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ABC News (NEW YORK) — Texas has been baking in record heat since the weekend, and the rest of the week will be no exception. Record highs are expected Thursday from Roswell, New Mexico, to Galveston, Texas, forecasts show. Heat alerts have been issued by the National Weather Service for Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and […]
Getty Images – STOCK/Dean Fikar (COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont.) — A search is underway for a climber who has been missing in Montana’s Glacier National Park since Sunday evening. Grant Marcuccio, a 32-year-old from Whitefish, Montana, separated from his party while hiking from Heavens Peak to McPartland Peak, according to the National Park Service. Marcuccio was […]
Getty Images – STOCK/Peter Dazeley (NEW YORK) — The percentage of teenagers who were up to date on their human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines has fallen dramatically since 2020, according to new federal data released Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently recommends children from ages 11 to 12 receive two doses of […]
Andrew Chin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two major Canadian freight rail companies locked out thousands of workers on Thursday, shutting down cross-border shipping routes and risking serious damage for the U.S. economy, industry experts told ABC News. The rail lines carry everything from chemical inputs to auto parts, holding the potential to cause shortages for […]
Nic Antaya/Getty Images (SIERRA VISTA, Ariz.) — On the same day Vice President Kamala Harris is set to give her formal acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, former President Donald Trump will be focusing on the topic he has criticized Harris for the most: immigration. Trump will spend the day on Thursday […]
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 19, 2024. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) (CHICAGO) — As the nation anticipates Vice President Kamala Harris’ address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, attendees told ABC News what they hope to hear from the […]
Minnesota Governor and 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz gestures as he speaks on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Aug.21, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images) (CHICAGO) — Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention saw the party’s vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, introduce himself to Americans in […]
belterz/Getty Images (LONDON) — A large fire was burning at a Russian military airfield early on Thursday after it was targeted by drones overnight, officials said. Videos circulating on Russia social media showed fires and thick black smoke rising from the Marinovka airfield near Volgograd in southern Russia, which the region’s governor confirmed was attacked […]
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian authorities are urging citizens in the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions of Russia — areas where Ukraine has been attacking — to stop using video cameras, social media and dating sites. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs issued the memo Tuesday, saying the “enemy,” referring to Ukraine, is […]
Getty Images – STOCK/Thomas Roche (PLYMOUTH, N.H.) — When the girls’ soccer team at Plymouth Regional High School in New Hampshire began practice on Monday to prepare for the start of the official season on Aug. 30, transgender athlete Parker Tirrell was able to join her teammates. That’s what a federal judge ruled on Monday […]