Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

US unemployment ticked down, hovering at historically low levels
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dipped to 245,000 last week amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s trade policies
ABC News: Top Stories Jun 18, 2025

WATCH: Raccoon rescues young cub
A couple in Franklin, Pennsylvania captured video of a mother raccoon, hanging from her back paws and pulling her kit to safety.
ABC News: Top Stories Jun 18, 2025

What Israel and Iran want -- and why the US could decide what happens next: ANALYSIS
The talk in Israel has turned to how to get the U.S. and its military on board.
ABC News: Top Stories Jun 18, 2025

WATCH: Indonesia volcano spews towering column of ash
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki has erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancelations.
ABC News: Top Stories Jun 18, 2025

WATCH: Teen rescued from rip current
Investigators say the 15-year-old Florida boy was at the beach with his family in Martin County when his mother could no longer see him in the water and called authorities for help.
ABC News: Top Stories Jun 18, 2025

WATCH: Gratitude hits new altitude as woman writes 10,000 thank you notes
Ellen Webster of Hoboken, New Jersey, has written letters of thanks over 11 years to everyone from doctors to baristas to her favorite authors.
ABC News: Top Stories Jun 18, 2025

Minnesota shooting suspect started as a frustrated idealist, his writings show
Minnesota shooting suspect started as a frustrated idealist, his writings show.
ABC News: Top Stories Jun 18, 2025

Fed holds interest rates steady, defying Trump
The Fed has pursued a patient approach as it awaits the effects of tariffs.
ABC News: Top Stories Jun 18, 2025

WATCH: Severe storms put 100 million on alert after tornado outbreak
Powerful storms are threatening millions after a tornado outbreak across the Plains, where over a dozen tornadoes were reported in three states.
ABC News: Top Stories Jun 18, 2025

Man charged with killing lawmaker could face rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty
The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face the death penalty, something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump adm...
ABC News: Top Stories Jun 18, 2025

