US sends new military aid to Ukraine including more rocket systems
Russia has overpowered Ukrainian forces and advanced in the Eastern Donbas but a U.S. official says new U.S.-supplied weapons are making a difference in the artillery fight.
Russia has overpowered Ukrainian forces and advanced in the Eastern Donbas but a U.S. official says new U.S.-supplied weapons are making a difference in the artillery fight.
A wind-whipped Southern California wildfire that started over the weekend ballooned to more than 15,600 acres on Monday, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,000 campers from a park, closing a popular recreation area on Father's Day and threatening a major freeway in and out of Los Angeles, authorities said. The Post Fire, which began after 2 p.m. PT on Saturday near Gorman, California, in the Tejon Pass area of Los Angeles County, saw flames jump from 5,000 acres to 14,625 acres by Sunday evening, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Firefighters managed to increase containment from 2% on Sunday to 8% on Monday, eventually reaching 20% containment Monday night, according to Cal Fire.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana declined to prosecute a man who threatened to kill an Indiana congressman and his family, according to a letter obtained by ABC News. Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) was left threatening messages by Aaron Thompson, who was later sentenced to two years of probation by the local district attorney in Indiana, but the new letter raises questions about why the U.S. Attorney, which normally handles threats to members of Congress, did not prosecute the case. Thompson said in one threatening voicemail, according to the letter.
A federal judge in Iowa paused a state law giving local law enforcement the ability to arrest migrants in the state illegally, saying it is not the state's job, but rather the job of the federal government to enforce immigration laws. Signed into law in April, SF2340 authorizes local law enforcement officials to arrest migrants who have previously been deported or removed from the country, or who have been denied entry in the past. It is similar to a Texas law, which gives that state's law enforcement similar powers.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration's Title IX expansion from going into effect in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves criticized the Department of Education in a decision issued Monday, claiming it "fails to provide a reasoned explanation for departing from its longstanding interpretations regarding the meaning of sex and provided virtually no answers to many of the difficult questions that arose during the public comment phase." In April, the finalized federal rules officially added "gender identity" to the list of protections from sex-based discrimination for the first time.
On Tuesday in Oklahoma, Republican Rep. Tom Cole, chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, will face one of his most significant and costly primary challenges since he went to Congress 22 years ago. Bondar, a political newcomer who recently moved into Oklahoma from Texas, has spent millions of his own dollars to wage a lively race against a 10-term incumbent -- investing more than $4.3 million in advertisements, the advertisement tracking firm AdImpact reported on June 11. In the process, Bondar has made the unexpected Oklahoma contest the third-most expensive House primary of the year.
Two people who were aboard a World War II historical plane were killed Saturday when the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Chino Airport in Southern California, firefighters said. The private Lockheed L12 aircraft was off the runway approximately 200 yards away in a grass field, when firefighters arrived around 12:35 p.m., Bryan Turner, the battalion chief with Chino Valley Fire District, told ABC News. On Monday, Yanks Air Museum in Chino, California, confirmed the identities of the individuals killed and said it was cooperating with authorities in the investigation of the incident.
Creating a surgeon general's warning for social media is a necessary step to respond to the "defining public health challenge of our time," U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze in an interview on Monday.
A federal magistrate judge in Chicago on Monday granted a request from families of victims of the 2019 Ethiopian Air Boeing 737 MAX crash to provide the U.S. Department of Justice confidential documents and testimony obtained in their civil lawsuit against Boeing. The families contend the information they want to share with federal prosecutors supports "holding Boeing criminally liable" beyond the single criminal charge -- conspiracy to defraud the United States -- which formed the basis of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) between the government and Boeing in 2021.
A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint in Tustin, California, over the weekend, according to police. The unnamed agent, who was off-duty, had his bag stolen Saturday night at about 9:30 p.m., according to the Tustin Police Department. Tustin police are looking for a model 2004-2006 silver Infiniti FX35, they said, sharing a photo of the vehicle.
Bruce Willis is a dad of five daughters who are now supporting him as he battles dementia. Bruce Willis, 69, shares daughters Scout Willis, Rumer Willis and Tallulah Belle Willis with ex-wife Demi Moore, to whom he was married from 1987 to 2000. The "Die Hard" actor is also father to two more daughters, Mabel Ray Willis and Evelyn Penn Willis, whom he shares with wife Emma Heming Willis.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Monday to establish a Reparations Task Force to develop a reparations plan for the city. According to the mayor’s office, the task force will conduct a study and analysis of policies that have affected Black Chicagoans from slavery to the present day. Based on this analysis, the task force will recommend remedies to racial inequities caused by such policies.
An 8-year-old boy who was shot in the head in a mass shooting at a Michigan splash pad is making "amazing progress" in his recovery, the local sheriff said. The 8-year-old, his 4-year-old brother and their mother were among nine people shot at the Brooklands Plaza splash pad in Rochester Hills on Saturday, according to officials. The suspect, Michael William Nash, allegedly fired 36 shots before fleeing the scene and then dying by suicide at his home, authorities said.
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, and Israeli forces continue to launch incursions in the southern Gazan town of Rafah ahead of a possible large-scale invasion. The Israeli military is "weeks" away from wrapping up the main part of its controversial ground invasion in and around Rafah in southern Gaza, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told ABC News. "We are there to dismantle the military framework of the [Hamas'] Rafah Brigade," Hagari said on Monday.
Drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1 to 4 in the United States, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which released data this month showing that drownings are on the rise among kids under the age of 15. While there are countless water safety products on the market, it can be hard for parents and caregivers to know which ones are effective. In a TikTok video that has gone viral with over 2.8 million views, one mom highlighted the confusion around buying life jackets for kids.
Police in Round Rock, Texas, are asking the public to help find the suspect in a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration that left two dead and 14 others injured. The incident unfolded when a fight broke out between two groups in Old Settlers Park at about 11 p.m. Saturday, Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks said. The two people killed were identified by police on Monday as 33-year-old Lyndsey Vicknair and 54-year-old Ara Duke.
An Indian national has been extradited to the United States to face charges he directed a plot to kill a critic of the Indian government in New York City. Nikhil Gupta is accused of paying a hit man to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a leader of Sikhs for Justice, who has been advocating for the creation of a sovereign Sikh state. Gupta, 52, was arrested in the Czech Republic late last year.
If Malia or Sasha Obama ever became president, who would be the better leader? At a star-studded fundraiser for President Joe Biden in Los Angeles on Saturday, former President Barack Obama was posed the question and revealed whether his beloved daughters would ever follow in their father's footsteps into politics. "They're powerful young women," Biden added, saying that some of his grandchildren are close friends with the Obama sisters.
Isabella Strahan, the daughter of "Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan, is celebrating a major milestone nearly six months after publicly revealing she had been diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumor. The 20-year-old shared in a vlog on her YouTube channel that she recently completed her final round of chemotherapy. Friends, family and hospital staff celebrated Isabella Strahan's accomplishment with a confetti parade at the hospital.
With less than two weeks until the first presidential debate, CNN announced the rules agreed on by both President Joe Biden and Donald Trump's campaigns. The debate, which is being moderated by CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, will run for approximately 90 minutes with two commercial breaks. Biden and Trump will stand at podiums decided by a coin flip.
Jolie wore a strapless velvet gown from Versace that included ruched detailing throughout and a matching shawl. The duo attended the event in celebration of the musical "The Outsiders," which Jolie co-produced.