Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Khiam, Sept. 25, 2024. (Rabih Daher/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — As Israel laid the groundwork for a possible ground invasion of Lebanon, the Biden administration on Wednesday was urging diplomacy to resolve theRead More →

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Republican Nebraska lawmaker who effectively helped kill an 11th-hour push to make the winner of the state receive all of the Electoral College votes on Election Day — a move that would have likely benefited former President Donald Trump in a tight race withRead More →

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Helene — which strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday — is taking aim at Florida, where it’s forecast to make landfall along the Big Bend area on Thursday night. Here’s how the news is developing: Damaging winds expected as Helene’s speed increases HurricaneRead More →

New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends a news conference on November 14, 2023, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. In a speech addressedRead More →

Creativeye99/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump will return to court Thursday, seeking to reverse the ruling from a New York judge that held him liable for business fraud and ordered him to pay $454 million. Lawyers will present oral arguments before an intermediate appeals courtRead More →

KABC-TV (LOS ANGELES) — The man who allegedly hijacked a bus in Los Angeles and led police on an hourlong chase while holding the driver at gunpoint has been identified as Lamont Campbell, a 51-year-old man from L.A., according to the LAPD. Campbell was arrested on murder charges after allegedlyRead More →

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — The judge overseeing the federal trial of three ex-Memphis police officers charged in connection with the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols told the jury on Wednesday to disregard the emotional part of the previous day’s testimony from a former officer who pleadedRead More →

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Over one-third of Gen Z are worried they’ll need to move away from their hometowns due to climate change — and a majority of those in the generation across the political spectrum said politicians need to be held accountable, according to a new poll outRead More →

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats again helped Republicans get a short-term government funding bill over the finish line on Wednesday to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month. The measure is largely an extension of current funding levels but includes $231 millionRead More →

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SANTA MARIA, Calif.) — Six people suffered non-life-threatening injuries from an explosion at the Santa Maria Courthouse in California, officials said. One person of interest — an adult male — was detained and is being interviewed, Santa Barbara County Sheriff public information officer Raquel Zick wrote onRead More →