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Tarps are hung on scaffolding outside The Kennedy Center on June 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- The Kennedy Center board voted on Thursday to close the famed cultural institution for two years for renovations and to again add President Donald Trump’s name to the facade, Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, an ex-officio member of the board, said in a statement.This is a developing story. Copyright © […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao on Wednesday demanding more information about the extended deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln amid the war with Iran and raising further questions about the Navy's ability to preserve service members' well-being while sustaining its current "operational tempo." In his letter, Sen. Richard Blumenthal noted the Lincoln has been deployed […]

Potential Tropical Cyclone - Forecast Tracker (ABC News) (NEW YORK) -- Tropical Storm Lala has formed in the central Pacific Ocean and is forecast to strengthen, possibly nearing hurricane strength, in the coming days as it approaches the Big Island of Hawaii on Saturday.A hurricane watch was issued Thursday for the Big Island.The storm is currently about 680 miles east-southeast from Hilo, Hawaii, on the east coast of the Big […]

(NEW YORK) -- Amid floodwaters already up to the roofs of some homes and turning the streets of multiple cities into rushing rivers, Midwest residents are bracing for more severe storms on Thursday."When I looked out my window, I saw my fence floating past my window," Karlie Frey, a resident of hard-hit Cambridge City, Indiana, told ABC Indianapolis affiliate station WRTV.After being evacuated from her home on Wednesday via a rescue boat, […]