Twitter turns 15: A look back at how the platform changed our lives
DKart/iStovkBY: CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Fifteen years ago, a New York University dropout shared a cryptic message online: “just setting up my twttr.” Those five words from Jack Dorsey — the first tweet ever
DHS head to migrants: 'The message is quite clear, do not come'
Mark Makela/Getty ImagesBY: LUKE BARR, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) —Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas placed the blame for the current influx of migrants on the southern border at the feet of the prior administration in an interview
Border crisis will only get worse in coming months: Texas Rep. McCaul
Ken Cedeno-Pool/Getty ImagesBY: MEG CUNNINGHAM, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — The surge of migrants at the southern border will get more dire in the coming months, Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” adding that
I 'strongly believe' Atlanta shootings were hate crimes: Rep. Judy Chu
Al Drago/Getty ImagesBY: JACK ARNHOLZ, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., said she “strongly” believes that Atlanta-area spa shootings were hate crimes on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday. “I do strongly believe that this is a hate crime. This
Biden administration, like Trump, tries to dismiss lawsuit against ICE over fake university scheme
Chinnapong/iStockBY: LAUREN LANTRY, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. government set up a fake university as a sting operation ostensibly to catch foreigners using school admission for visas. Now, those caught up by it are seeking their
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visits Afghanistan as troop withdrawal deadline looms
Afghan Presidency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesBY: LUIS MARTINEZ AND MATT SEYLER, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Sunday as a May 1 deadline looms for the possible withdrawal
Dying of loneliness: What COVID-19 has taught us about the opioid epidemic
deliormanli/iStockBY: DR. NICHOLAS NISSEN, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Opioid overdoses have been on the rise as the COVID-19 pandemic has taken center stage. Rather than existing separately, there appears to be an interplay between COVID-19 and
Atlanta shooting and the legacy of misogyny and racism against Asian women
Megan Varner/Getty ImagesBY: MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC NEWS (ATLANTA) — While authorities are still investigating the motive behind Tuesday’s shooting spree at three Atlanta-area spas that left eight people dead, including six Asian women, some advocates say the
COVID-19 is increasing in Michigan. Why it may be a warning.
hocus-focus/iStockBY: ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — With the arrival of spring and after an exhausting year of COVID-19 restrictions, Americans are eager to return to some sense of normalcy. However, many health experts are urging
Julia Letlow wins Louisiana special election to replace husband in Congress who died from COVID-19
uschools/iStockBY: MORGAN WINSOR, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — Julia Letlow made history Saturday as the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Louisiana, replacing her late husband who died from complications related to COVID-19. Letlow, a 40-year-old university