Biden faces first test with Egypt over human rights, weapon sales
omersukrugoksu/iStockBy HATEM MAHER and CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s administration expressed concern about the Egyptian government’s human rights record Tuesday, especially after family members of a U.S. citizen and human rights activist were
Reddit, Robinhood and hedge fund CEOs to testify on GameStop saga along with 'DVF'
RiverNorthPhotography/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers are set to grill chief executives and a Reddit user who goes by the moniker “DeepF***ingValue” during a hearing Thursday that aims to unearth more about the GameStop stock
Former Sen. Bob Dole announces he has stage 4 lung cancer
Tom Brenner/Getty ImagesBy MICHELLE STODDART, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former Sen. Bob Dole announced Thursday morning that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. The 97-year-old former GOP senator announced in a tweet that he
Texas' power outages, water shortages put bigger strain on hospitals
Adam Calaitzis/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO and SASHA PEZENIK, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As a historic winter storm knocks out power and bursts pipes across Texas, hospitals in the lone star state are facing additional stress. Hospitals, already
Tokyo Olympics appoints woman president following previous leader's sexist comments
Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty ImagesBy MORGAN WINSOR and ANTHONY TROTTER, ABC News (TOKYO) — The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee announced Thursday that Seiko Hashimoto has been appointed president, a week after the previous leader was forced to resign over
Biden's first 100 days live updates: Biden trip to Michigan postponed
Official White House Photo by Adam SchultzBy MICHELLE STODDART and LAUREN KING, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — This is Day 30 of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Here is how events are
DHS seizes 10 million counterfeit 3M N95 masks, some possibly headed to hospitals
Immigration and Customs EnforcementBy LUKE BARR, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security has announced it seized 10 million counterfeit 3M N95 masks, including some possibly headed for hospitals for use by frontline health care
Belarus jails two journalists for two years for filming protests amid ongoing crackdown
DanHenson1/iStockBy PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A court in Belarus has sentenced two journalists to two years in prison for live-streaming one of the pro-democracy protests that rocked the country last year as authorities continue
NY police deploy more than 600 officers to patrol subways after stabbings
AerialPerspective Works/iStockBy MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 600 New York City uniformed police officers are being deployed to patrol the subway system in the wake of last week’s deadly stabbings. Two people were
Florida authorities search nature reserve for missing 21-year-old woman with autism
Hollywood Police DepartmentBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (HOLLYWOOD, Fla.) — Multiple law enforcement agencies are searching for a 21-year-old woman with autism who disappeared from a Florida nature reserve a week ago. Noemi Bolivar was last seen