U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll held secret talks Monday with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, to follow up on this weekend’s talks with Ukraine in Geneva aimed at advancing the Ukraine peace process, a U.S. official told ABC News. Driscoll was scheduled to meet with the Russian delegation again…
More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough have been reported in the United States so far this year, updated federal data shows. This is the second year in a row with higher-than-usual cases, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At the same time this year, around 33,000 cases were…
A barrage of Russian missiles fell on kyiv overnight, in what the Ukrainian energy minister called a “massive” attack on energy infrastructure. Some areas suffered power and water cuts, according to kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko. A residential building in one area of the city caught fire after it was hit by debris, the mayor said….
The death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner has been ruled a homicide, according to a copy of the death certificate issued Monday and provided to ABC News by Kepner’s family. The document said death was caused by “mechanical asphyxiation” and the date of injury was listed as November 6, although the time was unknown. It says…
A federal judge has dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. James Comey speaks on May 30, 2023 in New York City. Dipasupil Day/Getty Images Comey pleaded not guilty in October to one count of false statements and one count of obstruction of a congressional proceeding…
Jimmy Cliff, Grammy Award-winning singer and actor who helped Jamaican reggae music find its place in global pop culture, has died at the age of 81. “It is with deep sadness that I share with you that my husband, Jimmy Cliff, has crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia,” Cliff’s wife Latifa Chambers…
What began as a dream vacation soon led a close-knit family to shock and heartbreak when one of their own, a beloved teenage girl, was discovered dead on a cruise ship earlier this month. Even more disconcerting and heartbreaking, her grandparents said in an interview with ABC News, the person authorities told the family is…
Just days after a friendly interaction in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said Sunday that he still believes Trump is a fascist and a threat to democracy. Asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” if he thought Trump was a fascist, Mamdani responded: “And that’s something I’ve said…
LONDON — American, Ukrainian and European officials will meet in Switzerland on Sunday to discuss the controversial US-Russian peace plan presented to kyiv this week, the terms of which critics say constitute a Ukrainian capitulation. A U.S. delegation including Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and envoy Steve Witkoff will meet…
As the Justice Department faces a 30-day deadline to release its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, government lawyers have again asked a federal court in Florida to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the initial federal investigation of Epstein, citing this week’s passage of the Epstein Transparency Act. by Congress. “Public production of…
