France Smolders After Protests Turn Violent
Protests turn into riots in cities across France. Authorities in Bend, Oregon reveal new details about the attack at an elementary school. A...
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The Elementary School Shooting in Oregon
A teenage gunman opens fire on an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three students and a teacher. President Trump cancels plans to...
The Price is Wrong: Why Inflation’s Accelerating
A federal report shows inflation accelerating. A woman alleges that a group of men stood cheering as she was sexually assaulted at a fratern...
Pope Leo’s Cancer Diagnosis
Following a surgery, the Vatican announces Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer. Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns as the U.S. ambassador to Greece. And Si...
Federal Agents Search Rep. Omar's House
Federal agents search the house of Rep. Ilhan Omar. Fighting intensifies between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis. And a new expedition hopes to...
Hurricane Isaias Whips Through the South
Hurricane Isaias mows down trees around the Gulf Coast, causing multiple deaths and leaving nearly a million without power. President Trump...
Greece-ing the Wheels? The Claim About Kimberly Guilfoyle
A Trump donor claims Amb. Kimberly Guilfoyle asked for $100,000 for help from the Trump family. Federal prosecutors charge deposed Venezuela...
Christa Pike Is Alive. And Angry.
Lawyers for Christa Pike say she is alive and speaking following a botched execution attempt. Republican candidates are increasingly breakin...
Why Student Protests Took Over France
Student-led protests in France spread across dozens of cities, with hundreds of arrests. ABC investigates the phenomenon of sinkholes left b...
Supreme Court’s New Term: Wildfires & ‘Zombie Forests’
The U.S. Supreme Court begins its fall term by considering an environmental suit against oil companies. Voice recordings show Cornell studen...
Cornell’s ‘Defining Moment’
Cornell University’s president issues a statement to students amid new revelations about what information prosecutors relied on when assessi...
A Lethal Injection Failed to Kill Her. Twice.
A botched execution in Tennessee raises new questions about the effectiveness and morality of lethal injections. Israel claims the co-pilot...
How Passengers Rescued Their Own Plane
A FlyDubai pilot stabs his colleague and tries to take down a jetliner with more than 170 Israelis on board. As original documents about a r...
After “AI Summit,” Will Tech CEOs Back Down?
We're excited to share that Start Here has been nominated for four Signal Awards. If you enjoy the show, please take a moment to vote for St...
DA Re-Opens Cornell Rape Case
In the face of growing public outcry, prosecutors in Ithaca, New York re-open a criminal inquiry into an alleged gang rape at Cornell Univer...
The Alleged Terror Plot Near a UK Air Base
British police announce they’ve made arrests in a suspected terror plot near an air base that is used by U.S. troops. More young people are...
That’s What Xi Said: Trump’s China Summit
President Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House, with artificial intelligence, Taiwan, and other topics on the agen...
Is Trump Losing His Grip on the GOP?
As new polling shows Americans’ deep skepticism of the conflict in Iran, Republican candidates are increasingly distancing themselves from P...
Trump Threatens to ‘Annihilate’ Iran
In the face of angry world leaders and worried Republicans, President Trump threatens Iran at the United Nations. Lindsay Clancy’s lawyers a...
The ICE Shooting in Austin, Texas
Local officials denounce ICE’s handling of a shooting in Austin, Texas. Flights are snarled across the eastern U.S. after a 600 foot fiber o...