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ABC News (LOS ANGELES) -- A 4.7 magnitude earthquake centered in Malibu, California, rocked the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.A 2.8 magnitude aftershock was registered in Malibu two minutes after the initial quake.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Francine made landfall early Wednesday evening in Louisiana, southwest of New Orleans, as a Category 2 storm. Francine has since weakened to a tropical depression as it brings heavy rain to the South.Here's how the news is developing:What to expect nextFrancine -- which brought a record daily rainfall to New Orleans -- is now pushing north, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and potential tornadoes to the […]

KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Two Russian military aircraft were detected Wednesday operating in the international airspace off of Alaska, NORAD said.The aircraft were operating in airspace known as the Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ, that stretches 150 miles from the coastline, an area where aircraft are asked to identify themselves."The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace," NORAD said. "This […]

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule sits on Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center ahead of the Polaris Dawn Mission in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 9, 2024. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission crew began the first-ever commercial space walk early Thursday.Two crew members -- commander Jared Isaacman and mission specialist Sarah Gillis -- were expected […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Bridge Fire straddling Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties was late Wednesday the largest wildfire in California, as authorities battled several large blazes aided by federal assistance and the state National Guard.Some 2,500 structures are under threat from the Bridge Fire, Cal Fire said in its latest Wednesday night update, with the wildfire consuming 50,258 acres and at 0% containment.The blaze -- the cause of which […]

(NEW YORK) -- Hurricane Francine made landfall early Wednesday evening in Louisiana, southwest of New Orleans, as a Category 2 storm, before weakening to a Category 1 hurricane.Here's how the news is developing:Heavy rains, 'severe thunderstorms' forecast as Francine weakensThe National Weather Service forecast heavy rains and thunderstorms across the southeast through Thursday as Tropical Storm Francine moves north from Louisiana into southern Mississippi.The National Hurricane Center said Francine was […]

(MEMPHIS) -- Opening statements began on Wednesday in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in connection with the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols.Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Rogers presented the prosecution's case, explaining to jurors what evidence they can expect to see and warned them that they will watch and hear "horrifying" body camera video and audio over the course of the trial, according to […]

Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Testimony about the psychiatric history of a man who died in a chokehold aboard a New York City subway is only meant to "smear" the victim and should be precluded from upcoming trial of a former Marine charged with manslaughter, the Manhattan district attorney's office said in a new court filing.Daniel Penny is scheduled to stand trial next month after he put Jordan Neely […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Three rapidly growing Southern California wildfires have burned more than 100,000 acres in less than a week and continued to threaten homes in multiple communities as the state mobilized an all-hands-on-deck response to bolster front-line fire crews battling the raging flames.Nearly 6,000 National Guard members, law enforcement officers and other first responders have been sent to the firelines. Additionally, a squadron of 51 firefighting helicopters, nine fixed-wing […]