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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Former President Bill Clinton made an astounding claim at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night about the relative success of Democratic presidents when compared to their Republican counterparts in the area of job creation. The statistic is misleading, however. “Since the end of the Cold War in 1989, America […]
NYPD (NEW YORK) — Two burglars swiped memorabilia from St. John’s University men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino’s office on the New York City campus, according to police. Items including a basketball and bullhorn were taken during the break-in Tuesday evening in Queens, according to police. The suspects fled on a moped, the NYPD said. The […]
Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The final day of the Democratic National Convention wraps up with Kamala Harris’ big moment: her acceptance speech in which she gets to tell her story to the millions of Americans watching. Her campaign says, in addition to describing her middle-class upbringing, she will continue to stress optimism […]
Getty Images – STOCK/belterz (MOSCOW) — Ukrainian forces have yet to set up defensive lines as they continue their operation into the Kursk region of Russia, a U.S. official told ABC News on Wednesday. While this might reflect Ukrainian confidence in further success for the offensive, there is concern among some American officials that failure […]
belterz/Getty Images (LONDON) — A large fire was burning at a Russian military airfield early on Thursday after it was targeted by drones overnight, officials said. Videos circulating on Russia social media showed fires and thick black smoke rising from the Marinovka airfield near Volgograd in southern Russia, which the region’s governor confirmed was attacked […]
ABC News (CHICAGO) — When President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race, Edgar Diaz said his first thought was one of relief. “Biden did great when he was [Barack] Obama’s running mate and then as he became president, he did a great job,” Diaz, a 43-year-old moderate Democrat who lives in Chicago, told […]
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, cease-fire discussions are occurring in the Middle East, with officials hoping to bring an end to the conflict. The United States and its allies continue to plead for a cease-fire deal, with discussions set for this week. Here’s how the news is developing: […]
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 19, 2024. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) (CHICAGO) — As the nation anticipates Vice President Kamala Harris’ address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, attendees told ABC News what they hope to hear from the […]
Guido Mieth/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 9-month-old child has died after being left in a car by the child’s grandmother for nearly eight hours in what authorities are investigating as a heat-related death. The incident occurred in Beeville, Texas, some 100 miles southeast of San Antonio, on Wednesday when the Beeville Police Department said […]
Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images (LONDON and ROME) — Five bodies have been recovered from the superyacht that sunk off the Sicilian coast, ABC News has confirmed, with the final missing passenger’s body also now located inside the vessel. The fifth body had been brought to shore as of early Thursday morning. Two bodies were brought ashore […]
