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Showing posts with label ABC. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
CIA director makes an unannounced trip to Moscow for talks, source says
NBC News
Aug 25, 2026
The CIA director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced flight to Moscow for talks, according to a source. This is Ratcliffe's first trip to Moscow since he began his tenure as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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CIA Director Suddenly In Moscow As NATO Prepares For Russian Attack
Rebel HQ
Aug 25, 2026
Watch: Ukraine Pounds Russia, Prompting Angry Putin To Threaten U.K.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a rare, unannounced trip to Moscow for meetings with Russian officials, raising questions about what the Trump administration is discussing behind closed doors. The mysterious visit comes as U.S.-brokered efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine remain stalled and tensions between Washington and Moscow continue to run high. David Shuster breaks it down on Rebel HQ.
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Why the CIA chief might have made a secret Moscow visit | DW News
DW News
Aug 25, 2026
Reports in US media suggest that America's top spy, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, made a rare, unannounced trip to Moscow on Tuesday. Neither the CIA nor the Kremlin has commented on the reports. If confirmed, it would be Ratcliffe's first known visit to Russia since becoming CIA Director, and the highest-level intelligence trip between the two countries since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. So what could be behind this mysterious mission? DW speaks to Russia analyst Angela Stent to explore the possible reasons for the trip.
Monday, June 15, 2026
Southern Baptists vote to ban women pastors
Southern Baptists vote to ban women pastors
ABC News
Jun 10, 2026
ABC News’ Perry Russom speaks with the executive director of Baptist Women in Ministry Rev. Dr. Meredith Stone about the denomination’s vote to ban women from serving as lead pastors.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Norovirus and Hantavirus outbreaks on cruise ships raise alarms. Here's what you need to know
By Denise Dador
Monday, May 11, 2026 8:13AM PT
As norovirus cases rise and hantavirus lingers on cruise ships, health officials advise passengers to take precautionary measures against sicknesses.
Cruise ships are drawing attention not only for a rare strain of hantavirus, but also for more common illnesses such as norovirus while health officials monitor outbreaks and remind travelers to take precautions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a norovirus outbreak aboard the Caribbean Princess, a cruise ship bound for Florida. The report comes as many travelers prepare for upcoming trips, including families departing from the Port of Los Angeles.
Passengers said they are looking forward to their vacations despite the risks associated with close quarters at sea. Still, many travelers acknowledge illnesses can spread easily on cruise ships and say they are taking steps to protect themselves.
"We're washing our hands if we have something available. If not, we have hand sanitizer on us all the time," one traveler said.
Health experts emphasize basic precautions remain effective in preventing the spread of disease.
Monday, May 11, 2026 8:13AM PT
As norovirus cases rise and hantavirus lingers on cruise ships, health officials advise passengers to take precautionary measures against sicknesses.
Cruise ships are drawing attention not only for a rare strain of hantavirus, but also for more common illnesses such as norovirus while health officials monitor outbreaks and remind travelers to take precautions.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a norovirus outbreak aboard the Caribbean Princess, a cruise ship bound for Florida. The report comes as many travelers prepare for upcoming trips, including families departing from the Port of Los Angeles.
Passengers said they are looking forward to their vacations despite the risks associated with close quarters at sea. Still, many travelers acknowledge illnesses can spread easily on cruise ships and say they are taking steps to protect themselves.
"We're washing our hands if we have something available. If not, we have hand sanitizer on us all the time," one traveler said.
Health experts emphasize basic precautions remain effective in preventing the spread of disease.
Saturday, May 02, 2026
What to know about Spirit Airlines as it says it is 'winding down all operations'
Headlines from ABC News Live
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ByKelly McCarthy and Jon Haworth
May 2, 2026, 3:03 AM
Spirit Airlines says that it has "started an orderly wind-down of our operations, effective immediately" while the outcome of talks between the airline and the federal government over a $500 million rescue deal for the remains unclear.
