Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

Gaza death toll surpasses 40,000 in grim milestone, says Hamas-run Health Ministry
The war in Gaza has hit another grim milestone after the Hamas-run Health Ministry said the death toll had passed 40,000 since the start of the war on Oct. 8.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 15, 2024

Russian court sentences American Ksenia Karelina, former ballerina, to 12 years
A former ballerina who lives in California, Ksenia Karelina, was arrested in January and charged with treason, according to Russian state media and the court.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 15, 2024

Arizona man pleads guilty over threatening to kill FBI agents, politicians
An Arizona man pleaded guilty to making threats against federal officials on Tuesday, having urged fellow social media users to shoot FBI agents and attack politicians.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 15, 2024

Backpacker dies after suffering 'sudden medical complications' at national park
A 37-year-old backpacker has died after suffer "sudden onset medical complications" while hiking at a national park in Michigan, authorities said.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 15, 2024

Alabama Supreme Court authorizes third nitrogen gas execution
Alabama has authorized the execution of a third person by nitrogen gas
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 14, 2024

Meta kills off misinformation tracking tool CrowdTangle despite pleas from researchers, journalists
Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms has shut down CrowdTangle
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 14, 2024

Justice Department defends Boeing plea deal against criticism by 737 Max crash victims' families
The Justice Department is defending a plea deal it struck with Boeing over planes that crashed and killed 346 people
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 14, 2024

Locked door in shooting of Ajike Owens a focus of testimony in Susan Lorincz trial
Tesimony resumed on Wednesday in the trial of Susan Lorincz - the woman who is charged in the fatal shooting of her neighbor Ajike "AJ" Owens through a locked door.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 14, 2024

28-year-old mother 'involuntarily' missing for 2 weeks, police say
Mamta Kafle, 28, was last seen on July 31 in Manassas Park, Virginia, about 30 miles outside of Washington, D.C, police said.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 14, 2024

Cold case murder from 1986 linked to serial killer with 13 other victims
A 1986 cold case murder of a teen has been solved after a DNA match led investigators to a convicted serial killer on death row.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 14, 2024

