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Spiderstock via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Some ex-pats living abroad, including active-duty service members and their family members, are sounding the alarm after Republicans in three swing states have tried to delay accepting and counting overseas absentee ballots. And there is already fear among Americans at home and abroad that no matter what the result, […]
Libby Bush/Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community (ASHEVILLE, NC) — More than three weeks ago, Hurricane Helene knocked out the power and running water at James Greene’s nursing home in Asheville, North Carolina. Today, Greene, 84, and his fellow residents at Brooks-Howell Home still do not have regular access to safe, running water for their daily activities. […]
Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C) — Federal security agencies are sounding the alarm about alleged hate crimes targeting Muslim Americans and communities perceived to be Muslim, according to a new report obtained by ABC News. The new joint intelligence bulletin (JIB) – published a week after the anniversary of […]
Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The Menendez brothers face the possibility of freedom after serving more than 30 years in prison, with their case being reviewed for possible resentencing by the Los Angeles County District Attorney following the emergence of significant new evidence. On Aug. 20, 1989, Lyle Menendez, then 21, […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — Gabriel Sterling, the Chief Operations Officer of Georgia’s office of Secretary of State, noted in a statement on X that early votes cast Wednesday set a record for a second day. “So, with the rest of today and absentees we could get close to 600,000 votes cast in Georgia. We continue […]
KABC (RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA) — The foster parents who took in several of the Turpin children after they were rescued from their home of abuse in 2018 were sentenced on child abuse charges Friday. Marcelino Olguin was sentenced to seven years in state prison and was taken away in handcuffs after his sentencing was read […]
KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military has struck Houthi weapons storage facilities within Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, U.S. officials told ABC News. “U.S. Central Command forces conducted multiple airstrikes on numerous Iran-backed Houthi weapons storage facilities within Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen,” a U.S. defense official said. The defense official said the weapons were used […]
Meg Oliphant / Stringer/Getty Images (Williamsport, Pennsylvania) — In his most direct answer yet of this election cycle, GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance said he does not believe former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Vance’s response occurred when a reporter asked, “What message do you think it sends to Independent voters […]
Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images (TEL AVIV, Israel and GAZA STRIP) — The situation in northern Gaza is “beyond horrific” as people experience intense levels of hunger and overcrowded hospitals struggle to care for patients amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, international aid organizations warn. Last week, Israeli forces ordered evacuations of several regions in the […]
Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Another dazzling display of the wonders of outer space will be visible from Earth in the coming days. The annual Orionid meteor shower, which originates from Halley’s Comet, is expected light up the night sky starting this weekend. Considered by NASA as “one of the most […]