ABC News (FLORIDA KEYS, Fla.) — Hurricane Rafael strengthened to a major Category 3 hurricane as it neared the coast of Cuba on Wednesday afternoon. Rafael is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds and flash flooding to the western part of the island. A tropical storm warning is […]
ABC News (FLORIDA KEYS, Fla.) — Hurricane Rafael, now a powerful Category 2 hurricane, could strengthen into a major Category 3 hurricane later in the day before making landfall in Cuba on Wednesday night. A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Florida Keys, where heavy rain, gusty winds and even […]
ABC/Michael Le Brecht II (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory is already beginning to elicit requests from his supporters charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol for delays in their cases due to the potential they could be pardoned after Trump’s inauguration. Attorneys for Christopher Carnell, a 21-year-old defendant from […]
ABC/Michael Le Brecht II (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory is already beginning to elicit requests from his supporters charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol for delays in their cases due to the potential they could be pardoned after Trump’s inauguration. Attorneys for Christopher Carnell, a 21-year-old defendant from […]
Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Americans are going to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the historic election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Surveys ahead of Election Day found the two candidates in a virtual dead heat nationally and in […]
ABC News (CECIL TOWNSHIP, Pa.) — Fracking has been on the national stage this election season and swing state Pennsylvania, with its 19 electoral votes in play, is at the center of the issue with one the largest natural gas deposits in the U.S. Hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, […]
Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On Election Day 2024, Rudy Giuliani cannot escape the consequences of his defamation of two Georgia poll workers in the aftermath of Election Day 2020. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the former New York City mayor to appear in court […]
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (NEW YORK CITY) — The U.S. stock market climbed higher in trading on Tuesday, as voters rushed to the polls and the nation awaited the results of a closely contested presidential election. The S&P 500 ticked upward about 1.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained more than […]
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While Election Day is finally here, more than 83 million people have already cast their ballots. Election Day was trending on the busy side, with roughly half of the 161.42 million registered voters still heading to the polls. In Georgia, one of seven key swing […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Even before the pandemic took hold in 2020, Americans drifted away from their social circles, dedicating more and more time to solitary activities. This shift has deepened feelings of social isolation, leaving many individuals longing for connections and companionship that once felt more accessible. Approximately […]
