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(LONDON and ROME) — Five bodies have been recovered from the superyacht that sunk off the Sicilian coast, ABC News has confirmed, with the final missing passenger’s body also now located inside the vessel. The fifth body had been brought to shore as of early Thursday morning. Two bodies were brought ashore on Wednesday morning, […]
Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum on August 20, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (CHICAGO) — Vice President Kamala Harris is setting out to achieve three key objectives in her highly anticipated Democratic National Convention speech Thursday night, according to a campaign […]
(CHICAGO) — When then-Sen. Barack Obama took the stage on Aug. 28, 2008, to accept the Democratic nomination for president, he did not mention the historic nature of his run. While he gave a nod to his midwestern middle-class upbringing and his Kenyan roots, the man who became the first Black president of the United […]
(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday delivered his latest campaign trail remarks protected by bulletproof glass and multiple visible counter snipers on top of nearby buildings – his first outdoor campaign event not at his properties since a gunman attempted his life at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month. It was his […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The parents of one of an Israeli-American hostage brought many Democratic National Convention delegates to tears on Wednesday as they recounted 320 days of anguish and pushed for a cease-fire deal to bring their son home. Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, the parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, were greeted with huge […]
(CHICAGO) — The venues may have changed, and the planning and special events may have gotten splashier with younger VIPs, but for more than 40 years, there has been one constant at Democratic Party conventions: Bill Clinton. The former president, who just turned 78, is scheduled to speak ahead of Gov. Tim Walz at Wednesday […]
(PLYMOUTH, N.H.) — When the girls’ soccer team at Plymouth Regional High School in New Hampshire began practice on Monday to prepare for the start of the official season on Aug. 30, transgender athlete Parker Tirrell was able to join her teammates. That’s what a federal judge ruled on Monday after the families of two […]
(CHICAGO) — Oprah Winfrey, making a surprise appearance, called on Americans to choose “joy” and “common sense over nonsense” during a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night. “What we’re going to do is elect Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States,” she said after taking the stage to […]
(NEW YORK) — There was once a magma-filled ocean on the south pole of the moon, scientists recently discovered after analyzing lunar soil that revealed ancient information about the moon’s origin. The study of soil taken from a less-studied region of the moon suggests the presence of remnants of a former ocean of magma, according […]
(CHICAGO) — The Democratic National Convention is in full swing as party leaders and members gather in Chicago to celebrate the Harris-Walz ticket and address the top issues facing the nation. ABC News spoke to DNC attendees at the United Center on Wednesday who shared their highlights from the convention thus far, the “electrifying” atmosphere […]
