Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

Biden establishes largest corridor of protected land by adding 2 new monuments
The two new monuments -- the Chuckwalla and Stttla Highlands -- total nearly 850,000 acres, according to the administration.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 07, 2025

At least 126 dead in 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Tibet, Chinese media reports
Chinese media also reported that as of 10 a.m. local time, multiple aftershocks were recorded, the largest of which was 4.4.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 07, 2025

Newly released photos show explosives New Orleans suspect tried to set off
ABC News has obtained never-before-seen images of the IEDs found after the suspect accused in the New Orleans truck-ramming attack was killed in a shootout with police.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 07, 2025

Enrique Tarrio, former Proud Boys leader, asks Trump for pardon
Prosecutors say he rallied the far-right group to come to Washington on Jan. 6.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 06, 2025

Virginia's statehouse control hinges on 3 key special elections
Voters in northern and central Virginia will vote in special elections to fill two vacancies in the state senate and an open seat in the House of Delegates
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 06, 2025

Trump co-defendants ask Judge Cannon to block release of Special Counsel report
Lawyers for Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira asked Judge Aileen Cannon to issue an order barring AG Merrick Garland from publicly releasing the report by Jan. 10.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 06, 2025

Meta glasses allowed truck-ramming suspect to blend in: Experts
In a self-recorded video, the suspect in the deadly New Orleans truck-ramming attack was wearing Meta smart glasses to scout out his rampage.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 06, 2025

Pentagon agrees to settle with LGBTQ+ vets over 'don't ask, don't tell' discharges
The Pentagon agreed to a settlement with LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" that would open up access to benefits.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 06, 2025

Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California
President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California in part to honor two tribes
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 06, 2025

WATCH: Adorable giant pandas enjoy snow day at their new home, the Smithsonian National Zoo
Bao Li and Qing Bao are loving the snow in Washington, D.C., ahead of their public debut. Visitors are invited to meet the bears at the zoo on Jan. 24.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 06, 2025

