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ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A large swath of residents along the Eastern Seaboard are under flood and wind alerts as the storm system that inundated the South moves north, bringing the same threats with it. Residents living along the I-95 corridor can expect a dangerous commute on Monday morning as heavy rain and strong winds continue to affect the region. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch across more than a dozen states, affecting 60 million people. South Carolina was hit hard wi...

Scott Eisen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- With less than a month until the first votes are cast in the 2024 Republican primary, former President Donald Trump spent his latest rally in New Hampshire praising multiple authoritarian leaders and quoting Russian President Vladimir Putin to try and discredit the criminal indictments against him -- while sparking new backlash from critics that his anti-immigrant sentiment echoes Adolf Hitler. "Theyre poisoning the blood of our country. Thats what t...

ABCGeneral Hospital is celebrating 60 years with its own primetime special. The daytime soap opera will look back on its six decades in the special General Hospital: 60 Years of Stars and Storytelling, which will air January 4 on ABC and stream on Hulu the next day. Fan-favorite cast members from across all years of the show will return to share behind-the-scenes secrets and honor the show’s legacy, including Maurice Benard, Jane Elliot, Genie Francis, Finola Hughes, Kelly Monaco and ...

Benjamin Reese, a teacher at Warner Robins Middle School in Georgia, has been charged with terroristic threats and acts of cruelty to children, according to the Houston County Sheriffs Office. (Houston County Sheriffs Office)(GEORGIA) -- A Georgia teacher has been charged with terroristic threats and cruelty to children after he was accused of threatening a student who said she was offended by the Israeli flag in his classroom, according to a police incident report obtained by ABC News. The Hous...

Cavan Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Quaker Oats Company has recalled dozens of granola products due to the risk of potential salmonella contamination. The recall impacts more than 40 granola bar and granola cereal products, according to an announcement posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations website on Friday. Quaker said the listed products "have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella." No further details were provided on the potential contamination. "To...

Clay Enos/NetflixGet ready for more from Zack Snyder. His highly anticipated original space thriller Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire arrives in limited release on Friday, and its stars spoke to ABC Audio about what fans can expect from the epic new universe Snyder’s created. “It will be spectacular. Could be a bit overwhelming. And I would say prepare yourself for a new, original universe,” Michiel Huisman said. Huisman stars as Gunnar, a farmer who tags along with his friend ...

Maine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Mike Sauschuck speaks to the press during a press conference at Lewiston City Hall in Lewiston, Maine, on October 27, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- An independent report released Thursday found that local authorities responded reasonably to concerns about the declining mental health of Maine shooting suspect Robert Card reported in the months before the deadly mass shootings. Card, a 40-year-old Army Reservist, had...

Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The House kicked off its holiday recess Thursday while the Senate will return to Washington next week as Congress faces a long to-do list that includes aid to Ukraine and Israel, which President Joe Biden says is urgently needed. A massive military aid package for Israel and Ukraine remains stalled in Congress, where Republicans are pushing for major changes to border policy. As pressure mounts to strike a deal, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said th...

JeanUrsula/Getty Images(WASHINGTON)-- The U.S. military accused the Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen of having fired a ballistic missile at a container ship in the Red Sea Thursday in the latest provocation that is raising tensions in the region. "Midday Dec. 14 (Sanaa time), a ballistic missile was fired from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen toward the international shipping lane north of the Bab-el-Mandeb,” U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The Bab-el-Mandeb strait is t...

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A Federal Reserve announcement rallied all three major stock indexes to one-year highs on Wednesday -- and the enthusiasm owed little to what the central bank actually did. In addition to pausing its benchmark interest rate, the Fed forecasted a series of rate cuts next year. The move would start to reverse a near-historic string of rate increases that has sent borrowing costs soaring. The anticipated interest rate cuts would deliver relief for many...