ABC News (MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA and LONDON) — At least 147 people were killed when a tanker exploded in Nigeria, according to the country’s National Emergency Management Agency. The petrol tanker exploded after the driver lost control in the town of Majiya, in northwestern Nigeria, late on Tuesday, Shi’isu Adam, a spokesperson for the Jigawa regional police, […]
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images (ATLANTA) Former President Jimmy Carter has voted in the 2024 election, the Carter Center confirmed Wednesday. Carter, the oldest living president, voted by mail on Wednesday, according to a statement from the Carter Center. Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson, told ABC News earlier this week that the former president planned on […]
Photo by Sam Scholes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The husband of the owner of a New York City day care where a 1-year-old child died of fentanyl poisoning was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison. Felix Herrera Garcia, 35, pleaded guilty in June to federal drug charges for trafficking fentanyl out of the day […]
Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C) — Federal security agencies are sounding the alarm about alleged hate crimes targeting Muslim Americans and communities perceived to be Muslim, according to a new report obtained by ABC News. The new joint intelligence bulletin (JIB) – published a week after the anniversary of […]
Brandon Bell / Staff/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday hammered former President Donald Trump as thin-skinned and a threat to U.S. democracy in a combative interview with Fox News. The interview marked an opportunity for Harris to appear on a network that frequently criticizes her and praises her opponent, a […]
Royalty-free/Getty Images (SIMPSON COUNTY, Miss.) — A Mississippi bridge set to be demolished collapsed in a deadly accident on Wednesday, officials said. The Mississippi Department of Transportation confirmed there were fatalities, though it did not specify how many people died. “[We] extend our deepest condolences to the families who have lost loved ones,” the Mississippi […]
KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military has struck Houthi weapons storage facilities within Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, U.S. officials told ABC News. “U.S. Central Command forces conducted multiple airstrikes on numerous Iran-backed Houthi weapons storage facilities within Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen,” a U.S. defense official said. The defense official said the weapons were used […]
SimpleImages/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — Gabriel Sterling, the Chief Operations Officer of Georgia’s office of Secretary of State, noted in a statement on X that early votes cast Wednesday set a record for a second day. “So, with the rest of today and absentees we could get close to 600,000 votes cast in Georgia. We continue […]
EA 18-G Growler Navy Jet Fighter. Via Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The fate of two U.S. Navy pilots remained a mystery Wednesday, a day after their fighter jet crashed during a routine training flight and search-and-rescue crews reported finding no sign of them in the rugged landscape of northeast Washington. […]
Eyad Baba via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces continued intense air and ground campaigns against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The uptick in offensive operations came after Israel marked the anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault, and as Israeli leaders planned their response to Iran’s latest ballistic […]
