Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

Ted Turner, cable television pioneer and CNN founder, dies at 87
Turner launched CNN, the first 24-hour cable news network.
ABC News: Top Stories May 06, 2026

Former FedEx driver Tanner Horner sentenced to death for killing 7-year-old girl
A former FedEx driver has been sentenced to death after he pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old girl he took from her Texas home while delivering a Christmas gift
ABC News: Top Stories May 06, 2026

WATCH: 1,500 beagles rescued from research facility
Animal rights activists reached a deal to remove 1,500 beagles from a research facility in Wisconsin.
ABC News: Top Stories May 06, 2026

WATCH: Father and son help rescue boaters
A multi-agency team, including a police officer and his son, rescued six people from a sinking boat.
ABC News: Top Stories May 06, 2026

WATCH: Honoring nurses on National Nurses Day
ABC News' Danny New honors hardworking nurses across the country on National Nurses Day.
ABC News: Top Stories May 06, 2026

WATCH: Woman arrested after driving on sidewalk toward child riding bike, police say
A woman was arrested last week in Spokane, Washington, after she allegedly drove onto a sidewalk and nearly hit a child who was riding a bike, police said.
ABC News: Top Stories May 06, 2026

Confirmed hantavirus cases linked to suspected cluster rise to 5, WHO says
The total number of hantavirus cases in the suspected outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has risen to five, according to the World Health Organization.
ABC News: Top Stories May 06, 2026

Americans have overwhelmingly negative reaction to Trump's Jesus post: Poll
What Americans think about Pope Leo ahead of Rubio's Vatican trip.
ABC News: Top Stories May 06, 2026

Howard Lutnick questioned by House panel about relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testified behind closed doors Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
ABC News: Top Stories May 06, 2026

Nancy Mace says she has records from congressional sexual misconduct 'slush fund’
Mace shared the names of eight former members and the office of one former member shortly after obtaining the documents on Monday.
ABC News: Top Stories May 05, 2026

