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  • Mystics' Langhorne named a WNBA All-Star reserve Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:16AMBlue, former center for 49ers and Colts, dead at 66
  • Bachmann: Migraines don't impede ability Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:34PMRep. Michele Bachmann suffers from migraine headaches so intense that she has sometimes sought emergency-medical treatment, but the congresswoman...
  • Investor Enthusiasm May Add Momentum to Obama’s Broad Deficit Deal Desires Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:25PMThe surge in stock and bond markets after President Barack Obama embraced a $3.7 trillion debt- cutting plan from a bipartisan group of senators may add momentum to the administration’s push for a broad deficit deal.
  • Candidate addresses migraine concerns Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:10PMWASHINGTON -- Rep. Michele Bachmann suffers from migraine headaches so intense that she has sometimes sought emergency medical treatment. But the congresswoman said Tuesday that the condition would not preclude her from serving as president if elected.
  • Even a child could work this one out, Mr Nile Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:42AMFred Nile is bluffing (''Nile threatens to kill off ethics classes'', July 19). If he supports Labor to torpedo O'Farrell's contentious public sector wages legislation, then the ethics classes stay in place. Sounds like a win-win to me, but he may not see it this way.
  • ABC News 24 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:44AMAround the clock coverage of news events as they break at home and abroad. It's news when you want it, on your platform – TV, mobile and online.
  • Marcophiles: Fun times at Rumor Central Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:23AMLast week was great fun for people who enjoy the sometimes rowdy, rapid goings on in and about Marco Island city government.Topic A, of course, was the changing of the guard at Marco Police headquarters.The buzz began early on that former Collier County Sheriff Don Hunter’s name was in the mix to replace Chief Thom Carr, who is retiring after 12 years of service with Marco Police.
  • Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into Mason City Home Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:41AM(ABC 6 News) - We're following some breaking news out of Mason City overnight. Mason City police tell us a stolen vehicle, driven by a 14 year old, crashed into a house around 12:30 AM. They say they tried to pull the vehicle over but the driver did not stop.
  • Elizabeth Smart to speak at CAC on overcoming adversity Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:22PMAbduction survivor, ABC News commentator and author Elizabeth Smart will share her experiences in overcoming adversity during a Junior League event to be held at 7 p.m., Oct. 15 at the Community Arts Center.
  • Gone away, now stay away Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:00PMCasey Anthony taken to "undisclosed location"
  • Forest contractors investigate class action Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:07PMThe Australian Forest Contractors Association says there is growing support for class action against Gunns and Forestry Tasmania over alleged contract breaches.The Association's Colin McCulloch says ...
  • PFT: Packers telling players to show up Saturday Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:46PMThough the labor deal still isn't done and no one knows for sure when and if it will be, the defending world champions are making it known that players should be ready to show up at the team facility on Saturday for a meeting.
  • Toughen up, princess, says Downer Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:04PMFormer Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on the threats by the Labor-Greens alliance against the media: Senator Bob Brown wants to investigate the print…
  • At home with Julia Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:01PMThe ABC has commissioned a four-part ''narrative comedy'' series about the domestic lives of Australia's first couple.
  • Elaborate Plan Hiding Casey Anthony Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:39PMThere have been reports of Casey Anthony being in two states, but people close to her say Anthony's whereabouts are secret.
  • Both Sides Confident on Debt Talks Despite Impasse Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:40PMLawmakers continued to squabble over the details of competing proposals and offered little evidence that a deal was at hand.
  • Monday links --- Polk named to watch list for Camp Award, and more Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:25PMThe release of the pre-season watch lists for the various awards has wrapped up, though not before Chris Polk made it on one more --- the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, one of the oldest around.
  • FOX Slams Chris Brown and NBC, Brown Fires Back: 'People Really Should Grow Up' Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:47AMChris Brown is not too happy with FOX News, after the network bashed him and NBC for promoting "bad behavior." On the heels of Browns p...
