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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 […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A hurricane warning has been issued for Bermuda as Ernesto strengthened to a Category 2 storm overnight. Ernesto had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph Friday morning. The hurricane is forecast to strengthen on Friday, but will remain a Category 2 storm as it passes Bermuda. Flash flooding covers a […]
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 […]
Mattie Neretin/Getty Images (MADISON, WI) — A Democratic Party staffer has filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission saying that the Green Party, which had achieved ballot access in the key battleground state this past year, should not be on the ballot. In the complaint, Democratic National Committee Deputy Operations Director in Wisconsin David […]
John Moore/Getty Images (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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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