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Getty Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ernesto has been downgraded to a tropical storm after passing over the Caribbean island of Bermuda as a hurricane without causing major damage. The storm — which over the past week has caused major power outages and flooding in Puerto Rico and Bermuda — looks set to pass the […]
Grant Baldwin/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Michelle Obama to speak at DNC this week Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2024 Former first lady Michelle Obama will speak at the DNC in Chicago this week, ABC News has confirmed with her office. Her appearance, first reported by Essence Magazine, will be among a lineup of prominent Democratic leaders […]
U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will deliver remarks on her economic platform, which will mark her first major policy roll out since becoming […]
Henrik5000/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have extensive records when it comes to criminal justice policy – records that are sometimes completely opposed to one another, and at other times are aligned. As Trump – who has a criminal record of his own, having been convicted on […]
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (SAN ANTONIO) — The main gate to U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has reopened after an off-base shooting incident early Saturday. Guards at the gate discharged their weapons in the incident, but there was no active threat to the base and no one from the base sustained any injuries, according […]
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday night, a senior DNCC spokesperson confirmed. Their speeches will “make a strong case to elect Harris,” the spokesperson said. “We are so excited to honor and celebrate the President’s lifetime of […]
Issam Rimawi/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Journalist Amr Manasra says he remembers the moment an iron column saved his life. It was a miracle, he said, when an Israeli sniper’s bullet was met by the iron before it could reach his press vest — as he lay down in the streets of Jenin […]
WABC (NEW YORK) — Several New York City beaches will remain closed for the weekend due to strong rip currents from Hurricane Ernesto. The Category 1 storm made landfall in Bermuda early Saturday, hovering slowly over the island throughout the day with hurricane-force winds and heavy rain. Although hundreds of miles offshore, the system is […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — George Santos is expected to plead guilty in his fraud case during a hearing Monday in federal court on Long Island, sources familiar with the case told ABC News, while cautioning the erratic former Republican congressman could always change his mind. A guilty plea would avoid a trial […]
Thierry Monasse/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, there was a key provision that the Biden administration fought hard for. For years, private insurance companies negotiated with drug makers over prescription prices. However, Medicare, representing 50 million seniors, did not have the same right to negotiate prices for its Part […]