The FAA is investigating a Southwest flight that suddenly dropped over 500 feet from the ground while en route to its destination. Also, more on American Airlines failed agreement with union workers.
When former President Donald Trump takes the debate stage against President Joe Biden Thursday night, among those monitoring his performance could be the federal prosecutors seeking to take Trump to trial on criminal charges of attempting to subvert the last presidential election. In previous filings in their case against Trump -- which remains stalled as the Supreme Court weighs his claim of presidential immunity -- prosecutors have singled out comments Trump made in presidential debates in both 2016 and 2020 that they said could be introduced at an eventual trial. The exchanges, prosecutors claim, would be used to help them prove to a jury Trump's intent and state of mind as he engaged in his alleged criminal effort to overturn his 2020 election loss to Biden.
A new study published in the journal Sleep Medicine analyzed existing data about sound levels of white noise machines and concluded that many devices can produce sounds louder than recommended for even adult workers – making them capable of being too loud for infants, who are more susceptible to negative effects of loud noises. "Those devices exceeded what is appropriate for hearing health for any individual, just walking around and living their life," Dr. Isaac Erbele, one of the study's authors who specializes in ear and skull surgeries at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, told ABC News. Current pediatric sound guidelines do not offer parents a specific decibel cutoff for white noise machines.
The presidential debate on Thursday will showcase Joe Biden and Donald Trump going toe-to-toe on policy for the first time this election cycle. Hot-button topics all but certain to be discussed include immigration, the economy, reproductive rights and democracy. Here is a closer look at where Biden and Trump stand on key election-year issues, as reflected and ranked in a recent ABC News/Ipsos poll.
In September 2020, as Joe Biden and Donald Trump debated for the first time, moderator Chris Wallace asked how they would reassure Americans the next president would be the legitimate winner that November. Four years later, whether American democracy is at stake is all but certain to be a key question at Thursday's debate. Protecting democracy is an animating theme of Biden's reelection bid, as his team paints Trump as an existential threat to the country's founding principles and the upcoming election as a battle for the nation's "soul."
As extreme weather events impact Americans across the country, will climate change get the attention it demands on the presidential debate stage? Marking the first presidential debate of the 2024 general election, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to take the stage Thursday night in a studio at CNN's Atlanta headquarters. Topics surrounding climate change, including the federal response to extreme weather events, are among the numerous matters that divide Biden and Trump's campaigns, according to environmental experts.
For the first time since the Alaska door plug blowout, Boeing brought reporters into the Boeing 737 MAX factory in Renton, Washington. According to the explanation from Boeing officials, the fuselage came to Boeing damaged from the supplier. The overnight Move Team put the door plug back on to seal the aircraft from the outdoor elements but didn’t install the bolts (that’s not their job, and they expected it to be handled by the other team), the Boeing reps on-site said.
Actor Bill Cobbs, known for his roles in "Night at the Museum," "The Bodyguard," "Air Bud" and more, has died, a rep for Cobbs confirmed to "Good Morning America." "We are saddened to share the passing of Bill Cobbs," his family said in a statement shared by his rep. In an obituary shared by his rep, Susan Zachary of The Zachary Co., Cobbs is described as a "hugely talented actor and director."
A 16-year-old inmate at a juvenile correctional facility in Wisconsin faces homicide and murder charges after a staff member he is accused of attacking died, court records show. The staff member -- identified as 49-year-old Corey Proulx -- suffered critical injuries while attempting to detain a juvenile inmate after the teen allegedly attacked another staff member at the school, according to DOC.
Multivitamin supplements have become a routine addition to many Americans' diets, with as many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults consuming them regularly, but are these daily doses improving overall health and longevity? A study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published Wednesday found that multivitamins won't help extend your life, with researchers reporting, "multivitamin use to improve longevity is not supported." The study found no evidence that daily multivitamin consumption reduced the risk of death from conditions such as heart disease or cancer.
