National News

Fight isn’t over for Marine who lost limbs in Kabul suicide attack

Sunday, October 31 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — There was a sense of danger and urgency in the air at Hamid Karzai International Airport on the evening of Aug. 26. Sixteen hours earlier, the U.S. Embassy had warned American citizens to stay away from the airport, and intelligence suggested an... Read More.

Cokie Roberts’ husband: Part of her legacy was telling women ‘you can do this’

Sunday, October 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) — Legendary ABC News journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts has "two legacies," said her husband of more than 50 years."The public Cokie and the private Cokie," fellow journalist Steven Roberts said in an interview with ABC News’ Martha Raddatz. "The public... Read More.

Hawaii’s beaches are disappearing due to climate change

Sunday, October 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) — Rising sea levels paired with recent storm surges have been causing faster than usual erosion on Hawaii’s beaches and shorelines."The coastal issues that are related to climate change are sort of the canary in the coal mine," coastal hazards specialist Tara... Read More.

Northern lights may be visible in some parts of the US Saturday

Saturday, October 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Stargazers in parts of the United States may be lucky enough to see the northern lights Saturday, thanks to a strong geomagnetic storm.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center issued a geomagnetic storm watch for Saturday and Sunday,... Read More.

3 dead, 1 hospitalized after Amtrak train collides with car in South Carolina

Saturday, October 30 by ABC News

(NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.) -- Three people are dead and a fourth was hospitalized after an Amtrak train collided with a car at a railroad crossing in South Carolina early Saturday.A North Charleston police officer reported the accident shortly before 2:30 a.m. local time, according... Read More.

USC president admits ‘troubling delay’ in acting on multiple sexual assault reports

Saturday, October 30 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- There was a "troubling delay" in acting on multiple reports of possible drugging and sexual assault at a University of Southern California fraternity, the school's president acknowledged in a letter to students amid an investigation into growing allegations against fraternities on... Read More.

Colorado battles fall COVID-19 resurgence, with highest hospitalization rate since December

Saturday, October 30 by ABC News

(DENVER) -- While some areas of the country are cautiously celebrating falling COVID-19 cases, hoping the declines might signal the return to a long-awaited sense of normalcy, some states continue to struggle as Americans prepare for winter.Health officials in Colorado are growing increasingly concerned... Read More.