(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal…
(NEW YORK) -- Spring may be short-lived in the South, with the first major heat wave of 2024 expected to scorch Southern states from Texas to Florida next week.After a weather year filled with deep freezes, atmospheric rivers and destructive tornadoes across parts of the U.S., weather forecasts for the…
(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- Police in Portland, Oregon, are arresting more suspected car thieves and reducing the number of vehicles stolen, thanks to a partnership with cancer researchers.Officer Michael Terrett said he came up with the idea of a more strategic approach to battling car thefts after the city saw a…
(LOS ANGELES) -- A homicide investigation is underway after a pregnant woman was found stabbed to death in her Los Angeles County home, authorities said.Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies responded to a residence in Palmdale Tuesday night to conduct a welfare check, authorities said."When deputies arrived on scene, they forced…
(WASHINGTON) -- It was a toast to teaching at the White House Thursday night as more than 50 of the nation's top educators gathered for the first-ever Teachers of the Year State Dinner."How can we be the most powerful country in the world without having the best education system in…
(HOUSTON) -- The Houston area is facing "life-threatening" flood conditions, officials warned, as severe weather pummels parts of Texas.A flood watch is in effect Thursday in southeastern Texas and Louisiana. Numerous flash flood warnings are also in effect, as up to 8 inches of rain has already fallen in some…
(NEW YORK) -- Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza.Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have called the protests antisemitic and said…
(SANTA CRUZ, Calif.) -- The captain of a scuba dive boat that caught fire off the California coast in 2019, killing 34 people, was sentenced to four years in federal prison on Thursday, the Department of Justice said.A federal jury found Jerry Boylan, 70, of Santa Barbara, guilty of seaman's…
(NEW YORK) -- Underwater forests could be the answer to helping to mitigate the environment from the impacts of climate change, experts told ABC News.Kelp, large brown algae or seaweeds that grow in shallow oceans, is a nutrient-rich species that grows quickly, helping it to absorb carbon dioxide at a…
(NEW YORK) -- The focus of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is expected to shift Thursday morning from what witnesses are saying in the courtroom to what the former president has said when he leaves.Two days after Judge Juan Merchan held Trump in criminal contempt for nine violations of…