First responders rushed to the scene of a truck crash that tore through a house in Carteret, New Jersey, on Wednesday afternoon. The tractor-trailer appeared to crash through a fence and slam into a house located on Chrome Avenue off Industrial Highway/Middlesex Avenue. The Borough of Carteret said in a statement that the driver of the tractor-trailer had a "medical incident" before the crash.
Wednesday marks one week since Taylor Casey, 41, went missing while attending a yoga retreat on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The Chicago woman's mother, Colette Seymore, is among a small group traveling to the Bahamas on Wednesday to help in the search, according to a statement from Casey's family. Seymore spoke to ABC News about the situation.
Four people, including two children, were injured in a shooting at a gas station in Milwaukee on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Milwaukee Police Department told ABC News they are seeking multiple "unknown suspects." The two children, ages 4 and 9, were brought to the hospital with "non-fatal injuries."
U.S. women's soccer star Alex Morgan is sharing her disappointment in not being included on the Team USA Olympic women's soccer team ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. "Today, I'm disappointed about not having the opportunity to represent our country on the Olympic stage," Morgan wrote Wednesday in a post on X. Despite the disappointment, Morgan offered her support for Team USA as they take on the world's top squads, starting with group play on July 25.
A new report by the World Health Organization, which looked broadly at global substance use for people 15 years and older, shows over 3 million people died from substance use in 2019 and 400 million people live with substance use disorders, which can have a number of negative health impacts. According to the report, 2.6 million deaths were due to alcohol use and 206 million people had alcohol dependence.
Twelve-year-old Suborno Isaac Bari is graduating from Malverne High School in Malverne, New York, Wednesday, making him the youngest scholar to ever graduate from the history of the Nassau County school, according to Malverne Union Free School District. Suborno told "Good Morning America" he's excited to graduate and it's been a "long" journey for him so far, even though the high school senior skipped 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th and 11th grades – completing his 4th, 8th, 10th and 12th grades in Malverne Union Free School District while passing the New York State Regents examinations to graduate. Rebecca Gottesman, the director of K-12 school counseling at Malverne Union Free School District, has been in education for the last 25 years and called Suborno, whom she first met as a fourth grader, "a prodigy."
Thirty-four years after a brother and sister were murdered, a man has been indicted in the slayings when he was linked to the cold case via DNA, Georgia prosecutors said. John Sumpter was stabbed and his sister, Pamela Sumpter, was raped and stabbed at their Stone Mountain apartment on July 15, 1990, according to the DeKalb County District Attorney's Office. John Sumpter, 46, died at the scene, prosecutors said.
Five people have been charged in connection with an alleged plot to bribe a juror with $120,000 cash during a federal trial over pandemic relief fraud. Federal prosecutors called the incident an "elaborate" and "chilling," but ultimately foiled, scheme to infiltrate the jury. The alleged bribery attempt was reported as the six-week trial in Minneapolis was wrapping up against seven people charged in connection with an alleged $250 million fraud scheme through the Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future.
For American consumers who enjoy adding slices of smoked salmon to a bagel or other breakfast dishes, it's time to check the refrigerator, because one producer of the famed Norwegian export has recalled products from stores in 15 states. Netherlands-based Foppen Seafood issued a recall for one lot of its Smoked Norwegian Salmon Slices after routine testing revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, the company announced in a statement dated June 22 and shared on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website Wednesday.
A Texas hospital could be the first in the United States to use a technology that allows doctors to visit patients via hologram. Crescent Regional Hospital, located in Lancaster -- about 13 miles south of Dallas -- has installed "Holobox," a 3D system that projects a life-sized hologram of a doctor so that they can perform real-time consults with patients at a clinic 30 miles away. Designed by Dutch company Holoconnects, the display is 86 inches tall and only requires electricity and internet to connect, according to the company.
The trailer, which dropped Wednesday, gives a glimpse of Robert Zemeckis' upcoming film, which spans across different decades and appears to take place in a single location: the living room of a home. Another clip shows Hanks and Wright as adults, with Hanks saying, "Time sure does fly."