Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

Eagles' Nolan Smith Jr. arrested for driving nearly double the speed limit in Georgia
Philadelphia Eagles edge rusher Nolan Smith Jr. was arrested in Georgia last week on suspicion of speeding and reckless driving
ABC News: Top Stories May 21, 2026

Supreme Court sides with US company in claims over property seized in Cuban revolution
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by Fidel Castro’s government more than 65 years ago
ABC News: Top Stories May 21, 2026

Senate goes on break amid GOP plan to curtail Trump 'anti-weaponization' funding
President Trump's new "anti-weaponization fund" and ballroom project may both get pushback from Senate Republicans in the yet-to-be-released updated version of the bill.
ABC News: Top Stories May 21, 2026

2026 Atlantic hurricane season will see below average tropical activity, NOAA says
NOAA forecasters have released their outlook for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season.
ABC News: Top Stories May 21, 2026

Democrats' 2024 election autopsy blames Biden campaign for failing to set up Harris
The Democratic National Committee has released a report on the party's 2024 presidential election loss.
ABC News: Top Stories May 21, 2026

Case against former assistant principal on trial after teacher shot dismissed
A Virginia judge has granted a defense motion to dismiss the case against former Assistant Principal Ebony Parker over the 2023 shooting of a teacher.
ABC News: Top Stories May 21, 2026

Supreme Court dismisses bid to execute inmate with borderline intellectual disability
A divided Supreme Court has dismissed Alabama’s bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murderer who was found by lower courts to be intellectually disabled
ABC News: Top Stories May 21, 2026

WATCH: Lawmakers come together to wash Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Tex., and Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C., discuss the volunteer effort which saw more than 20 veteran lawmakers gathering in an act of remembrance.
ABC News: Top Stories May 21, 2026

Trump will ease refrigerant rule in effort to address surging grocery costs
The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment
ABC News: Top Stories May 21, 2026

ICE agent charged with assault will surrender to Minnesota authorities, attorney says
Gregory Morgan Jr. allegedly brandished a firearm at motorists in February, according to the complaint.
ABC News: Top Stories May 21, 2026


