Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

WATCH: CDC classifies outbreak as 'Level 3' emergency
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated its Emergency Operations Center and classified the hantavirus outbreak as a Level 3 emergency, multiple sources told ABC News.
ABC News: Top Stories May 08, 2026

WATCH: Sir David Attenborough turns 100
ABC News' Danny New celebrates the career of the legendary conservationist and broadcaster.
ABC News: Top Stories May 08, 2026

WATCH: Teacher returns to mentor students at school that kicked her out
After being removed from her middle school as a student, Missouri educator Kayla McClellan returned to mentor and inspire students in her hometown.
ABC News: Top Stories May 08, 2026

Jobs report set to show hiring as Iran war took hold
The war continues to drive up gas prices, threatening a drag on the economy.
ABC News: Top Stories May 08, 2026

What to watch for in high-stakes Trump-Xi meeting
The backdrop for their meeting has flipped the leverage dynamic, experts say.
ABC News: Top Stories May 08, 2026

Alabama Republicans look to set new US House primaries if courts allow redistricting
Alabama lawmakers are set to vote on a measure that could change the state's congressional primaries as part of a bid to switch its U.S. House districts
ABC News: Top Stories May 07, 2026

Judge says DOGE grant terminations are unlawful and 'troubling'
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency "blatantly used" race, gender and protected characteristics to execute mass termination of federal grants, a judge said.
ABC News: Top Stories May 07, 2026

No evidence Austin mass shooter suspect was connected to terrorist organization: FBI
No evidence Austin shooter was "associated with a Foreign Terrorist Organization," FBI concludes
ABC News: Top Stories May 07, 2026

'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center was meant to be temporary: DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the immigration detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” always was meant to be temporary
ABC News: Top Stories May 07, 2026

Cuban official warns US on 'dangerous path' that could lead to 'bloodbath in Cuba'
In recent weeks, Trump has said that Cuba's political system needs to change "dramatically" and has declared that the U.S. will be "doing something with Cuba very soon."
ABC News: Top Stories May 07, 2026

