Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

Gas prices are plummeting. Experts explain why.
In 16 states, an average gallon of gas costs less than $3.
ABC News: Top Stories Sep 17, 2024

Boston Marathon lowers qualifying times for most prospective runners for 2026 race
Runners hoping to qualify for the 2026 Boston Marathon are going to have to pick up the pace
ABC News: Top Stories Sep 17, 2024

Kroger and Albertsons prepare to make a final federal court argument for their merger
Closing arguments have begun in the Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block the proposed merger of supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons
ABC News: Top Stories Sep 17, 2024

Appeals court upholds sex crimes conviction of Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell
A federal appeals court in New York has upheld the sex crimes conviction of longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
ABC News: Top Stories Sep 17, 2024

French man admits in court to drugging wife so he and dozens of men could rape her
A 71-year-old French man has admitted in court that for nearly a decade, he repeatedly drugged his unwitting wife and invited dozens of men to rape her while she lay unconscious
ABC News: Top Stories Sep 17, 2024

Thousands injured, several dead after pagers explode across Lebanon: Health officials
Pager devices "exploded in the hands of their owners in a number of Lebanese regions" on Tuesday, according to Hezbollah-owned Lebanese media outlet Al-Ahed News.
ABC News: Top Stories Sep 17, 2024

US retail sales ticked up last month in sign of ongoing consumer resilience
Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the Federal Reserve considers how much to cut its key interest rate
ABC News: Top Stories Sep 17, 2024

Instagram introduces 'Teen Accounts' with built-in limits, parental controls
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri announced the new feature exclusively on "Good Morning America."
ABC News: Top Stories Sep 17, 2024

WATCH: Daredevil walks slackline from Europe to Asia
A daredevil walked a slackline set up on Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge, a more than 3,500-foot walk that took him from Asia to Europe.
ABC News: Top Stories Sep 17, 2024

China says it tailed a US spy plane through the sensitive Taiwan Strait
Chinese warplanes tailed a U.S. military aircraft through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, China’s military said
ABC News: Top Stories Sep 17, 2024

