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Americans’ credit card debt hits record $1.13 trillion

Tuesday, February 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Americans' credit card balances climbed to a new record high $1.13 trillion, according to data released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card debt increased by $50 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 alone, a 4.6% jump... Read More.

California storm live updates: Latest forecast as floods, mudslides hit LA

Tuesday, February 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A second storm within one week is pummeling nearly the entire state of California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a state of emergency for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa... Read More.

Maui police release first report after investigation into response to deadly blazes

Tuesday, February 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- It was a perfect storm that confronted first responders when wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui in August, investigators have determined. "Severe weather" fed the flames, investigators say, and many of the already limited roads became impassable. An already... Read More.

How climate change contributes to the atmospheric rivers slamming the West Coast

Tuesday, February 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The California coast is currently getting pummeled with heavy rain from atmospheric rivers, essentially rivers in the sky that collect moisture from tropical areas and redistribute the water to higher latitudes. The current El Niño pattern is also favoring multiple rounds... Read More.

Man, 73, dies in skydiving incident after parachute fails to deploy

Tuesday, February 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A 73-year-old man has died in a skydiving incident after he suffered a hard landing when his parachute didn’t fully deploy during his jump, police say. The incident, which happened last Wednesday in Eloy, Arizona -- approximately 70 miles south of Phoenix... Read More.

Meet the 79-year-old who has traveled to all 193 countries in the world

Monday, February 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A 79-year-old woman has achieved her goal of traveling to every country in the world and she told "Good Morning America" it has been a "dream come true." Luisa Yu said ever since she was a young girl in the Philippines, she... Read More.

California storm live updates: Atmospheric river brings flooding, mudslides to Southern California

Monday, February 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A second storm within one week is pummeling nearly the entire state of California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a state of emergency for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa... Read More.

NASA announces new ‘super-Earth’: Exoplanet orbits in ‘habitable zone,’ is only 137 light-years away

Monday, February 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light-years away -- and orbits within a "habitable zone," according to NASA. Astronomers say the planet, dubbed... Read More.

Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino speaks out after saving son from choking

Monday, February 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Reality TV star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and his wife, Lauren Sorrentino, jumped into action recently when their son started choking. The Sorrentinos shared video footage of the incident on Instagram Sunday as a warning to other parents. Mike Sorrentino said the scary... Read More.

Black women suffer disproportionately from ‘superwoman schema’

Monday, February 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- When her firstborn child estranged herself from the family after getting married, Glenda Boone, 61, thought her daughter’s new husband was to blame for turning her child against her. It took Boone’s second daughter, Lauren, 32, to explain to her that even... Read More.

Study of sea sponges lead scientists to believe Earth has already passed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming

Monday, February 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Earth may have already passed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming and could be soon heading for 2 degrees of warming, researchers have found after studying sea sponges in the Caribbean. The study of 300 years of ocean temperature records kept preserved within... Read More.

California storm live updates: Life-threatening flooding pummels Southern California

Monday, February 5 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A second storm within one week is pummeling nearly the entire state of California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a state of emergency for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa... Read More.