A surprise IRS move on political endorsements leaves faith leaders and legal experts divided
A surprise move by the IRS that would allow pastors to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing their organization’s tax-exempt status is drawi…
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What flood insurance does and does not cover
Though natural disasters cycle across seasons and regions in the U.S., it’s often a shocking discovery for property owners how expansive and expensive flood an…
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North Carolina sheriff steps down after sexual misconduct charges
The longtime sheriff of a western North Carolina county who was suspended following allegations of sexual misconduct has retired from ABC News: US https://if…
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Biden's former doctor asks to delay testimony to House panel, citing patient privilege concerns
Former President Joe Biden's physician has requested to delay his testimony to the House oversight committee from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/6fEuwlm
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Volunteers flock to help search efforts after Texas floods even as officials warn them away
Flash flooding in Texas Hill Country has triggered one of the largest rescue operations in the state’s history from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/Yce4aDr
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UN adopts resolution on Afghanistan's Taliban rule over US objections
The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening oppression of women …
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3 dead, 10 injured in South Philadelphia shooting; person is in custody, police say
Authorities say three people were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/wmJtWuq
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Trump admin's crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists faces federal trial
A federal bench trial is set to begin over a lawsuit that challenges Trump administration efforts of arresting and deporting faculty and students who participa…
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Man accused of beheading father and posting video of his severed head to stand trial
A Pennsylvania man accused of killing his father and posting a video of his severed head online faces trial Monday in the Philadelphia suburbs from ABC News:…
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Bodies of all 7 missing people found at California fireworks warehouse that exploded
Authorities say they've found the bodies of all seven people who had been missing since an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California from…
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Floods turned beloved Texas camp into a nightmare. At least 27 girls remain missing
As the floodwaters recede from Camp Mystic, a torrent of grief remains for the families of the children who died and those who went missing when flash floods t…
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How to prepare your pets for when a hurricane makes it rain cats and dogs
Getting ready for a hurricane’s landfall means making sure everyone in your household is prepared, including your furry family members from ABC News: US http…
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A look at some of the deadliest floods in the U.S. in the last 25 years
Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the U.S. over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash flo…
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Tropical Storm Chantal forms off the coast of the Carolinas
Tropical Storm Chantal has formed off the southeast U.S. coast from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/5QXo3KI
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Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation's top storm-related killer
A swift-moving flood that swept through the Hill Country of west-central Texas Friday and killed at least 13 was a flash flood from ABC News: US https://ift.…
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Judge blocks immigrants' deportation to South Sudan one day after Supreme Court clears the way
A federal judge in Washington is temporarily blocking the deportation of eight immigrants to war-torn South Sudan the day after the Supreme Court permitted it …
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California's largest blaze this year explodes in size as hot weather raises wildfire risk statewide
A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California has exploded in size from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/OtzjDFP
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Nitrogen execution set for man convicted of killing store clerk during 1997 robbery
Alabama has scheduled a September execution with nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing a gas station attendant during a 1997 robbery from ABC News: US …
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Military veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest
A military veteran has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers from ABC News: US https…
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Columbia student data stolen by politically motivated hacker, university says
A politically motivated hacker breached Columbia University’s data systems last week, stealing student records and causing widespread disruptions from ABC Ne…
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2 Chinese nationals charged with spying inside the US for Beijing, Justice Department says
Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying inside the United States on behalf of Beijing, including by taking photographs of a naval base and by parti…
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Day camp, summer school and after-school programs in limbo during Trump administration review
The Trump administration is withholding more than $6 billion in federal grants for afterschool and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literac…
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Appeals court rules Alabama violated constitutional rights of man sentenced to death
A federal appeals court has ruled Alabama prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a man sentenced to death in 1990 from ABC News: US https://ift.tt…
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Family seeks body camera footage from fatal police shooting of Black teen in Alabama
Family members of a Black teenager shot and killed by police in an Alabama suburb of Birmingham want to see the body camera footage of the shooting from ABC …
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More than 300 charged in $14.6 billion health care fraud schemes takedown, Justice Department says
State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people in the largest coordinated takedown of health care fraud schemes in Justice Department history …
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Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia won't be deported, court records show
