missing while vacationing nearby. The unidentified missing man was last seen Tuesday at a tavern in Mathraki, located west of Corfu Island, […]
ABC News (MIAMI) — Even though the bulk of the rain has wrapped up across South Florida, a Flood Watch remains in effect for more than 4 million people from Fort Lauderdale to Key Largo, including Miami. Typically, scattered showers in Florida are no big deal, but with so many locations recently picking up 1 […]
ABC (NEW YORK) — Esteemed economist Peter Goodman’s book, “How the World Ran Out of Everything,” offers a comprehensive analysis of how the pandemic disrupted the global supply chain and its profound impact on daily life. Goodman starkly points out that shipping prices are skyrocketing, reaching levels comparable to the pandemic era when container shortages […]
Nathan Howard/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Former President Donald Trump’s comments reportedly calling Milwaukee a “horrible city” continue to spark debate as Republicans and Trump’s campaign dispute the characterization of his comments, and Democrats persistently amplify his words — including through a new billboard campaign in the city. In his closed-door meeting with House Republicans on […]
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip are pictured on June 4, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken […]
