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Wildfires, floods and extreme heat: These are the biggest weather stories of 2025

Wednesday, December 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Devastating wildfires, flooding and extreme heat events took place over the past year, several resulting in mass fatalities, with experts linking some of the worst events to human-amplified climate change.These are the biggest weather stories of the year:Los Angeles wildfiresMultiple wildfires... Read More.

HHS says it’s freezing child care payments to Minnesota after fraud allegations

Wednesday, December 31 by ABC News

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- An official with the Department of Health and Human Services says the agency has "frozen all child care payments" to the state of Minnesota after allegations of fraudulent day care centers there.In addition, HHS is tightening requirements for payments from the Administration... Read More.

US poised to end 2025 with the largest one-year drop in homicides ever recorded: Experts

Wednesday, December 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- This year began with a deadly New Year's Day car-ramming terrorist attack in New Orleans and is finishing with a flurry of horrific shootings, including a mass shooting at Brown University, but 2025 is also poised to end with the largest... Read More.

Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, has died

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, has died following a battle with acute myeloid leukemia."Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning," the JFK Library Foundation said in a statement on Tuesday. "She will always be... Read More.

3 hikers found dead during search and rescue effort on Mount Baldy in California, authorities say

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

(SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif.) -- A 19-year-old who fell while hiking on Southern California's Mount Baldy and two others were found dead during the search and rescue effort for the teen, authorities said.The recovery effort for the three deceased hikers is underway, the San... Read More.

New England Patriots player Stefon Diggs faces strangulation charge

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

(FOXBOROUGH, Mass.) New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and assault charges, according to court records.The charges stem from an alleged incident on Dec. 2, records show, one day after the Patriots beat the New York Giants 33-15.This is a developing... Read More.

Flu activity rises sharply across the US with at least 7.5 million illnesses: CDC

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

(ATLANTA) -- Flu activity is rising sharply across the United States, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC estimates there have been at least 7.5 million million illnesses, 81,000 hospitalizations and 3,100 deaths from flu... Read More.

Ahead of alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber’s Tuesday court appearance, attorneys urge judge to release him before trial

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Attorneys for the Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs outside of the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are urging a judge to release him pending... Read More.

New Year’s Eve weather forecast, from rain in the West to snow in the East

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- More rough weather is forecast on both coasts when the ball drops on Wednesday night, ringing in 2026.On the West Coast, more rain is expected across a drenched Southern California, where residents are still recovering from last week's flooding.The new... Read More.

New video may show Texas teenage girl who’s been missing since Christmas Eve: Sheriff

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

(SAN ANTONIO) -- Newly obtained dashboard camera video may show a Texas teenage girl right when she went missing on Christmas Eve, authorities said.Camila Mendoza Olmos, 19, has been missing since Wednesday morning, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office. Investigators previously released security... Read More.

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