Court records show that the Trump administration has agreed to spare from deportation a key witness in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in excha…
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Pennsylvania judge considers if witnesses must testify in trial over Idaho students' stabbings
A hearing in Pennsylvania will determine if several witnesses will have to testify at a former criminal justice student's trial on charges he stabbed to de…
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Flint's still-unfinished lead pipe replacement serves as cautionary tale to other cities
Flint, Michigan, is still working on replacing all of its lead pipes from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/NCPEc6g
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Longtime State Department spokesman, diplomat Richard Boucher, dies at 73
Richard Boucher, who served for more than a decade as spokesman for the State Department and assistant secretary of state for public affairs, has died at age 7…
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Officials believe young shark bit a woman at a New York beach
Park officials say a 20-year-old woman was likely bitten by a juvenile shark. from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/iwREcNX
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Kansas deputy, suspect killed in exchange of gunfire after a call about fireworks, authorities say
Authorities in Kansas say a deputy who responded to a call about fireworks died after being shot by a man who was then killed by the fatally wounded deputy f…
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Takeaways from the Supreme Court's term: largely good news for Trump
The Supreme Court delivered significant victories for President Donald Trump in its term that ended Friday from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/f0CUrLe
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Home to North Carolina iconic attraction reopens after Hurricane Helene's devastation
An iconic tourist attraction in an area of western North Carolina among the hardest hit by Hurricane Helene has reopened to the public from ABC News: US http…
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North Carolina legislature leaves after passing Helene aid package, but still no budget
The North Carolina legislature has wrapped up the chief portion of its annual session by passing another Hurricane Helene relief measure from ABC News: US ht…
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Prosecutors tell judge US plans to deport Abrego Garcia to a country other than El Salvador after Tennessee jail release
Prosecutors tell judge US plans to deport Abrego Garcia to a country other than El Salvador after Tennessee jail release from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/dBX…
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Black bear euthanized after breaking into trailer, swiping at camper near Lake Tahoe in California
California officials say a black bear with a history of confronting humans and breaking into homes was euthanized this week after swiping at a camper near Lake…
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Man indicted on 12 hate crime charges in Boulder attack
A man accused of hurling Molotov cocktails at a group of people demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages has been indicted by a feder…
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Brown bear has new shiny smile after getting huge metal crown for canine tooth
An Alaskan brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth after a first-of-its-kind procedure f…
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Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat wave
The temperature in New York City has reached 100 degrees as the eastern U.S. sweltered under an extreme heat wave from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/PphdQO0
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Florida condo owners will get financial relief under a new law
Florida condominium residents grappling with the steep cost of building improvements will get some financial relief under a new bill signed into law by Republi…
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Man gets stuck in chimney while trying to get his dog out of a locked building
Firefighters rescued a man who got stuck in the chimney of a Connecticut parks building while trying to retrieve his dog from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/7qB…
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Trump wants oil producers to pump more crude amid jitters that Iran may close critical shipping lane
President Donald Trump is calling for the U.S. and other oil-producing economies to pump more oil as crude prices remain volatile following U.S. strikes on Ira…
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US boosts emergency Mideast evacuations and travel warnings after Trump orders strikes in Iran
The State Department has doubled the number of emergency evacuation flights it is providing for American citizens wishing to leave Israel from ABC News: US h…
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The Oklahoma City Thunder win the second title in franchise history, beating Indiana 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals
The Oklahoma City Thunder win the second title in franchise history, beating Indiana 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/IUcV…
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New Texas law will require Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom
Texas will require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments under a new state law that will make the state the nation’s largest to attempt …
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Ex-Texas US Rep. Blake Farenthold, who left office amid harassment allegations, dies at 63
Former Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, who left Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, has died from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/l9KyjF7
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GOP's food stamp plan is found to violate Senate rules. It's the latest setback for Trump's big bill
The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Republican proposal that would shift some food stamp costs from the federal government to the states would violat…
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Former Tennessee state Sen. Frank Niceley dies of suspected heart attack
Former Tennessee state Sen. Frank Niceley has died from ABC News: US https://ift.tt/izrUp4J
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Former mayor from Haiti gets prison time for lying to get into the US
A former mayor from Haiti convicted of lying about his violent past on his visa application has been sentenced to nine years in prison in Massachusetts from …
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Sig Sauer, faced with lawsuits over a popular pistol, gets protection in New Hampshire
Faced with mounting lawsuits over a popular pistol, New Hampshire-based gunmaker Sig Sauer has gotten protection in the form of a new state law that makes it h…
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