Gay and targeted in Uganda: Inside the extreme crackdown on LGBTQ rights
ABC News (LONDON) — At a small shelter in Uganda, members of the LGBTQ community seek refuge from persecution after their government enacted one of the world’s harshest anti-homosexuality laws earlier this year. Henry, whose full name
Birkenstock goes public on New York Stock Exchange
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Birkenstock took a big step forward on Wall Street this week, taking the nearly 250-year-old German shoe and sandal maker public. The footwear, often seen as a counter culture shoe for
Palestinian-American family stuck in Gaza despite pleas to US officials: 'We feel abandoned'
Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images (GAZA) — Haneen Okal, a Palestinian-American who lives in New Jersey, reunited in recent months with family in the Gaza Strip for the first time in more than 10 years, she told
Death came from sea, air and ground: A timeline of surprise attack by Hamas on Israel
ABC News (NEW YORK) — As Israelis were wrapping up the seven-day-long Jewish festival of Sukkot on Saturday, sirens echoed across the country just before dawn, and citizens soon realized it was not a false alarm. A
Hamas attack in Israel: State Department issues Level 3 advisory for travel to Israel
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of people have died and thousands more are injured after Hamas militants launched an unprecedented attack from Gaza into Israel Saturday, Israeli authorities said. The Israeli Defense Forces declared “a state
Jackson Mayor discusses “misinformation” about his leanings, water rates, and more
Jackson, Mich. (WKHM) — Jackson Mayor Daniel Mahoney joined WKHM Wednesday. In his weekly updates, he said some misinformation about him and his political leanings has gotten back to him. One issue seems to be support for
Fundraiser for Olympian Mary Lou Retton exceeds goal as she's 'fighting for her life' in ICU
David Livingston/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A fundraising effort for Mary Lou Retton, the American gymnast who became a sports icon when she won Olympic gold in 1984, has reached its goal as she continues to battle
Meckley’s celebrating 67 years with country concert Friday
Photo: Sunshine Acres (Facebook) Cement City, Mich. (WKHM) — There is a huge country concert this weekend celebrating 67 years at Meckley’s Flavor Fruit Farm. Joe Nichols is headlining the show this Friday, October 13, from 5pm
100-year-old shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior
Photo: Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society The wreckage of a steel bulk freighter that served in World War I and sunk on Lake Superior 100 years ago has finally been found. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
Fresh inflation data expected to show slight cooldown
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Inflation data to be released on Thursday will show whether price increases cooled or accelerated in September, offering the latest snapshot of expenses faced by U.S. households as the Federal Reserve