Mega Millions jackpot reaches $810M, 3rd highest in game’s history
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot has reached an estimated $810 million ahead of Tuesday night’s drawing, making it the third largest jackpot in the game’s history.
Tuesday night’s historic jackpot i…
Indiana Senate hears public testimony on proposed abortion law, protestors gather
ilbusca/Getty Images(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.) — The Indiana Senate heard public testimony on a proposed abortion bill Monday, with passionate pleas from both anti-abortion rights and abortion-rights advocates.
Monday’s testimony comes prior to the legisla…
Trial for NYC subway shooting suspect Frank James tentatively set for 2023
John Lamparski/Getty Images, FILE(NEW YORK) — Accused New York City subway shooter Frank James will tentatively stand trial early next year for allegedly opening fire on a Manhattan-bound N train in Brooklyn in April.
A federal judge in Brooklyn on M…
The country has a major microchip problem — and the Senate has a $52 billion solution
Tim Graham/Getty Images
Allison Pecorin, ABC News
(WASHINGTON) — The Senate is aiming this week to bolster the public’s ability to buy an affordable car, microwave or a smartphone as lawmakers push forward legislation to incentivize production of the…
Trump removed lines in post-insurrection speech about prosecuting rioters: Jan. 6 committee
Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump did not want to call for the prosecution of Jan. 6 rioters after the Capitol attack, according to a video released Monday by the House select committee inves…
Lupita Nyong’o says making ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ restored hope after losing Chadwick Boseman
Marvel StudiosLupita Nyong’o opened up about the grief she experienced while making Black Panther: Wakanda Forever without the king himself, Chadwick Boseman.
The Oscar winner told The Hollywood Reporter that the Marvel sequel pays tribute to Boseman,…
Buffalo mayor addresses mass shooting, plans for recovery
Scott Olson/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — At a House subcommittee hearing last week on the economic impact of mass shootings on local communities, Mayor of Buffalo, New York, Byron Brown, testified about the aftermath of the shooting at a supermar…
Police searching for suspect who shot 8-year-old in Texas road-rage incident
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(DALLAS) — Police said the child was transported to a hospital and is currently in stable condition.
An 8-year-old boy riding in a car with his father and two younger children was shot on a highway in a Dallas suburb in what…
Former Pence chief of staff appeared before grand jury probing Jan. 6
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — Marc Short, the former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, appeared before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Short confirmed to ABC News.
Short, …
‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’ canceled at TBS
Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Warner Bros. DiscoveryThe late night show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee has been canceled at TBS after seven seasons.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Emmy-winning series won’t be coming back after wrapping its last…