2nd earthquake hits Indonesia following powerful magnitude 7.7 quake
Indonesian military and rescue personnel search through debris at a damaged building following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake on August 15, 2026. (Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas/Handout))(NEW YORK) -- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit ...
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5 injured in shooting at Virginia State University, no arrests made
Undated photo of the VSU campus. (Facebook/Virginia State University)(PETERSBURG, Va.) -- A lockdown has been lifted at Virginia State University after a shooting outside residence halls left five people injured, one of them critically. No arrests have...
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Judge rules Alex Murdaugh's retrial will have a change of venue, but no location set
Empty chairs in jury box. (Mint Images/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Alex Murdaugh appeared in a South Carolina courtroom on Friday for a hearing to work out some key issues ahead of his April 2027 retrial, including where it will take place, what ev...
Aug 14, 2026
Trump appeals to Supreme Court to allow White House ballroom construction to continue
Construction continues on the East Wing ballroom at the White House on Aug. 10, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow construction of President Donald Trump's...
Aug 14, 2026
Pirro announces arrest in WWII Memorial vandalism
The World War II Memorial is visible from the Washington Monument, Aug. 10, 2026, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Friday announced the arrest of a suspect who allegedly vandalized the WWII Memor...
Aug 14, 2026
'Master manipulator' murder suspect Isabelle Johnson arrested
Isabelle Johnson, 38, has been charged with killing 43-year-old Jason Christopher Coulthart, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office. (Walton County Sheriff's Office, Florida)(FREEPORT, Fla.) -- Isabelle Johnson, a suspected murderer who author...
Aug 14, 2026
Kennedy Center board votes to close for renovations and add Trump's name again, lawmaker says
Tarps are hung on scaffolding outside The Kennedy Center on June 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Kennedy Center board voted on Thursday to close the famed cultural institution for two years for renovation...
Aug 13, 2026
Democrats demand answers about conditions aboard USS Lincoln
U.S. sailors tow an EA-18G Growler, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 133, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, July 30, 2026. (U.S. Navy)(WASHINGTON) -- The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee s...
Aug 13, 2026
Tropical Storm Lala forecast and track: Storm expected to become hurricane
Potential Tropical Cyclone - Forecast Tracker (ABC News)(NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Lala continues to track through the central Pacific Ocean and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane as it approaches the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday.As of 11...
Aug 13, 2026
Indiana governor declares statewide disaster emergency as Midwest floodwaters rise
Flash flooding in Henry County, Indiana, caused this street to collapse, Aug. 12, 2026. (Henry County Sheriff's Office)(NEW YORK) -- Amid floodwaters already up to the roofs of some homes and turning the streets of multiple cities into rushin...
Aug 13, 2026
