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(CALIFORNIA) -- The largest representative study on homelessness since the mid-90s found the state’s income inequality and high housing costs left people vulnerable to homelessness – particularly older residents and residents of color. California is home to 30% of the nation’s homeless population and half of the nation’s unsheltered population – despite making up only 12% of the U.S. population – according to the study released Tuesday by the University […]

(NEW YORK) -- As the search for the missing Titanic tour submersible and its five passengers continues, the dangers of venturing 13,000 feet down to the ocean floor to see the wreckage of the infamous sunken ship are coming to light. A former ABC News science editor knows them all too well after a voyage to the wreckage more than 20 years ago went awry. In September 2000, Michael Guillen, a […]

Craig Sjodin/ABC Elton John is set to headline the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival on Sunday, June 25, and if fans are expecting him to put on the same show he does each night on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, they're in for a treat. In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Elton says he’s planning a “brand new show” for his set at the iconic festival. "I'm starting with a song I haven't […]

TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is going global. The singer announced a slew of new international dates for 2024, kicking off in Tokyo, Japan, on February 7. The shows wrap August 16 and 17, 2024, at Wembley Stadium in London. In between, she’ll hit Australia, Singapore, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland, Switzerland and more. “EXCUSE ME HI I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY,” Taylor wrote on social media Tuesday, […]

Courtesy of Country Music Hall of Fame Eric Church has been announced as the 2023 Artist-in-Residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The museum's yearly Artist-in-Residence program features an artist with a distinguished body of work and requests that they produce original performances over the course of multiple evenings. In line with this vision and to celebrate his milestone, Eric will produce and perform two shows on Tuesday, August 29, and Wednesday, August 30. […]

(NEW YORK) -- A submersible carrying five people has gone missing while on a tour of the underwater wreckage of the Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The deep-sea vessel, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, lost contact about an hour and 45 minutes after submerging on Sunday morning with a 96-hour oxygen supply. The United States Coast Guard immediately launched a search and rescue operation for the 21-foot craft, named […]

(NEW YORK) -- Dozens of Pride flags were vandalized on Sunday at the Stonewall Monument National Park in New York City, according to the New York Police Department. Police discovered 33 Pride flags broken and on the ground when they arrived on the scene, authorities said, in the latest incident this month of flags at the Greenwich Village site being vandalized. The NYPD said three men were walking past the […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Rescuers racing against the clock to save the five people trapped in a tourist submersible nearly two miles deep in the Atlantic Ocean are facing major obstacles that could make saving the people onboard extremely difficult, according to a former Navy submarine commander. Retired Capt. David Marquet told ABC News on Monday that this type of rescue operation is complicated because there aren't nearby U.S. […]

(NEW YORK) -- A submersible with five people aboard has gone missing while on a tour of the wreckage of the Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, according to officials. The Coast Guard said the 21-foot submersible went underwater Sunday morning, and lost contact about 1 hour and 45 minutes later. The Coast Guard was notified Sunday afternoon that the vessel belonging to the deep sea exploring company OceanGate […]