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Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House, her pathway to the coveted 270 electoral votes has evolved now that she is the Democratic Party’s nominee — as she can potentially fare better than President Joe Biden in regions like the Sun Belt. Biden’s decision to leave the […]
Aline Salvi (CASCAVEL, Brazil) — There are no survivors after a Voepass flight carrying 62 people crashed in Brazil on Friday, according to authorities. The passenger plane was traveling from Cascavel, Brazil, and was bound for Guarulhos Airport, near Sao Paulo, the airline said. The plane had 58 passengers and four crew members on board, […]
National Park Service (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — A 20-year-old woman was found dead following a multiday search in the Grand Canyon, marking the third reported death in the national park within a week, the National Park Service said. The body of Leticia A. Castillo, 20, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was located by park personnel below Twin […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a private meeting with Donald Trump last week, FBI agents and other law enforcement officials offered the former president new, previously undisclosed details about the 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who came close to assassinating Trump at a rally last month, sources familiar with the meeting told ABC News. Over more […]
In this Jan. 19, 2024, file photo, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan attends Indigenous House: Sundance Film Festival 2024 in Park City, Utah. (Natasha Campos/Getty Images for IllumiNative) (WASHINGTON) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate on Tuesday — a choice that could potentially usher in a historic first. […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — On the southeast coast of O’ahu, a group of visitors from Renton, Washington, has arrived to volunteer with 808 Cleanups, a local organization working to remove invasive species from along the shoreline. “I could not come to Hawai’i, to the island of O’ahu, without giving back to the community,” said […]
National Park Service (NEW YORK) — Three tourists from Germany have been cited after going on a paintball shooting spree that defaced road signs, bathrooms and dumpsters throughout Joshua Tree National Park, officials said. On Sunday, a park ranger who was patrolling the Jumbo Rocks Campground at Joshua Tree National Park noticed “fresh yellow paintball […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump says he has agreed to an offer from ABC News to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10. Trump said so during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago Club on Thursday. “I look forward to the debates because I think we have to set the […]
Thomas Northcut/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mortgage rates this week dropped to their lowest level in more than a year, delivering some long-sought relief for homebuyers. The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage stands at 6.47%, Freddie Mac said on Thursday. That figure marks a drop of more than a percentage point from […]
Philip Waller/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An American teenager has lost a leg in a shark attack while vacationing in Central America, according to officials. Fifteen-year-old Sofia Carlson was on a diving excursion with the Belize Dive Pro company near Halfmoon Caye in the Gulf of Honduras when the attack occurred, ABC News has learned. […]