Financial aid applications are open: What you need to know after last year's mess
jayk7/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The college financial aid application used by millions of American families is now officially open for the 2025-2026 school year — 10 days ahead of schedule. Top officials from the Department of
Macy’s Thanksgiving parade could be target of terrorist threats, officials warn
Kena Betancur/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade may be an attractive target for both foreign and domestic terroristic violence, according to a joint threat assessment obtained by ABC News. Among the
Brooklyn man convicted in 1989 murder of Yusuf Hawkins will try to prove his innocence
Moses Stewart and Diane Hawkins grieve over the slaying of their son Yusuf Hawkins; Nicole Bengiveno/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) — When Yusuf Hawkins, a Black 16-year-old, was shot and killed in Brooklyn
Wisconsin man who faked death says he is 'safe' but won't reveal his location, won't come home
Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office (GREEN LAKE, Wis.) — Ryan Borgwardt, the husband and father of three who authorities said faked his own death at a Wisconsin lake and fled the country, is speaking to police but isn’t revealing
Water levels at reservoirs all over the Northeast dried up due to drought conditions in recent months
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Important bodies of water that supply water to populated regions in the Northeast have dried up due to drought conditions in recent months, according to experts. Water levels at reservoirs in the
Illinois state Supreme Court overturns Jussie Smollett's conviction in hoax attack
Paras Griffin/Getty Images (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — The Illinois Supreme Court has thrown out former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying about a 2019 hate crime. Smollett was found guilty in 2021 for faking a racist and homophobic
Kid-friendly e-cigarette flavors driving increase in sales, report finds
Diego Cervo/EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — E-cigarettes in kid-friendly flavors are driving retail sales and contain more addictive nicotine than ever, according to a new report from the nonprofit CDC Foundation and advocacy group Truth Initiative. The report showed
New details of Hegseth sexual assault claim documented in police report
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The woman who accused Pete Hegseth of sexual assault in 2017 told police at the time that he took her phone and blocked her from leaving his hotel room on the
Bomb cyclone hammers West Coast, 2 dead in Washington state
Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images (SEATTLE) — Two people were killed by falling trees in Washington state as a powerful storm hammered the Pacific Northwest. In Bellevue, a tree fell into a home, hitting and killing a woman while
Idaho college killings to remain a death penalty case
Moscow, Idaho (Shunyu Fan/Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) – The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger’s murder case has ruled the death penalty will remain on the table as the case moves forward, rejecting a request from Kohberger’s defense attorneys.