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Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(DETROIT) -- The head of the United Auto Workers said plans by two automakers to temporarily lay off non-striking employees "wont work," as the unprecedented strike enters the second day. The UAW, which represents nearly 150,000 autoworkers, started a strike early Friday morning against the Big Three automakers -- General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. Nearly 13,000 workers walked out of three auto plants in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio. The union is utilizing a...

Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images(TEHRAN) -- Iranian authorities detained the father of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old woman who died in police custody last year, as he left his home to visit his daughters grave on the first anniversary of her death, human rights observers said. A few hours later, Amjad Amini was taken home by security guards and has been under house arrest, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights said Saturday. Mahsa Amini died in a hospital on Sept. 16, 2022, due to injuries ...

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(DETROIT) -- A potential strike at the Big 3 U.S. automakers -- General Motors, Ford and Stellantis – would threaten the livelihood of up to 143,000 workers and the bottom line at some of the nations top companies. The economic fallout, however, could extend far beyond the immediate players involved. Businesses may lose out on spending from striking autoworkers. Car component suppliers could grind to a halt. Consumers may decide to balk at higher prices. A six-week st...

Pennsylvania State Police/Getty Images(COLLEGEVILLE, Penn.) -- Captured killer Danelo Cavalcante woke up Thursday in a maximum-security Pennsylvania state prison that has never had a successful escape and once housed comedian Bill Cosby. The 34-year-old former fugitive, who was captured on Wednesday following a 14-day manhunt, was sent to the State Correctional Institution Phoenix to begin serving the life sentence for murdering his ex-girlfriend, punishment he tried to avoid by escaping from th...

Daniel DazaThe new film A Million Miles Away tells the remarkable true story of José Hernández, a migrant worker, who picked produce in the fields of central California, before succeeding in his dream to become a NASA astronaut. Hernández tells ABC Audio that he hopes the film, which debuts Friday, September 15 on Prime Video, will show people that he didnt, and couldnt, achieve his dream on his own. "It was a communal effort, family effort that got me there," he explains. &quot...

Hamza Al Ahmar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(LONDON) -- Most of the casualties in the devastating Libya floods could have been avoided if the divided country had a functioning meteorological service, the head of the United Nations World Meteorological Organization said Thursday. At least 6,000 people have died after widespread flooding washed away entire neighborhoods in eastern Libya over the weekend during Mediterranean storm Daniel. At least 9,000 people are missing, according to the Libyan...

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise across the United States and a new updated vaccine becomes available, many have questions on how to best keep their families safe. Much has changed over the last three years including testing, treatment availability and even who is eligible for vaccines. "Over the last several years, the fall and early winter seems to be the time when COVID has a tendency to have a larger surge and were kind of entering ...

Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Special counsel Jack Smith and his team have requested a federal judge in Washington, D.C., impose a "narrowly tailored" order restricting former President Donald Trump from making public statements that they argue could "present a serious and substantial danger of prejudicing" his 2020 federal election interference case. In an extraordinary filing, Smiths office accused Trump of engaging in a sweeping campaign of "disinformation&q...

ABC News(DETROIT) -- As the strike deadline set by the United Auto Workers union approaches, the unions president said that, for the first time in history, they are prepared to strike all three automakers at once. "Were going to be doing things differently this time around," the unions president, Shawn Fain, said during an update on social media Wednesday evening. "First of all, for the first time in our history, we may strike all three of the Big Three at once." "Our m...

20th Century StudiosA Haunting in Venice hits theaters this weekend! Directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, the mystery-crime film is based on the Agatha Christie novel Halloween Party, though it’s a much less faithful Christie adaptation compared to the first two Branagh films, Death on the Nile and Murder on the Orient Express.  Although it strays a bit, James Prichard, one of the producers, who is also Christie’s great-grandson and CEO of her estate, tells ABC Audio that he ...