Spirit Airlines final flight was flight 1833 which travelled from Detroit to Dallas and landed early Saturday morning just after midnight as the airline says it flew more than 50,000 passengers over the past day and is working to get more than 1,300 crew safely home to their bases.
A spokesperson for Spirit also said that the majority of the airline's employees found out about the airline's closure primarily through media reports that they were about to lose their jobs.
The airline was scheduled to operate 277 flights Saturday, according to data from Airline Data Inc, which have now all been cancelled.
"To our Guests: all flights have been cancelled, and customer service is no longer available," Spirit said in a statement on its website. "We are proud of the impact of our ultra-low-cost model on the industry over the last 34 years and had hoped to serve our Guests for many years to come."
The Wall Street Journal first reported that Spirit was preparing to shut down operations early Saturday.
Earlier Friday, President Donald Trump said an announcement about the airline rescue deal was possible.
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Thousands cheer as the sun rises on winter solstice at Stonehenge
Thousands of people have gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice
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The Associated Press
December 21, 2025, 6:03 AM ET
Headlines from ABC News LiveCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.The Associated Press
LONDON -- Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle on Sunday, the winter solstice.
The crowds, many in costume, had gathered before dawn, waiting patiently in the dark and cold field in southwest England. Some sang and beat drums, while others took time to reflect among the huge stone pillars.
Many make the pilgrimage to the stone circle every summer and winter and consider it a spiritual experience. The ancient monument, erected between 5,000 and 3,500 years ago, was built to align with the movement of the sun on the solstices — key dates in the calendar for ancient farmers.
Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter. It’s the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the longest day of the year and summer will start.
The winter solstice is when the sun makes its shortest, lowest arc, but many celebrate it as a time of renewal because after Sunday, the sun starts climbing again and days will get a little longer every day until late June.
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Hunter Biden’s laptop. The full story. | If You're Listening
Hunter Biden’s laptop. The full story. | If You're Listening
Dec 13, 2024 If You're Listening | ABC News In-depth
Hunter Biden has been a main character in far-right conspiracy theories for years, and Donald Trump’s associates spent a lot of effort in search of proof that could lead to his prosecution.
Hunter Biden has been a main character in far-right conspiracy theories for years, and Donald Trump’s associates spent a lot of effort in search of proof that could lead to his prosecution.
In the end, Hunter allegedly provided the only proof that has mattered: a laptop full of terribly embarrassing and potentially incriminating material.
The truth of how that laptop found its way to Trump’s favourite lawyer Rudy Giuliani is almost too bizarre to believe.
But the Biden family story has been improbably tragic for decades, and it was those tragedies that have seemingly steered the outgoing president to pardon his son despite the very real cost to his own reputation, and the country.
Matt Bevan takes a look.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
FCC chair threatens ABC and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel’s remarks about Charlie Kirk
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FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened to "take ...
The Federal Communications Commission’s Trump-aligned chairman on Wednesday threatened to “take action” against Disney and ABC over Jimmy Kimmel’s recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.
During his Monday evening monologue, Kimmel suggested Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, might have been a pro-Trump Republican. “The MAGA Gang (is) desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said. “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”
The ABC late-night host’s remarks constituted “the sickest conduct possible,” FCC chair Brendan Carr told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson on Wednesday. Carr suggested his FCC could move to revoke ABC affiliate licenses as a way to force Disney to punish Kimmel.
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
Carr added that the broadcasters, including ABC, “have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Carr attacked Kimmel as “talentless” and suggested the late-night comedian’s comments displayed “some sort of desperate irrelevance.” Disney and ABC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This was not the first time Carr has gone after ABC in recent months. In July, the Trump appointee told Fox News that long-running daytime talk show “The View” is “now in the crosshairs of this administration” over co-host Joy Behar’s scathing criticism of President Trump.
Kimmel has also been a frequent target of President Trump’s ire. Shortly after CBS announced the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late-night talk show — a move Carr publicly celebrated — Trump suggested that “Next up will be an even less talented Jimmy Kimmel.”
