DHS chief to make first congressional appearance as secretary amid border crisis
ABC NewsBy QUINN OWEN and LUKE BARR, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas will appear before Congress for the first time as secretary on Wednesday, amid the humanitarian crisis at the southern border. A
Lockdown closed Ireland’s pubs. This Dublin man rebuilt them in Lego
Dublin BricksBy PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News (DUBLIN) — For most of the past year Ireland’s pubs have been closed by the pandemic, shuttered by one of the world’s stricter lockdowns. But a Dublin man has spent his
Cramping, shots and hope: What it was like to freeze my eggs at age 35 during a global pandemic
Kaylee HartungBy GMA Team (NEW YORK) — Kaylee Hartung is an ABC News correspondent based in Los Angeles. At the age of 35, Hartung decided to undergo the process of mature oocyte cryopreservation, or egg freezing. She
Widow speaks out after police body camera video shows deadly Delaware shooting
ABC NewsBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — For months now, Amanda Spence has been mourning her husband Lymond Moses, who was killed in a police shooting, while caring for a newborn daughter who will never
Sperm whales learned to avoid humans who were hunting them in the 19th century, scientists say
Janos/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — New research is shedding light on the social intelligence of marine mammals when under a threat of danger. Sperm whales, which were hunted heavily in the North Pacific U.S.
Child, two others dead after small plane crashes in Florida neighborhood
katifcam/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (PEMBROKE PINES, Fla.) — A child and two people were killed after an airplane crashed into a south Florida neighborhood Monday shortly after takeoff, investigators said. The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza went down
NYC moves to dismiss hundreds of prostitution cases, decriminalize sex work
DNY59/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Queens, New York, District Attorney Melinda Katz moved on Tuesday to dismiss nearly 700 cases against people charged with loitering for the purpose of prostitution. The move came the
Body found at American Fork Canyon is likely missing 28-year-old hiker: Officials
Jessica Richardson/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A body found Tuesday at American Fork Canyon in Utah is likely 28-year-old Bobby Healey, who went missing on a hike on Sunday, authorities said. It appears that
Catholic order pledges $100 million to benefit descendants of enslaved people it sold
Descendants Truth and Reconciliation FoundationBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Jesuit Conference of U.S. and Canada, an order of the Catholic Church, announced the goal of raising $100 million to benefit the descendants of
Invasive species of mosquito that could transmit diseases from animals to people found in Florida
frank600/iStockBy JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A new invasive species of mosquito that has the potential to transfer diseases from animals to humans has been found in Florida. The species, Aedes scapularis, was predominately found