Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

Suburban New York county bans wearing of masks to hide identity
Lawmakers in a suburban New York county have approved a bill to ban masks in public places with exemptions for people who cover their faces for health reasons or for religious or cultural purposes
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 06, 2024

Pandas from China to make official public debut at San Diego Zoo
The public will be able to visit the pandas in person starting Aug. 8.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 06, 2024

Harris officially names Tim Walz as vice presidential running mate
Vice President Kamala Harris has named her running mate to join her on the Democratic ticket in the 2024 election.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 06, 2024

Many American athletes and their families resorted to GoFundMe to make it to Paris Olympics
There is the table tennis player who didn’t get enough financial support back home
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 06, 2024

Part of Frankfurt Airport's power supply cut overnight by a dormouse, limited effect
Officials say part of Frankfurt Airport's power supply was cut off for several hours during the night after a dormouse caused a short-circuit at an electricity substation
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 06, 2024

Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools' endowments
Michael Bloomberg committed $600 million to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools through his organization Bloomberg Philanthropies
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 06, 2024

Democrats call for answers on Project 2025 from the Heritage Foundation
At least 38 Congress members have sent a letter to the president of the Heritage Foundation requesting a meeting to discuss Project 2025 and its "180-Day Playbook."
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 06, 2024

9 dead, including 6 children, after vehicle overturns in canal
Nine people are dead, including five juveniles, and one person was injured after a vehicle crashed into a canal in Palm Beach County, Florida, authorities said.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 06, 2024

Kamala Harris earns majority of Democratic roll call votes, achieving nomination
Vice President Kamala Harris has officially gotten the vast majority of delegate votes in the virtual roll call that nominates her as the Democratic presidential nominee.
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 06, 2024

Fast-moving San Bernardino wildfire torches hillside community, forcing evacuations
Several homes burned Monday as a fast-moving wildfire torched a California hillside community, triggering evacuations while hundreds of firefighters tried to control the blaze
ABC News: Top Stories Aug 06, 2024