The Federal Communications Commission’s Trump-aligned chairman on Wednesday threatened to “take action” against Disney and ABC over Jimmy Kimmel’s recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.
During his Monday evening monologue, Kimmel suggested Kirk’s alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, might have been a pro-Trump Republican. “The MAGA Gang (is) desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said. “In between the finger-pointing, there was grieving.”
The ABC late-night host’s remarks constituted “the sickest conduct possible,” FCC chair Brendan Carr told right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson on Wednesday. Carr suggested his FCC could move to revoke ABC affiliate licenses as a way to force Disney to punish Kimmel.
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to change conduct and take actions on Kimmel, or there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.”
Carr added that the broadcasters, including ABC, “have a license granted by us at the FCC, and that comes with it an obligation to operate in the public interest.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Carr attacked Kimmel as “talentless” and suggested the late-night comedian’s comments displayed “some sort of desperate irrelevance.” Disney and ABC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This was not the first time Carr has gone after ABC in recent months. In July, the Trump appointee told Fox News that long-running daytime talk show “The View” is “now in the crosshairs of this administration” over co-host Joy Behar’s scathing criticism of President Trump.
Kimmel has also been a frequent target of President Trump’s ire. Shortly after CBS announced the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s late-night talk show — a move Carr publicly celebrated — Trump suggested that “Next up will be an even less talented Jimmy Kimmel.”
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
ABC station airs graphic saying Kamala Harris has won Pennsylvania
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
An ABC station in Pennsylvania aired a graphic saying Vice President Kamala Harris had won the state — nine days before voting is done.
During a Sunday evening broadcast of Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix, Scranton affiliate WNEP aired a bottom-of-screen chyron showing remarkably precise results, which the station said was a mistake.
According to the chyron, 100% of the votes had been counted and Ms. Harris defeated former President Donald Trump by a 52%-47% margin, getting 3,293,712 votes to Mr. Trump’s 2,997,793.
The station said it was a technical mistake.
“Those numbers should not have appeared on the screen, and it was an error by WNEP that they did,” the station said in its own article on the mistaken chyron.
“The numbers seen on the screen were randomly generated test results sent out to help news organizations make sure their equipment is working properly in advance of election night,” WNEP explained.
According to the station, even mail-in ballots already in the state’s possession cannot be taken out of their envelopes until 7 a.m. on Election Day, and no counting can happen until all polls close at 8 p.m.
That didn’t stop the rigged-vote theorists from pouncing, the New York Post reported.
“The cheat is on,” the Post cited one X user as saying.
Another person added: “If the same graphics pop up after November 5th, with the same percentages & the same vote count, it’ll be EXTREMELY suspicious. And the media wonders why nobody trusts them?”
An ABC station in Pennsylvania aired a graphic saying Vice President Kamala Harris had won the state — nine days before voting is done.
During a Sunday evening broadcast of Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix, Scranton affiliate WNEP aired a bottom-of-screen chyron showing remarkably precise results, which the station said was a mistake.
According to the chyron, 100% of the votes had been counted and Ms. Harris defeated former President Donald Trump by a 52%-47% margin, getting 3,293,712 votes to Mr. Trump’s 2,997,793.
The station said it was a technical mistake.
“Those numbers should not have appeared on the screen, and it was an error by WNEP that they did,” the station said in its own article on the mistaken chyron.
“The numbers seen on the screen were randomly generated test results sent out to help news organizations make sure their equipment is working properly in advance of election night,” WNEP explained.
According to the station, even mail-in ballots already in the state’s possession cannot be taken out of their envelopes until 7 a.m. on Election Day, and no counting can happen until all polls close at 8 p.m.
That didn’t stop the rigged-vote theorists from pouncing, the New York Post reported.
“The cheat is on,” the Post cited one X user as saying.
Another person added: “If the same graphics pop up after November 5th, with the same percentages & the same vote count, it’ll be EXTREMELY suspicious. And the media wonders why nobody trusts them?”
Friday, September 13, 2024
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