Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

Trump nominates Dr. Erica Schwartz as new CDC director
President Donald Trump named Dr. Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, on Thursday as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 16, 2026

FBI analyzing DNA recovered from Nancy Guthrie's home: Sources
The FBI recently received and is now analyzing potentially critical DNA recovered from the Tucson, Arizona, home of Nancy Guthrie.
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 16, 2026

WATCH: President Trump: 'The Pope can disagree with me' on Iran having a nuclear weapon
President Trump said Pope Leo XIV "can disagree with me" on Iran having a nuclear weapon in response to a question about the pope preaching the Gospel in his feud with Trump.
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 16, 2026

WATCH: Aly Raisman talks NCAA Gymnastics Championship
Three-time Olympic gold medalist and ESPN analyst Aly Raisman joins ABC News Live from Texas, breaking down the must-watch routines at the gymnastics championship.
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 16, 2026

WATCH: Pope Leo warns about people who 'manipulate religion'
ABC News' Melissa Adan and Father Sam Sawyer, editor in chief at America Media, discuss the pontiff's latest remarks in favor of peace.
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 16, 2026

Minibus taxi catches fire in Zimbabwe, killing several people
Police in Zimbabwe say that several people were killed when a minibus taxi they were traveling in caught fire
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 16, 2026

WATCH: Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, President Trump says
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire beginning April 16, President Trump announced in a post on social media.
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 16, 2026

ICE agent charged with allegedly pulling a gun on motorists in Minneapolis
An ICE agent has been charged with two counts of second degree assault which occurred in February, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's office in Minneapolis.
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 16, 2026

WATCH: Sec. Hegseth warns Iranian leadership to ‘choose wisely’ as U.S. seeks deal
Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a new warning to the Iranian regime at a Pentagon press briefing, telling them to "choose wisely" and to reach an agreement with the U.S. to permanently end the war.
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 16, 2026

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills wife, self in their home: Police
Justin Fairfax, the former Virginia lieutenant governor, killed his wife before taking his own life in their home, police said Thursday.
ABC News: Top Stories Apr 16, 2026

