ABC News: Top Stories
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The botched FAFSA rollout leaves students in limbo. Some wonder if their college dreams will survive The bungled rollout of a new federal student aid form has left millions of students in limbo and some wondering if their college dreams will surviveabcnews.go.com
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WATCH: Bees delay Diamondbacks baseball game The Arizona Diamondbacks game against the Los Angeles Dodgers was delayed nearly two hours on Tuesday after a bee colony decided to form at the top of the protective netting behind home plate.abcnews.go.com
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's moving ahead with effort to oust Speaker Johnson Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Wednesday she will move ahead with her attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from the House's top job.abcnews.go.com
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CVS Health chops 2024 forecast as cost struggles with Medicare Advantage persist CVS Health missed first-quarter expectations and chopped its 2024 outlook more than a dollar below Wall Street’s forecastabcnews.go.com
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Harvey Weinstein scheduled to appear in court after sex crimes conviction overturned Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to appear in court in Manhattan on Wednesday for the first time since New York's highest court overturned his sex crimes conviction.abcnews.go.com
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Fed expected to hold interests rates steady at highest level since 2001 The U.S. economy has faced a months-long stretch of stubborn inflation.abcnews.go.com
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Student protesters reach a deal with Northwestern University that sparks criticism from all sides An agreement between anti-war protesters and Northwestern University has largely ended demonstrations on the suburban Chicago campusabcnews.go.com
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WATCH: Barbers save girl from being hit by cars Two Connecticut barbers stopped in the middle of giving haircuts to rush out of their shop and rescue a girl running toward the middle of a busy intersection.abcnews.go.com
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WATCH: Meet Bella, the 5-legged puppy up for adoption Bella has a very rare condition known as dimelia.abcnews.go.com
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55 people injured after Los Angeles Metro collides with USC bus: Officials Two people were transported to a local hospital in serious condition, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.abcnews.go.com
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4 big takeaways from Day 9 of Trump's hush money trial The former attorney for Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal testified about brokering their hush money deals, Tuesday in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial.abcnews.go.com
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4 dead, more than 50 suspected drug overdoses in 'outbreak' in this city: Officials Officials in Austin, Texas, are investigating an "outbreak" of drug overdoses with more than 50 suspected cases and at least four people dead.abcnews.go.com
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Barbra Streisand asks Melissa McCarthy about Ozempic, sparking debate on weight Streisand's comment on an Instagram photo of McCarthy had people talking.abcnews.go.com
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Republican states challenge new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students Republican states are filing a barrage of legal challenges against the Biden administration’s newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president’s authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination lawabcnews.go.com
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Speaker Johnson, Republicans ramp up criticism of 'out of control' college protests Speaker Mike Johnson and other House Republicans are stepping up their criticism of the college protests happening nationwide in connection to the Israel-Hamas war.abcnews.go.com
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COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record low, the CDC says Weekly COVID hospitalizations have hit their lowest level ever reported since the pandemic began, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.abcnews.go.com
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DEA plans to back reclassifying marijuana as less serious drug, sources say The DEA is planning to recommend reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, moving it from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3, sources told ABC Newsabcnews.go.com
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Eight US newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement A group of eight U.S. newspapers is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the technology companies have been “purloining millions” of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their artificial intelligence chatbotsabcnews.go.com
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Americans older than 60 lost $3.4 billion to scams in 2023: FBI Fraud against people older than 60 increased by 11% in 2023, according to a report released by the FBI on Tuesday.abcnews.go.com
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Morehouse not rescinding Biden's commencement invitation amid some criticism Morehouse College will still bring Biden to speak at the school's commencement on May 19, amid some complaints from faculty, students and alumni over the Israel-Hamas warabcnews.go.com
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2 men are charged with cutting down famous 150-year-old tree near Hadrian's Wall in England Prosecutors in England say two men have been charged with cutting down the popular 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree next to Hadrian’s Wallabcnews.go.com
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Walmart to close its 51 health centers and virtual care service Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the offeringsabcnews.go.com
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Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says The FBI says scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last yearabcnews.go.com
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Trump trial live updates: Judge fines Trump $9,000 for violating limited gag order Follow the latest developments in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York.abcnews.go.com
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Michael Cohen is cashing in on the Trump trial with TikTok livestreams As he waits to testify in Donald Trump's hush money trial, Michael Cohen is discussing the proceedings on TikTok - which some experts say could hurt him in the courtroom.abcnews.go.com
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'No one should be left behind': WNBA's Griner reflects on freedom from Russian prison WNBA star Brittney Griner reflected on learning she was going to be released from Russian prison and voiced her support for bringing other Americans home.abcnews.go.com
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Man with sword arrested after multiple people stabbed near London tube station A man has been arrested after driving a car into a home in east London before getting out and attacking members of the public with a sword, according to police.abcnews.go.com
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Texas tornado critically injures police lieutenant, department says James Waller, a 22-year veteran of the force, was critically injured and remained hospitalized on Monday, law enforcement said.abcnews.go.com
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Man under influence of alcohol injured after kicking bison in the leg at Yellowstone A 40-year-old who allegedly kicked a bison in the leg while under the influence of alcohol at Yellowstone National Park, was injured by the animal and arrested.abcnews.go.com
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2-year-old boy dies after bounce house carried away by wind gusts A 2-year-old boy was killed and another child was injured when a strong gust of wind sent a bounce house they were playing in flying into the neighboring lot, police say.abcnews.go.com