Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

WATCH: Celebratory gunfire in Beirut after Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
People were seen firing guns in celebration in Beirut on Wednesday, as a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah appeared to be holding.
ABC News: Top Stories Nov 27, 2024

Ukraine drones attack Crimea, Moscow says, as Zelenskyy urges strikes inside Russia
Ukrainian drones attacked Crimea overnight into Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said, during another night of UAV exchanges between the two warring nations.
ABC News: Top Stories Nov 27, 2024

Trump names COVID lockdown critic Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as pick for NIH director
President-elect Donald Trump is nominating a close ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as the head of the National Institutes of Health.
ABC News: Top Stories Nov 26, 2024

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Biden family business faces new tax charges
Alexander Smirnov, the ex-FBI informant charged with allegedly lying about the Biden family's business dealings, faces a separate new indictment on tax-related charges.
ABC News: Top Stories Nov 26, 2024

Newly Republican, Starr County will play a key role in Trump's deportation plans
Starr County, Texas, voted predominantly Republican for the first time in a century. Now, it's central to President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.
ABC News: Top Stories Nov 26, 2024

Feds arrest man who allegedly threatened to kill Trump, visited rally in August
Federal authorities have arrested an Arizona man after he allegedly posted videos online in which he threatened to kill Donald Trump and brandished an AR 15-style rifle.
ABC News: Top Stories Nov 26, 2024

Harris, Walz join campaign finance calls, declare the 'fight’s not over'
The running mates did not address the scrutiny surrounding their campaign finances but celebrated the historic sums of money they were able to raise during the cycle.
ABC News: Top Stories Nov 26, 2024

State and local governments could thwart some of Trump’s plans
While President-elect Donald Trump is promising sweeping conservative policies, experts say the powers that states hold could make it harder for him to implement them.
ABC News: Top Stories Nov 26, 2024

'Hamas has a choice to make,' Biden says, after Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire accepted
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a deal brokered by the U.S. "to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah."
ABC News: Top Stories Nov 26, 2024

Dow closes at record high, defying fears of panic sparked by Trump's tariff threat
The major stock indexes surged higher on Tuesday.
ABC News: Top Stories Nov 26, 2024

