ABC News: World News

Clem's Chronicles: President Obama/The New GM/Grave Desecration

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:16:34 -0400

Happy Friday folks-here's what's going on in our world........ PRESIDENT OBAMA IN GHANA-President Obama has arrived in Accra, Ghana. He landed in Ghana soon after 9 p.m. local time (5pm ET) and met a group of dignitaries, led by President...

Christmas Sales...in July!

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:26:35 -0400

ABC's Hanna Siegel reports from New York: Sears wants you to get your Christmas shopping done early and they don’t mean by Thanksgiving. They mean July. Christmas is here if you shop at Sears and online at its sister store...

Tim Karcher's Wife: 'Today we can start moving forward again'

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:06:38 -0400

ABC's Martha Raddatz with an update on the condition of Lieutenant Colonel Tim Karcher: This update comes from LTC Tim Karcher’s wife Alesia this morning at 4:48 am. Tim had a difficult night, but I just spoke to Alesia and...

Madoff's Tangled Web Begins to Unravel

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:46:37 -0400

ABC's Aaron Katersky reports from New York: Almost seven months after Bernie Madoff turned himself in, the scope of his scam is becoming clearer. “The trustee has unearthed a labyrinth of interrelated international funds, institutions and entities of almost unparalleled...

Lance Armstrong to Climb 7,200 Ft. Today

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:46:35 -0400

ABC’s Miguel Marquez reports from Tour de France route in Andorra along the border of Spain and France. Riders started out at bright and early this morning. They'll ride 140 miles today, expected to cross the finish line between around...

Obama to Africa: Text Me!

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:26:35 -0400

ABC's Dana Hughes reports from Nairobi: Ahead of his trip to Ghana tomorrow, President Obama has invited Africans across the continent to send him a text message with their questions and thoughts. The invitation is extended on the State Department’s...

Uighurs Gather for Muslim Holy Day as Hundreds of Police Stand Guard

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:46:34 -0400

ABC's Clarissa Ward reports from Urumqi, China: The morning started peacefully enough. Almost all mosques in the city were closed to avoid any large gatherings on the Muslim holy day. Lines of riot police stood outside mosques. Outside the large...

Why Sarah Palin Really Quit Us

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:56:35 -0400

The online magazine Slate takes a fairly entertaining stab at answering the biggest political question to come rolling out of Alaska since…..well, since ever! Dahlia Lithwick, a contributing editor at Newsweek and senior editor at Slate, calls the soon-to-be ex...

Clem's Chronicles: H1N1 Swine Flu/Buffett on the Economy/Sen. Ensign

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:46:35 -0400

Clem Lane here-tonight's news: H1N1 SWINE FLU-While the “swine flu” may have faded from the headlines, it hasn’t gone away. There was an H1N1 Swine Flu summit held today at the National Institute of Health’s Maryland headquarters that some 500...

Death of a Salesmen, Almost: Billy Mays Ads Live On

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:16:34 -0400

Death hasn’t stopped TV pitchman Billy Mays. Viewers can still find him – in his signature sport shirt and khaki paints - hawking everything from OxiClean to Orange Glo even though he’s been dead since June 28. One of his...

Emotional President Obama Visits Former Slave Port With Family

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:39:19 -0400

In earlier speech, cites ties to continent on first trip to sub-Saharan Africa.

Cops Find Van as Kids Cope With Killings

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:13:01 -0400

Men spotted in van sought after parents of approximately 16 kids shot dead.

Cemetery a Crime Scene, More Bones Found

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:25:09 -0400

Local sheriff discovers more gruesome remains unearthed at Illinois cemetery.

Drug Addicted Docs Create Patient Risk

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:48:27 -0400

12 percent of health care workers become addicted at some point in their life.

Can 'New' GM Keep the Wheels on?

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:58:18 -0400

Automaker emerges from bankruptcy smaller, more focused.

WATCH: It's in the Cards for Isabelle Redford

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:53:15 -0400

WATCH: Grave Injustice Leaves Families Outraged

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:53:30 -0400

WATCH: GM Goes Back to the Drawing Board

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:47:21 -0400

WATCH: Armstrong Struggles in Familiar Territory

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:50:01 -0400

WATCH: Police Crack Down on Chinese Muslims

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:09:01 -0400

WATCH: Dark Days in the Golden State

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:54:47 -0400

WATCH: Leaner GM Will Hit the Road Running

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:54:25 -0400

WATCH: Bloody Riots in China Leave 156 Dead

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:41:16 -0400

WATCH: George on Health Care Reform Negotiations

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:38:52 -0400

WATCH: Silvio Berlusconi's Italy

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:02:05 -0400

WATCH: Sky's the Limit for Good Bargains

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:26:58 -0400

WATCH: Is Bottled Water a Rip-Off?

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:50:43 -0400

WATCH: Tapper on G-8's Lack of Progress

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:57:35 -0400

WATCH: Federal Protective Service Busted

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:34:29 -0400

WATCH: Saying Goodbye to Michael Jackson

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:51:13 -0400

WATCH: Tapper on Obama's Russian Outreach

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:49:44 -0400