Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

US Steel acquisition by Japan’s Nippon blocked
Domestic steel production is essential to U.S. security, Biden said.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 03, 2025

Speakership uncertainty as new Congress begins. Here's how voting will work.
The 119th Congress convenes Friday with a huge shift of power in Washington as the GOP takes control of both chambers ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 03, 2025

Surgeon general warns of link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk
The U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory on Friday warning of a link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 03, 2025

Biden's final actions as president leave some transgender people feeling unsupported
Some transgender people worry President Joe Biden did not do enough to shield them from the torrent of Trump policies to come
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 03, 2025

Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion investigators piece together suspect's final hours
Matthew Livelsberger -- the driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Las Vegas Hotel -- died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 03, 2025

Tim Scott becomes longest-serving Black senator in US history
Sixty years after Black Americans gained the right to vote, Sen. Tim Scott has made history, becoming the longest-serving African American in the United States Senate.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 03, 2025

Senate panel seeking more info on Hegseth ahead of confirmation hearings: Sources
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee have quietly requested more information regarding allegations involving Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth, sources say.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 03, 2025

New Orleans attack latest: Suspect's travel to Egypt under investigation
The suspect in the truck attack that killed 14 and injured dozens on New Orleans' Bourbon street on New Year's had traveled to Egypt in 2023 for about a month.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 03, 2025

WATCH: Victim of New Orleans attack talks about moments of horror on Bourbon Street
ABC News' Whit Johnson speaks with Alexis Scott-Windham about the moments of terror on Bourbon Street as she and her friend were injured in the New Orleans attack.
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 02, 2025

Will a devastating New Year's Eve explosion change Hawaii's fireworks culture?
Authorities and residents in Hawaii are wondering whether a New Year's Eve explosion that killed three people and wounded more than 20 will dampen the state's enthusiasm for illegal pyrotechnic displa...
ABC News: Top Stories Jan 02, 2025

