ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Francine strengthened on Tuesday into a Category 1 storm, with winds reaching 75 mph, as it churned in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is expected to make landfall Wednesday afternoon or early evening in Louisiana, southwest of New Orleans. Here’s how the newsRead More →

A Firefighter works in a evacuated home in flames at El Cariso Village as the Airport Fire burns on September 10, 2024 in Lake Elsinore, California. (Apu Gomes/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man Tuesday in connection with the Line Fire ravaging areasRead More →

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (NEW YORK) — A rideshare driver has been arrested for allegedly murdering his female passenger, who was found shot to death near a wooded area after she was reported missing, police announced Tuesday. The victim, 30-year-old Chanti Dixon, was reported missing on Monday, according to IndianapolisRead More →

Win McNamee/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for the first time Tuesday in their first presidential debate of the 2024 election, hosted by ABC News. The high-stakes, 90-minute debate is being held at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center, with Trump and Harris arguingRead More →

Win McNamee/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — During the presidential debate Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump doubled down on the false claim that migrants from Haiti are stealing and eating people’s pets in Springfield, Ohio. “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs. The people that came in, they’re eating the cats, they’reRead More →

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump presented different visions for the future of abortion rights during their presidential debate Tuesday. Harris promised to sign a bill that reinstates protections for abortion rights that existed under Roe v. Wade if it reaches herRead More →

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are meeting for the first time on Tuesday for the ABC News presidential debate. It is the only debate the two have scheduled and comes at a critical point as polls show a neck-and-neck race withRead More →

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former first lady Melania Trump described the July 13 assassination attempt on her husband, former President Donald Trump, as “a horrible, distressing experience” in a new video. She also questioned official accounts of the security failure at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally, suggesting there’s “more toRead More →

Stock-zilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Three major wildfires were raging across Southern California Tuesday, threatening thousands of homes as firefighters and the state National Guard were battling to bring the flames under control amid a triple-digit heatwave, officials said. The Line Fire in San Bernardino County, the Airport Fire inRead More →

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (OMAHA, Neb.) — A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was shot at his high school in Omaha, Nebraska, on Tuesday, police said. The shooting inside Northwest High School was reported at about 12:23 p.m., and a description of the suspect was put out overRead More →