National News

Impacts of government shutdown continue, next vote scheduled for Tuesday night

Monday, October 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As the government shutdown continues and the impacts become more widespread, the Senate will not vote again on the clean funding bill until Tuesday night.It is expected to fail for an eighth time.Meanwhile, over the weekend, President Donald Trump announced that he... Read More.

Powerful nor’easter batters East Coast with heavy rain, strong winds: What you need to know about the forecast

Monday, October 13 by ABC News

A coastal storm moving along the East Coast on Monday will continue to bring the threat of significant coastal flooding, strong to damaging winds and moderate to locally heavy rainfall.Rain and wind will be dying down Monday morning in the Southeast, while the Northeast... Read More.

5 hospitalized after helicopter crashes in Huntington Beach, California

Sunday, October 12 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) - Five people were injured and rushed to hospitals after a helicopter crashed in Huntington Beach, California, on Saturday.The helicopter came down around 2 p.m. local time in a beach parking lot between Twin Dolphins Drive and Beach Boulevard, according to city... Read More.

Search for suspects in shooting that left 6 dead, 10 wounded amid rash of gunfire across Mississippi

Sunday, October 12 by ABC News

(LELAND, Miss.) -- Two more people have died from injuries they suffered in a shooting that erupted Friday night in Leland, Mississippi, bringing the death toll to six, authorities said on Sunday morning.At least 10 other people were injured in the mass shooting in... Read More.

At least 4 killed, 20 hurt in bar shooting in St. Helena Island, South Carolina: Sheriff

Sunday, October 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- At least four people were killed and 20 injured early Sunday in a shooting at a bar in St. Helena Island, South Carolina, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.The shooting unfolded around 1 a.m. at Willie’s Bar and Grill, 7... Read More.

Luigi Mangione’s attorneys say death-eligible charge must be dismissed

Saturday, October 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The federal charge that makes accused killer Luigi Mangione eligible for the death penalty must be dismissed because it does not meet the legal threshold, his defense attorneys argued in a new court filing.Mangione has pleaded not guilty to federal charges... Read More.

SpaceX tries for 2 successful Starship missions in a row with Monday’s launch

Saturday, October 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX, has called "rapidly reusable, reliable rockets" the key to humans becoming a multiplanetary society. And when it comes to his company's Falcon 9, SpaceX has shown that a rocket can do all those... Read More.