Native Hawaiians fighting to take control of Maui’s water rights amid wildfire cleanup Friday, December 8 by ABC News(LAHAINA, Hawaii) -- A battle is brewing in Maui over one of the most essential resources for human survival: water.Four months after West Maui suffered the deadliest natural disaster in the state's history, residents are seeking existing water rights, which many characterize as "stolen"... Read More.
Israel-Gaza live updates: Proposed deal for 50 hostages includes pause in fighting, US official says Tuesday, November 21 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip,... Read More.
Biden says Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza ‘must be protected’ from Israel-Hamas fighting Tuesday, November 14 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden said on Monday he had told Israel he had concerns about conditions at and around the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza where its forces are fighting with Hamas."I have not been reluctant in expressing my concerns about what's going on... Read More.
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel fighting Hamas in ‘heart’ of Gaza City, general says Tuesday, November 7 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip,... Read More.
Fundraiser for Olympian Mary Lou Retton exceeds goal as she’s ‘fighting for her life’ in ICU Thursday, October 12 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A fundraising effort for Mary Lou Retton, the American gymnast who became a sports icon when she won Olympic gold in 1984, has reached its goal as she continues to battle a very rare form of pneumonia," according to her daughter.Retton,... Read More.
Fundraiser for Olympian Mary Lou Retton exceeds goal as she’s “fighting for her life” in ICU Wednesday, October 11 by ABC NewsA fundraising effort for Mary Lou Retton, the American gymnast who became a sports icon when she won Olympic gold in 1984, has reached its goal as she continues to battle a very rare form of pneumonia,... Read More.
UN envoy warns Sudan conflict risks turning into ‘full-scale war’ as fighting intensifies Thursday, September 14 by ABC News(LONDON) -- United Nations special envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, has warned the conflict risks "morphing into a full-blown civil war" as fighting intensifies.Announcing his resignation in a final speech to the UN Security Council, Perthes warned that violence in the North-east African nation... Read More.
Peter Gabriel, Nile Rodgers among the artists fighting to end gun violence in America Wednesday, September 6 by ABC NewsPeter Gabriel, Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Sheryl Crow are among the artists lending their voices to the fight against gun violence in America, joining the Artists for Action to Prevent Gun Violence coalition, Variety reports. The group is led by musician Mark Barden, whose son was one of... Read More.
Trevor Reed, American freed from Russia, expected to make full recovery from injuries fighting in Ukraine Wednesday, July 26 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Trevor Reed, the former U.S. Marine who was wrongfully detained in Russia before being released in a prisoner swap, has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, according to a Biden administration official.Reed is expected to make a "full recovery," two sources familiar with... Read More.
Trevor Reed, American freed from Russia in prisoner swap, hurt while fighting in Ukraine Tuesday, July 25 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Trevor Reed, the former U.S. Marine who was wrongfully detained in Russia before being released in a prisoner swap, has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, according to a Biden administration official.Reed "was not engaged in any activities on behalf of the U.S.... Read More.
“They are fighting us tooth and nail”: Bryan Cranston lashes out at studios at star-studded NYC rally Tuesday, July 25 by ABC NewsAt a SAG-AFTRA rally in New York City called Rock the City for a Fair Contract, Breaking Bad Emmy winner Bryan Cranston let it rip at the studios against which actors and writers are striking.According to Variety, Oscar winners Brendan... Read More.
Girl, 13, speaks out after fighting off shark at Florida beach Monday, May 15 by ABC News(MIAMI) -- A 13-year-old girl said she has more than a dozen stitches after fighting off a shark at a Florida beach.Ella Reed was sitting in shallow water with a friend near a jetty in the Fort Pierce area Thursday when the shark approached,... Read More.