At least 120 dead in crowd crush during Halloween festivities in Seoul: Officials
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — At least 120 people are dead and 100 are injured after being crushed in a crowd during Halloween festivities in Seoul, officials in South Korea said.
The victims are largely in their 20s, according t…
Officials warn of scammers after Uvalde tragedy
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — Whenever tragedy strikes, people around the world often seek out ways to help victims as they watch the news unfold on their screens.
When 19 children and two teachers were killed in a May 24 school shooting…
Val Demings reveals ups and downs of running for Senate in Florida
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Congresswoman Val Demings, who spent 27 years working in law enforcement in Orlando, Florida, said her background has been crucial to her views as a politician. Now running to be a U.S. senator against incumbent Rep…
Five shot during funeral service at Pittsburgh church; two teens arrested
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK(PITTSBURGH) — Five people were shot and a sixth person was injured trying to escape the shooting outside a Pittsburgh church on Friday afternoon during a funeral for a man who was fatally shot nearly two weeks ago, pol…
Midterm GOP victories could bring new abortion restrictions in six states
ABC News Photo Illustration(NEW YORK) — GOP victories in the midterm elections could lead to more abortion restrictions in a handful of states.
The races range from gubernatorial seats to ballot measures, to eking out a veto-proof majority in the sta…
As voter intimidation concerns grow, election officials look to federal, state laws for protection
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) — State officials seeking to combat a rise in voter intimidation during the midterm elections can find protection in a 57-year-old anti-discrimination law, according to voting rights experts.
The Voting…
Federal judge in Arizona declines restraining order to block group from surveilling voters
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) — A federal judge in Arizona Friday declined to issue a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to keep several people accused of voter intimidation from gathering near ballot boxes and s…
Wisconsin man charged after allegedly grabbing Black man by the neck in video
olaser/Getty Images/Stock(MILWAUKEE) — A Wisconsin man is facing a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge after a video circulated online that appeared to show him grabbing a Black man around his neck after a dispute about an alleged bicycle theft, acc…
Transgender youth care ban moved forward by Florida medical board committee
Vladimir Vladimirov/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) — The Florida medical board committee on Friday approved a prospective rule that will ban medical or surgical gender affirming care for trans youth under the age of 18. The committee’s recommendation wi…
Domestic extremists pose ‘heightened threat’ to 2022 midterms: Law enforcement
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images/STOCK(NEW YORK) — Domestic violent extremists across the ideological spectrum pose a “heightened threat” to the 2022 midterms, according to a joint intelligence bulletin obtained by ABC News.
The Department of Homelan…