The strongest earthquake was a magnitude of 4.3 and hit just outside Amarillo on Wednesday night. Two smaller quakes were also reported on the Louisiana border and near New Mexico’s state line.
Top members of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's team are pressing U.S. officials to pursue sanctions against 6,000 Russians who they say are among the "next tier" of those enabling Russian President Vladimir Putin and the invasion of Ukraine. Members of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation met Thursday with members of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, as well as officials with the Department of Justice and the Treasury Department, the group's executive director, Vladimir Ashurkov, told ABC News. Navalny has been held in a Russian jail since January of 2021, while his anti-corruption foundation is based outside of Russia.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has signed off on expanding COVID-19 booster eligibility to include all children over the age of 5 years old, the agency announced Thursday evening. Booster shots will now be authorized for use in children ages 5 to 11, at least five months after completing their first round of shots. Children 5 through 11 should receive a booster dose at least 5 months after their primary series.
It was another volatile day on Wall Street as investors worry that high inflation may finally be catching up with consumers. "It's important to remember that the market is not the economy," Art Hogan, chief market strategist at National Securities told ABC News. This week's stunning stock sell-off was triggered by weaker-than-expected profits from retail giants including Target (TGT), Walmart (WMT) and Kohl's (KSS).
The suspect who allegedly rushed and tackled comedian Dave Chappelle on stage last month has been charged with attempted murder in a separate incident after the victim identified the man from media coverage surrounding the Chappelle case, prosecutors said. Isaiah Lee, 23, faces one count of attempted murder, a felony, for allegedly stabbing his roommate in December, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday. Prosecutors allege that Lee stabbed his roommate during a fight at a transitional housing apartment on Dec. 2.
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has requested information from a sixth House Republican, Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia, suggesting in a letter Thursday that he may be linked to a tour through parts of the Capitol on the day before the attack. "We believe you have information regarding a tour you led through parts of the Capitol complex on January 5, 2021," Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., wrote in a letter to Loudermilk Thursday. The letter comes in response to a Democratic House member's request for Capitol security to investigate allegations that GOP lawmakers led reconnaissance tours around the Capitol complex ahead of the attack.
Adriana Lima's latest red carpet look is maternity style done right. The pregnant model looked runway-ready this week at the "Top Gun: Maverick" premiere during the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival. The former Victoria's Secret model was photographed wearing a black Balmain dress that included a midsection cutout to show off her belly, and Chopard jewelry to complete the look.
Ford is urging owners of 2021 Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators to park their vehicles outside and away from any structures due to a fire risk, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday. According to the recall documents, more than 39,000 Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators have a defect that causes risk of "underhood fire, including while the vehicle is parked and off." More than 32,700 of the affected vehicles are Expeditions and over 6,300 are Lincoln Navigators.
Countries in Europe and North America are continuing to report more cases of monkeypox, but experts say the disease so far does not pose a serious risk to the public. At least 17 infections of the rare disease have been confirmed in non-endemic areas such as the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden and Italy, and dozens of possible cases are under investigation in those nations as well as in Canada and Spain. Most cases occur when people encounter infected animals in countries where the virus is endemic -- typically central and western Africa as occurred with the outbreak's first case, reported in England on May 7 among a person who had recently traveled to Nigeria.
Taylor Popik is a practicing attorney, lifestyle content creator and recent bride who is going viral after cutting her wedding dress. The New York City-based voice behind The Wellness For Life Blog posted a video of herself in her wedding dress on TikTok back in April, telling viewers she planned to cut the mermaid gown, which was covered in beading and floral applique and cost more than $5,000, to turn it into a mini cocktail dress for her honeymoon in Italy. Popik's video quickly caught the attention of other TikTok users -- it now has at least 1.5 million views and more than 100,000 likes -- with many of her followers asking to see an "after" video.
Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, hit the red carpet Thursday night with Tom Cruise. On the duke and duchess' Instagram stories, Tom Cruise shared a message to the royal couple to say thank you for joining him and the cast for the evening and said it was a "privilege to be in your country."
