Protesters across the US rally against Trump administration policies

Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Protesters gathered nationwide Wednesday as part of a movement opposing the Trump administration’s policies and Project 2025, the controversial conservative presidential wish list. The protests, which took place largely in
37 live giant beetles found inside Japanese snack packets at LAX

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (LOS ANGELES) — At least 37 giant live beetles measuring 4 to 5 inches have been found concealed inside of multiple packages of Japanese snacks, potato chips and chocolate at Los Angeles
Hotel guest returns to room and finds seal taking a nap inside

Facebook / Stichting Dierenwelzijn Zeeland (LONDON) — A hotel guest in the Netherlands got the surprise of their life when they returned to their hotel room and discovered a seal taking a nap in their room, according
Rents are high — a new bill in Congress aims to change that

Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New legislation in Congress aims to tackle a financial burden weighing on millions of households — rent that is “too damn high,” as one New York City housing
As the Super Bowl nears, New Orleans grapples with how safe is safe enough

Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images, ABC News (NEW ORLEANS) — The anticipation surrounding Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans is not just about which team will win, it’s whether or not the city can pull the game off without
Lawmakers propose new legislation to ban DeepSeek from federal devices

CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is demanding swift action after ABC News’ exclusive reporting about hidden links in DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence tool that could potentially send data to a Chinese state-owned
Ex-interpreter who stole millions from Shohei Ohtani to be sentenced in federal fraud case

Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, is set to be sentenced Thursday on federal charges related to stealing nearly $17 million from
Earth just experienced its warmest January on record

Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It may have been a frigid January for much of the U.S., but that didn’t stop the planet from breaking another temperature record. Earth just experienced its warmest January
Laverne Cox says filming new show 'Clean Slate' was initially therapeutic but 'mostly triggering'

Amazon MGM Studios Clean Slate is officially on Prime Video, a new series chronicling the reunion of an old-school car wash owner named Harry and his child, who returns home a proud trans woman named Desiree after more
Joy Behar talks her return to the stage in her new play 'My First Ex-Husband'

ABC/Jeff Lipsky Joy Behar returns to the stage in her new play, My First Ex-Husband. Written by Behar over the span of 12 years, the new show features a rotating cast of actresses playing women who tell