Category : ABC News

What we know about the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria

Thousands of people were injured across Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday by an Israeli covert operation that remotely detonated pagers, ABC News sources confirmed.

China announces sanctions on US companies selling arms to self-ruled Taiwan

China has announced sanctions on American companies selling arms to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory and threatens to annex by force

Israel behind pager explosions, sources say, as Hezbollah vows 'reckoning'

The Hezbollah militant group said it is conducting a "security and scientific investigation” into the explosion of pagers across Lebanon on Tuesday.

Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates for first time since 2020

"The time has come for policy to adjust," Fed Chair Jerome Powell said last month.

Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in digital ad case

Google has won a court challenge against a 1.49 billion euro European Union antitrust fine imposed five years ago that targeted its online advertising business

Hezbollah vows 'reckoning' after thousands in Lebanon injured by exploding pagers

The Hezbollah militant group said it is conducting a "security and scientific investigation” into the explosion of pagers across Lebanon on Tuesday.

Paul Whelan thanks lawmakers for bringing him home during Capitol Hill visit

Freed American Paul Whelan, who just completed a government resettlement program in Texas following his return from wrongful detainment in Russia, thanked the lawmakers.

Suspicious mail with white powder sent to election offices in at least 16 states

FBI and Postal Service are investigating suspicious mail containing white powder sent to election offices in at least 16 states. None has been deemed hazardous so far.

Suspicious mail with white powder sent to election offices in at least 17 states

FBI and Postal Service are investigating suspicious mail containing white powder sent to election offices in at least 17 states. None has been deemed hazardous so far.

Woman accused of driving an SUV into a crowd in Minneapolis and killing a teenager

A woman faces murder and assault charges for allegedly driving SUV into a crowd.

Georgia prosecutors drop all 15 counts of money laundering against 3 'Cop City' activists

Georgia prosecutors dropped all 15 counts of money laundering against them.

Texas lawmakers show bipartisan support to try to stop a man's execution

A group of Texas lawmakers urge Gov. Abbott, state board to halt an execution.

For families of Key Bridge collapse victims, a search for justice begins

The families of the six construction workers killed in the collapse of Maryland's Francis Scott Key Bridge plan to file legal claims against the owner and manager of the container ship that lost power and struck the bridge

Thousands injured, several dead after pagers explode across Lebanon: Health officials

Pager devices "exploded in the hands of their owners in a number of Lebanese regions" on Tuesday, according to Hezbollah-owned Lebanese media outlet Al-Ahed News.

Man, au pair charged in double murder of wife, man months apart

A grand jury has indicted 39-year-old Brendan Banfield in the stabbing death of his wife and murder of another man in the couple's bedroom 19 months after the killing.