Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

Trump signs 1st major federal cryptocurrency bill into law
President Donald Trump signed the first major federal laws governing cryptocurrency.
ABC News: Top Stories Jul 18, 2025

WATCH: Ukrainian woman shares story after losing mom and sister to Russian strike
ABC News' Ian Pannell talked to 21-year-old Valeria, whose mom and 11-year-old sister died after a Russian missile crashed into their building in Kyiv late last month.
ABC News: Top Stories Jul 18, 2025

WATCH: Trump directs Pam Bondi to unseal grand jury transcripts related to Epstein case
President Donald Trump has directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
ABC News: Top Stories Jul 18, 2025

What can other states learn from Georgia's rollout of Medicaid work requirements?
Trump signed legislation that requires many Medicaid recipients to prove they're working to qualify for coverage. Georgia's program shows they can be costly.
ABC News: Top Stories Jul 18, 2025

4 dead in a San Antonio crash involving a bus and a stolen vehicle, police say
Police say four people have died and over a dozen are injured after a speeding stolen car struck a trailer attached to a bus in San Antonio
ABC News: Top Stories Jul 18, 2025

Planned Parenthood seeks to keep Medicaid funds flowing during legal fight
Attorneys for Planned Parenthood argue that cutting Medicaid payments to their abortion providers will harm vulnerable populations with limited health care options
ABC News: Top Stories Jul 18, 2025

3 LA deputies killed in explosion identified
Three Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies assigned to the arson explosives detail were killed in an explosion at a law enforcement training facility.
ABC News: Top Stories Jul 18, 2025

4th detainee located after escaping from New Jersey ICE facility last month: FBI
Andres Felipe Pineda Mogollon was arrested after a traffic stop in Silver Lake, the FBI in Los Angeles said Thursday.
ABC News: Top Stories Jul 18, 2025

Consumer sentiment improved in July, despite Trump's tariff threats
The U.S. economy has largely defied economists' fears of a tariff-induced slowdown.
ABC News: Top Stories Jul 18, 2025

DOJ files request to unseal Epstein grand jury records after uproar over files
The Justice Department formally requested Friday the unsealing of grand jury records tied to federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, according to a court filing.
ABC News: Top Stories Jul 18, 2025

