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Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(FORT WORTH, Texas) -- Fort Worth, Texas firefighters and police are responding to what officials are calling a "major incident." "We are currently working a Major Incident. Please avoid the downtown area," the Fort Worth Police Department posted on X. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Belterz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Ukraines Air Force said Monday it was only able to shoot down 18 of the 51 Russian missiles fired overnight at targets across Ukraine, and that 33 of the missiles could have hit their intended targets. At least four people were killed in the latest Russian missile attack, which the Ukrainian military described as "massive." A major factor for the low success rate for Ukraines air defense in Sunday nights attack was that Russia targeted many areas of th...

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(GRIMES, Iowa) -- In a new interview with ABC News, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis swiped at former President Donald Trumps suggestion that an end to the Civil War could have been negotiated with slave-holding states. DeSantis also gave his firmest answer yet that hes staying in the 2024 race -- and not planning a Trump endorsement -- regardless of whether he wins or loses the Iowa caucuses next week, having failed to catch Trump in polling. Speaking with ABCs Rachel Scott...

Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For children under the age of 2, television screen time is associated with sensory differences later in toddlerhood, according to a new study. Children who watched any television or DVDs at 12 months of age were twice as likely by 36 months to experience “atypical sensory processing” – that is, challenges in processing day-to-day sensory input – compared to others of that age. After 18 months of age, each extra hour of screen exposure was assoc...

Greg Bajor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Shares of Boeing have plunged nearly 10% this week after a door plug blew out of the companys 737 Max 9 aircraft during an Alaska Airlines flight. The incident, which took place on Friday night, prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to ground the aircraft. The stock price of Spirit Aerosystems, the manufacturer of the door plug, has fallen by more than 11% since trading began on Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigati...

David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- The Boeing 737 MAX 9 that was forced to make an emergency landing a few moments after takeoff on Friday had only made it to about 16,000 feet before a door plug fell out, opening a hole in the fuselage next to seat 26A. Had the Alaska Airlines flight made it to its cruising altitude of more than 30,000 feet, the situation may have been much more dire, with passengers potentially walking around the cabin, said Jennifer Homendy, chair of t...

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden was exasperated at not more quickly being informed of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austins ongoing hospitalization -- which was only publicly revealed late last week after several days -- a U.S. official tells ABC News as the Pentagon is providing new details about Austins health issues. The U.S. official said that there will be a review of the unusual way in which Austins medical treatment was disclosed and someone could lose th...

CBS/Trae PattonThe 2024 Golden Globes took place Sunday night at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, and Christopher Nolans nuclear-age drama led the night by taking home five, including the final award of the night, Best Motion Picture – Drama. Going into the evening, Barbie and HBOs Succession led the nominations with nine apiece. Here are the highlights: Jo Koys not so "perfect monologue" Comedian Jo Koy seemed to battle nerves in his first turn as host, occasionally ...

PonyWang/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Respiratory illness activity is elevated or increasing across most areas of the country, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some 38 states plus New York City are experiencing "high or very high" levels of respiratory illness activity, according to the CDC. Of those states, 21 are experiencing "very high" activity. Last week, 31 states were experiencing "high or very high" activit...

MJHollinshead/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) -- Fast food workers defied skeptics roughly a decade ago with the "Fight for $15," a campaign demanding an industry-wide pay floor at more than double the federal minimum wage. That aspiration spread across the low-wage workforce, helping to achieve a base pay of $15 per hour in six states and dozens of cities that play host to tens of millions of workers. Fast food workers in California will soon attain a higher baseline: $20 an hour. The fresh...