An elevated fire danger risk is in effect in California, specifically Northern California, throughout Thursday and Friday. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for California and remains in effect from 11 a.m. on Thursday to 8 p.m., local time Friday. Critical fire weather conditions will occur Thursday and Friday because of gusty winds and dry conditions, according to the Sacramento NWS.
The House's Democratic majority overcame some internal opposition to pass legislation on Thursday addressing high gas prices by cracking down on possible price gouging from oil companies. Four Democrats -- Texas' Lizzie Fletcher, Jared Golden of Maine, Stephanie Murphy of Florida and Kathleen Rice of New York -- joined all Republicans in the chamber in voting against the legislation. The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, introduced by Reps. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., and Katie Porter, D-Calif., would give the president the authority to issue an energy emergency proclamation that would make it unlawful for companies to increase fuel prices to "unconscionably excessive" levels.
America's main nuclear deterrent glides undetected under the oceans as it carries a cargo of ballistic missiles that will hopefully never be used. Off the coast of Hawaii, ABC News visited the USS Maine, one of 14 Ohio Class U.S. Navy submarines capable of launching nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles. Each missile is capable of holding up to 12 nuclear warheads -- one reason why these submarines are able to carry about 70% of the nation's active nuclear arsenal allowed by the New START Treaty.
The Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill that would ban abortion at conception, making it the most restrictive abortion ban in the country if it goes into effect. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a similar six-week ban into law earlier this month. Planned Parenthood has already said it plans to challenge the state's latest, more-restrictive abortion ban.
When President Joe Biden arrives in Seoul on Friday, on his first trip to the region as president, he'll be landing in a volatile region at a volatile time. Biden will seek to shore up ties with regional allies and advance his vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, but he'll so as the threat of another nuclear test from North Korea looms. At the same time, U.S. allies South Korea and Japan continue to squabble over historical grievances, blocking a breakthrough in bilateral relations.
Facing tough scrutiny from both Democrats and Republicans, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf ton Thursday told lawmakers the agency has made "significant progress" in working to reopen the closed Abbott baby formula plant that triggered the nationwide shortage, but conceded it will be weeks before the supply gets back to normal. "I'm pleased to say today we've already made significant progress, and I think we are on track to get it open within the next week to two weeks, most likely at the outerbound two weeks," Califf, testifying virtually, told a House Appropriations subcommittee. FDA regulators ordered the facility shut down in February after contamination issues at the factory had been linked to four infants being hospitalized with a rare but serious bacterial infection, two of whom ultimately died.
An Erie County, New York, 911 dispatcher could be fired after an employee at the Tops supermarket said the dispatcher hung up on her during Saturday's attack that killed 10 people. Latisha Rogers, an assistant store manager, told The Buffalo News that the dispatcher "was yelling at me" during those terrifying moments when the shooter was firing in the store. "You don't have to whisper," Rogers said the dispatcher told her as she tried to stay quiet so the gunman wouldn't find her.
Wynonna Judd will be joined on her upcoming concert tour by several big names in country music to pay tribute to her late mother, country music legend Naomi Judd, who died by suicide last month at the age of 76. Before Naomi's unexpected death in late April, she and daughter Wynonna, who together made up the legendary country music act The Judds, had made plans to launch a fall 2022 tour, "The Judds: The Final Tour." At a public memorial concert for Naomi over the weekend, Wynonna announced that the tour would continue, adding that it was what her mother would have wanted.
The Senate voted on Thursday to pass an additional $40 billion in new aid for Ukraine, after President Joe Biden called on Congress last month to deliver the additional funding, to help counter Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion over the long term. In his floor remarks before the 86 -11 vote, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer noted the significance of the package. With the House having passed the aid package earlier this month, it will now head next to Biden's desk.
Brandon Woodruff had appeared to live the normal life of a 19-year-old, small-town Texas kid - but that changed in 2005, when both of his parents were brutally murdered. After an investigation, Woodruff was charged with capital murder, found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. Now, Woodruff has served 13 years of his life sentence and said he’s finally ready to share his story in the first interview after his conviction.
