Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

'Shoot me up with a big one': A timeline of the last days of Matthew Perry
The arrest of five people in the overdose death of Matthew Perry has revealed key details about the final days of the “Friends” star, most of them spent in the throes of an addiction to th...
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 16, 2024

Gold medal boxer Imane Khelif hailed upon return to Algeria
An outpouring of fans greeted Algerian boxer Imane upon arrival back in her hometown on Friday and at a parade in Tiaret, the nearby regional capital
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 16, 2024

Newly released docs show security plans ahead of Trump rally shooting
Newly released docs show security plans ahead of Trump rally before the assassination attempt.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 16, 2024

Bronze statue of John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument
A large bronze statue of the late civil rights icon leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis was installed at the very spot where a contentious monument to the confederacy stood for more than 110 yea...
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 16, 2024

FDA authorizes 1st over-the-counter, at-home test for syphilis
The FDA authorized the first at-home, over-the-counter antibody test for syphilis on Friday.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 16, 2024

Nursing student's kidnapping, murder solved after 44 years: Police
A warrant was issued for a 78-year-old man in connection with a murder committed 44 years ago after genetic genealogy helped investigators identify him as a suspect.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 16, 2024

Violent crime in DC down 35% since last year, violent carjackings down 55%: DOJ
Violent crime down 35% in D.C., violent carjackings down by 55%
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 16, 2024

BeatKing, a Houston rapper known for viral TikTok song 'Then Leave,' dies at 39
The manager of the Texas rapper BeatKing says the Houston club music hitmaker has died at the age of 39
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 16, 2024

Lawyer and family of U.S. Air Force airman killed by Florida deputy demand that he face charges
The family of a U.S. Air Force airman gunned down by a Florida sheriff’s deputy says they want a decision on whether to bring charges against the former lawman
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 16, 2024

Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
U.S. authorities say arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September 2020, a result of asylum being temporarily suspended
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 16, 2024