  • Cable Stands Up to Bullies Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:44AMSeveral cablenetworkswill take on theissue of childhoodbullyingwith severalmovie and onlineprojectsthat they hopewill shine a light on the growing problem.
  • Cameron Recalls Parliament Over Hacking Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:41AMPrime Minister David Cameron will recall the British Parliament, scheduled to adjourn for the summer on Tuesday, in order to further address the phone-hacking scandal that has rocked the country's closely-knit media, political and law enforcement circles.
  • At home with the Prime Minister, but bedroom is off-limits Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:30AMThe ABC has commissioned a four-part ''narrative comedy'' series about the domestic lives of Australia's first couple.
  • Julia and Tim: the real story, if Tony doesn't interrupt Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:19AMThey might need to be quick.
  • Market Eye: Same ‘Old’ Story in Portland Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:47AMAmidst change, WCSH is not loosening its grip on mature...
  • Murdoch Exec Rebekah Brooks Out on Bail Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:41AMRebekah Brooks, the former News International executive arrested in connection with the company's rapidly unfolding phone hacking scandal, has been released on bail.
  • Going Nowhere Fast: Debt Talks Stagnate While 2012 Wildcard Emerges (The Note) Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:17AMIt was a familiar refrain from House Speaker John Boehner’s office on Sunday: “Conversations have continued throughout the weekend, but there is no news or progress to report.” So goes the long, hot summer of debt ceiling negotiations in Washington -- talks that ABC’s Jonathan Karl points out will follow a predictable path toward an unpredictable conclusion this week.
  • Millionaire businessman's son dies, days after girlfriend found hanging at Calif. mansion Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:07AMA millionaire businessman's 6-year-old has died days after falling down stairs at a San Diego mansion where his father's girlfriend was found dead last week - hanging naked from a balcony.
  • Gillard steadfast against plunging polls Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:58PMPrime Minister Julia Gillard remains determined to plough on with her carbon pricing campaign, dismissing suggestions her unpopularity with voters is damaging the government's case.
  • 12 hospitalized after Utah County mine incident Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:42PMUTAH COUNTY, Utah (ABC 4 News) - Twelve people were hospitalized after they were burned from gasoline induced flames in a mine shaft.
  • Conroy defends Aust Network tender Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:58PMMinister says process is 'fair and above board'. 18 Jul 2011 12:50 PM
  • Casey Anthony Lies Low On 1st Free Day Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:17PMThis is what freedom looks like for Casey Anthony: $537.68 from her jail account, no job, estranged parents, a criminal record, lawsuits pending against her and the hatred of multitudes who think she got away with murder.
  • Inside the Beltway Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:49PM'UNDEFEATED' UNDEFEATED "The Undefeated," an independent film chronicling the political career of Sarah Palin, got a test run in 10 midsize theaters over the weekend, accompanied by shrill news coverage claiming the public was absent from the screenings, the critics vicious, the reception chilly. The truth: The movie had a ...
  • Golden age actress Googie Withers dies Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:04PMBritish actress Googie Withers, a Hollywood golden age staple best known for her appearance in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes, has died at her home in Australia. She was 94.
  • Obama Cheers On U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:59AMABC News' Tahman Bradley Reports: President Obama plans to cheer on the U.S. women's soccer team when it faces Japan at the Women's World Cup Final today in Frankfurt, Germany. Emerging from church services this morning at St. John's Episcopal...
  • Brooks arrested over hacking scandal Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:51AMFormer News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has been arrested and taken into custody in relation to the phone-hacking scandal in Britain.
  • Newsmakers Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:18PMHires and promotions Julie Eisenman New job title: News Director Company: WJCL-ABC and WTGS-FOX Related work experience: Eisenman, a Pennsyl-vania native, began her career as a weekend assignment editor at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh. She eventually gained national recognition on Dateline, CNN and the Today show for her coverage of the Brian Wells collar bombing case. Her efforts eventually landed her ...
