A woman was killed and at least five people were injured on Monday as damaging winds and heavy rain battered western Washington. The woman, a mother in her mid-30s, died in Renton, Wash. — about 20 minutes south of Seattle — when a tree came crashing down on her car, […]
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Surveillance video shows TSA officer removing smoking bag from security checkpoint
An exploding lithium ion camera battery in a passenger’s backpack caused panic at Orlando International Airport last Friday. A Transportation Security Administration officer ended up grabbing the bag and taking it away from passengers, according to agency officials. A smoking backpack in a security line can be seen in surveillance […]
Analysis says Senate bill would hike taxes for 13.8 million
Promoted as needed relief for the middle class, the Senate Republican tax overhaul actually would increase taxes for some 13.8 million moderate-income American households, a nonpartisan analysis showed Monday. The assessment by Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation emerged as the Senate’s tax-writing committee began wading through the measure, working toward […]
What all 52 Republican senators say about Roy Moore controversy
A small but growing number of Republican senators are calling for Roy Moore to drop out of the Alabama Senate race, but so far Moore is defiant, insisting he will continue to run. ABC News has reached out to all 52 Republican senators for reaction. Eleven of them are calling […]
Supreme Court will hear challenge to California pregnancy center law
The Supreme Court today said it will consider whether a California requirement for pregnancy centers in that state to provide information about publicly funded abortion and contraceptive services violates free-speech rights. The petitioners, which say they are “life-affirming pregnancy centers”, argue that California’s Reproductive FACT ACT, “Forces licensed pro-life medical […]
Roy Moore faces new allegations of sexual assault
Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore faces new allegations of sexual assault today, after a woman came forward to accuse Moore, the Republican nominee in the state’s special Senate election next month, of sexually assaulting her in his car when she was a minor. Beverly Young Nelson said she met […]
More than 103 million Americans will have high blood pressure under new guidelines
The American Heart Association has changed the definition of hypertension for the first time in 14 years, moving the number from the old standard of 140/90 to the newly revised 130/80. The change is outlined in the American Heart Association 2017 Hypertension Practice Guidelines, an extensive report by experts without […]
American investigators visit scene of deadly ambush in Niger
U.S. military investigators visited a remote area of northern Niger on Sunday that was the scene of a deadly Oct. 4 ISIS ambush that killed four American soldiers and four Nigerien soldiers. The U.S. military’s investigation into the circumstances of the deadly ambush is expected to conclude in January. “A […]
Seattle, Portland brace for damaging winds, heavy rain
The first in a series of storms to impact the Pacific Northwest is hitting today, bringing heavy rain along the coastal areas and significant mountain snow across the interior. Here’s what you need to know: Snow accumulations could total over a foot in the highest elevations this afternoon through early […]
Police looking for gunman who killed 2 fans at Atlanta rap concert
An Atlanta rap concert became a melee on Sunday night after police said a fan in the crowd allegedly drew a pistol, killing two people and wounding two others before running away. The suspect, police said, was spotted by unarmed security and is “still armed.” It’s unclear how a gun […]