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Trump inauguration live updates: Will call for 'revolution of common sense' in speech
Donald Trump will take the presidential oath for a second time at noon.11m - Top stories -
Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members
With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee.11m - Top stories -
Inside the frantic White House switch on Inauguration Day
The residence staff has just hours to move the Bidens out and the Trumps in.50m - Top stories -
Trump's inauguration most frigid since 1985
At least 40 states, from Oregon to Florida and up to Maine, are on cold alerts on Monday morning.36m - Top stories -
90 Palestinian prisoners released from Israel
The ceasefire began Sunday after Hamas supplied a list of the hostages slated for return to Israel.3h - Top stories -
WATCH: Inauguration moments then and now
ABC News’ Danny New looks back at the distant and recent past for a day that brings tradition and unity.1h - Top stories -
WATCH: Dog saved in icy river rescue
Chris MacRitchie plunged himself into a frozen river in Vermont after realizing a dog had fallen through the ice.54m - Top stories -
WATCH: We're melting over this dog meeting his human brother for the 1st time
Instant BFFs!2d - Top stories -
WATCH: SoCal Strong: Donation total for fire victims
"GMA" announces our wildfire relief efforts have reached nearly $6.5 million thanks to generous contributions.2d - Top stories -
WATCH: ABC News correspondents talk reporting during fires
Matt Gutman, Kayna Whitworth and their teams have been on the front lines, covering the wildfires as both journalists and Los Angeles residents.2d - Top stories -
WATCH: Timeline: How the deadly California wildfires unfolded
Analysts say the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, which started on Jan. 7, together are on track to be the worst natural disaster in U.S. history by cost.2d - Top stories -
Here's how to help wildfire victims as California blazes explode in size
Strong Santa Ana winds are fueling multiple wildfires across Southern California, forcing thousands of residents to flee from their homes.10h - Top stories -
Domestic workers in LA face financial crisis after homes they worked in lost to fires
Many domestic workers now face a dire financial hardship because of their employment in areas where structures burned down.1d - Top stories -
Man who lost home in LA fire reacts to outpouring of support, nearly $1M in donations
Walt Butler lived in his home in Altadena, California, for 60 years.2d - Top stories -
Woman loses 'everything' in LA fire just weeks before giving birth
Chloe Garcia, who is seven months pregnant, and her family recently lost their Altadena, California, home in the Eaton Fire.2d - Top stories -
Firefighters open up about losing their own homes in LA wildfires
Firefighters from the Pasadena Fire Department opened up about losing their own homes following wildfires in Los Angeles County.16h - Top stories -
LA rents spike after wildfires, forcing rental listing sites to act
Sites that host rental listings in the Los Angeles County area are scrambling to address rent gouging amid the destructive, deadly wildfires ravaging the region.2d - Top stories -
Over 18,000 Costco employees voted to approve nationwide strike
The Teamsters union released the results of the strike vote on Sunday evening.2h - Top stories -
Where is the upcoming winter storm likely to hit worst?
Nearly 70 million people are under weather alerts from North Carolina to Maine as a major winter storm is expected to bring snow and ice.9h - Top stories -
Keke Palmer comedy ‘One of Them Days’ and ‘Mufasa’ in close race for No. 1
The Keke Palmer buddy comedy “One of Them Days” has opened in first place on the North American box office charts on a particularly slow Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend18h - Top stories -
Trump inauguration live updates: Trump brings in record $250 million in fundraising
There's a full slate of activities this weekend ahead of Monday's swearing-in ceremonies.1h - Top stories -
Trump likely to sign executive orders at Capitol, then Capital One Arena, sources say
Advisers told ABC News he plans on more than 200 on his first day in office.12h - Top stories -
Trump says he'll 'likely' give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid ban
President-elect Donald Trump told ABC News he is likely to grant TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban in the United States.1d - Top stories -
TikTok says it will be 'forced to go dark' unless it gets 'definitive' statement
TikTok faces a ban on Sunday, unless it cuts ties with parent company ByteDance.1d - Top stories -
Biden, in farewell address, warns about dangers of unchecked power in ultra-wealthy
President Biden, in his farewell address to the nation, said there is a "short distance between peril and possibility."4d - Top stories -
Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire and hostage release deal after 'intensive diplomacy'
Secretary of State Antony Blinken had said the U.S. wanted a ceasefire deal in Gaza and all remaining captives released before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.4d - Top stories -
Jack Smith, in final report, says voters saved Trump from being convicted
The Justice Department has released Volume One of special counsel Jack Smith's final report, detailing his election interference investigation into Donald Trump.6d - Top stories -
Jack Smith denounces Trump's conduct, calls his accusations 'laughable'
In a last rebuke to the former president he investigated for two years, special counsel Jack Smith denounced Donald Trump for levying "laughable" attacks on the DOJ.6d - Top stories -
California fires updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 24
At least 24 people are believed to be dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California amid historically dry and windy conditions.Jan. 13 - Top stories -
Trump sentencing: Judge gives Trump 'unconditional discharge' to respect presidency
Get updates on the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump in his criminal hush money case in New York.Jan. 10 - Top stories -
Los Angeles fires latest: 30,000 evacuate as Pacific Palisades fire spreads
The City of Los Angeles declared a state of emergency over the massive fire, which spanned nearly 3,000 acres as of Tuesday evening.Jan. 7 - Top stories -
Cold weather alerts from New Mexico to Florida, with another winter storm expected
Wind chills are near 20 degrees all the way south to the Gulf Coast.Jan. 7 - Top stories -
Trump co-defendants ask Judge Cannon to block release of Special Counsel report
Lawyers for Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira asked Judge Aileen Cannon to issue an order barring AG Merrick Garland from publicly releasing the report by Jan. 10.Jan. 6 - Top stories -
Truck-ramming suspect used wrong device in failed detonation of IEDs: Officials
The suspect in the deadly New Year's Day truck ramming attack in New Orleans made two previous trips to the city in October and November 2024, the FBI said.Jan. 5 - Top stories -
Timeline of New Orleans attack: Suspect's marital, financial woes come into focus
As a portrait begins to emerge of the suspect behind the deadly New Orleans attack, federal investigators have laid out a timeline of events.Jan. 3 - Top stories -
New Orleans attack latest: Police don't believe any other suspects involved
The FBI and New Orleans police no longer believe there are any other suspects involved in the New Year's truck attack on Bourbon Street.Jan. 2 - Top stories -
15 dead in New Orleans truck attack; suspect 'inspired by ISIS,' was military veteran
Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured when a pickup truck plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.Jan. 2 - Top stories -
Tumbling murder numbers suggests US getting back to pre-pandemic sanity: Expert
With 2024 winding down to a close, homicides across the United States are poised to plummet for the third straight year.Dec. 31 - Top stories -
Jimmy Carter's state funeral to be held Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral
The funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be held on Jan. 9 at Washington National Cathedral.Dec. 30 - Top stories -
Foreign leaders react to former President Jimmy Carter's death
World leaders have offered their condolences after the death of former President Jimmy Carter at the age of 100.Dec. 30 - Top stories