Category : ABC News

Swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses after race at the Olympics

Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women’s 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics

WATCH: President Biden welcomes Gershkovich, Whelan, Kurmasheva home

BREAKING: Freed Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva arrive in the U.S. after a historic prisoner swap with Russia.

Harris raised $310 million in July, as she looks to reset race against Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has announced raising $310 million last month

LGBTQ athletes take their marks on the track at the Paris Olympic Games

This year's U.S. Olympic team has a star-studded cast of LGBTQ athletes headed to Paris.

Firefighter dies in the line of duty in while battling Kansas house fire

A firefighter in Kansas has lost his life in the line of duty while battling a house fire in Wichita, according to the Wichita Fire Department.

'I'm glad I'm home. I'm never going back there again,' says Paul Whelan

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva deplaned just before 4:30 a.m. eastern at Joint Base San Antonio, officially marking the start of their next chapter.

20-year-old man falls 400 feet to his death from rim of Grand Canyon

A 20-year-old man has fallen 400 feet to his death from a scenic overlook at the Grand Canyon, officials said.

U.S. employers likely added 175,000 jobs in July as labor market cools gradually

The U.S. job market isn’t sizzling hot anymore

Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity

Advocates say air conditioning is no longer a luxury but a public health and affordability issue

Gershkovich, Whelan greeted by President Biden, VP Harris after landing on US soil

The two men were on their way back to the U.S., officials said.

LIVE: Americans freed in historic prisoner swap arrive in US: ABC News Live

24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events

Alsu Kurmasheva's family still in 'disbelief' she's free in Russian prisoner exchange

Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva's family still in 'disbelief' that she's free in Russian prisoner exchange.

Prisoner swap raises debate over ramifications

Alongside the celebration and relief, the exchange raised the debate of whether this would encourage foreign adversaries to detain Americans as leverage.

Trump lashes out at Biden over historic prisoner exchange with Russia

Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan's imprisonment in Russia became an attacking point by the former president against the current administration.

'Horrified': Sheriff who hired ex-deputy charged in Sonya Massey killing speaks out

Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell, whose office hired the former deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey last month, said that he will not resign.