Driver survives 100-foot plunge off cliff, five days trapped in truck Monday, September 4 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A driver who plunged off a 100-foot cliff in a remote area of Southern California and spent five days "immobilized" in their wrecked pickup truck, was rescued this weekend by firefighters who formed a human pulley system to pluck the victim... Read More.
Is the banking crisis over? Experts weigh in after First Republic Bank shares plunge Saturday, April 29 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Turmoil in the financial system returned this week as shares of First Republic Bank, the nation's 14th-largest lender, plummeted more than 75%.The selloff took hold after the bank revealed that depositors had fled en masse last month after the collapse of Silicon... Read More.
Households plunge into debt amid inflation and high interest rates Friday, February 3 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- When Karissa Warren lost her job as a kitchen manager in December, she worried about how she and her husband would continue to pay off over $10,000 in credit card debt they had accumulated during previous financial rough patches.Worsening the problem,... Read More.
Gas prices plunge to lowest level since February Thursday, December 1 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Gas prices nationwide have plunged to their lowest level since February as demand has dropped from peak summer travel season and the price of crude oil has fallen.Softening pain at the pump offers welcome relief for households battered by inflation that... Read More.
Ukraine war could plunge millions into malnutrition if global powers don’t intervene, experts say Thursday, April 21 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Russia's invasion of Ukraine will have rippling effects in populations far outside the two countries in conflict -- especially in the global food supply, experts are warning.The war in Ukraine could plunge millions into malnutrition if governments, donors and funders do... Read More.
Massive winter storm takes aim at I-95 corridor as temperatures plunge in Texas: Latest forecast Friday, February 4 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The monster storm that dumped more than 1 foot of snow from Missouri to the Northeast is continuing its push east, bringing ice to the Northeast and freezing temperatures to Texas.With 5,210 flights canceled Thursday nationwide, including over 1,400 in Dallas,... Read More.