  • Lightning survivor speaks to reporters about strike that claimed Boy Scout's life Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:01PMSALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC 4 News) - The Boy Scout who survived a lightning strike says he tried to save his best friend who died last Wednesday at Scofield Scout Camp in Carbon County.  12-year old Sean Smith says he was walking near the scout camp with his best friend, 12-year old David Rayborn, when the clouds darkened and lightning streaked across the sky. "David wanted to go up because we ...
  • Jaycee Dugard: 'Universal Lift for the Human Spirit' Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:25PMWatching Jaycee Dugard describe overcoming the scars from her 18 year abduction gave Janice Norwood hope that her daughter, missing for 22 years, is still alive and that she will see her again.
  • Guns Gone Wild: Children Hit Hard By Recent Gun Violence Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:26PMTake a break from your Casey Anthony rage to get angry about real problems of violence against children. [ more › ]
  • TWA Flight 800 families mark 15 years since crash Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:34PMFamilies and friends of some of the 230 people killed when a Paris-bound jumbo jet mysteriously exploded in the sky off the...
  • Actress Googie Withers dies aged 94 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:54AMBritish actress Googie Withers, who was best known for her appearance in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes, has died at her home in Australia aged 94. Related Stories Five killed in two Iraq bombings Group uses diplomacy to save whales Thousands demand Syrian 'freedom' Chavez heads to Cuba for treatment Obama-Dalai Lama talks upset China
  • Calif. Adds Gay Rights History to Books Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:46AMThe law requires public schools to include members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities in their history lessons.
  • Potter fans peeved at local theater Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:40AMIt was a wizardly night for loyal Harry Potter fans across the world as the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2, opened in theaters Thursday night. But local “Potter heads” say their special moment was ruined at Centro Ybor’s Muvico theater.
  • Actor Wagner leads Tahoe celebrity golf tourney; Jimmer tied with Charles Barkley Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:42AMSTATELINE, Nev. -- Self-described "pip-squeak" actor Jack Wagner made seven birdies Friday to jump out to the first-round lead at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Lake Tah
  • Former local TV anchor prospers upstate Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:03AMOne year ago this weekend, Lindsay Liquori was sitting in her Middletown apartment with no idea if she wanted to pursue a future in television.
  • Walking for a Cure in Olmsted County Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:12PM(ABC 6 NEWS) -- Hundreds of people in Rochester walked to raise money for cancer research Friday night into Saturday morning. Its part of the annual Relay For Life event to fight cancer.
  • Mayo Clinic's 7 Million Secrets Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:11PM(ABC 6 NEWS) -- Mayo Clinic was resented awarded the highest rating possible for its "electronic" medical record system. The system allows doctors to access patient information almost anywhere, including on their i-phones and i-pads.
  • DNC Raises $34.6M in Second Quarter with Obama Help Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:31PMABC News Devin Dwyer (@devindwyer) reports: The Democratic National Committee today reported raising $34.6 million during the second quarter, roughly two thirds of which was raised with help from President Obama. The DNC directly collected $14.2 million during April, May...
  • Obama Bundlers Raise Big Cash for 2012 Campaign Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:44PMPresident Obama's impressive $87 million haul showed he hasn't lost his touch with small-dollar donors; help from his 244 bundlers
  • Z on TV: TV press doing the job on debt ceiling coverage Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:14PMStrong ongoing coverage on CNN, tough questions by NBC's Todd in stark contrast to 2008 During the economic meltdown of 2008, I was appalled by the emotional, rollercoaster, histrionic, fact-lacking "coverage" from such cable-TV business analysts as Jim Cramer (CNBC) and Ali Velshi (CNN).
  • Update: Kunis confirms in video Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:42AMActress Mila Kunis on Thursday confirmed at a "Friend's With Benefits" news conference that she would be attending the Marine Corps Ball in Greenville with Sgt. Scott Moore.