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01/02/2026

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at a historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan.

01/02/2026

Tesla lost its crown as the world's bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk's right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row.

01/02/2026

A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while she was hiking alone in the mountains of northern Colorado on Thursday.

01/02/2026

Ohio authorities are searching for a suspect after a dentist and his wife were found murdered inside their home earlier this week.

01/02/2026

Axel Clavier said he felt like he was suffocating inside the Swiss Alpine bar where moments before he'd been ringing in the new year with friends and dozens of other revelers.

01/02/2026

A fire of "undetermined origin" broke out at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana at about 1:40 a.m. local time, the Cantonal Police of Valais said in a statement.

01/02/2026

President Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries.

01/02/2026

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01/02/2026

A new Chicago tax on alcohol was supposed to take effect January 1, but it's been postponed.

01/02/2026

Police initially told ABC7 that a person was taken in for questioning, but one day after the crash, they said, no one is in custody.

01/02/2026

A family is grappling with losing their north suburban home to a fire on New Year's Eve.

01/02/2026

In 2025, Chicago had the fewest murders recorded since 1965, according to preliminary Chicago police data released Thursday. Tune in to ABC7 at 10 p.m. for more. https://abc7.ws/49he80l

01/02/2026

A child found a gun and shot another child inside a Northwest Side home on Thursday evening, Chicago police said.

01/02/2026

A prominent California farmer has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the shooting death of his estranged wife at her home in Arizona.

01/02/2026

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01/02/2026

Beyoncé has joined the ranks of billionaires, according to Forbes, becoming the fifth musician to be crowned the elite status.

01/02/2026

New Year's resolutions are not always easy to start, but some say the key is to be consistent.

01/02/2026

President Donald Trump said he's dropping - for now - his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks hung up the effort.

01/02/2026

There was a truly inspirational moment during the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California Thursday as a Chicago-area fire chief was featured on the City of Hope float.

01/01/2026

The new year is bringing higher costs.

01/01/2026

Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.

01/01/2026

The body that was found in a Texas field has been identified as Camila Mendoza Olmos, a 19-year-old who had been missing since Christmas Eve, authorities confirmed Wednesday.

01/01/2026

The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million.

01/01/2026

01/01/2026

The United States reported more than 2,000 measles cases in 2025, federal data shows, a higher annual total than the country has seen in decades.