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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 […]
(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 who are rallying […]
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 […]
(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 generating […]
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 […]
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 […]
(CHICAGO) — With more than 50,000 people estimated to descend on Chicago next week for the Democratic National Convention, the city said it is prepared to make sure the week is a success, not just for visitors, but for city residents themselves. “Our plan is to make sure we keep everyone within the city safe. […]
(BOSTON) — Harvard University “failed its Jewish students” and must face a lawsuit over antisemitism on campus following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel, a federal judge in Boston ruled. Judge Richard Stearns said Jewish students plausibly claimed Harvard had been indifferent to their fears of walking through the campus and missing classes and […]
(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris secured enough Democratic Party delegate votes to become the party’s nominee, according to the Democratic National Committee. She announced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday, with the two scheduled to embark on a seven-state trip to some of the biggest battleground states in the election, […]
(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Debby is slamming the Southeast with heavy rain after making landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday. At least six people have been killed in Florida and Georgia. Here’s how the news is developing: Latest forecast Tropical Storm Debby — currently sitting off shore of Charleston, South […]
