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Texas Democrat sleeps in chambers after refusing GOP law enforcement escort mandate

Tuesday, August 19 by ABC News

(AUSTIN, Texas) -- A trio of Texas Democrats slept overnight in the state house instead of traveling home with a mandated law enforcement escort ordered by the Republican leadership as they continued their peaceful resistance against the state leadership and their controversial redistricting plan.State... Read More.

HBO casts Ron Weasley’s siblings Ginny, Fred, George and Percy for ‘Harry Potter’ TV series

Tuesday, August 19 by ABC News

The new Weasley family is nearly complete.HBO has announced the actors who will play four of Ron Weasley's siblings in its upcoming Harry Potter TV series. The network made the announcement in a post shared to Instagram on Tuesday."The Burrow is nearly full," HBO captioned a selfie... Read More.

FDA warns public not to eat possibly radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart

Tuesday, August 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public not to eat, sell or serve certain Great Value raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to possible contamination with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope.U.S. Customs and Border Protection alerted the FDA about... Read More.

Suspect charged after leaving suspicious package in Times Square: Police

Tuesday, August 19 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A suspect faces multiple charges after allegedly leaving a suspicious package in Times Square on Monday, according to the New York Police Department.On Monday at approximately 10:32 a.m., police responded to a call of a "suspicious package" in the vicinity of... Read More.

4 people, including 2 children, found dead from gunshot wounds in New Hampshire home: Police

Tuesday, August 19 by ABC News

(MADBURY, N.H.) -- Four members of a family, including two children, were found dead in a New Hampshire home and police are investigating the incident as a possible murder-suicide, authorities said.A toddler was found alive and uninjured in the home in Madbury, a small... Read More.

Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over detainees’ legal access at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Tuesday, August 19 by ABC News

(MIAMI) -- A federal judge in Miami has dismissed part of a lawsuit from immigrant advocates after finding that many of the detained plaintiffs at the migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" have received access to legal counsel.The judge also transferred the... Read More.

Key takeaways from Trump and Zelenskyy’s meeting, pivotal talks with European leaders

Tuesday, August 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded positive as they met at the White House on Monday as Trump pushes for an end to Russia's war on Kyiv.Zelenskyy was joined in Washington by a remarkable delegation of European leaders who rushed... Read More.

Graham Platner, oysterman and harbormaster from rural Maine, enters race to challenge Sen. Susan Collins

Tuesday, August 19 by ABC News

Graham Platner, a military veteran and oysterman from a small town near Maine's Acadia National Park, will run for U.S. Senate as a Democrat, he announced on Tuesday, in an effort to oust Republican Susan Collins, the five-term senator who is expected to run... Read More.

Immigrant families fear Trump’s deportations as children return to school

Tuesday, August 19 by ABC News

Many of the nation’s school districts are returning to the classroom with immigrant families fearful of the Trump administration's targeting of undocumented migrants, according to educators, experts and parents who spoke to ABC News.Los Angeles and Chicago’s school districts -- the nation’s second- and... Read More.

In brief: Jake Gyllenhaal, Kevin Costner to star in ‘Honeymoon with Harry’ and more

Tuesday, August 19 by ABC News

Apple Original Films has acquired the new sports comedy The Dink. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar director Josh Greenbaum helmed the film, which stars Jake Johnson as a washed-up tennis pro who, desperate to save his struggling club, decides to get in on the pickleball craze. Ben Stiller produced the film... Read More.

Texas Democrat sleeps in chambers after refusing GOP law enforcement escort mandate

Texas Democrat sleeps in chambers after refusing GOP law enforcement escort mandate

HBO casts Ron Weasley’s siblings Ginny, Fred, George and Percy for ‘Harry Potter’ TV series

FDA warns public not to eat possibly radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart

Suspect charged after leaving suspicious package in Times Square: Police

4 people, including 2 children, found dead from gunshot wounds in New Hampshire home: Police

Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over detainees’ legal access at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Key takeaways from Trump and Zelenskyy’s meeting, pivotal talks with European leaders

Graham Platner, oysterman and harbormaster from rural Maine, enters race to challenge Sen. Susan Collins

Immigrant families fear Trump’s deportations as children return to school

In brief: Jake Gyllenhaal, Kevin Costner to star in ‘Honeymoon with Harry’ and more

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